Florida bill that would prohibit white discomfort advances

[PussOfYonce 3,657]

Just now, bionic said:

I suppose Jim Crow laws weren't 'inherently racist' in the same line of thinking   

that's true, the intention is very clear however 

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2 hours ago, Morphine Prince said:

The thing is, the truth isn’t always comfortable. History isn’t always comfortable. 

Laws like this are designed to erase our history. There’s nothing more to it. Conservatives would love to whitewash all history because the truth about the United States and its history contradicts their American exceptionalism theory in which they base their political ideologies on at the moment. 

perfectly said 

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2 minutes ago, PussOfYonce said:

 

what do you mean isn't inherently racist 

this is probably one of the most blatantly racist bills i have ever read about and it is very clear what they are trying to accomplish here.

I don't think it's automatically racist to want to stop white people from feeling discomfort. It would be racist if this bill set out to stop the teaching of black history. It doesn't. It proposes - I think - to teach it in a way that's more 'palatable' to white people, which is - as I have already said - close to censorship and ridiculous. But I don't think it's inherently racist... it's definitely right-wing and populist, in that it tries to 'appeal' to the majority of the voting population in the US: white people. But that's politics and democracy. The majority always win. 

Don't get me wrong here by the way: I'm not agreeing with the bill. I'm just trying to understand it for what it is.

[djfreemymind 1,342]

Let's keep in mind we're all learning and unlearning together. 💓😇

[RichAssPiss 5,049]

Please don't allow yourself to be fooled into thinking laws like this would be applied sensibly. They are being put in place to end the education of U.S. children about racism in this country. It's goal is to reduce curricula to American propaganda. 

[Bling 31,709]

God forbid we make white people uncomfortable  

What do you think black, brown, and indigenous people feel on a DAILY basis? 

Florida is a joke of a state. Which is unfortunate because of it's beautiful landscapes and beaches.

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5 hours ago, RichAssPiss said:

Please don't allow yourself to be fooled into thinking laws like this would be applied sensibly. They are being put in place to end the education of U.S. children about racism in this country. It's goal is to reduce curricula to American propaganda. 

This x1000000

People are so worried about the US pulling a repeat of 1861 that they're not noticing us becoming 1940s Germany

[TimisaMonster 31,073]

White?...

Discomfort?...

A bill???

This must be a side effect of too much COVID to the brain 

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Oh he'll naw. Just say no one can abuse based on history, but it doesn't need to be whatever this is. This is some racist ****

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The truth isnt always pleasent. So what are u supposed to do? Pertend it didnt happen?

 

As long as ur not holding a grudge on 10 year old white kids for the atrocities of the past (which teachers are not gonna do anyway) history is what it is plain and simple

 

And not just history, its still the now 

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On 1/19/2022 at 7:54 PM, TimisaMonster said:

White?...

Discomfort?...

A bill???

This must be a side effect of too much COVID to the brain 

The small amount of reasoning left in ppls brains since covid...

 

[PartySick 174,780]

2 minutes ago, Economy said:

And not just history, its still the now 

And this is why it's so important

Racism goes beyond some idiot using a slur or decades old human rights violations. It's literally built into the fabric of our society.

Segregation is still real and plainly obvious. My town and hundreds of others have a "black and white part of town".

Black families have lower earnings than white families on average so the tax revenue used to fund the schools in "their part of town" is far lower than neighborhoods near them which leads to worse education for black Americans, fewer opportunities for them, lower earnings, rinse and repeat.

In my town there's two high schools. One was like 80% white, the other was almost all black. The "white school" has duel enrollment opportunities, trade school opportunities, certification classes (like CPR, adobe, beginning construction and welding, etc), newer text books, multiple computer labs, home economics class, and even a class about taxes, homeownership, and general adult things. The works. I went to this school and walked out with certs and went right into college.

The "black school"? Well, they had a daycare on campus and a bunch of fast food restaurants nearby for the juniors and seniors to work close to school. That's it. My sisters went to this school.

Bills like DeSantis' here ensure that this pattern of oppression continues  white people SHOULD feel uncomfortable about all this. Fellow Americans are being oppressed right under their noses and they're the ones that elected the Repugnants that keep this system afloat.

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16 minutes ago, PartySick said:

And this is why it's so important

Racism goes beyond some idiot using a slur or decades old human rights violations. It's literally built into the fabric of our society.

Segregation is still real and plainly obvious. My town and hundreds of others have a "black and white part of town".

Black families have lower earnings than white families on average so the tax revenue used to fund the schools in "their part of town" is far lower than neighborhoods near them which leads to worse education for black Americans, fewer opportunities for them, lower earnings, rinse and repeat.

In my town there's two high schools. One was like 80% white, the other was almost all black. The "white school" has duel enrollment opportunities, trade school opportunities, certification classes (like CPR, adobe, beginning construction and welding, etc), newer text books, multiple computer labs, home economics class, and even a class about taxes, homeownership, and general adult things. The works. I went to this school and walked out with certs and went right into college.

The "black school"? Well, they had a daycare on campus and a bunch of fast food restaurants nearby for the juniors and seniors to work close to school. That's it. My sisters went to this school.

Bills like DeSantis' here ensure that this pattern of oppression continues  white people SHOULD feel uncomfortable about all this. Fellow Americans are being oppressed right under their noses and they're the ones that elected the Repugnants that keep this system afloat.

Absolutely! And ppl still dont understand the amount of roadblocks u can inherit growing up. Even if the word is "less racist" (LOL) now than before u can still feel the passed down effects for multiple generations cuz breaking cycles is difficult

 

The irony is that in my city where I live the white ppl are the ones that live in the slums and poor areas while the POC (mostly immigrants) live in the newer and more expensive parts of the city but an usual combination of dynamics caused that.

 

I think were the only city like that in the area cuz if i told someone in the Toronto metro that whites dominate the slums and immigrants the nice neighbourhoods theyd instantly know which suburb i was from

 

Lets test that actually. @LaLa @GagaSine i know u guys are from Ontario. What city am I from based on my description?

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Bro what