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Part of why people are upsetis because they think this is a much more recent example of the thing they dislike than expected. It's disingenuous to pretend it's
by fyrn_ 1y ago
Part of why people are upsetis because they think this is a much more recent example of the thing they dislike than expected.
It's disingenuous to pretend it's only the practice not the context which influences people.
- kubb 1y agoSure, context matters. You could claim "there were no 3 year olds ACTUALLY working as chimney sweeps anywhere in the world in 1930", if you wanted to make this point. But, I suspect it's not so clear if that's even true, just as the author can only suspect this is a reenactment in this photo.
- Jolter 1y agoI think you’ll find they the article makes some very good arguments for why this is indeed a reenactment. I think the best argument is that three year olds would make extremely ineffective chimney sweeps. I don’t know if you’ve met any recently? They would require more effort in supervision than they save by way of their labor. Much more.