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Originally Posted by DNSB
I do have to ask what is your basis for claiming that racism was not "normal" or acceptable by the common person at that time? Because it is not normal or acceptable today? Or because you believe it should not have been normal or acceptable at any point in history. Common -- familiar, widespread, general, ordinary.
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My problem with "acceptable" is that it's the wrong word. No person of conscience ever believed it was acceptable to hate people because of the color of their skin. What people who use the word "acceptable" really mean to say is that it was more commonplace for racists to be open about their tendencies back then. And that it was less common for them to be called to task for their views. It's a huge distinction in my eyes. "Acceptable" implies that it was OK to hold such views.