techriot on Nostr: The Wonderful World of Fake Black Inventions History has become an increasingly ...
The Wonderful World of Fake Black Inventions
History has become an increasingly politicized affair. In the case of black history, centuries of erasure and marginalization have led to efforts to embellish the contributions of African Americans and the African diaspora. Unfortunately, the ritual of rehearsing mythical black inventions is now a daily fixture on the internet.
Impressionable minds are misled into believing the most incredible stories about black history solely for the purpose of inflating the egos of insecure personalities. The slightest criticisms of these contorted stories inevitably depict the critic as racist. So, to avoid the label most people ignore the topic or retweet blogs disproving exaggerated tales.
History has become an increasingly politicized affair. In the case of black history, centuries of erasure and marginalization have led to efforts to embellish the contributions of African Americans and the African diaspora. Unfortunately, the ritual of rehearsing mythical black inventions is now a daily fixture on the internet.
Impressionable minds are misled into believing the most incredible stories about black history solely for the purpose of inflating the egos of insecure personalities. The slightest criticisms of these contorted stories inevitably depict the critic as racist. So, to avoid the label most people ignore the topic or retweet blogs disproving exaggerated tales.