have white boomers gotten more racist as they have aged?

[loyalsister]

63. That's kind of like asking if Southerners are more racist than northerners

I'm a gen Xer, my understanding of white supremacy and racial oppression has changed - especially in recent years. Many of my age peers and predessors have not challenged their thinking about racism. I've talked with a lot of people who abhor malicious racial bigotry but still are willing to forgive and make excuses for casual racism. "That's just how it was back then". "They grew up in a different time," "That's not how they meant it when they used that word"
The tendency to dig in and refuse to question what they know about it isn't outward bigotry, but it does reveal a level of comfort with white supremacy and a willingness to help protect it. I wouldn't say they have changed so much as they decided long ago that they know it when they see it and have done their part without listening to find out if they missed something. That has allowed it to fester while white people claimed to be colorblind and part of a post-racial society.
It's more white people specific than generational. But, there is a tendency of some who are older to not admit that we have some of the same dirt on our shoes as the most hateful elements. Intentions aside, lack of awareness, defensiveness, and denials definitely prop up white supremacy.
Racism without malice is real and can be at least as damaging as what is easier to recognize.