A full-page newspaper defends the punishment high school student Darryl George has faced over his hairstyle.

  • mojofrododojo@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Maybe I’m right and Texas is special. While the rest of the US is more subtle about it but still have it.

    this isn’t wrong; I’ve lived all over the US, but only in Texas did I see blatant outright racism time and time again explained as “well that’s just the way we are sweetie it’s not racist that’s just Texas”.

    In short, Texas is crazy racist, even compared to the racism experienced throughout the US.

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      9 months ago

      Remember that the reason Texas fought a war of independence was partially because of slavery. Mexico abolished slavery in 1829, and among other grievances, the Guerrero Decree was a BIG reason why Texas seceded from Mexico - slavery made Texas a hell of a lot of cash, like it did for every other Southern state.

      • mojofrododojo@lemmy.world
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        9 months ago

        Valid point, most texans don’t even know it was a primary pain point that drove the Texans to secede from mexico, inciting the Alamo. They certainly didn’t teach me when I was growing up there.