SwissArmyKazoo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 hours agoWhat's one giant LIE that's frequently taught in schools as a lesson?message-squaremessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down13
arrow-up144arrow-down1message-squareWhat's one giant LIE that's frequently taught in schools as a lesson?SwissArmyKazoo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 hours agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squaremarine_mustang@sh.itjust.workscakelinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·10 hours agoLies of omission count? I was in my 40s before I ever heard of the Tulsa Massacre.
minus-squareSelfHigh5@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 hours 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.workscakelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours 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.