Category: racism
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what right do I have not to be offended, outraged or indignant?
Hatred of the most despicable kind was on display in Charlottesville (USA) last weekend. We saw what happens when racists get together and find the cowardly courage of the crowd to shout and march and chant. The mob mentality encouraged them to make public the acidic bile that has rotted their souls: it is easier…
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salty light
A short while ago I wrote a bloggage about taking action against the apparent rise in racist abuse and violence and I have been reflecting on that since then. You see I think it is really important that we don’t just tut and roll our eyes when we hear about people being threatened, shouted at, trolled…