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No bluebird sitting on my shoulder, but I do have a poodle sitting on my lap. To be honest, I'd rather have my cat - she doesn't lick me that much.

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Date: 2019-08-09 08:41 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] lilysea
Some white people don’t want to hear about slavery at plantations built by slaves (Oh, ffs.)

That's like going to one of the sites of a former holocaust concentration camp in Germany/Poland and complaining about being told the history.

Date: 2019-08-09 09:03 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] lilysea
If all you want to do is imagine yourself swishing around in gorgeous period dress while helped by cheerful and, I guess, morally unproblematic servants - stay home!

Or go to a historic building where the servants were less morally problematic, because they were free to quit and get a better job elsewhere. eg historic buildings in England.
Edited Date: 2019-08-09 09:04 pm (UTC)

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