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   Church of Jeff (jeffowski@mastodon.world)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 00:53:08 JST Church of Jeff

   #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory

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     Church of Jeff (jeffowski@mastodon.world)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 03:58:33 JST Church of Jeff

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     • Harald 哈拉德
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     • gmeneses94

     @gmeneses94 @Harald @integerpoet --

     https://mastodon.world/@jeffowski/113414669617632681

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     gmeneses94 (gmeneses94@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 03:58:34 JST gmeneses94

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     • Harald 哈拉德
     • Pete Gontier

     @Harald @integerpoet @jeffowski What you're saying makes sense Harald, being proud of something you have no choice over is vain. Ultimately, we should find our identity in our achievements, our character, and our reactions to life's situation.

     However, black people for centuries are portrayed inferior. They're compared to white people, made to look like animals, or people with no history, or no beauty to broadcast in public. This is changing, yet it still exists. So "proud" brings it to normal.

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     Harald 哈拉德 (harald@mastodontech.de)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 03:58:35 JST Harald 哈拉德

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     • Pete Gontier

     @integerpoet @jeffowski

     I read it.

     And my opinion is: Nobody can be proud about those stupid reasons.

     We have a lot of people in Germany who tells any time: "I'm proud to be a German!"

     That's absolutely silly / stupid.

     They didn't do anything to be born in Germany, it was just a coincidence.

     And the same is it with the colour of our skin.

     We are all equal with the same rights and the same responsibilities.

     Nothing else ...

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     Pete Gontier (integerpoet@sfba.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 03:58:36 JST Pete Gontier

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     • Harald 哈拉德

     @Harald @jeffowski I can only assume you didn’t actually read the post.

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     Harald 哈拉德 (harald@mastodontech.de)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 03:58:38 JST Harald 哈拉德

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     Sorry, but that's absolute nonsense.

     Everyone can be proud. Of what they themselves have achieved. No matter what skin color they have - they can be absolutely proud.

     Anyone who is proud because they are white has achieved nothing to be proud of. That also applies to everyone else ...

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     nomotime (n0m0time@masto.ai)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 02:13:11 JST nomotime

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     @jeffowski Outstanding! I further recommend all white Americans recalibrate their racial perceptions by getting a DNA test. In order to finally realize just how African that they too actually are. Race is not biological. It was and always will be a false social construct designed to oppress people - Period.

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     • nomotime

     @n0m0time -- I would give this a try too:

     https://mastodon.world/@jeffowski/112916747612360283

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     Church of Jeff (jeffowski@mastodon.world)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 03:20:56 JST Church of Jeff

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     • econads

     @econads @Harald @integerpoet --
     Memes are a sort of shorthand to make a point. The memes are very short and usually only have a very simply message. Memes are shallow. No depth, no nuance.

     This is why memes are so awesome. It is a modern day Rorschach inkblot test where people will project their psychology and politics onto, whether those things are in the meme or not.

     So, to quote Megan Thee Stallion, “a hit dog gon' holler. That's it. Whoever feel it, feel it”

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     econads (econads@chaos.social)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 03:20:57 JST econads

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     @Harald
     Eh, aside from what others have said lower down the thread which I agree with, I used to think like this, but then if your parents or friends do something hard, won't you be proud of them? You didn't do it but you can still be proud of their achievement despite contributing nothing. So I think that maybe pride in your tribe, be it nationality, football team, whatever is just an extension of that. It depends on the "achievement" though.

     @integerpoet @jeffowski