i think a ton of what passes for “racism” on the american internet at this point would be more accurately described as antiantiracism. this is why you get the thing about “wow what an incredibly racially diverse group of racists”
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people (of many races!) are deliberately “racist” in an edgelord way to filter out and get back at joyless hall monitors, it’s not that hard to understand. they don’t hate black people or w/e, they hate nagging and guilt-tripping. it’s a form of protest
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contemplating how much internet behavior is just powered by spite
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a lot of it, i think. also normie internet misunderstanding irony/taking things too literally which just escalates the irony and trolling
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I think people are desperate for significance and they can feel significant through outrage over a cause they adopt as part of an identity