[MikeUt]

On the other hand, just recently [1] was posted to HN, that analyzed the frequency of words such as racist, sexist, etc., in major US media, and found:

> It is noteworthy that prejudice-denoting words are markedly increasing in prevalence alongside long-term decreases in overt expression of prejudice [6]-[9] yet recent increases in the perceived prevalence of such prejudice among the general public.

Looking at this article, I found the following contrast very amusing (though not surprising):

> Interpreting recent polling data is tricky, but my tentative read of the data is that it shows a welcome increase in the number of people who are aware of long-standing racist practices—especially in the criminal justice system—but not an increase in the number of people who think these practices have gotten worse.

> And the American National Election Studies, among other polls, have showed this belief in so-called reverse racism is overwhelmingly driven by white Republicans. This trend starts before 2000, but it’s growing and is an obvious candidate to explain rising white anger—as long as there’s something around to keep it front and center in the minds of white people.

One change in attitude is accepted without question as obviously driven by truth, the other is surrounded by caveats and implications it's misguided.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28109305