Ku Klux Klan: At a High School Near You.
By Africanlegend.
A North Georgia teacher, Catherine Ariemma, made the news after four of her students wore white robes, resembling those worn by the KKK, for a historical reenactment in her classroom. It was meant to be a history lesson for her students but instead it turned into a public debate.
“I don’t know how you can discuss racism and not discuss the clan.,” said Ms. Ariemma, making it clear that her holistic approach to history includes all of it’s various events, whether good or bad. In doing so, she aims to cultivate an educational environment where such issues can be discussed in a controlled setting. Unfortunately, Ariemma is being placed on the chopping board and sacrificed as an offering to the gods of “White Guilt” and “Black Rage”. And sadly, this will probably result in the loss of her job.
If we won’t allow kids to explore the true events of history, let us at least be creative about it. Why don't we just rewrite history, to make it, not only soothing to people’s guilt, but more entertaining. I have a few ideas.
~ The Ku Klux Klan didn’t actually exist. It was just a fashion trend that involved white robes, popularized by the Popes clothing brand (Moral Compass inc). The burning of crosses and black people’s houses was to keep them warm in the bitter cold winter.
~ The Indians were not slaughtered by white settlers. They all just ate too much Turkey on the first Thanksgiving and fell into prolonged food comas. They will wake up in the next 4-5 years and white people will gladly return their land.
~ There was no slavery. Africans migrated to the West to take advantage of the Entry Level Cotton Planting jobs they saw on monster.com. The jobs were great, they even included free room, board and whippings. While the hours were long, they were not worse than what modern day doctors or lawyers face.
~ Racism doesn’t exist. There are no true races. The dark people are just REALLY tanned white people that jump higher and run faster than their white counterparts (Origin of Species: Charles Darwin)
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