Weird way to celebrate Independence day.
Muscatine Iowa won Miss Appropriation USA 2023 with an ESPECIALLY racist submission.
Images from the 4th of July parade flooded Facebook and Twitter. Can you make a guess why?
https://twitter.com/showmeyourmask/status/1676681580323160070
Muscatine and online community members are shocked and confused at this downright racist display in the parade. Calls for accountability are growing loud as folks attempt to track down who came up with and approved this. The internet began calling the city officials, with many folks going to voicemail.
The image shows a presumably white woman dressed as Pocahontas (which has racially charged connotations on its own) while being led with her hands tied behind a horse. No formal statement has been released as I write this; only a handful of folks had their calls answered and were told it “was a mistake” and “they didn’t know”. Folks are justifiably not satisfied with the lackluster response and accountability for this blatant act of racism in a public setting.
I will update this as more details become available.