Upon learning of my Haitian descent, a classmate said that Haitians eat cats—a hurtful stereotype I confronted. My aunt's response, 'Well, some Haitians might eat cats' left me rattled but served as a catalyst for my defiance against such narratives. I later became vegetarian, ensuring a broader challenge to damaging stereotypes about my ethnicity.
Decades later, during the current political climate, a Republican senator using the same slurs served to remind us of the painful historical context of anti-Haitian sentiment. J.D. Vance’s comments about Haitian migrants were not only shocking but emblematic of a long-standing, deeply rooted prejudice that continues to provoke fear and division—attacks that can lead to real-world consequences, such as the evacuation of schools in Springfield due to threats.
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