Oprah Winfrey 'was victim of racism' in Switzerland

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182. Yes, this is telling evidence.

I thought, for years, that attitudes toward race were changing for the better in America, but with the election of President Obama, overt racism, once again, seems common place. Apparently, I was wrong about improving attitudes.
I too, watched the clips from the latest Big Brother show with shock and dismay. The idea that the blonde from Texas would be so verbally hateful is horrible enough, but the fact that two or three others, in the house, seem supportive of her hateful comments and behavior is what really saddens me.
One young, dumb person from Texas displaying such bigoted disdain for her ethnic and gay housemates can be understood (she was raised in a bad environment, etc.) but three other young people, not from the same community joining the Texan, or at least being supportive of her ugly behavior suggests a level of tolerance toward racism, in young-folk, that I did not believe existed.
I once thought racism would die with the old folk. If it does it won't happen in my lifetime.