The Absurdity of ‘Racial Realism’

The Absurdity of ‘Racial Realism’
The mass shooter in Atlanta embodied the flawed logic that racial stereotypes reflect fact-based truths
Joshua Adams
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Mar 18, 2021
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Activists outside Gold Spa following Tuesday night’s shooting, where three women were gunned down, on March 18, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo: Megan Varner/Getty ImagesRacism introduces absurdism into the human condition. Not only does racism express the absurdity of the racists, it generates absurdity in the victims.
— Chester Himes
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Written by Joshua Adams
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Joshua Adams is a journalist from Chicago. UVA & USC. Taught media and communication at DePaul & Salem State. Twitter: @ProfJoshuaA
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