• jsomae@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    I was at the museum at his estate on the potomac; the dentures were there. The plaque underneath claimed it was slaves.

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      4 months ago

      Both conditions apply, was the intent. Teeth from slaves that were also purchased. My wording was unclear, sorry.

      It was so unclear, it seems that I am white washing racist now.

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        4 months ago

        it seems that I am white washing racist now

        Me too, when I called out their childish behavior.

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      4 months ago

      Is that not how dentures worked at the time? Any tooth you got was from someone so poor they had to sell it or who had it taken from them.

      Modern equivalent would be displaying shoes made in a sweatshop. Yeah terrible practice, but so commonplace its generally not a huge reflection on the character of the owner.