Exactly we not gonna talk about the LA riots which was the response from the last straw which was the Rodney King assault.
noodles_the_strong on
The 90s had some of the highest homicide rates the US has seen in the 20th century.
Glittering_Ad_3806 on
Now I know how my grandparents feel when people say “the good ol days”. For who? I was there in the 90s. Same shit, different decade.
KierkeKRAMER on
They are mad they can’t be racist and willfully ignorant anymore and they are even more mad that they will openly get shit for not changing with the times where before people could just age (dis)gracefully and have it dismissed as “a product of another time”
Durakan on
_Rodney King riots have entered the chat_
yankeesyes on
Gavin Cato, Amadou Diallo, “superpredators”, yea no one cared about race. GTFOH with that
donku83 on
Social media wasn’t really a thing so they could just stay in their bubbles. Now they get a peak into everyone else’s bubble and see what’s been going on for generations. Just because you never knew doesn’t mean it’s new
Is_It_Art_ on
He would lie because he had and has a completely different history and experience than a black individual in this society. He’s speaking from a place of comfort.
Unusual_Analyst9272 on
Entertainment has always been laced with agendas, what the fuck.
Yucatan_Dan on
The 1990s certainly were a mixed bag, and while there were some gains for Black people, my guy is looking at this era through rose colored lenses and ignoring a lot, especially rampant police brutality. Nostalgia is a mother fucker, I tell you.
Maximum-Class5465 on
As an old head, there’s so much better about today than the 90s
The music was great, but that came from the pain we were enduring
While white people may just now be hearing today about cops beating black people, it’s not like us didn’t already know and talk about it
fingernmuzzle on
Was he even there
upwaytooearly on
Social media didn’t exist and it let people ignore our existence if they chose to.
MagicCuboid on
I’m confused, didn’t you post this like two hours ago? What happened to all the comments? 😂
TheIncredibleMrJones on
When you are young and your needs are provided for, you don’t see the bad stuff that is happening around you. The main change that happened is access to information. Can’t ignore the effects of politics and social injustices when those affected can write a post or make a video for millions to read or see.
wittyhashtag420 on
Southern CA gangbanging was a whole nother animal in the 90s. Y’all really think nwa and ice cube came up in a gentle era?!
CuriousTsukihime on
Mfs just forgot about the LA Riots, the gang wars, AIDS, the Gulf War, Desert Storm, like come on now…
New_Attempt_7810 on
He is saying this bc no one complained to him about race and HE himself hasn’t experienced racism.. which obviously no racism. Duh!!!🙄
too_broke_to_quit on
He is ignorant to not recognizing he is fond of not having access to information or the perspective of others.
Of course he’s romanticizing the 90s, he was like maybe ten years old back then. And not in a neighborhood targeted by LAPD or other police, or overseas in a civil war, or in a concentration camp in Bosnia, or an Indian reservation, or anywhere not comfortable. There was a lot of stuff about the 90s that *was* awesome and great, but it wasn’t all peaceful and loving and smooth lol
lil_eidos on
Um
the decade that had “political correctness” debates, an impeached president, Captain Planet, Fuck tha police, Schindlers List, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Sinead OConnor ripping the popes picture on SNL, and save the rainforests? Oh and the OJ trial?
Ya h’okay
Edit: fuck tha police was 88 my b
Dry_Building6845 on
That’s a lie
PackOutrageous on
I seem to recall all white america losing their minds when a football player got away with murder…
BK4343 on
Anytime s white person says this, they’ve already lost
teenagetwat on
“Permeated everything” lmao, no dummy, you just didn’t have the internet.
Bc tell Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and the Central Park 5 that race didn’t matter, gtfoh
thavillain on
The caucacity…
Goatesq on
I like reminding these people Fox news started in the late 1990s. They’re wrong about it being some bloodless era of love and fellowship but it’s more disruptive to ignore the stupid argument they planned to have and blame their drug dealer instead.
SecretlyMadeOfStone on
I’ve seen these random ass Twitter accounts saying the same shit about the 70’s and 80’s as well. It’s low effort engagement bait to pump their payout numbers.
EyeDissTroyKnotSeas on
“nobody cared about race…” Sir, in the 90s I was a SHARP. Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice. We fought very racist, actual neonazis CONSTANTLY. It was literally our whole reason for existing: Finding people whose whole deal was being racist and “CARING” THE FUCK OUT OF THEM until they stopped coming around.
Combo_V on
Nobody cared about race???? That couldn’t be farther from the truth
ItsRookPlays on
The 90s were great for him because he was young enough to ignore all of life’s problems. It wasn’t great for anyone that paid attention
Ok-Satisfaction-5012 on
The Rodney king riots and racist mass incarceration and policing laws happened in the 90s, fucking newt Gingrich was president and republicans tried to sink Clinton over the Lewinsky scandal in the 90s, the majority of television was just white guys being depicted as swashbuckling heroes, gross inequality still existed, and the neoliberal consensus which has produced contemporary inequality was built in the 90s. Fucking internet conservatives are the dumbest pieces of shit but also show how vital even a cursory familiarity with history is. Literally nothing there is true yet thousands will lap up there fantasy history like the drones of fascist regimes and movements before them
Dayna6380- on
Nostalgia is a sickness that needs to be studied
y0himba on
I remember being spit on, called racist names, things thrown at me in the 90s in Oklahoma because I held hands with my girlfriend.
