What do black lawn gnomes reveal about Blake’s family

The lawn ornaments the family is basically racist. At Blake's birthday party, things quickly take a turn for the worse. Jus has gotten drunk, and he has a hard time controlling his emotional response to Blake's family's racist home decorations. As soon as they arrive at the party, Jus sees that their garden gnomes are painted to look like racist caricatures of Black people. Second, he sees that the wall behind the bar in Blake's basement is filled with pictures from minstrel shows, featuring white actors in blackface.