hohoho@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-21 day agoIn the class warfare of America, there seem to be an awful lot of parallels between typical Republican voters and Uncle Tom, a negro who was exceedingly subservient to his slave masters.message-squaremessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1224arrow-down127
arrow-up1197arrow-down1message-squareIn the class warfare of America, there seem to be an awful lot of parallels between typical Republican voters and Uncle Tom, a negro who was exceedingly subservient to his slave masters.hohoho@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-21 day agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squareTheFriar@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·17 hours agoWhy use that description of race? It’s the word used back then, but not today.
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 hours agoI believe its being used in the same contextual format as it would the time period of Uncle Tom, similarly to how quotes work. You shouldn’t censor history.
Why use that description of race? It’s the word used back then, but not today.
I believe its being used in the same contextual format as it would the time period of Uncle Tom, similarly to how quotes work.
You shouldn’t censor history.