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The Unbearable Whiteness of Camping
People of color have been excluded from the camping industry for decades. The pandemic changed everything.
Like many other people of color, I never went camping as a child. To me, it seemed like a caucasian pastime. And I was right. As recently as a decade ago, 88% of campers were white. But we're at a turning point. Last year, 60% of first-time campers were non-white and for the first time ever, the representation of campers reflected the demographics of the United States. In this story, I delve into the history of colonialism and racism that has made the great outdoors feel so threatening to Black and brown people. And I explore why the pandemic changed everything.
โLiz Segran
https://www.fastcompany.com/90677420/the-unbearable-whiteness-of-camping