Exclusive: Majority of British people found to have ‘shockingly little’ knowledge about Black British history

  • Zellith@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Okay. So half of britons can’t name a black british historical figure? So what? That means HALF of britons CAN name a black british historical figure.

    Personally I cannot name a single black british historical figure off the top of my head. But I also kind of find it offensive that people want to separate historical figures into “black” and “white” (and maybe others… who knows?). Do we need to have a catagory for every type and mix? Like ffs.

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      1 year ago

      This bothers me as well. The headline might as well be based on some other survey about sexual orientation or height or hair color. What a strange thing, to further propagate association by race.

    • loathsome dongeater@lemmygrad.ml
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      But I also kind of find it offensive that people want to separate historical figures into “black” and “white”

      Incredible