A racial dynamic change that I've noted in the last several years

For all the bad that has come from cases like the Trayvon Martin case and now this Ferguson case, I'd like to make an observation regarding something that is showing up that I consider good. But first, a bit of history.

Here's what I remember from not that long ago. For a very long time in this nation, pretty much EVERY time a racial issue came up, the black voices shown to us on TV through the very limited sources that existed preached from the same hymnal. It was as if there was only one "black view". Of course, reasonable people understood that couldn't be the case, but, that is what was actually SEEN.

Moreover, this reality made it exceptionally easy to marginalize any and all blacks who wandered off that reservation as Uncle Toms or other fun epitaphs. And hell, even if a black person did go against the flow, he had no megaphone. The networks weren't gonna pick him up and the internet was a figment of our imagination.

NOW, there's a shift. Sure, even now, any and all blacks who wander off the script can reliably expect to be called Uncle Toms etc etc. However, unlike before, there are tons of avenues for these "Uncle Toms" to get heard. This has two effects.

1)Calling ONE black guy and Uncle Tom is easy. Especially if you're the only one with the megaphone. Doing so for MANY of them when they are nearly impossible to shut up and easy for the public to access is a much greater challenge and you can tell that this has emboldened many so called "Uncle Toms" to feel comfortable doing their thing.

2)It also is great that white people see this. Sure, the majority of blacks still probably stay on script, but, now, a white person can see black people from across the spectrum in society spouting views that run counter to the Al Shartpons and Jesse Jacksons of the world. Oh sure, again, people may have said these idiots didn't "speak for" the entire black community but when they and those like them were pretty much the ONLY ones getting the megaphone, it was hard to avoid that perception.

Bottom line, I think this trend is going to continue and expand and the more it does so, the more the average black person who thinks like, oh, perhaps like BHP, will feel more comfortable being who they are publicly. I think the trend is such that in 10 years, a board like this won't look at BHP as some strange anomaly. (sorry BHP)

This is a good thing for blacks, whites and American society as a whole. At least, that's my two cents.