Former President Donald Trump is facing backlash for holding rallies in places described as “sundown towns.”

  • noneya
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    4817 days ago

    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.

    • @[email protected]
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      17 days ago

      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.

    • Ech
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      1217 days 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.

    • @[email protected]
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      1117 days ago

      As an American, I had no clue what a “sundown town” was

      Same… I figured it was one of those retirement communities where people go to die. TIL.