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It's funny, people always say this, but it just isn't true. Like somehow racism was okay for awhile, and everyone just agreed on that. I think about the following quotes
These are quotes from a 1954 teleplay. We didn't just suddenly decide one day "hey wait a minute, prejudice against someone based on skin colour... is stupid, and wrong!" It always was, and we always knew it, but we didn't stop it until an event moved us to.
I mean this in the least offensive way possible, but I am also a white male, and I think you'll find that the past isn't so innocent.
wait until he finds out about the KKK.
Is that 12 Angry Men?
I've only seen the movie, but it was very good. Filled with what we call tropes/cliches today, but possessing a solid message.
Yes, it is also the film 12 Angry Men, which I feel like people have totally forgotten was about racial bias in America.
If released today it would be considered 'woke' I imagine.