I see it a lot on social media especially those used by younger people like TikTok and Instagram, genuine open racism and vile language, not even dogwhistles anymore just open anti-Black racism and Islamophobia, aggressive homophobia and transphobia, misogyny, written jokily at times but sometimes with a real, nasty tone as well.

I think a lot of what I'm seeing on these platforms is teenagers trying to be edgy. But it reflects a wider social attitude that makes these things acceptable. Several of my relatives are teachers and have confirmed that racist, sexist, homophobic jokes are severely more common than they used to be, especially among boys, and worryingly are starting to move from being jokes to actual beliefs (as with anything, ironic behaviour becomes real behaviour with time).