... is this supposed to be news? Everybody knew this the moment the verdict was read. I was 11 years old when this happened, and everybody in my 6th grade class knew the score.
As someone who was neck-deep in a progressive leftist bubble at the time, I can confidently tell you that much of America was naively baffled by the verdict. A lot of “good colorblind whites” chalked it up to the privilege of wealth, class, fame, etc. They couldn’t fathom that non-whites were not observing the identity politics ceasefire and were, in fact, consolidating their advocacy and activism along purely ethnic/racial lines. For those who could not view the world through the prism of honest racial politics, the OJ verdict made no sense whatsoever.
... is this supposed to be news? Everybody knew this the moment the verdict was read. I was 11 years old when this happened, and everybody in my 6th grade class knew the score.
Nothing new to see here, frankly.
As someone who was neck-deep in a progressive leftist bubble at the time, I can confidently tell you that much of America was naively baffled by the verdict. A lot of “good colorblind whites” chalked it up to the privilege of wealth, class, fame, etc. They couldn’t fathom that non-whites were not observing the identity politics ceasefire and were, in fact, consolidating their advocacy and activism along purely ethnic/racial lines. For those who could not view the world through the prism of honest racial politics, the OJ verdict made no sense whatsoever.
Is that the moment you stopped relaxing