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[โ€“] TachyonTele@piefed.social 26 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Part of his racist and antisemitic legacy includes the funding of square-dancing in American schools because he hated jazz and associated its creation with Jewish people.
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That's sonofabitch is the reason we had to square dance in gym class!? The fuck, man.

[โ€“] edible_funk@sh.itjust.works 15 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

This is the kinda shit we're talking about when we say things like square dancing in schools is inherently racist, because it fucking was, and this kinda shit shows up in nearly every aspect of daily Americana life.