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submitted 3 months ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 months ago (3 children)

My entire childhood was a racist lie!

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

blatant racist lies for money, the american way since at least 1928 I guess

[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Similarly, the oriental riff often used in movies is a western creation

[–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

You're pretty lucky/privileged if this is your first time making that realization 😂