A Halloween parade that walked a chained Kamala Harris impersonator through the streets has been forced to apologize.
Images of the parade in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, show a golf cart decorated with USA flags and pro-Trump signs along with a person dressed up as Kamala Harris walking behind the vehicle in chains. Other people appear to be dressed as US Secret Service agents with a rifle mounted to the truck.
The images have horrified many after circulating on social media, with thousands saying parade display is racist. The Mount Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department apologized “for allowing the offensive participants” to be in the parade. They said: “We do not share in the values represented by those participants, and we understand how it may have hurt or offended members of our community.
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“We will be reviewing our planning processes to prevent a situation like this from happening again. Thank you for your understanding and support as we work to make our events more welcoming for everyone.”
President of the NAACP Pittsburgh branch, Daylon A. Davis:said in a statement: “This appalling portrayal goes beyond the realm of Halloween satire or free expression; it is a harmful symbol that evokes a painful history of violence, oppression, and racism that Black and Brown communities have long endured here in America.
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“We urge the event organizers and local leaders to implement clearer guidelines to prevent this type of hateful and hurtful display from occurring in the future. We also ask that they offer an apology and make a public commitment to anti-racist values that affirm the dignity and equality of all people.”