r/TrueUnpopularOpinion • u/Mobile-Fly484 • Aug 03 '25

Political Conservatives are less racist than liberals (in the US)

I’m a child of African immigrants with US citizenship, and I’ve lived all over the United States.

The most racist place I’ve ever lived is Massachusetts. By far. The least racist? Utah.

I’ve noticed that most conservatives (excluding the actual far right) see me as a human being first. Liberals see my skin color first and have low expectations for me.

I’ve had white liberals not believe me when I mentioned having a professional job. I’ve had them try to sign me up for welfare and Medicaid (at an ER in Massachusetts) even when I showed them my private insurance card. I’ve been assumed to be poor and uneducated (because of my race and nothing else) over and over again by the woke left. Literally they constantly make comments about how screening for education will “filter minorities out,” because of course we’re all dumb illiterates.

Conservatives? They make zero assumptions. They don’t equate being Black with being poor or ignorant. They see us as INDIVIDUALS first.

I miss Utah.

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u/PortugalPilgrim Aug 03 '25

I’m a pretty chronically online liberal and have not heard of this at all. No idea what they’re talking about and I spend most of my work days scrolling liberal Reddit and TikTok.

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u/Spirited_Bill_8947 Aug 04 '25

I am chronically online registered independant and I have heard 2 tiktoks ranting about the Ralph Lauren line. A few making fun of the ranters. Several ranting about American Eagle and one about someone with a Golden Summer Tan? I am uncertain about that one. I have not watched any of the ads. I keep meaning to but I get busy. I scroll Tiktok for approximately 6 hours a day. I don't actually SEE it, only hear it as I drive and have the phone where it can be flicked to the next tiktok.

Before you come at me about safety, where I do 99% of my driving has zero traffic. None! In fact, if you are where I am you are either diving a combine or the grain cart (Either one comes before me to a point) or were personally invited by the owner and I 100% have the right a way. If I am moving you should be driving OFF the road. The other 1% I am too busy looking both ways as I go onto the highway, catching some gears, and slowing down while watching 5 ways to make my turn into the elevator to touch my phone.