This Week in Racism: White Woman Claims Black-Boned Kamala Harris Skeleton Is Good Humor

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Death and taxes used to be the only two certainties in life — but no matter how much progress it feels like we’re making sometimes, the sad fact is you can probably slide racism into that list. Are we in a moment of uprising that feels like it has the potential to create real, systemic change? Yes. Do people and organizations still show their ass on a daily basis? Oh, most definitely. And to keep tabs on all that ass-showing, we’re pleased to introduce our weekly racism surveillance machine. If you already get our newsletter, Minority Report, you’ve likely seen this — but now the rest of the internet can get a taste.

🗑 Washington woman makes no bones about her racism with Kamala Harris Halloween decoration

A Richland, Washington, woman took a fake skeleton with black bones, threw a black wig on top, and strung it up in her front yard with a “Kamala Harris” name tag. (Get it?) She claims it’s not racist. That’s the real gag, folks. Ronnarae Cowell, 71, says she and her ex-boyfriend were simply having some Halloween fun when they…