Racist Advertising Makes Racists of Us All
Racism is so successfully marketed in our societies, says British hip-hop artist Akala, that even he looks askance at a young black man holding a lot of cash.Racism is so successfully marketed in our societies, says British hip-hop artist Akala, that even he looks askance at a young black man holding a lot of cash.
The consequence is what he calls “everyday racism”—a constant, low-level bias entailing daily microaggressions. If we did away with propaganda, he says, we’d have a better chance of doing away with it.
— Posted by Alexander Reed Kelly.
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