it's good* to know

racism is alive and well AND COMFORTABLE in america! god(dess) bless us (and fucking deliver us from the evil that IS us)

Keeping whites and colors separate: The "U-Washee"

Filed by: Bil Browning

Racism is ingrained in the Midwest; we've normalized it. Take, for example, my earlier post on Tony Zirkle, the Hoosier Republican congressional candidate who spoke at a dinner honoring Hitler's birthday. (He also publicly advocated for racial segregation.) Zirkle lost, of course, but the fact that he had no problem publicly stating his racism - without thinking that others would object - shows just how commonplace overt racism can be here

One of the best examples is the "U-Washee" in Richmond, Indiana. The laundromat is, literally, built on racist stereotypes of Chinese people and no one gives it a passing glance. It's 1940's era cartoon stereotype mascot, what Margaret Cho calls "feng shui hong kong fooey font," and the extra "ee"s at the end of words in the business's name and posted notices all combine to form one hellish timewarp into a past America most areas have forgotten but we tend to accept as typical - and no one utters a peep.........................

picture from bilerico

*and when i say 'good' to know, you all know i'm being facetious, right?