• seth@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    the irony of using a racially charged term like “white washing”

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      9 months ago

      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.