s******r
发帖数: 5309 | 1 不仅有人不打自招是白人至上份子，而且不以为耻反以为荣。
It had been a week since the road sign had gone up near the entrance of
their 116-acre farm in Northern Virginia, and the furious emails, calls and
Facebook messages were still pouring in. The responses didn’t surprise the
owners of Cox Farms, who had long taken politically charged stands on their
land, locally famous for its massive fall festival. In 2015, a Black Lives
Matter poster led a local police union to call for a boycott of their hay
rides and pumpkin patches, and last year, a pair of signs — “We Love Our
Muslim Neighbors” and “Immigrants Make America Great!” — sparked some
backlash.
But their latest — “Rise & Resist” — had triggered a particularly angry
reaction last week from conservatives who had seen a photo of it online and
viewed the slogan as an attack on President Trump. So Aaron Cox-Leow, who
runs the operations side of the 46-year-old business in Centreville, started
thinking of some new language that everyone could agree on. Almost six
months to the day since neo-Nazis and white nationalists marched through
Charlottesville with torches, Aaron’s sister had an idea.
“Maybe we should change ‘rise and resist’ to ‘resist white supremacy’..
.,” Lily Cox-Richard texted her. “That way, if someone takes a picture of
one of our signs to post and says they are ‘saddened’ or ‘disappointed,’
they will be explicitly revealing themselves as the racist that they are.”
“Yeah,” Aaron responded, “that sounds good.”
On Friday afternoon, down came “Rise & Resist” and up went “Resist White
Supremacy.” About an hour later, a message from a woman named Rebecca,
whose Facebook profile was an image that read “TEAM USA,” popped up in Cox
Farm’s Facebook Messenger inbox: “Whatever your own personal agendas are
none us want to see them on display at a place we once enjoyed going to for
tradition. It’s TRULY disappointing.”
The vitriol only intensified in the hours that followed, which baffled Aaron
. Who, other than a white supremacist, would be offended by a message
condemning white supremacy? She also understood, though, that this is
America in 2018, a time of such fierce division that even voicing opposition
to the ugliest beliefs could be twisted or taken out of context.
[Six Nazi spies were executed in D.C. White supremacists gave them a
memorial — on federal land.]
On Saturday — in a Facebook post that has drawn more than 43,000 reactions
and nearly 15,000 shares — she addressed the furor.
“Our little roadside signs have power,” Aaron, 36, began, before
explaining why they sometimes shared their opinions. “Cox Farms is a small
family-owned and family-operated business. The five of us are not just
business-owners; we are human beings, members of the community, and
concerned citizens of this country. We are also a family, and our shared
values and principles are central to our business.”
Aaron’s father and his brother, whom she described as hippies, started Cox
Farms on a 40-acre plot near Herndon in 1972. Even in those early days, she
heard later, people were sometimes offended by the family’s signs, although
those were often just off-color plays on their last name (this story’s
author, by the way, is not related to the farmers). Eventually, her dad and
mom took over and the business evolved, moved, expanded.
The family at Cox Farms: Gina Richard, left, Aaron Cox-Leow, Lily Cox-
Richard, Lucas Cox and Eric Cox. (Seana Shuchart)
Their first experience with real controversy came in 2000 when conservative
activists accused the farm of promoting gay rights because of two rainbow
flags that flew over tunnels made of hay. The flags hadn’t been bought for
that reason, but Aaron’s parents, Gina and Eric, learned what they
symbolized and embraced the idea. Aaron, a lesbian, had come out to them
five years before the upheaval.
“At some point it looked like we could be facing a significant impact on
our business,” Aaron recalled, but the family didn’t flinch, and instead
rallied supporters to their cause.
“It was a record-breaking season,” she said. “By far the best we’d ever
had.”
Aaron, whose partner is of mixed race, also didn’t back down after the
threat of a boycott three years ago over the Black Lives Matter poster she
put in a window of their home, which stands in the middle of the sprawling
property.
“We’re not seeking to alienate folks who have different perspectives on
tax reform or infrastructure spending,” Aaron said in her recent Facebook
post. “But when it comes to speaking out against systems of oppression and
injustice, we see it as our moral responsibility to use our position of
privilege and power, along with the tools of our trade and the platforms
available to us, to engage visibly and actively in the fight for justice.
Our roadside sign messages are one small way we do this.”
