A Hundred Racist Designs: Part Two

Pierce Otlhogile-Gordon, Ph.D.
26 min readAug 3, 2020

To build an antiracist future, we have to take a hard look at today’s creations.

Design is the process by which the politics of one world become the constraints on another.

Fred Turner

I’m glad you’re back.

If you made it here first, you might want to check out A Hundred Racist Designs, Part 1. It will clarify the context for you.

If you have, I’d love to hear how your reflection went. What racist objects inhabit your daily life? What changes can we make so the things we make are more equitable? How are we making oppression more visible to our objects, day by day? It’s important to note how truth-telling is only one step on the journey. What’s next for you?

Glad to hear your perspective. How, to the task at hand.

Let’s reclarify the question: What are the designs that were designed to, or are used as unique leverage points towards racial inequality?

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