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minus-squareseth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·5 months agothe irony of using a racially charged term like “white washing”
minus-squarewieson@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·5 months agoWhite washing means washing (aka painting) your house with a chalk wash. It covers up the dirt and makes the wall look all clean again. In this sense it’s also used figuratively. Not washing your skin white or whatever.
the irony of using a racially charged term like “white washing”
White washing means washing (aka painting) your house with a chalk wash. It covers up the dirt and makes the wall look all clean again. In this sense it’s also used figuratively.
Not washing your skin white or whatever.