conspicuousness

“Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? “ feels timely even 56 years later, given the increasing conspicuousness both of bigotry in America and the violence it animates.

“Many women do not like to wear the ‘Flu’ mask because of its conspicuousness,” read an ad for Lansburgh’s department store in the Washington Evening Star.

But there is a downside to conspicuousness: drums that are loud and clear are also more likely to be intercepted by eavesdropping predators.

Much of our time is spent trying to shrink, to alleviate our extreme conspicuousness.

But the conspicuousness came with advantages, too, namely in the form of assistance from the Mexican authorities who had once targeted such travelers.