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Yes. Look at the 1619 project. Historical revisionism is exactly what that is all about.
by remote_phone 4y ago
Yes. Look at the 1619 project. Historical revisionism is exactly what that is all about.
- Sporktacular 4y agoRevisionism tries to change facts. 1619 is another interpretation of history that can coexist with others. No one stops you from teaching or believing the traditional narrative. From Forbes: Jonathan Zimmerman, an educational historian at the University of Pennsylvania, believes that teaching “The 1619 Project” alongside other interpretations of history “represents a huge opportunity to teach students what history actually is: an act of interpretation.” This is typical conservative misrepresentative simplification and wailing overreaction. Also see "They want to take away our hamburgers".
- remote_phone 4y agoYou don’t get to decide the definitions of terms. Historical revisionism is BY DEFINITION the reinterpretation of history. Which as you have admitted, is exactly what 1619 is doing. Therefore 1619 is historical revisionism. If you dare to say that 1619 is wrong, you get tagged with the “racist” term like you just did to me. Even though I’m a liberal that calls out bullshit when I see it.
- Sporktacular 4y agoI stand corrected. Yes, 1619 is revisionism, a term which is common usage is actually closer to negationism. But I was sloppy with my choice of words. Calling out inaccuracy is a good thing. This issue generally is still an overreaction. And I did not call you a racist.