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Philippe Fenderson  //  The personal mini-blog of Dr Philippe K Fenderson, KSC, ASL; designer and member of the PinkOnBrown collective.

Dec 31 / 12:20am

Disturbing America - Aryan Outfitters

Coming from five generations of Ku Klux Klan members, 58-year-old "Ms. Ruth" sews hoods and robes for Klan members seven days a week, blessing each one when it's done. A red satin outfit for an Exalted Cyclops, the head of a local chapter, costs about $140. She uses the earnings to help care for her 40-year-old quadriplegic daughter, "Lilbit," who was injured in a car accident 10 years ago.
Good ol' Amerikkka. It amazes me how alive and thriving racism is. It seems to be a renewal of the tribal xenophobic values of a depleted socio-economic system.

Full story with tons of pictures from Mother Jones


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