A Day in the Life of the Ku Klux Klan, Uncensored

[onehandle]

Photographer Anthony Karen’s use of the word sir in emails might stem from his service in the Marine Corps. It could also be indicative of his humanitarian side and his affiliations with charities including Friends in Deed, Smile Train, and the Humane Society.

That simple level of politeness is also a small window into how he has been able to document as a photojournalist many of the most feared, secretive, and marginalized pockets of society around the world.

On his website, Karen writes that his passion for photography began during a trip to Haiti, where he documented Vodou rituals around the country. From there he has created series about Skinheads, the Westboro Baptist Church, and the Ku Klux Klan.

Gaining access to secretive pockets of society is based upon trust, something Karen doesn’t take lightly and that he sees as a foundation of photojournalism. “It’s a moment that’s constantly validated, the wordless acceptance into someone’s personal space with a camera,” Karen wrote via email.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2013/08/13/anthony_s_karen_a_photojournalist_s_unrestricted_access_to_the_ku_klux_klan.html

[Brickbat]

1. Dude is shooting a cockroach on his wall.

I can't even.

[Kablooie]

5. And his wife and daughter are cowering next to the wall.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

10. Ah, yes, responsible gun ownership.

When a bug makes its way into my house, I usually just grab the Raid.

The poor little girl... I just want to rescue her.

[deaniac21]

14. That is a Benjamin Classic

air rifle.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

15. You'll shoot your eye out, kid.

Or at least leave holes in the wall from shooting roaches. Yeehaw.

The little girl looks scared. I still want to get her out of that toxic environment.

[StrayKat]

2. I wonder if he's aiming for whoever brought in the Dora the Explorer backpack. (nt)

[gopiscrap]

3. This would also be a day in the life of your typical

republican or fundamentalist

[Blue Idaho]

4. I have no interest in this freak show photojournalism.

These folks aren't just backwoods kooks, they are dangerous. Dangerous to their children, to their neighbors, and to a country at large. I live near the now defunct compound of the once powerful Aryan Nations here in Idaho. Not only do these assholes preach hate, they act on it committing unspeakable crimes of torture and murder.

If anyone wants to publish photos of the Klan, let them post "real" klan photos. You know what I mean - we must never forget what they have done and what they continue to do to minorities thanks to their sick and twisted ideas.

[Gravitycollapse]

6. I don't think this photo essay is doing an injustice. And I don't quite understand your argument.

This is suppose to be a photo essay of a day in the life of a Klansman right now. Not the day in the life of a Klansman 100 years ago.

[Blue Idaho]

7. My point is

There is no real difference between the Klan then and now except for better marketing and useful idiots looking for a chance to build a portfolio. I see this as an attempt to humanize the inhumane, to put a friendly face on monsters. There is no "New Klan" just at there is no "New Confederacy." The goal of the Klan remains the same - White Power and the subjugation of all others by any means necessary.

[Gravitycollapse]

11. If you don't think there is a huge functional difference between the Klan of 100 years ago...

And the Klan of today, you likely know nothing about the KKK in the early 20th century.

The philosophy is the same. But they are essentially powerless now and relegated to a few thousand backwoods pieces of shit.

[Blue Idaho]

13. Their public visibility may be reduced

But I'll bet there's a clan or white supremacist group in you town and almost every town in America. Just because they don't march down the street (very often) don't think they are gone. They are everywhere and they hate with the same white hot heat that they always have.

The Internet has made it easier for them to organize outside the public eye.

If you don't believe me, ask the Southern Poverty Law Center - they know just how dangerous the modern Klan is.

[mstinamotorcity2]

8. This is about Right.

Do you see this shit???? All you TROLLS!!!!!!!!! You run around this site playing coy. Do you see what we see???? Some nasty ass clowns with homemade costumes, roaches, shitty tattoos, rope fashion fetishes, and the nastiest homes I have ever seen. They are so busy trying to have white pride and planning purity weddings, and swearing in ceremonies, that they forgot to take pride in teaching the child how to put her shoes on the proper foot. Simple people with simple minds do simple things.

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. what is that tattoo on his skinny back?

[Gravitycollapse]

12. It's a noose.