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.”
@JSawyer330 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She said she first thought it was outdated — that it couldn’t be a recent poster.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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