Subtle Racism - Covert, Hidden, and Permeating Society in a Myriad of Forms

[DonRocks]

This is an interesting moment:

I just this minute realized that Keith Haring was white - although I haven't thought about this much, I think I always assumed he was black (also, I always assumed he was British).

Is this subtle racism? It wasn't malevolent, but it's fascinating to me because I have no clue why.

And you know what else? As I'm typing, I think I might have assumed Banksy was black also (I don't think I've ever pondered it until now). Maybe this is all because of Basquiat? Or maybe covert discrimination is so deeply ingrained that it has insidiously flowed into me?

Every tagger that I've personally known has been white, so I'm not quite sure why I thought Haring wasn't.

Point to ponder,
Cool Disco Don

PS - If this was truly a surprise, and I'm not convinced Sotheby's didn't know about it, then it's about the best prank I've ever seen: