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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In 1984, I did something that was not, so far as I knew, considered offensive then, but would be now.  I am not ashamed of it, but I am really happy there was no Internet so you can see a picture of it and tell me that, objectively speaking, I am a horrible person and that I need to examine my feelings on why I did something 35 years ago.  [/quote]

DP that has been mostly lurking for the last 10+ pages.

There are two different issues here.  I agree that cancel culture reaching into what people did in the past is overreaching.  But I think focusing on the here and now and not continuing to promote, support and protect bigoted behavior is important.  So, let's stop looking for people who wore blackface in college 20+ years ago and focus more on stopping the activities and worship of the slavery era.

I don't think asking someone to stop glorifying the antebellum period is at all unreasonable.   And showing appreciation for the style of plantation and slave-owners when others tell you how offensive it is to glorify those who made their wealth on the sweat of slave labor is like the ultimate Marie Antoinette moment.[/quote]

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