Washington owned slaves. He was not some moral high ground individual. The only reason why they even got independence from Britain was that Britain wanted to stop the expansion of the territory and the people in the colonies wanted to continue it and kill all the natives.

Edit:

In 1784, Washington paid unnamed “Negroes” for nine teeth. We don’t know the precise circumstances, says Van Horn: “The president’s decision to pay his slaves for their teeth may have been a recognition on his part that teeth were something sacrosanct and personal.” On the other hand, being enslaved meant that any economic exchange was inherently not fair.

He literally took advantage of enslaved people to get their teeth and you consider it as just “bought”. Top tier cracker mindset. I guess that to you it was also fair for him to own his slaves because he “bought” them.

https://daily.jstor.org/were-george-washingtons-teeth-taken-from-enslaved-people/

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I didn't suggest anything about his character, and we could probably have an entirely separate discussion about imperialism.

What is important is how you source information when it comes to dental prosthetics.

[–] Confidant6198@lemmy.ml -5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh please, criticizing the meme because “the teeth were bought” Is an attempt to save his caharacter. And then saying that images with words are all dumb. People can see through your attempt of white washing.

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't give a fuck about his character.

You are making assumptions about my intent or what I believe, which is a childish argument tactic.

Again, internet pictures with words are fucking dumb. You might get a ton of likes on Facebook with that shit though.

[+] Confidant6198@lemmy.ml -12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Go on a seethe, cope calling me childish or whatever your manipulation tactic is, but your attempt of white washing is obvious. I am done talking to you.

[–] hime0321@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I only see one person coping and seething. Dude has criticism about a meme because the source is questionable and you just bitch and moan. You literally put word in their mouth.

[+] Confidant6198@lemmy.ml -15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Lmao, “questionable source”, you can literally Google that in 5 seconds and see all the sources that confirm that. Now I know that memes are supposed to have sources when the users can easily Google it themselves /s. The white washing apologist just get funnier and funnier.

[–] hime0321@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

“Just Google it” is not a source. I would really like to know why you think I’m white washing. I’m arguing about you being an absolute jack ass. You are being childish, that is a fact. The source is your comments. Idc if you don’t source facts on a meme. In fact I “just googled it” for the Lincoln one and once I have more time I’ll probably dig in further. I still find it funny that some child is calling me a white washing apologist as if you know me.

[–] Confidant6198@lemmy.ml -5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

If you disagree post a source that disproves, instead of defending someone that is trying to defend Washington’s slave teeth because he took advantage of slaves to “buy” their teeth. You are a white washing apologist because you are defending someone who was trying to white wash Washington in the comments. You don’t “need to know someone” to call them out on what they are explicitly doing in a comment section 🤣.

If a racist says something racist in a comment section, you sound like the kind of person who would jump in to say “dont call them racist, you don’t know them” lmao.

This person was trying to minimize the impact of Washington having teeth from slaves and you jump in to say “they were just arguing a questionable source” and when I say that the info is openly available you responded “Just Google it” is not a source

You are literally just a racist apologist who wants to be a contrarian. I am done with arguing with people who try to act smart and pretends that anyone who calls them out in their bs is a child. Because calling people children is so mature /s. What you are doing is called being a patronizing contrarian.

[–] hime0321@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

I never said anything about the damn teeth. I couldn’t care less about that argument. I told you that I was arguing that you are acting like a jack ass. Someone had criticism about the validity of the source and you acted like a jack ass and child while giving them a source. Act like a child, get called a child. I have yet to act racist so it makes no sense for you to infer that I am. If you knew me as a person, you would know that’s not true. I said “if” you knew me. This means that I’m not saying you need to know me, but that if you did, you wouldn’t say that about me.

I said the source is questionable because it’s a fucking meme. You add a source later but that’s not what I was talking about. You then said that “a quick google would show” which infers that “just google it” is a source. I know how to do research and know how to do more than just googling. Also I would encourage you to find a primary source, it shouldn’t be hard considering the source you posted.

Here maybe this will help you understand who I am. Owning people is wrong, and judging or caring about someone based on their skin color or ethnicity is just fucking idiotic. And same for gender and sexuality. I could add more but that should help.

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 weeks ago

Lulz, wut? I called your discussion style childish and you literally just did the same thing again.

I could make all kinds of assumptions about your intents, and none of them good. But I don't.

[–] lath@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Wow that's such a dumb thing I didn't expect to read today. I can see why you would think so, but still... Wow.