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Exactly we not gonna talk about the LA riots which was the response from the last straw which was the Rodney King assault.
The 90s had some of the highest homicide rates the US has seen in the 20th century.
Now I know how my grandparents feel when people say “the good ol days”. For who? I was there in the 90s. Same shit, different decade.
They are mad they can’t be racist and willfully ignorant anymore and they are even more mad that they will openly get shit for not changing with the times where before people could just age (dis)gracefully and have it dismissed as “a product of another time”
_Rodney King riots have entered the chat_
Gavin Cato, Amadou Diallo, “superpredators”, yea no one cared about race. GTFOH with that
Social media wasn’t really a thing so they could just stay in their bubbles. Now they get a peak into everyone else’s bubble and see what’s been going on for generations. Just because you never knew doesn’t mean it’s new
He would lie because he had and has a completely different history and experience than a black individual in this society. He’s speaking from a place of comfort.
Entertainment has always been laced with agendas, what the fuck.
The 1990s certainly were a mixed bag, and while there were some gains for Black people, my guy is looking at this era through rose colored lenses and ignoring a lot, especially rampant police brutality. Nostalgia is a mother fucker, I tell you.
As an old head, there’s so much better about today than the 90s
The music was great, but that came from the pain we were enduring
While white people may just now be hearing today about cops beating black people, it’s not like us didn’t already know and talk about it
Was he even there
Social media didn’t exist and it let people ignore our existence if they chose to.
I’m confused, didn’t you post this like two hours ago? What happened to all the comments? 😂
When you are young and your needs are provided for, you don’t see the bad stuff that is happening around you. The main change that happened is access to information. Can’t ignore the effects of politics and social injustices when those affected can write a post or make a video for millions to read or see.
Southern CA gangbanging was a whole nother animal in the 90s. Y’all really think nwa and ice cube came up in a gentle era?!
Mfs just forgot about the LA Riots, the gang wars, AIDS, the Gulf War, Desert Storm, like come on now…
He is saying this bc no one complained to him about race and HE himself hasn’t experienced racism.. which obviously no racism. Duh!!!🙄
He is ignorant to not recognizing he is fond of not having access to information or the perspective of others.
[“Fiery but peaceful libertarian”](https://www.quora.com/profile/Ron-Rule)
What a cornball.
Of course he’s romanticizing the 90s, he was like maybe ten years old back then. And not in a neighborhood targeted by LAPD or other police, or overseas in a civil war, or in a concentration camp in Bosnia, or an Indian reservation, or anywhere not comfortable. There was a lot of stuff about the 90s that *was* awesome and great, but it wasn’t all peaceful and loving and smooth lol
Um
the decade that had “political correctness” debates, an impeached president, Captain Planet, Fuck tha police, Schindlers List, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Sinead OConnor ripping the popes picture on SNL, and save the rainforests? Oh and the OJ trial?
Ya h’okay
Edit: fuck tha police was 88 my b
That’s a lie
I seem to recall all white america losing their minds when a football player got away with murder…
Anytime s white person says this, they’ve already lost
“Permeated everything” lmao, no dummy, you just didn’t have the internet.
Bc tell Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and the Central Park 5 that race didn’t matter, gtfoh
The caucacity…
I like reminding these people Fox news started in the late 1990s. They’re wrong about it being some bloodless era of love and fellowship but it’s more disruptive to ignore the stupid argument they planned to have and blame their drug dealer instead.
I’ve seen these random ass Twitter accounts saying the same shit about the 70’s and 80’s as well. It’s low effort engagement bait to pump their payout numbers.
“nobody cared about race…” Sir, in the 90s I was a SHARP. Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice. We fought very racist, actual neonazis CONSTANTLY. It was literally our whole reason for existing: Finding people whose whole deal was being racist and “CARING” THE FUCK OUT OF THEM until they stopped coming around.
Nobody cared about race???? That couldn’t be farther from the truth
The 90s were great for him because he was young enough to ignore all of life’s problems. It wasn’t great for anyone that paid attention
The Rodney king riots and racist mass incarceration and policing laws happened in the 90s, fucking newt Gingrich was president and republicans tried to sink Clinton over the Lewinsky scandal in the 90s, the majority of television was just white guys being depicted as swashbuckling heroes, gross inequality still existed, and the neoliberal consensus which has produced contemporary inequality was built in the 90s. Fucking internet conservatives are the dumbest pieces of shit but also show how vital even a cursory familiarity with history is. Literally nothing there is true yet thousands will lap up there fantasy history like the drones of fascist regimes and movements before them
Nostalgia is a sickness that needs to be studied
I remember being spit on, called racist names, things thrown at me in the 90s in Oklahoma because I held hands with my girlfriend.
She was black, I am white.
Racism was very alive and well in the 90s.
Um, 1994 alone the Revolution almost jumped off. Rodney King, OJ, shit was about to explode. And many of us were [primed](https://youtu.be/gGzoc_xJo10?si=B9C7fr_GB57ba7NC) for it…