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Hey man, I remember Rodney King, too. But nobody’s calling the 90’s the “civil rights” decade. We’ve had more movement and attention on that front in the last decade and way back in the 60’s than ever happened in the 90’s. And police still profile minorities to this day, such as Border Patrol/other law enforcement having legal exemption to stop people who “look Mexican.”
I agree that the LA Riots were an important part of history in America, but (unfortunately) no major national legal changes or societal movements occurred as a direct result. Most of the criticism and reforms were focused on the local level, and on the LAPD. Not saying that’s how it should be, just saying it didn’t come to symbolize the decade (or take on national importance) the way BLM or the civil rights movement have come to symbolize their respective periods.
Edit: I don’t want to undercut the merit of your post, so I hope you don’t take it that way. I do think it’s funny that this conversation has gotten way more historically “real” than any episode of this silly TV show, haha.
I agree with you. The Rodney King thing didn’t inspire country-wide protests and were specific to the LAPD. There was no George Floyd bringing of people together. It was a big event, though, and one well documented in the OJ documentary, as well. As I mentioned, compared to the breakneck cycle of the internet and cable news of today, the 90’s seemed a breeze to my average American kid coming of age self. If anything, we were too innocent.