My Generation Dang Near Ended Racism—Then the Outrage Industry Decided That Was Bad for Business

I've watched with interest this conversation about racism on the X timeline today. I find it fascinating because my generation is the one they claim almost got rid of racism. I think they are marginally correct with a few caveats.

I get sick to my stomach every time I see these videos. I grew up believing we’d be the first post-racial generation. We were raised knowing this behavior was disgusting and deserved to be condemned, not celebrated.

Now it happens nonstop, and one side snaps into formation to… https://t.co/C0gm54IUGK
— Chris D. Jackson (@ChrisDJackson) December 7, 2025

The conversation was a springboard from the ugly scene at a delicious place, Cinnabon. The employee claims she was relentlessly harassed by a Somali couple and she finally lashed out. Whatever your take on the scene, it was nasty. That's when the idea of a 'post racial' generation was brought up.

I'm gonna give you the one single truth about this issue.

The previous generation DID defeat racism, but insufferable toxic idiots on the Woke left called everyone a racist SO FUCKING MUCH that people got fed up with it and decided "fuck it then I'm racist!".

The woke left… https://t.co/J8Iny0M1qE
— Metatron (@pureMetatron) December 8, 2025

I mostly agree with this, but I also recognize things weren't as perfect as we would like to think they were.

I grew up in Florida, right outside of Orlando, so it was a very diverse area. At my high school there was a majority white population, but it was somewhat divided into wealthy whites from a small local encave and working class or rural white people whose parents worked in agriculture or blue collar jobs. There was also a large Latino population who worked agriculture in our area and also a decent size Black population. Groups mainly got along, but there were a couple huge fights down racial lines at our school. There was over 2000 kids in my high school so it's not really surprising.

Finally, I remember when the Senior Class elected a Black President and it led to some allegations the school administration rigged it for him to win. I remember our principal brought together 25 key stakeholders (leaders among the students) and we sat in a circle and shared our hearts and assumptions about other groups of people. That day stuck with me because there were many hard conversations and tears. I do believe we all walked away with better understanding. So, while I don't think we were a 'post racial' generation, we were getting very close and the last two decades have been a terrible reversal.

When I was a boy up until Obama’s second term, NOBODY mentioned race.
Not a single person.
It was a complete non issue.
Then in the lead-up to Obama 2012,
The media machine kicked into gear because they needed him to win election once again.
So they made believe that the-be all… https://t.co/aNrlYACLd4
— Daniel M | Cultural Enragement (@CltrlEnrgmt) December 8, 2025

It was a tool political operatives and agitators used to divide the country. Terrible people could not leave well enough alone.