I’m Not Racist and Neither Are You

This is Racism Gaslighting

Quiet Cacophony
Writing and Life

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This is racism gaslighting a picture of a black woman having a conversation with a white man racist
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“Yes my dears, all White people are racists. All. Of. Them,” said Marley K. in her online article. That article has 13,000 claps, over 1,200 comments, and 1,700 Facebook shares.

In addition, Ola Caracola may be more conservative in saying, “not all white people are bigots.” But, personally, I’m starting to feel gaslighted.

And now they — whoever “they” are — are gaslighting our kids. Parents of kindergarteners (6-year-olds) received a letter from Nahliah Webber, director of Orleans Public Education Network, that read, “there’s a killer cop sitting at every school where white children learn.” The letter continues, “white kids are being indoctrinated in black death.”

The Cat in the Hat is racist. Now what?

Image of Read Across America, an NEA project with Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat
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“The Cat’s physical appearance, including the Cat’s oversized top hat, floppy bow tie, white gloves, and frequently open mouth, mirrors actual blackface performers; as does the role he plays as ‘entertainer’ to the white family — in whose house he doesn’t belong,” Katie Ishizuka, the conscious kid

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