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Why Do White People Still Think Wearing a Klan Costume is Funny?
A picture of Gadsden County Commissioner Jeffery Moore wearing a Ku Klux Klan costume resurfaces.
Until recently, Jeffery Moore was the Gadsen County Commissioner of a predominately Black district in Florida. However, after a photo of Moore, Governor DeSantis' appointee, surfaced showing him wearing a Ku Klux Klan costume at a Halloween party, he resigned in disgrace. The irony isn't lost on me that when Moore wore the outfit, he smiled proudly from ear to ear. Still, now that Black people in his district know about his racist beliefs, he's ashamed and would rather leave his post than the public confront his decision to wear the costume.
Like card-carrying Klan members, Moore hoped his identity and association with the Klan robe would remain a secret. The photo raises questions, like why DeSantis appointed Moore as Gadsen County Commissioner, knowing he would serve mostly Black citizens. But ultimately, Moore's faux pas is part of a long list of anti-Black, racist gestures made by public officials. Given the racist history of the Ku Klux Klan, one of America's oldest hate groups, it's astonishing that some White people still think wearing a Klan costume is funny, at least until they get caught.