Her post went viral, spreading rapidly online among both right- and left-
leaning groups, who then descended on the farm’s Facebook page to give
either one- or five-star reviews that had nothing to do with kettle corn or
apple-cider doughnuts.
For Aaron, though, the blowback presented an opportunity. To change people’
s minds, even by just a degree or two, required communication that was
respectful but honest. And here was a chance to talk to people who disagreed
with her — lots of them.
“Resist white supremacy is not an inclusive message,” complained Patty
Weston Meizlish, who lives in Louisa, Va. “When you single out a group of
people you exclude them. This is a sad message.”
“Yes, generally speaking, we are comfortable excluding white supremacists,
” responded Aaron, who studied psychology at Smith College in Massachusetts
. “If you know some who would be interested in dialoguing with us, please
have them contact us!”
Shannon Lee Sibley, from nearby Ashburn, contended that she also supported
fighting hate groups but wouldn’t spend her money at the farm because it
would never post a “Blue Lives matter” sign in support of police.
“You’re right, Shannon — we do not support ‘Blue Lives Matter.’ .
;. . police lives are already and by default valued in our society,”
she wrote. “Black lives are not, so we believe that a declaration that
Black Lives Matter is necessary and important.”
“So black supremacy is okay then?” asked Lisa Lewis. “This is not a
message of love, this is a message out to divide people even more. I would
never ever visit your farm because you try to force your views on your
customers. That is WRONG no matter what you say.”
“Lisa, when we talk about white supremacy, we’re referring to a systemic
racism that is much deeper and more pervasive than any individual or group
could be,” Aaron replied. “Black people do not have the institutional
power in our society to benefit from so-called ‘black supremacy.’ It just
doesn’t work like that.”
Cars pass the sign at the edge of Cox Farms that has generated so much
backlash online. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)
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On Monday, Aaron wrote a follow-up post, thanking the thousands of people
who had offered support (and who vastly outnumbered the critics). She
dismissed the idea, though, that what the farm had done — making a
statement that could potentially harm its business — was in any way “brave
.” She pointed instead to dozens of immigrant “dreamers” who had
demonstrated against the threat of deportation at the U.S. Capitol; to Chris
Newman, who has written about race and the challenges of farming in
Virginia as a black man; to Eric Trammel, who as a sophomore at Centreville
High School was kicked out of class when he refused to stand for the Pledge
of Allegiance as a form of protest.
“We are white people using our privilege and power to say something that
should be obvious but clearly still needs to be said,” she wrote, “and
there’s nothing brave about that.”
Then Aaron published the post, and as it, too, was shared thousands of times
, she returned to the day’s business: planning for spring, when the family
farm will launch a new event at the corner market featuring pulled pork,
live music and root beer floats.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/resist-white-supremacy-a-sign-a-farm-and-the-fury-that-followed/2018/02/13/47e7dfa2-10e0-11e8-9065-e55346f6de81_story.html?hpid=hp_local-news_coxfarm-1226pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.98649aaab477 | c*******i
发帖数: 178 | 2 谁让你选上个白人至上主义总统？这帮孙子现在当然嚣张!
and
the
their
【在 s******r 的大作中提到】
: 不仅有人不打自招是白人至上份子，而且不以为耻反以为荣。
: It had been a week since the road sign had gone up near the entrance of
: their 116-acre farm in Northern Virginia, and the furious emails, calls and
: Facebook messages were still pouring in. The responses didn’t surprise the
: owners of Cox Farms, who had long taken politically charged stands on their
: land, locally famous for its massive fall festival. In 2015, a Black Lives
: Matter poster led a local police union to call for a boycott of their hay
: rides and pumpkin patches, and last year, a pair of signs — “We Love Our
: Muslim Neighbors” and “Immigrants Make America Great!” — sparked some
: backlash.
| u***n
发帖数: 21026 | 3 这个词一直是左逼的意识形态中，左逼离开种族话题就没法存在了
稍微正常的人，其实真不在乎种族，肤色和性别，只有真正种族歧视的人才在乎
你就是吧
【在 c*******i 的大作中提到】
: 谁让你选上个白人至上主义总统？这帮孙子现在当然嚣张!
