re: Has the racial divide in our country broadened or lessened in the last decade?

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pretty much nobody has an issue with carlton banks

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this is just not true

if he were running for president he'd have people questioning his patriotism, saying he's not like you and me, making jokes that he can't hold his job because he's black or calling his wife a sasquatch. just going to a store for service is a different experience since you often get slower and ruder service. a trivial encounter with police is riskier for him since it can easily be escalated negatively (for example tony dungy getting pulled over and then arrested for a trivial traffic issue because of his race)

The gap in white perception of black/minority daily experience and the reality of black/minority daily experience is enormous. Some of it is just putting up with unfair jokes or lesser service but some of it can be much worse - having major financial, criminal, or personal effects.

If you don't see examples of this you don't pay attention to how the educated and law abiding black people are treated in our "culture", that or perhaps you are a white person living in a pretty much whites only environment.