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    Default Texas educators propose referring to slavery as 'involuntary relocation' in public sc

    WTF? Is this USA Today article for real? It's titled "Texas educators propose referring to slavery as 'involuntary relocation' in public schools". https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...es/7784249001/

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    Default Re: Texas educators propose referring to slavery as 'involuntary relocation' in publi

    It's actually an article from the Associated Press. Seems real enough. Texas.

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    Default Re: Texas educators propose referring to slavery as 'involuntary relocation' in publi

    "Remember the Alamo".

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    Default Re: Texas educators propose referring to slavery as 'involuntary relocation' in publi

    Wonder what sort of mumblespeak they'll come up with for lynching.

    Involuntary suspension?

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    Default Re: Texas educators propose referring to slavery as 'involuntary relocation' in publi

    I read it elsewhere and believe the report is accurate. The report that I read referred only to second grade classes using the new terminology. It was not stated whether older children's classes would use the Newspeak term.

    So they don't want to teach anything that might hurt someone's feelings. Strictly followed, that rule would ban the teaching of just about everything. I dare say that many topics that might hurt feelings are very important to teach. But I'm sure that what I'm preaching is what the choir posted above.

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    Default Re: Texas educators propose referring to slavery as 'involuntary relocation' in publi

    Quote Originally Posted by TSherbs View Post
    It's actually an article from the Associated Press. Seems real enough. Texas.

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    How does it occurring in Texas make the report seem more likely accurate?

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    Default Re: Texas educators propose referring to slavery as 'involuntary relocation' in publi

    Quote Originally Posted by Niner View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by TSherbs View Post
    It's actually an article from the Associated Press. Seems real enough. Texas.

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    How does it occurring in Texas make the report seem more likely accurate?
    You from the US?

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    Default Re: Texas educators propose referring to slavery as 'involuntary relocation' in publi

    Quote Originally Posted by TSherbs View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Niner View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by TSherbs View Post
    It's actually an article from the Associated Press. Seems real enough. Texas.

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    How does it occurring in Texas make the report seem more likely accurate?
    You from the US?

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    Perhaps living in another country under a different name….sorry Bob Dylan. Or more, been living in a closet for the past 200 years.

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