American Red Cross apologizes for poster some call racist
DENVER (AP) — The American Red Cross issued an apology Monday for a water safety poster that some suggested had a racist message...
DENVER (AP) — The American Red Cross issued an apology Monday for a water safety poster that some suggested had a racist message.
The cartoon poster showed children playing in a swimming pool. Nearly all of the white children’s activities were labeled as “cool,” while the children of color were depicted acting in unsafe ways and were labeled “not cool.”
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We’re removing this from our site immediately & are creating new materials.
— American Red Cross (@RedCross) June 21, 2016
KUSA-TV talked to Margaret Sawyer, who first saw the poster in Salida, Colorado, and then again in Fort Morgan, Colorado.
She said she first thought it was outdated — that it couldn’t be a recent poster.
A Red Cross spokesman says the posters have since been removed and more appropriate material is being developed.
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Information from: KUSA-TV, http://www.9news.com
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