The Enthusiasm Enthusiast

White Nonsense Roundup: With Terri Kempton


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In high school, an Indian-American friend of mine came to school with her hands and feet covered in mehndi after wearing it for a family celebration. I thought it was so beautiful, and I asked if she could do it on my hands. She told me I was too white to pull it off. This was my first experience in learning about cultural appropriation. What a gift to be put in my place by someone who knew I didn't have bad intentions, but was kind enough to let me know I was waaaaaay off base. Twenty years later, there's still so much to learn about racism. To learn more about how to combat online racism, I spoke with Terri Kempton of White Nonsense Roundup (https://www.facebook.com/whitenonsenseroundup/). Terri, her bestie Layla Tromble, and their WNR community are putting out racist fires all over the internet.
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