Hi Ben Langhinrichs ,

This review is a part of "Game of Thrones"  [13+].

Overall Impression:

This is a powerful Haiku, dear author. It sends an important message.

You are absolutely right. It is not just the direct, in-your-face racism that is a problem. It is the aiding and abetting. The racist undercurrent that might not be obvious, but is there, keeping silent when blatant racism occurs. The "I'm not being racist, but..."

I have seen only recently the kind of problems this can cause, in the vote on whether or not the UK should remain a part of the EU. Not all those who voted to leave were racist, of course, but the campaigns were laden with racist symbolism, and the rise in racist and xenophobic incidents after the vote showed that such campaigns and such symbolism can make those of a racist inclination feel that their views are legitimate.

Considering that your Haiku made me think about the ways in which racism can be aided and abetted, I would say that you have done an excellent job here. It is a thoughtful piece, and I thank you for writing it.

Suggestions:

I have no suggestions, dear author, which is not very helpful, but this poem works! I wouldn't change anything about it.

My Rating:

As you can no doubt tell, I think that this is a good poem. It made me think.

There can't be any other suitable rating for it than a 5 out of 5, in my opinion.

Thank you for sharing your work, and write on!

Kit




My review has been submitted for consideration in "Good Deeds Get CASH!" .