SwissArmyKazoo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 22 days agoWhat's one giant LIE that's frequently taught in schools as a lesson?message-squaremessage-square226linkfedilinkarrow-up1170arrow-down18
arrow-up1162arrow-down1message-squareWhat's one giant LIE that's frequently taught in schools as a lesson?SwissArmyKazoo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 22 days agomessage-square226linkfedilink
minus-squaremarine_mustang@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up55arrow-down1·22 days agoLies of omission count? I was in my 40s before I ever heard of the Tulsa Massacre.
minus-squareSelfHigh5@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·22 days agoSame! And I grew up in the Midwest/south. I first heard of it from the show The Watchmen and really thought it was part of the fictional narrative until I got curious and looked it up. Terrible, and also terrible that it stayed so hidden.
minus-squaremarine_mustang@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·22 days agoI grew up in California and they didn’t teach it.
Lies of omission count? I was in my 40s before I ever heard of the Tulsa Massacre.
Same! And I grew up in the Midwest/south. I first heard of it from the show The Watchmen and really thought it was part of the fictional narrative until I got curious and looked it up. Terrible, and also terrible that it stayed so hidden.
I grew up in California and they didn’t teach it.