The Looter as 21st Century Scary Black Savage
January 21, 2010 by SocProf and tagged Racism
The raping looters were a trope we saw develop in the aftermath of the Katrina disaster. It was shown not to be true, just like crack babies (presumably the offspring of crack-addicted black mothers) were a racist myth. The looters are now making a comeback in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Sociologist Kathleen Tierney explains:
Go read the whole thing… and yes, the looting meme is racist.
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