• 2ugly2live@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    *Cue the sounds of POC being beaten within an inch of their lives for drinking from the wrong fountain *

      • 2ugly2live@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 months ago

        Black people in America during the 50’s were not treated well. They were hung, beaten, had their homes and communities destroyed often. There were also separate facilities such as schools, restaurants, and fountains. Many places were specifically “White Only.” There were Sundown Towns that pretty much made it illegal to be black after sundown. There were books (green book) written and circulated to make it easier for POC to find hospitable places to travel.

        This is not to say everything is all fine and dandy, but POC are usually not the ones dreaming about “the good old days.”

        • Mac@mander.xyzEnglish
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          8 months ago

          I apologize for wasting your time and effort with that comment. What I was alluding to is that you used “que” instead of ‘cue’. lol

          I will say that i still appreciated your comment and that you are exactly right about racism in the US.

  • addie@feddit.ukEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Absolutely no regard for the thoughts or desires of anyone other than WASPs? This is a picture from the 50s, right enough.

  • Treczoks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Well, you have to give it to the 50s. They were closer to shooting Nazis than voting them into the White House.

    • Mojave@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Because it’s fucked up to have to hide your sexuality, and foster a family that you likely don’t truly want. It’s also pointing out how awful we handled healthcare back then. The kid has polio because medicine was a mess. It’s not vilifying the dad or son.

        • Dharma Curious (he/him)@slrpnk.netEnglish
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          8 months ago

          It’s not an image of bad things or bad people, it’s an image of thinks that fucking suck. Being secretly gay, as in, unable to come out. Not being allowed to dress how you want it get an education. Having a debilitating illness. Having such a shitty home life because of bullshit gender roles that you require drugs just to get through the day. No repercussions for sexual assault and a continuing cycle of sexual abuse. All shitty things.

          You’re the one being a piece of shit, friend. You’re attacking people who are disagreeing with you, and refusing to even consider that they may have a different perspective. When the entire world is telling you one thing, you may not believe it, but you should at least consider that your perspective and theirs may be different, and consider whether they’re right.

          Also, inb4 accusations. I am a gay man, and the only issue I see with this image is it’s stunning lack of people of color worried they’ll be lynched.

          Eta, checked acct history. Not worth discussing anything with. Actively hostile in nearly every comment. Just ignore and block the asshole pretending to care about progressive issues. Bad faith actor likely out to cause disagreement and leave a bad taste in people’s mouths.

            • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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              8 months ago

              Dude, no one is doing that. People are, correctly, calling you out for having abysmal media literacy and being an absolute asshole about it. You twisted an image that everyone else seems to understand into an argument that no one was making. Maybe instead of doubling down, you might consider listening to some of the many people patiently explaining how the meme is the exact opposite of what you’re imagining.

    • PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
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      8 months ago

      It’s a “The past is fucked up”, not “These are all bad people”. In fact, the molester grandfather is the only bad person there.

      Getting preventable diseases that have lifelong effects sucks. Being forced to stay in the closet sucks. Being medicated as an alternative to socially undesirable behavior rather than a genuine attempt to alleviate distressing and handicapping symptoms of mental illness sucks. Being stuck in gender roles sucks.