This is highly offensive, we shouldn't be glorifying tyrants and mass murderers. These mugahls were responsible for untold attrocities in name of religion.
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I think it's more offensive to see somebody call this offensive. It's just an analysis of a series of paintings and the royal and the rich and the corrupt and the powerful will always be around. To call this offensive is to be coddled into a false worldview that attempts to suppress the rancid, messy and yet commendable truth of humanity.
The irony of course is that one of the reasons we would know that historical tyrants were tyrants is precisely because of similar studies of art and literature of historical periods.
> It is why, just four years ago, textbooks told students “workers” were brought from Africa to America, not men, women and children in chains. It is why, last year, a teacher asked students to list “positive” aspects of slavery. It is why, even in 2019, there are teachers in schools who still think holding mock auctions is a good way for students to learn about slavery. Misinformation and flawed teaching about America’s “original sin” fills our classrooms from an early age.
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dang|4 years ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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pugworthy|4 years ago
In the US, we've never been good at teaching truths about slavery. I'm sure this is true the world wide.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/08/28/teaching... has an interesting read about this in the US. Here's a paragraph quote...
> It is why, just four years ago, textbooks told students “workers” were brought from Africa to America, not men, women and children in chains. It is why, last year, a teacher asked students to list “positive” aspects of slavery. It is why, even in 2019, there are teachers in schools who still think holding mock auctions is a good way for students to learn about slavery. Misinformation and flawed teaching about America’s “original sin” fills our classrooms from an early age.
sneak|4 years ago
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pugworthy|4 years ago
But not for long... https://www.fastcompany.com/90597698/harriet-tubman-will-fin...
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dang|4 years ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Edit: we've had to warn you before about not posting flamewar comments to HN, and unfortunately it looks like you've been continuing to do it. That's not cool. If you'd please review the guidelines and fix this, we'd be grateful.