Wonder if Washington had “bling” goin’ on.
The British seem to do fine without it. Kinda...
Wait till the Liberally Outraged hear about this.
They’ll consider it just another reason to paint over most if not all public murals depicting G. Washington.
If that legend is true, GW must have had great teeth... for a while.
What ruined his teeth was more likely the cherry bounce.
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Well that’s it. Going to have to rename the state and the district. Plus rip his pic off the money. Then start a national apology followed by reparations. That’ll do it.
Just like Hitler.
Washington was a racist and a bigot. So was Jefferson, Hamilton, Grant and Franklin.
Anyone with images of these rascals on pieces of paper inside their wallet should forward them to me immediately.
I will correctly dispose of these racist images.
Has anyone noticed the acceleration of attacks on every bit of our history?
Some are full throttle frontal attacks and others are much more subtle.
It is a dangerous thing to allow social engineers to use simple realities of the past painted as evil to demonize our country and our heritage.
Don’t fall prey to useful idiots and don’t become a useful idiot. Think about the logical end to all of these assertions by progressive commie wannabes and think and reply accordingly. Our collective soul as a country depends on the ability to logically approach our issues. Emotionalism is the way of fools.
Wait til they find out abortion is rampant
Or is this just a hit piece cause they are mad about our revolution?
Dentistry was brutal prior to the 20th Century and some would argue well into the 20th Century. I remember as a child in the 1970s having intense fear of the dentist - and it was painful.
Interesting fact: Barbers used to function as surgeons/dentists as well and bloodletting (as a "cure" for various ailments) was still in practice. In fact, the barber's pole is meant to signify the bandages that the barbers would have on hand for the bloodletting procedure.
Article acknowledges they do not know if the human teeth were worn by Washington.
I wouldn’t live in the past because of lack of antibiotics.
Even though I’m very healthy, I probably would have died 15 years ago with a serious bladder and kidney infection.
“PERHAPS slave teeth, is what the researcher says— in FACT, and not what is in the headline. This is craven BULLCRAP.
Here is the diary entry as quoted in the article, and note that it refers to the Dr. dentist involved— who charged him for “Negroe’s teeth”. He did not pay HIS slaves to give up their teeth. For the Lord’s sake. People in the 1700’s, all races, would SELL their teeth to dentists, who would only pay them on “account of their use in dentistry”. That is to say— dentists did not keep teeth in PAID inventory. They took the teeth on “account” for the patient to pay for. These a-holes cannot read, nor have they consulted Washington clinical experts— of which there are at least 10 still living, one at the quite lib Hahhhhvahhd.
Here’s the Quote: The notation simply reads: ‘By cash pd Negroes for 9 Teeth on Acct of Dr. Lemoin (aka La Mayeur).’
Washington’s dentist, Dr Jean-Pierre Le Mayeur, was known for his practice of paying people for their healthy teeth which he would use to make dentures for his wealthy clients.
Historians also do not know for certain whether the teeth that Washington bought from La Mayeur ended up in his later ivory dentures.”
Not ANY named of his actual slaves, which are well enumerated in the records... by name. These were teeth the good dentist found, or unknown paid donors- un-named. So they could very well have been freedmen— there were many in the colonies.
One further comment: the last line— “do not know for sure if they “ended up in hi later ivory dentures”. So it is NOT at all established that he wore them in dentures— But— what IS established is that he was not prejudiced about the SOURCE of the teeth. Wait and see what contortional logic will be applied by the Bolsheviks as VIRTUE SIGNALLING that Washington was a racist. Really- a racist was willing to put “negro” teeth in his dentures and pay for them through his dentist? Don’t think so.
And— Washington did not hate Native Americans either— see his first Inaugural address and his Farewell address- both give his wished regarding our historical citizens.