jackiemarie90 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 The reactions usually are: OmG that's boring and a lot of reading. Cool. or It's hard to get jobs with that degree. =| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuggnificent Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 we need more history majors because people are forgetting or whitewashing theirs. esp where i live. if i see one more idiot ask whys there black history month and not a white history month ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiemarie90 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Just now, fuggnificent said: we need more history majors because people are forgetting or whitewashing theirs. esp where i live. if i see one more idiot ask whys there black history month and not a white history month ? Sounds like some people aren't teaching it properly, a saddening notion. I think America does tend to gloss over its heinous history with slavery and civil rights. Teachers tend to causally mentions that slaves were sold as property without even thinking that they are reaffirming those ideals without mentioning the lost humanity behind it. Teachers are now arguing the civil war started out of an "Economic issue" without even fucking realizing the "economics were people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuggnificent Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 (edited) not just with slavery but with the genocide of native Americans too. my daughter starts talking abt natives like shes been programmed. "they lived in teepees and ate buffalo" in the singsong voice. i say "madison have you ever seen a native american?" she says no then i tell her its because Europeans and the u.s. govt killed most of them. they are whitewashing everything! Edited February 10, 2018 by fuggnificent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pail Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 3 minutes ago, fuggnificent said: not just with slavery but with the genocide of native Americans too. my daughter starts talking abt natives like shes been programmed. "they lived in teepees and ate buffalo" in the singsong voice. i say "madison have you ever seen a native american?" she says no then i tell her its because Europeans and the u.s. govt killed most of them. they are whitewashing everything! Isn't she a little young to be radicalizing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilgar Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I see your Florida education failed you bucket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiemarie90 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 9 minutes ago, fuggnificent said: not just with slavery but with the genocide of native Americans too. my daughter starts talking abt natives like shes been programmed. "they lived in teepees and ate buffalo" in the singsong voice. i say "madison have you ever seen a native american?" she says no then i tell her its because Europeans and the u.s. govt killed most of them. they are whitewashing everything! If you were to teach her, I think good place to start is to mention the selfishness of the U.S. wanting the land the Natives lived on. The natives wanted to keep their homes, but America kept making excuses why they were in danger or in economic need. You mention that it is propaganda, a technique governments use to lie and sway public perception. And then tell her how they forced them by violence and had churches try force them out of their religion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuggnificent Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 1 minute ago, jackiemarie90 said: If you were to teach her, I think good place to start is to mention the selfishness of the U.S. wanting the land the Natives lived on. The natives wanted to keep their homes, but America kept making excuses why they were in danger or in economic need. You mention that it is propaganda, a technique governments use to lie and sway public perception. And then tell her how they forced them by violence and had churches try force them out of their religion. k how do you recommend i expose her to slavery? i have to do so by march 2nd because we are going to the African American museum. i was thinking id not tell her and just answer her ?s after or just leave her home its hard cuz shes so innocent and shes half white Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 45 minutes ago, jackiemarie90 said: The reactions usually are: OmG that's boring and a lot of reading. Cool. or It's hard to get jobs with that degree. =| Well most ppl are idiots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pail Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 17 minutes ago, stilgar said: I see your Florida education failed you bucket. Oooh. Scathing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuggnificent Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, Poof said: Well most ppl are idiots this never bothered me until idiocy literally started to take over. it didnt start with trump. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiemarie90 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, fuggnificent said: k how do you recommend i expose her to slavery? i have to do so by march 2nd because we are going to the African American museum. i was thinking id not tell her and just answer her ?s after or just leave her home its hard cuz shes so innocent and shes half white Oh god, that is a difficult one. You can mention that Africans came from a different land across the ocean called Africa. And show her a map, maybe a printed one, or an image on the computer screen. Then mention, when the original American settlers forced natives from their homes, they needed people to work to grow food and build homes and buildings for them. Horrible businessmen choose to kidnap them from there homes and forced them to work in horrible conditions. They would hurt them, separate them for their familes and treat them as objects less than humans. And tell her it wasn't good and made people very sad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuggnificent Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 1 minute ago, jackiemarie90 said: Oh god, that is a difficult one. You can mention that Africans came from a different land across the ocean called Africa. And show her a map, maybe a printed one, or an image on the computer screen. Then mention, when the original American settlers forced natives from their homes, they needed people to work to grow food and build homes and buildings for them. Horrible businessmen choose to kidnap them from there homes and forced them to work in horrible conditions. They would hurt them, separate them for their familes and treat them as objects less than humans. And tell her it wasn't good and made people very sad. thx. youre good at this. maybe you should consider writing kid history stories because they are badly needed. you included a lot of details and left out as much racial stuff as you could. thanks. this is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiemarie90 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 9 minutes ago, Poof said: Well most ppl are idiots People definitely idiotic towards the humanities major. I saw this meme that made me chuckle pretty hard. