Right-Wing Resurgence of Racist Slurs: Consequence-Free Hate Speech or Free Speech?
The core of the conservative movement is the preservation of American racial hierarchy, and recent events highlight this. A prime example is Shiloh Hendrix, a white woman who racially abused a Black child and subsequently raised nearly $800,000 through online fundraising, despite displaying blatant racism. This incident, along with numerous others, reveals a pattern of white conservatives using victimhood narratives to justify acts of racial violence and hatred, receiving financial and moral support from within their community. This behavior demonstrates a clear desire to publicly humiliate and dominate Black people without consequence, exemplified by the normalization and even celebration of racist language. The pattern of funding individuals who harm Black people, ranging from those convicted of hate crimes to those who simply use racial slurs, has a long and disturbing history.
John Q. Hosedrinker