I think that’s just someone trying to find blame where it doesn’t exist. This case has nothing to do with slavery in the USA. I just find the case completely bizarre.
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We live in a time where people are very sensitive, especially left-of-center folk in the US. It is a phenomenon that masquerades as empathy but is much closer to militant self righteousness. Context and history are irrelevant considerations.
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I find it bizarre. The idea that I (or Helen) should feel guilty because pre-Independence (so they were technically British) Americans owned slaves is beyond anything I could imagine. Where should my guilt end?!
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I too had a Golliwog toy when I was a toddler. It was my absolute favourite and was threadbare with patches when my mum finally decided it was irreparable.
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