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Former President Donald Trump is facing backlash for holding rallies in places described as “sundown towns.”
minus-square@gravitas_deficiencylinkEnglish15•edit-216 days agoDude it’s a SUPER old term. Like, Civil War old. They’re using the term because it’s highly associated with slavery-flavored racism. Edit: I’m not saying it’s an archaic or disused term. I’m saying the term was coined well over a century ago.
minus-square@gravitas_deficiencylinkEnglish6•16 days agoUh yeah that’s more or less what the article is about? I wasn’t trying to say “it’s not used anymore” I only meant that the term was coined a long time ago.
Dude it’s a SUPER old term. Like, Civil War old. They’re using the term because it’s highly associated with slavery-flavored racism.
Edit: I’m not saying it’s an archaic or disused term. I’m saying the term was coined well over a century ago.
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Uh yeah that’s more or less what the article is about? I wasn’t trying to say “it’s not used anymore” I only meant that the term was coined a long time ago.
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