"Hmmm. Racism means being the butt of every joke. Honestly, which group gets more mainstream 'jokes'. Not in Emmeitt Till days, but now?"
One group that has then as now been the butt of jokes without a pip of complaint is Hillbillies. From Sunday Comics (Lil' Abner) to movies ranging from Deliverence and Wrong Turn, they have always been the go-to to be made to look like the lowest of the low.
Heck, Cannabalistic Inbred Mutant Hillbillies is one of my fave Horror Movie genres. Love the atmosphere. You won't catch me peeing in the woods in W VA, that's for sure. Now if THAT ain't racism, what is?
Another is Italians. Can you imagine any other ethnic group regularly portrayed as nothing but criminals or shown as ultra stereotyped slimebag kids galavanting on the Jersey Shore?
Detroit House Burners, Compton Rioters, and Chicago Killa Hustlas Pimpin Out Yo Missin Teen Daughtuh are NOT going to be seen on MTV anytime soon.
"If it hates on whitey, it ain't waycyst" - Mustapha Jackson III.