"Koreans and whites... Bonding over mutual dislike of black hoodlums."
"Whites and normal people, bonding over mutual dislike for niggers'
in this subreddit thread, members of an alt-right racist white nationalist image-board mention the spectre of armed koreans against rioting "niggers" in los angeles riots in 1992, he initially panics realizing that he has inadvertadly said something that comes from a popular alt-right racist white nationalist imageboard (4chan.org/pol) in real life with this girls father, and believes that this will reflect negatively on him, but is supposedly then surprised to be praised by the girls father and awarded money for their date. this thread shows how white supremecy and racialized violence against blacks extends from not only whites but to asian immigrants and how the image of the armed korean shopkeepers have become a meme among young racist white internet users in spaces where they similarly venerate hitler, nazis, the kkk, serbians who ethnically cleanse muslims, and other forms of racialzed violence that uphold white supremecy.
this 'found object' of this subreddit thread shows how even today in the modern internet world (this thread way from 2018 right before the election of donald trump) the images of the LA riots still have a hold upon a new generation of white reactionary racists. the image of the 'good' armed korean shopkeepers is held up against the rioting 'hoodlums', 'darkies', or 'niggers', as the uprising blacks and to an extent latinos are otherized and dehumanized. this shows both how non black persons of color can become to an extent honorarily white if they are opposed to blacks, and how images such as that of the armed koreans can be weaponized in service of white supremacy. furthermore this thread shows how the legacy of the LA riots continues to inform the conciousness of people today in the modern internet age. in another way it shows how this sort of commonly held racist anti-blackness is a form of social capital that supposedly (in this dubiously true account) binds together both older and younger generations and supposedly helps him in access to desireable women, one imagines that the person writing this thread would likely not date a black person, and that if they did, they would certainly not mention the riots in this way.
I thought it was really interesting to bring up text from 4chan and an accompanying Reddit thread to examine how the riots are still relevant today. I definitely agree with your argument that anti-blackness is still mobilized as a way to "unite" people who are non black, ultimately in a way to serve white supremacy. It reminded me that I've seen similar comments on images of armed Korean store owners from the riots.
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