“ the biases and prejudices of the time.”

no one is burning anything. They just aren’t glorifying this part of history. It is still there for anyone to read but will have a footnote now that some of the things written in these books is not great looking back. 

Yeah, we know. Trump was elected because racist people want to keep being racist and celebrate racist people.

So then textbooks will stop rewriting slavery as a guest worker program? Since we’re talking about flossing over history and all...

I think it is important to read and discuss the books with kids.  We shouldn’t sanitize history and pretend that everyone in America’s history was flawless and noble.  Kids should understand that people are complicated.  They should also understand that society can change and progress can be made.  You don’t have to…

Ma literally says “the only good Indian is a dead Indian” soooooooooo yeah. I re-read these books after a surgery (was v high on painkillers) and was pretty disturbed by that aspect of it. 

Oh bullshit. Neither you or Boogity Brown Becky would have called the police if Girl Scouts were barking their cookies.

And everyone would’ve dragged your ass and put your name and place of employment out to the public like you’d deserve.

If you think it’s either right or smart to use the police department as enforcers of your unwritten rules of social mores, you’re the fucking problem.

If the callers are white in a nearly all white space sure.

Of course she sells weed. Of course she does. 

“heffa”

Shortly to become, 'used to have a black friend'.

I mean, really. Instead of rolling on with their day they called the spelling police in a comment on an article about people needing to roll on with their day and stop calling the police. I'm tired. 

White people can’t mind their own damn business.

I’ve seen it spelled “heffa” so let’s just enjoy the heifer kaleidoscope without correcting folks, cool?

Heffer is such a solid, underused insult

What are the odds that this woman would gush over white kids selling lemonade.

Madonna has been the thirstiest in the game for a decade now...

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