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiemarie90 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 6 minutes ago, fuggnificent said: thx. youre good at this. maybe you should consider writing kid history stories because they are badly needed. you included a lot of details and left out as much racial stuff as you could. thanks. this is great! I actually have considered history writing, but for kids sounds interesting lol. Idk, I think I would want to wait till I get further in my education, graduating with a bachelors at least. lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuggnificent Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, jackiemarie90 said: I actually have considered history writing, but for kids sounds interesting lol. Idk, I think I would want to wait till I get further in my education, graduating with a bachelors at least. lol could make more $$ writing for kids than anything else. i kno id never find a good book abt real history for kids in the south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 14 minutes ago, jackiemarie90 said: People definitely idiotic towards the humanities major. I saw this meme that made me chuckle pretty hard. I like this a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiemarie90 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 6 minutes ago, fuggnificent said: could make more $$ writing for kids than anything else. i kno id never find a good book abt real history for kids in the south. I wonder if Barnes and noble carries something like that, that would be interesting. Other than that might be an issue with access down there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuggnificent Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, jackiemarie90 said: I wonder if Barnes and noble carries something like that, that would be interesting. Other than that might be an issue with access down there as well. its amazing how hard certain things are to find. my daughter loves dinosaurs. i merely wanted a book that showed pics of all dinosaurs with their name. couldnt even find one online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiemarie90 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 7 minutes ago, Poof said: I like this a lot I literally got into a fight with this guy I had two semesters with as a classmate over his mentality like this. He wouldn't shut up about how America was superior because of our capitalist system and causally ignored how people lived in poverty. Just the stupidest libertarian things, and would not shut up cocky as fuck! /rant But yeah he was and economics major, and a jerk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilgar Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Libertarians tend to be some of the dumbest people around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiemarie90 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 21 minutes ago, fuggnificent said: its amazing how hard certain things are to find. my daughter loves dinosaurs. i merely wanted a book that showed pics of all dinosaurs with their name. couldnt even find one online. I know the counties in Oakland around here can't afford to keep their libraries anymore and have to get the community to make their own it's own kind. It sucks how the government doesn't prioritize education. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiemarie90 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 9 minutes ago, stilgar said: Libertarians tend to be sI ome of the dumbest people around. I mean yeah, if your want to ignore the amendments past 10 in the bill of rights your pretty much racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juice McKenzie Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 What kind of reaction would you want from someone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiemarie90 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 14 minutes ago, Saiyanman said: What kind of reaction would you want from someone? You have an hawk Icon! I dunno, it's so weird. I'm also just completely awkward so I don't know what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death_by_motorboat Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 2 hours ago, jackiemarie90 said: The reactions usually are: OmG that's boring and a lot of reading. Cool. or It's hard to get jobs with that degree. =| history is fun. hard to remember though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molarbear Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 2 hours ago, jackiemarie90 said: The reactions usually are: OmG that's boring and a lot of reading. Cool. or It's hard to get jobs with that degree. =| If they ask what kind of history you should totally drop "history of your mom brah " 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiemarie90 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Just now, mumbojummie13 said: history is fun. hard to remember though. Hard to focus reading, but for some reason have a decentish memory. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death_by_motorboat Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 (edited) focus, is a venerable foe. i cant learn anything unless it holds my interest. Edited February 10, 2018 by mumbojummie13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiemarie90 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 1 minute ago, molarbear said: If they ask what kind of history you should totally drop "history of your mom brah " I suppose. Maybe through in a little degeneration X 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiemarie90 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 1 minute ago, mumbojummie13 said: focus, is a venerable foe. i cant learn anything unless it holds my interest. Yep yep. I kinda have to force myself, over caffinate, use highlighters if I have too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molarbear Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 11 minutes ago, jackiemarie90 said: I suppose. Maybe through in a little degeneration X EXACTLY! I mean lighting, explosions and all. You're probably going to have to hire people to carry all that stuff around for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 2 hours ago, jackiemarie90 said: People definitely idiotic towards the humanities major. I saw this meme that made me chuckle pretty hard. Would it be better if they devalued STEM topics AND social sciences and humanities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juice McKenzie Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 10 hours ago, jackiemarie90 said: You have an hawk Icon! I dunno, it's so weird. I'm also just completely awkward so I don't know what. I love Hawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nameraka Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 just don't do what i did. b.a. in history. m.a. in english. i'm thinking of doing a ph.d in philosophy do give myself the trifecta of useless education. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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