NOW FIREWORKS ARE RACIST!

Smoke from displays ‘harms minorities’ say woke loons

NOW fireworks are racist, according to woke loons.

Famed conservation body, mag publisher and wildlife TV channel National Geographic suggested that fireworks are racist because the smoke pollution “disproportionately” hurts minorities, sparking a firestorm of criticism from readers.

The institution tweeted out the assertion on the Fourth of July, based on a recent study assessing the impact of US Independence Day fireworks on communities.

“Scientists found vulnerable people and communities of colour are disproportionately exposed to air pollution from firework celebrations,” it wrote on Twitter above a photo of a lights display over North Hollywood, California.

The state’s minority residents are at greater risk for health concerns related to fireworks smoke partly because displays usually take place in its urban areas and along the coast, where there are greater concentrations of such populations, experts told the publication.

The same residents are also typically already battling asthma and other health afflictions at a higher rate, so the smoke only adds to their woes, said the researchers from the University of California, who conducted the study.

But many on social media weren’t having it and blasted the suggestion as absurd.

“Honestly, I am a scientist and this is beyond ridiculous,” one person wrote.

Another Twitter user said: “This stuff is getting ridiculous.”

And a third said: “It never ends with the ridiculous headlines about race. Give it a rest.”