anarchotoothbrushist@lemmy.ml to Anarchist Memes @lemmy.ml · 8 months agoOne of the reasons they only teach whitewashed history at schoolmedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up11.07Karrow-down146cross-posted to: leftymemes@lemmy.dbzer0.com
arrow-up11.02Karrow-down1imageOne of the reasons they only teach whitewashed history at schoolmedia.kbin.socialanarchotoothbrushist@lemmy.ml to Anarchist Memes @lemmy.ml · 8 months agomessage-square115fedilinkcross-posted to: leftymemes@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-squareCookiesandcreamclouds@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·8 months agoWhy wasn’t I taught about the free food and medical care part of what they did?
minus-squareLucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoShit, at least you were taught about them. Never even heard about the Black Panthers until later in my adult life on a random reddit comment.
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoYou were quietly taught that armed black people were scary. That’s what they wanted you to remember, not what they armed themselves for.
minus-squareCookiesandcreamclouds@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoUgh… this just makes me feel all sorts of awful. I struggle to find the exact words.
Why wasn’t I taught about the free food and medical care part of what they did?
Shit, at least you were taught about them. Never even heard about the Black Panthers until later in my adult life on a random reddit comment.
You were quietly taught that armed black people were scary. That’s what they wanted you to remember, not what they armed themselves for.
Ugh… this just makes me feel all sorts of awful. I struggle to find the exact words.