I stumbled across a sign held up by a lonesome yet eager Trump-suppporter. It read "No more gay rights, no more immigrant's rights, no more minorities' rights, no more women's rights, no more political correctness".
I suddenly came to think about Donald Trump's acceptance speech, when he said that "the forgotten men and women will no longer be forgotten". After hundreds of years of oppressing women, gays and minorities, US somewhat came to grips with these problems during the civil rights movement. Since then, the American conscioussness has made some space to REMEMBER women, minorities and those of other sexual orientation.
By doing so, white men felt "forgotten". Some would say that this is a reaction born out of white privilege. That equal rights to the white man means oppression. Or as one supporter said it "no more minorities' rights".
Then I came across this: Day 1 In Trump's America
Now, although I am black, I was born and raised (and live) in Norway. I've never experienced racism in my life. Our society is just different. But the internet has caused these images to haunt me. So I want to ask the questions:
Are white Americans feeling a fallback to previously held racial grievances?
And secondly, do white Americans feel "forgotten" amidst the attempts to secure equal rights for other groups?
I suddenly came to think about Donald Trump's acceptance speech, when he said that "the forgotten men and women will no longer be forgotten". After hundreds of years of oppressing women, gays and minorities, US somewhat came to grips with these problems during the civil rights movement. Since then, the American conscioussness has made some space to REMEMBER women, minorities and those of other sexual orientation.
By doing so, white men felt "forgotten". Some would say that this is a reaction born out of white privilege. That equal rights to the white man means oppression. Or as one supporter said it "no more minorities' rights".
Then I came across this: Day 1 In Trump's America
Now, although I am black, I was born and raised (and live) in Norway. I've never experienced racism in my life. Our society is just different. But the internet has caused these images to haunt me. So I want to ask the questions:
Are white Americans feeling a fallback to previously held racial grievances?
And secondly, do white Americans feel "forgotten" amidst the attempts to secure equal rights for other groups?