SwissArmyKazoo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 days agoWhat's one giant LIE that's frequently taught in schools as a lesson?message-squaremessage-square87linkfedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down17
arrow-up1101arrow-down1message-squareWhat's one giant LIE that's frequently taught in schools as a lesson?SwissArmyKazoo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 days agomessage-square87linkfedilink
minus-squaremarine_mustang@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up31arrow-down1·11 days agoLies of omission count? I was in my 40s before I ever heard of the Tulsa Massacre.
minus-squareSelfHigh5@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 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-up1·11 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.