As an American, I had no clue what a “sundown town” was, but I do know how far American media will go to obfuscate Führer Drumpf’s outright racism and bigotry.
Uh yeah that’s more or less what the article is about? I wasn’t trying to say “it’s not used anymore” I only meant that the term was coined a long time ago.
Obfuscate? Just because you don’t know what something means doesn’t mean it’s a malicious attempt to hide anything. Sundown towns are widely known as racist ordinances.
As a non American, thank you. The headline made zero sense without that context.
As an American, I had no clue what a “sundown town” was, but I do know how far American media will go to obfuscate Führer Drumpf’s outright racism and bigotry.
Dude it’s a SUPER old term. Like, Civil War old. They’re using the term because it’s highly associated with slavery-flavored racism.
Edit: I’m not saying it’s an archaic or disused term. I’m saying the term was coined well over a century ago.
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Uh yeah that’s more or less what the article is about? I wasn’t trying to say “it’s not used anymore” I only meant that the term was coined a long time ago.
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No worries, friend 🍻
Obfuscate? Just because you don’t know what something means doesn’t mean it’s a malicious attempt to hide anything. Sundown towns are widely known as racist ordinances.
Same… I figured it was one of those retirement communities where people go to die. TIL.
You are by no means the only one who thought that before reading the comments…