Something That I Haven’t Seen In The Hamilton Discourse Is How It Does A Really Good Job At Humanizing

something that i haven’t seen in the hamilton discourse is how it does a really good job at humanizing bad people, but that that can be a good thing

we like to pretend like bad people™️ are bad in every aspect of their lives and that if we were alive back then we would’ve seen right through thomas jefferson’s bullshit.

but in reality how often do we see a politician/celebrity/ex boyfriend and at first glance they’re great. but then after a while you do some digging and realize oh shit this person is the worst.

of course glorifying slave owners is never okay do not get me wrong on that

but i guess what I’m trying to say is that hamilton does a really good job of showing us how people justified supporting the founding fathers, and by extension calls us to examine the politicians and people we’re supporting.

because history repeats itself and in 200 years kids will be reading history books and wondering how we let x y and z happen. so just because someone seems nice and like they’re working for your cause – and maybe they are – don’t forget that everyone has the capacity to do awful things. you and me included.

and again – don’t take this as me defending the actions of those who owned enslaved people, or those who supported them. but instead take this as an opportunity to examine how easy it would have been to be deceived by them – and then consider how that can still happen today on issues that we might not even know are issues yet.

we have to be humble enough to recognize that we are capable of falling prey to dangerous ideas, because if we’re not then how are we ever going to fight them?? nothing can ever change if we can’t admit that our views are sometimes wrong.

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i made a comic in google slides for some ungodly reason

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5 years ago

psychic *reads my mind*

Me;

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[ID: 3 gifs and a text banner.

The first gif is of driving by a billboard with a trans flag on it and text that reads, "fat trans people are so fuckin epic".

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5 years ago

you punch nazis!

(requested by anonymous)

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3 years ago

genuinely so fucking tired of people leveraging the "groomer" argument against people who support sex ed because scientific literature over decades shows that comprehensive sex education starting around kindergarten actually prevents children from being sexually abused and groomed because it teaches children the correct words for their body parts and also teaches them concepts of privacy, personal space, bodily autonomy, the difference between appropriate and inappropriate touching, and the fact that sex is something that only adults do. children with this knowledge are not only better equipped to identify abuse and predatory behavior and communicate that its happening to a trusted adult, but also prevent it from happening in the first place by recognizing when something is happening that shouldn't.

sex education does not sexualize children, it prevents children from being sexualized. anyone who is against early foundational sex education and claims they are doing it to protect children is a fucking liar.

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like for peace on earth

reblog to explode one car on the highway

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2 years ago

I love using my phone in public surely I will not scroll past some strange image

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