Steven Saus@midwest.social to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 months agoDonald Trump faces backlash over rally locations: "Sundown towns"www.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1260arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1253arrow-down1external-linkDonald Trump faces backlash over rally locations: "Sundown towns"www.newsweek.comSteven Saus@midwest.social to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square38fedilinkfile-text
Former President Donald Trump is facing backlash for holding rallies in places described as “sundown towns.”
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-22 months agoDude it’s a SUPER old term. Like, Civil War old. They’re using the term because it’s highly associated with slavery-flavored racism. Edit: I’m not saying it’s an archaic or disused term. I’m saying the term was coined well over a century ago.
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoUh yeah that’s more or less what the article is about? I wasn’t trying to say “it’s not used anymore” I only meant that the term was coined a long time ago.
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoNo worries, friend 🍻
Dude it’s a SUPER old term. Like, Civil War old. They’re using the term because it’s highly associated with slavery-flavored racism.
Edit: I’m not saying it’s an archaic or disused term. I’m saying the term was coined well over a century ago.
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Uh yeah that’s more or less what the article is about? I wasn’t trying to say “it’s not used anymore” I only meant that the term was coined a long time ago.
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No worries, friend 🍻