The accusation of racism has so much power these days that a young woman in England recently took her own life over fears that she would be branded a racist because of a picture she shared on social media.
The Telegraph UK reports:
Teenage girl killed herself amid fears she would be branded racist over joke photo she sent friends, inquest hears
A talented teenage gymnast committed suicide after becoming concerned she would be branded “racist” after taking a joke photograph and sharing it with friends, an inquest heard.
Phoebe Connop, 16, uploaded an edited picture of herself where her skin tone had been darkened and she was wearing a scarf wrapped around her head to a private Instagram message, which she shared with friends.
Miss Connop, who had been speaking regularly to an Asian male, told the group it was what she would have to look like to get approval from her “boyfriend’s” parents.
The image was shared beyond the private group and Miss Connop feared their would be a backlash, the inquest heard. She died on July 7 after committing suicide at her family home.
Absolute madness.
When people are killing themselves over political correctness, perhaps we’ve gone too far.
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