Olympia Commits to being an Anti-Racist City, Institutionalizing Hate

Candace Mercer Olympia, WA
17 min readNov 20, 2021

The real world effects of labeling everything WHITE SUPREMACY

I just got kicked out of a bar for the first time in my life. I am banned from McCoy’s Tavern in downtown Olympia for being a WHITE SUPREMACIST. I was asked to leave, escorted to the door and told I was not welcome to return. I was told I would be in danger if I stayed. This extreme othering is being done to dehumanize me in order to justify harm against me. It is sadistic and immoral.

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Candace Mercer Olympia, WA

Candace is a progressive artist/writer/activist based in Olympia, WA reporting on homelessness & political violence. She ran for Olympia City Council in 2021.