Spain's anti-racism "equality stamps": the dark-colored ones are worth less
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MADRID — A new campaign by Spain’s postal service that was intended to condemn racism has backfired and ended up offending many people with a series of stamps in skin tones — the lighter the shade, the more valuable the stamp.
The “Equality Stamps” were issued this week to coincide with the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, a Black man whose killing by a police officer in Minneapolis fueled outrage on U.S. streets and led to broad calls for fighting racism in America and beyond. The release of the stamps also coincided with European Diversity Month.
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The cost of the stamps starts at 0.70 euros (85 cents) for the darkest color, and as the shade grows progressively lighter, the value steadily goes up to 1.60 euros for the palest.
The postal service said on Twitter that the pricing had aimed to reflect “an unfair and painful reality that should not exist,” and that it had hoped the campaign would “give voice to a generation devoted to equal rights and diversity.”
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Gerehou, a Spanish native of Gambian descent, said the postal service was joining a corporate anti-racism push that had spread to Spain from the United States. But he said that such efforts needed to be “accompanied by profound changes.”
They still screwed up on the pricing. Nigger-colored stamps should be worth zero, and usable only for mailing things to Africa.
And my mother's Spanish descent makes her more of a native than that self-imported nigger. It's as much of a "Spanish native" as niggers in the UK call themselves Britons.
