Reactions have been brutal to Canadian writer Sam Forster, who disguised himself as a Black man and traveled the U.S. to document how racism persists in society.
Sam Forster expected some pushback online when he announced his latest book,Detailed accounts of America’s racial divide are nothing new, and particularly in the years since the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, there has been renewed interest in the topic.
“I disguised myself as a Black man and traveled throughout the United States to document how racism persists in American society,” he wrote. “WritingThe tweet was quickly ratioed — with responses and quotes of the tweet outperforming likes on the message more than 15 to 1.“You could have spoken with Black Americans,” another replied.
“To say that ‘I need to write a book and ignore what Black folks have been telling us and continue to tell us,’ I don't really see what the place of that is in a healthy understanding of race and racism in the 21st century,” Brooms said.Forster said he was inspired to write the book after reading previous accounts of white people dressing up in blackface for journalistic purposes.
When pressed as to whether there is any validity to concerns that his use of blackface could be viewed offensively — if perhaps the resounding outrage has any merit — Forster is defensive.
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