Racist Trope Seen in East Anchorage
"No White Guilt" reads the concerning words captured by an Anchorage resident this morning in East Anchorage. The person who took a picture of the disturbing verbiage asked Anchorage Assembly members Forrest Dunbar, Christopher Constant, and Acting Anchorage Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson how the words could be "documented and painted over."
Assemblyman Christopher Constant responded to the social media thread, saying he would have the language seen between 40th Avenue and Lake Otis taken care of — "hopefully" today.
White guilt is defined as the feelings of shame and remorse some white people experience when they recognize the legacy of racism and racial injustice and perceive how they have benefited from it.
According to the Anchorage Police Department, stickers depicting swastikas and the words "We are everywhere" were posted at an Anchorage gay bar and Jewish museum last month. The police department also released a statement about the stickers noting they had paired with the FBI and were conducting an ongoing investigation.
