Today In Racism: Soap and Cupcakes
In Indiana, there is growing controversy over a store selling racist soaps with brand names like “Kolored Kids” and “Darkie.” (See the initial report here.) This seems important to point out, since it’s not in the segment above: “Fox59 spoke to two national experts Thursday on Black Americana and both tell me these kinds of soaps with these labels NEVER ever existed in our history. These aren’t reproductions but what are called ‘fantasy items’ printed purely for profit.”