• andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun
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    1 year ago

    What an absolute turd of a statement. Says a lot about a person and any organization they might lead.

    Meanwhile it’s the same type of person campaigning for defunding of public libraries and schools.

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      1 year ago

      I think you mean “defunding” and I agree. Plenty of black and female artists made excellent work in that space and it sounds like her book may be one of the dying cries of her bigoted generation’s values.

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        1 year ago

        Yep, edited my comment shortly after posting because I’m too cool to proofread until after I post. 😎

        But yeah, this is definitely a value I’m hoping can die with a generation. But also not holding my breath.

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          1 year ago

          Don’t hold your breath. We’ve been waiting for this sentiment to go away via attrition for a couple hundred years. There are always plenty of young bigots, and public sentiment has just become a swinging pendulum.

          We outnumber them. We need to stop being victims of our own apathy.

          • Animated_beans@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            Don’t sell humanity short- we are getting better. When my mom was born, women weren’t allowed to get credit cards without the permission of a man. Ruby Bridges is still alive and in her sixties. People forget how recent the Civil Rights era was. We’ve made a lot of progress in recent decades and while we still have a long way to go, we are improving.