:
: and
: the
: their
| l*******1
发帖数: 16217 | 4 我觉得这也是美国WASP统治集团想来个平衡，既然黑人都能当总统，怎么招也让红脖子
当一回总统吧，算是扯平了，
将来民主党还要上台，得在等等 | d**s
发帖数: 4741 | 5 不能心存侥幸啊
【在 l*******1 的大作中提到】
: 我觉得这也是美国WASP统治集团想来个平衡，既然黑人都能当总统，怎么招也让红脖子
: 当一回总统吧，算是扯平了，
: 将来民主党还要上台，得在等等
| s******r
发帖数: 5309 | 6 白人至上主义在奴隶制时代产生，共和党林肯废奴开始动摇白人至上的根基，重新确立
人人平等的宪法原则。 你这个
不学无术的蠢货，滚回槑心版继续舔逼去。
【在 u***n 的大作中提到】
: 这个词一直是左逼的意识形态中，左逼离开种族话题就没法存在了
: 稍微正常的人，其实真不在乎种族，肤色和性别，只有真正种族歧视的人才在乎
: 你就是吧
| P**T
发帖数: 2274 | 7 WASP都把华人社会列为头号威胁了
下次民主党上台会和黑穆三缓和关系，但照样针对华人
【在 d**s 的大作中提到】
: 不能心存侥幸啊
| l*******1
发帖数: 16217 | 8 没太大事儿，德州这样红脖子州，南边包括达拉斯全是蓝的，休斯顿已经让黑人兄弟彻
底占领了，白人已经掀不起大风浪来了，因为他们全在乡下
【在 d**s 的大作中提到】
: 不能心存侥幸啊
| l*******1
发帖数: 16217 | 9 民主党有的时候会恶心一下华人，但是绝不向共和党红波极端派这样想系统收拾华人
【在 P**T 的大作中提到】
: WASP都把华人社会列为头号威胁了
: 下次民主党上台会和黑穆三缓和关系，但照样针对华人
| u***n
发帖数: 21026 | 10 林肯都废除了，肯尼迪都平权了，都快2020了，谁还信白人至上这套，我是不信
也就是左逼天天嚼着这个，天天提醒白人们有特权，不学无术是你吧
【在 s******r 的大作中提到】
: 白人至上主义在奴隶制时代产生，共和党林肯废奴开始动摇白人至上的根基，重新确立
: 人人平等的宪法原则。 你这个
: 不学无术的蠢货，滚回槑心版继续舔逼去。
| | | l*******1
发帖数: 16217 | 11 你不知道共和党和民主党在1960年代玩了一次大换身的游戏？
【在 s******r 的大作中提到】
: 白人至上主义在奴隶制时代产生，共和党林肯废奴开始动摇白人至上的根基，重新确立
: 人人平等的宪法原则。 你这个
: 不学无术的蠢货，滚回槑心版继续舔逼去。
| P**T
发帖数: 2274 | 12 洪波极端派是想把所有的有色人种一刀切
民主党的鹰派和共和党建制派是想针对华人了
【在 l*******1 的大作中提到】
: 民主党有的时候会恶心一下华人，但是绝不向共和党红波极端派这样想系统收拾华人
| s******r
发帖数: 5309 | 13 你不是跟着白人至上反平权也反了几十年了？除非你丫是个窝里蹲，生活在真空里，不
知道种族平等在美国根本不存在。
【在 u***n 的大作中提到】
: 林肯都废除了，肯尼迪都平权了，都快2020了，谁还信白人至上这套，我是不信
: 也就是左逼天天嚼着这个，天天提醒白人们有特权，不学无术是你吧
| u***n
发帖数: 21026 | 14 早就知道拉，按照排名是穆黑墨白黄啊
无论是从前面还是后面反起的，第一个都轮不到白啊
你就说吧，从哪个头开始反，我跟你干了
【在 s******r 的大作中提到】
: 你不是跟着白人至上反平权也反了几十年了？除非你丫是个窝里蹲，生活在真空里，不
: 知道种族平等在美国根本不存在。
| l*******1
发帖数: 16217 | 15 种族平等是不存在，但跟几十年前相比，白人也被有色人种恶心的够呛了，差不多被撵
出了大城市，现在又想着回来了，
什么事情都不大不可能完全perfect
【在 s******r 的大作中提到】
: 你不是跟着白人至上反平权也反了几十年了？除非你丫是个窝里蹲，生活在真空里，不
