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SoonerPride

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2. Interesting how flipping the racial equation makes it jarring.

Wed Jun 24, 2020, 11:50 AM

Jun 2020

The level to which we accept and normalize the inverse of these images is exactly what systemic racism is.

Thank you for sharing these.

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One image is worth a thousand words... Have four. [View all] Heartstrings Jun 2020 OP

Very cool. n/t maveric Jun 2020 #1

Interesting how flipping the racial equation makes it jarring. SoonerPride Jun 2020 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Rainbow Droid Jun 2020 #10

Hear! Hear! Vdizzle Jun 2020 #57

That's the whole point. calimary Jun 2020 #64

Is this from the same artist? If so who is it? Thanks. chowder66 Jun 2020 #3

No idea.... Heartstrings Jun 2020 #6

Thanks. chowder66 Jun 2020 #9

Found it. The photographer is Chris Buck chowder66 Jun 2020 #13

Thank you!!! Heartstrings Jun 2020 #19

: ) Thanks for sharing! chowder66 Jun 2020 #20

i've been googling orleans Jun 2020 #63

K&R smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #4

The tables turn malaise Jun 2020 #5

The little girl looking at the dolls hit me especially hard! Heartstrings Jun 2020 #7

I was lucky - one of dad's sister's brought me a black dolly malaise Jun 2020 #12

I do remember that...lovely little girl! Heartstrings Jun 2020 #16

My daughter cannabis_flower Jun 2020 #29

My four-year old granddaughter is Caucasian and has a black Barbie. llmart Jun 2020 #31

THIS malaise Jun 2020 #32

When my daughter was little, I bought her a black Barbie. calimary Jun 2020 #65

When I was 10 I asked for a black doll. yardwork Jun 2020 #44

I had that first black doll way back when... "meg"?? Demovictory9 Jun 2020 #59

My daughter is a huge fan of Princess Tatiana, in the Princess and The Frog. onecaliberal Jun 2020 #28

That made me cry too! yardwork Jun 2020 #45

OR it's a statement about history & current events, & feeling experiences of the oppressed. ancianita Jun 2020 #35

changes the imagery samsingh Jun 2020 #8

Very profound. I wish we could make racists/conservatives understand what these images BComplex Jun 2020 #11

The last one is the best zipplewrath Jun 2020 #14

The second to last one is also highly relevant. yardwork Jun 2020 #46

How Tippi Hedren made Vietnamese refugees into nail salon magnates NurseJackie Jun 2020 #52

Thank you for sharing this piece of history. niyad Jun 2020 #56

Articles featuring the various photos csziggy Jun 2020 #15

Thank you!!! Heartstrings Jun 2020 #18

I love people's reactions to this IronLionZion Jun 2020 #17

Powerful StarryNite Jun 2020 #21

Fantastic. Thanks for posting. zentrum Jun 2020 #22

Thought provoking - love it. Thanks for the post. nt iluvtennis Jun 2020 #23

Does the 3rd one fit? lame54 Jun 2020 #24

Not really - business owners likely very happy when they have customers. jmg257 Jun 2020 #26

Right - I doubt they want... lame54 Jun 2020 #27

Maybe we could have a picture of white people serving jmg257 Jun 2020 #30

Oh, I think so! yardwork Jun 2020 #47

+1000! nt USALiberal Jun 2020 #58

nope, the asians who work there also own those businesses and the customers are diverse JI7 Jun 2020 #61

The images speak for themselves lunatica Jun 2020 #25

exactly what trumpers llashram Jun 2020 #33

Need one with Native Americans forcing whites off the land. nt eppur_se_muova Jun 2020 #34

So if you have no idea of their source, would you mind saying where you got these from? ancianita Jun 2020 #36

If you haven't already, see post#13 - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213646232#post13 erronis Jun 2020 #41

I read that. "Original source" wasn't the point of my question. ancianita Jun 2020 #42

Imagine a black Scarlett O'Hara with radical noodle Jun 2020 #37

Powerful. Thank you for posting this. nt crickets Jun 2020 #38

These images reminded me of a sitcom from the late '70's, "All that Glitters" dlk Jun 2020 #39

The same with the Eddie Murphy SNL skit where he puts on makeup and passes for white. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2020 #49

One of the best ever jcgoldie Jun 2020 #50

Wow, that shifted some of my paradigms. CaptainTruth Jun 2020 #40

"Reparations" moondust Jun 2020 #43

well done ... ktower Jun 2020 #48

Brilliant! tecelote Jun 2020 #51

The wet nurse one is amazing nt tishaLA Jun 2020 #53

Anyone remember the 90's movie that flipped the roles? madeup64 Jun 2020 #54

White Man's Burden DemInBuckhead Jun 2020 #55

Brilliant! BobTheSubgenius Jun 2020 #60

Wow wryter2000 Jun 2020 #62