Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Mowing Your Yard Just Might Be Racist, America; Yep, It Might Be Time to 'Decolonize Your Lawn'

Mowing Your Yard Just Might Be Racist, America; Yep, It Might Be Time to 'Decolonize Your Lawn'
"Well, there it is. Everything else is racist. Why not your yard?  
...The Globe and Mail, Canada’s largest newspaper, recently ran a legit article titled Is It Time to Decolonize Your Lawn?
The article reads:
[T]he traditional lawn – manicured, verdant, under control – now finds itself at the confluence of two hot-button issues: climate change and Indigenous rights. ...It is, they argue, a lasting symbol of how settlers appropriated Indigenous land and culture. And the rigid Western ideal we have imposed continues to hurt the planet and, in turn, all of us. The lawn...needs to be decolonized...Read all.

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