what are the most messed up biographies for children. hitler doesnt count too easy is there a positive childrens introduction to pol pot
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we decided we want children's biographies for the following figures cortez torquemada qin shi huang ho chi minh typhoid mary clodius pulcher boss tweed ted kaczynski
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oh shit we also discussed huey long I cant believe they actually did ithttps://twitter.com/btsheehy/status/1388020010463993858?s=19 …
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the sociological implications of who is a permitted subject of a biography for children is fascinating i did have columbus eulogies and excited conquistador biographies as a kid
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people dont say it explicitly but having a collection that doesnt have lots of different cultures is gauche in certain circles. the neighbors would talk if they noticed it
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all childrens literature is ideological propaganda. or rather at least more more directly than most writing. everything has to have a moral. most are apolitical social norms but some are blatantly political some kids can tell which are which and grow to resent the latter
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Ghengis Khan is, of course, a man known for not starting endless wars with anyone he came across
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