The Smithsonian’s racist National Museum of African American History and Culture says that “the nuclear family,” “scientific method,””hard work,” “plan for future,” and “delayed gratification” are “aspects & assumptions of whiteness & white culture”

The Smithsonian’s racist National Museum of African American History and Culture just said that “the nuclear family,” “scientific method,””hard work,” “plan for future,” and “delayed gratification” are “aspects & assumptions of whiteness & white culture”

Personally, I wasn’t offended by it. I don’t let little stuff offend me anymore.

I was thinking that if these “norms” are not ideals that blacks naturally aspire to accept, then that might explain why European cultures completely DOMINATE the world. It would be no wonder that Africans are still fighting tribal warfare.

“The Smithsonian’s racist National Museum of African American History and Culture says that “the nuclear family,” “scientific method,””hard work,” “plan for future,” and “delayed gratification” are “aspects & assumptions of whiteness & white culture”

That is a great list of things to be proud of! I’m proud to be white!

Yes, they’ve removed it now. The website has been updated. This it what it says now. Pay attention to the third paragraph.

***At the National Museum of African American History and Culture, we believe that any productive conversation on race must start with honesty, respect for others, and an openness to ideas and information that provide new perspectives.

In that context, we recently unveiled “Talking About Race,” an online portal providing research, studies, and other academic materials from the fields of history, education, psychology, and human development. Our goal in doing so was to contribute to a discussion on this vitally important subject that millions of Americans are grappling with.

Since yesterday, certain content in the “Talking About Race” portal has been the subject of questions that we have taken seriously. We have listened to public sentiment and have removed a chart that does not contribute to the productive discussion we had intended.

The site’s intent and purpose are to foster and cultivate conversations that are respectful and constructive and provide increased understanding. As an educational institution, we value meaningful dialogue and believe that we are stronger when we can pause, listen, and reflect—even when it challenges us to reconsider our approach. We hope that this portal will be an ever-evolving place that will continue to grow, develop, and ensure that we listen to one another in a spirit of civility and common cause. ***

Being a slave automatically made him an African is a Western conceit. Slaves were of all races and cultures, even within the same race and culture as Greek cities often pillaged and plundered one another.
The much later tradition depicts Aesop as a black African from Ethiopia was derived from Planudes, a Byzantine scholar of the 13th century based on The Aesop Romance and conjectured that Aesop might have been Ethiopian, given his name.
I prefer to rely on earlier sources(such as Aristotle) While either o neither could be true I believe the simplest explanation was he was of Mediterranean extraction. Meaning his heritage was most likely a hybrid of all cultures in the Mediterranean area. Including the possibility of African bloodline.

“Being a slave automatically made him an African is a Western conceit.”

Who said being a slave automatically made him African? Certainly wasn’t me. I said he was a slave, and that slaves were commonly foreigners taken as captives or imported from foreign lands, which is absolutely true in the time and place I am speaking of.

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