Black WaPo editor claims white women ‘lucky’ to be called ‘Karen’ – Filmy One

A former white supremacist from Ohio got a huge swastika tattoo on his chest covered up with a rose in honor of Juneteenth saying he now proudly supports the Black Lives Matter movement.

Dickie Marcum, a 34-year-old steelworker from Cincinnati, cried tears of joy after inking away the vile symbol and explaining to his daughter, Daddy doesnt hate people anymore, he wrote in a now-viral Facebook post.

When I came home and my wife saw the cover-up, she started crying and hugged me and kept saying that shes so proud of me, he said. Im proud of myself, but I still feel shame for ever getting it.

In a lengthy confession about what led to his racist beliefs, Marcum said he first got the tattoo 13 years ago.

In high school, he was bullied by some black students and later began socializing with people who used racial slurs, solidifying his ignorant world view.

After a black man was convicted of kidnapping and attacking his then-girlfriend in 2007 an experience that left him blinded by hate he said he got the tattoo.

When I heard what a black man had [done], I was blinded by hate and immediately shut down and all I could think about was how much I hate them, he said. Its a really stupid way to think, and I cant justify how I felt and Im not going to, I was an idiot and I held onto that tattoo for 10 years as punishment to myself.

For years he was too embarrassed to go swimming for fear people would see the swastika.

Because I lived almost 20 years having that mentality, I felt like I deserved the shame that I felt, he said.

But working in construction alongside folks of different races helped him learn that people are more than their skin color.

Marcum finally went under the needle again last week at Silkworm Tattoo in Hamilton, Ohio, which offered discounts for customers covering up intolerant images in honor of Juneteeth, a holiday celebrating the official end of slavery.

My daughter doesnt really know what that [swastika] symbol is, so I explained that the tattoo meant that daddy didnt like people, and now she knows daddy doesnt hate people anymore, he said.

He then showed off his new ink social media, issuing a public apology to everyone he hurt.

Now, he feels a weight has been lifted and the responsibility to vocally support minorities.

Im absolutely in love with this tattoo and I think a rose was a lovely choice because it represents love and growth, and I think thats a perfect representation of who I am now, he said.

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Black WaPo editor claims white women 'lucky' to be called 'Karen' - Filmy One