Civil Rights Demonstrators Call for an End to
Segregation in Laundry
By Jay Effkay ◦
07-08-2008
Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream' speech means little
in modern laundrettes
At a demonstration in Whitehall on Tuesday,
civil rights campaigners called for an end to the segregation of
whites and coloureds in washing machines.
"It is totally unacceptable that we still have segregation
based on colour in the 21st century", said one of the demonstrators,
who all wore pale pastel colour shirts.
"By refusing to give up her seat in 1955, Rosa Parks began a battle which continues today against segregation practices in laundry. Detergent manufacturers and clothing brands actually encourage the segregation of whites and coloureds, on the grounds that colour somehow damages the purity of whites".
The demonstrators also spoke out against some clothing labels which perpetuate the stereotype that "colours can run".
Image courtesy of Baby Skinz's Flickrstream via the Creative Commons
"By refusing to give up her seat in 1955, Rosa Parks began a battle which continues today against segregation practices in laundry. Detergent manufacturers and clothing brands actually encourage the segregation of whites and coloureds, on the grounds that colour somehow damages the purity of whites".
The demonstrators also spoke out against some clothing labels which perpetuate the stereotype that "colours can run".
Image courtesy of Baby Skinz's Flickrstream via the Creative Commons
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