I would not call it evolving...It’s more of a rejection of the politically correct crap we endure today. it’s old school societal training.
Back when I was a kid, my mother often corrected my grammar. One phrase commonly used that will legitimately set a black person off in a split second, it the term “you people”.
Whites and blacks often use this term and I have heard it said in all parts of the US. It’s now considered racist to use it, but many still do and don’t understand the implications and meanings.
I was taught that the phrase should not be used because it infers that you are talking to a group and not a individual and to use it was insulting.
The line between racism and prejudice can easily be crossed by using a phrase such as that, even 60 years ago, yet I still hear it and have witnessed altercations caused by the use of it.
It’s such a simple thing but when you group people and deny individuality to anyone, it can be construed as racism yet rarely is.
I don’t know who to blame for this stuff....
So I blame ignorance. Bad educations, more so then intentional racism.
I think this is why I found this post to be relevant. There is a difference between prejudices and racism, and the line in-between is hard to see sometimes..
So I think we all have a responsibility to be aware of it, and to understand it.
I understand exactly what you mean. The problem today is that too many jump on racism, or intentional ill-will, rather than consider that a term is just common usage. It makes us leery of speaking to each other.