portraits

1212 days ago

Things that became racist in 2020 no 453: Portraits of white people in American courtrooms

Cripes I have a number of portraits of my ancestors who are, like me, white, hanging in my house. When my wife, a person of colour, says that they look like boring old stiffs – which I fear they may have been – what I guess she really means is that their presence offends her and is a reminder of colonialism and oppression and I might as well be displaying photos of the Nuremberg rallies.

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