• maxalmonte14@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Reminds me when Morgan Freeman said he didn’t want a Black History Month, I immediately went like “dude, shut the f*** up”.

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      Surely he was just saying ‘All history is our history. Why would you relegate it to a month and label it?’ He’s allowed to feel aggrieved as it does feel like apportioning it to something lesser, like ‘Here,have the short month then shut up about it.’

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        i’m sure he’ll be happy to know that all talk of black history, period, will be gone, as soon as pres elmo gets his way

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        To paraphrase an old saying, “Never get to know your heroes.”

        With the exception of Robin Williams. He is, was, and always will be the GOAT.