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Donald Trump faces backlash over rally locations: "Sundown towns"
(www.newsweek.com)
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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.
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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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…
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.