Like a cat on a ring road, they say. This is exactly how long it will last the controversy over black athletes at the Olympics and on the mural of Laika with Paola Egonu defaced after less than 24 hours.
Then in August, with the death of news reports, this fake earthquake on racism it’s just right. I was counting down the days until the fuse is lit, which never takes long to arrive with the scorching heat of these days. So between advice on how to hydrate and how to dress lightly, a bit of political and social gossip is just right. After all, black people’s problems have always served to plug holes or as a mass distraction.
Before the elections, for example, when landings are not controlled, or taxes are not controlled, or there is nothing else intelligent to say. Then the best of television scripts is unleashed with dozens of journalists, psychologists, know-it-alls, ornithologists and whoever else has more, puts more talking about racism. Be careful, all strictly white, not only white but also completely ignorant about anti-racist culture.
Yes, because as long as we think that racism is only the violent kind, the kind of insults, the aggressions, the erased murals, without understanding that It is the daily social micro aggressions made of looks, words, attitudes, that make a country racistwe will continue to do only previews, like these days.
Want to know why black people are never invited to talk about racism? Because what they say – as Egonu did in Sanremo or a few days ago Fiona May – we don’t like it, it makes us angry.
How dare they call Italians racists? They who should be grateful for being welcomed and treated so well that they can wear the national team jersey. The word “racism” scares us but this is exactly where we must start to even begin to think about tackling it.
Last rush of the controversy that I expect, the relaunch of the various «Ius»: suns, scholae, sportsmen, culturae, sympathy and beautyAs usual, the League will oppose, Meloni will not expose herself, the center will look for a buffer law and the left will bring the usual useless battle already lost from the start.
I’ve seen this movie too many times and it always has the same sad ending, so you’ll forgive me if I turn off the TV and go read a book.
Happy Ferragosto.
Source: Vanity Fair
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