Hundreds of the city’s white residents have complained that the campaign’s kick-off images and messages are offensive.
A close-up of a white woman’s face confronts motorists from billboards plastered along major roads here with the message, in large, black letters: “It’s hard to see racism when you’re white.”
The billboards are part of the Un-Fair Campaign, which also includes dozens of posters that have appeared in office windows, including one poster depicting a young woman with this message written in black marker across her forehead: “Is white skin really fair skin?”One of the stated goals of the campaign is to create a community dialogue. In that regard, it got more than it bargained for.
Hundreds of the city’s white residents have complained that the campaign’s kick-off images and messages are offensive. The campaign, they say, blames all racism on whites and implies that white people aren’t smart enough to recognize racism.
Mayor Don Ness
dness@duluthmn.gov
Room 402, 411 West First Street
Duluth, MN 55802
Phone: (218) 730-5230
Fax: (218) 730-5904