Picture this: you live in a Reparations-heavy, Blacked society and you're going to the cinema to watch the big, new blockbuster with your handsome black boyfriend.
How's the experience from walking from the mall's entrance all the way to the movie theater? What changed in this society that is transparently different in a public space such as this? And, of course, how different is a blockbuster in a world like this?
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What's the major visible difference in this Reparations-heavy, Blacked society?
The first thing you would notice when walking through the mall is all those mixed couples. Cultural attitudes have changed so that Black-on-white relationships are not only no longer frowned upon, they're actively encouraged.
Schools and media are doing their job reminding white people of the crimes of our race. Whites are constantly encouraged to make amends for past injustices and to ensure that we don't unwittingly perpetuate them.
As a consequence, white girls are a lot more hesitant in turning down advancements from Black men. "Am I sure I'm not just turning him down because he's Black? Am I secretly racist?"
Not that we're going on dates with Black men out of pity. Black men are portrayed a lot more favorable than they are today. Gone are media tropes for Black men such as "criminal thug" or "downtrodden but honest, in need of help from white college kids", replaced with tropes like "proud warrior" or "handsome and street-smart". Qualities that make them more attractive in the eyes of white girls.
So as I'm walking through the mall, my Black boyfriend's arm possessively around me, I can't help but notice all those other mixed couples, holding hands and making out.
What else would I notice in the mall? White people working service jobs. The ticket booth would be staffed with a white girl, and in the food court white girls would be serving Black people their food. White guys would be emptying waste baskets and unpacking products in the back. Under the strict supervision of their Black bosses, of course.
Racial Justice in Employment legislation has had a profound effect on hiring practices. In the first year after the legislation took effect, a lot of white people found themselves demoted or fired, while their Black co-workers were now their superiors.
Coupled with the steep Reparations Tax all whites pay has resulted in a significant disparity in disposable income. Blacks just have more money than whites. Which also means Black men have more money to blow on dates with white girls.
The final thing I would notice would be the movie selection. Every action movie features a Black man saving the world and getting the white girl. James Bond is a Black man and has been for several movies. Every rom-com sees a Black man winning the heart of a white girl - often stealing her from her white soy boyfriend.
Big historical set pieces are no longer about Roman gladiators, Trojan warriors, or other legends from Europe's self-perceived backstory. In the new society, historical dramas take place in Africa, involving tribal conflicts that will be well-known to students of the new Africanized curriculum. If whites play any kind of role, you know the movie will be set in the slavery-condoning South, and will feature the Black male slave slaughtering his owners and leading a slave uprising.
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