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Don’t clap along with the far right – fight them | Letter

Aleisha Omeike says we have to get organised to fight the racism and misogyny that is on the rise in Britain, in response to an article by Rohan SathyamoorthyI read Rohan Sathyamoorthy’s piece (I thought I was growing up in a racially tolerant Britain. I now realise I was wrong, 7 September) and thought – “it’s not just in my head”. The far right isn’t creeping back. It’s marching in, boots on, flags waving, and people are clapping along like it’s Eurovision.As a working-class woman of colour, I’m exhausted. Not just from the racism and misogyny, but from how normal it’s all starting to feel again. Like we’re rewinding to a time when public figures could say vile things about migrants, Muslims or “woke women” and still get invited on to Question Time with a smile and a fresh haircut. The vile attitudes that Rohan’s dad had to endure are resurfacing. Continue reading...

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