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Originally Posted by DNSB
Are we at the point of resurrecting the spirits of Thomas and Henrietta Marie (Harriet) Bowdler to protect the public from being contaminated by the works of our uncouth forbears?
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This is where the disconnect
really lies. I say "it's fair to judge the past through today's lens," and you (and others) seem to think I'm saying, "erase the past! Change it! Make it so nobody else can read it! Ban it! Burn it! Bowdlerize it!"
I'm saying nothing of the sort. I'm saying acknowledge it, don't blow it off. "That's just how it was" is only useful if you're attempting to make past racism sound OK, or more acceptable/palatable. Being a racist was never OK, even if it was more common.