: 知道种族平等在美国根本不存在。
| b****n
发帖数: 6896 | 16 白人占据着公司大学的重要位置。
【在 l*******1 的大作中提到】
: 没太大事儿，德州这样红脖子州，南边包括达拉斯全是蓝的，休斯顿已经让黑人兄弟彻
: 底占领了，白人已经掀不起大风浪来了，因为他们全在乡下
| l*******1
发帖数: 16217 | 17 黄人呢？哈哈哈
【在 b****n 的大作中提到】
: 白人占据着公司大学的重要位置。
| b****n
发帖数: 6896 | 18 黄人在亚洲挤兑美国的盟友
【在 l*******1 的大作中提到】
: 黄人呢？哈哈哈
| s******r
发帖数: 5309 | 19 尼克松南方策略之前，共和党是纯富人党，民主党是穷人和中产党。南方策略之后，共
和党是富人+南方种族主义白人，民主党是中产+蓝领工人。疮破现在是新共和党，主力
是民主党分裂出来的蓝领工人+南方种族主义。富人现在两党均分，夕阳产业共和党，
新兴产业民主党。懂了？
【在 l*******1 的大作中提到】
: 你不知道共和党和民主党在1960年代玩了一次大换身的游戏？
| s******r
发帖数: 5309 | 20 请问您在哪里恶心白人？
【在 l*******1 的大作中提到】
: 种族平等是不存在，但跟几十年前相比，白人也被有色人种恶心的够呛了，差不多被撵
: 出了大城市，现在又想着回来了，
: 什么事情都不大不可能完全perfect
| | | l*******1
发帖数: 16217 | 21 你概括还不够准确详实
尼克松南方策略之前，共和党是东北部工业资本家和WASP精英知识分子党，
民主党是南方种族主义分子和大庄园奴隶主外加新移民爱尔兰德国工人阶级党
【在 s******r 的大作中提到】
: 尼克松南方策略之前，共和党是纯富人党，民主党是穷人和中产党。南方策略之后，共
: 和党是富人+南方种族主义白人，民主党是中产+蓝领工人。疮破现在是新共和党，主力
: 是民主党分裂出来的蓝领工人+南方种族主义。富人现在两党均分，夕阳产业共和党，
: 新兴产业民主党。懂了？
| P**T
发帖数: 2274 | 22 TG喜欢共和党，因为共和党好对付
【在 s******r 的大作中提到】
: 尼克松南方策略之前，共和党是纯富人党，民主党是穷人和中产党。南方策略之后，共
: 和党是富人+南方种族主义白人，民主党是中产+蓝领工人。疮破现在是新共和党，主力
: 是民主党分裂出来的蓝领工人+南方种族主义。富人现在两党均分，夕阳产业共和党，
: 新兴产业民主党。懂了？
| l*******1
发帖数: 16217 | 23 是，一群白人大老粗，可比不上民主党知识分子有心眼儿，而且还有道义优势经常要挟
土鳖
【在 P**T 的大作中提到】
: TG喜欢共和党，因为共和党好对付
| s******r
发帖数: 5309 | 24 笑死，罗斯福，杜鲁门是南方种族主义分子和大庄园奴隶主外加新移民爱尔兰德国工人
阶级党的哪类？
【在 l*******1 的大作中提到】
: 你概括还不够准确详实
: 尼克松南方策略之前，共和党是东北部工业资本家和WASP精英知识分子党，
: 民主党是南方种族主义分子和大庄园奴隶主外加新移民爱尔兰德国工人阶级党
| l*******1
发帖数: 16217 | 25 不排除人家有自己的性格
【在 s******r 的大作中提到】
: 笑死，罗斯福，杜鲁门是南方种族主义分子和大庄园奴隶主外加新移民爱尔兰德国工人
: 阶级党的哪类？
| P**T
发帖数: 2274 | 26 绿绿怕和美帝硬拼硬的，所以特别害怕洪波上台
而TG最讨厌TPP颜色革命普世价值这些玩意儿，但共和党上台玩硬拼硬的对攻是正
中TG的下怀
TG现在的力量绝对第一，所以美帝只能和TG玩巧实力防守反击，硬拼硬的绝对不行
【在 l*******1 的大作中提到】
: 是，一群白人大老粗，可比不上民主党知识分子有心眼儿，而且还有道义优势经常要挟
: 土鳖
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