Discussing Brain-Washing and White-Washing as Standard Practices Within Public Education Camps

The following correspondence originally took place on my Facebook wall, upon my post, “Brain-Washing and White-Washing are Standard Practice Within Public Education Camps“…

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Rayn: Brain-washing, and white-washing…

History Teacher Denies Native American Genocide, Native Student Disagrees, Gets Expelled:
http://countercurrentnews.com/2015/09/history-teacher-denies-native-american-student/

Teddy C.: Some professors have very fragile egos. I once corrected a business school professor on a non-controversial topic and he totally shut me down; he was very defensive to be corrected by a student.

Jason R.: This is so true

Jason R.: It’s good to learn the history not an edited version of history

Brain-Washing and White-Washing are Standard Practice Within Public Education Camps

I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

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History Teacher Denies Native American Genocide, Native Student Disagrees, Gets Expelled:
http://countercurrentnews.com/2015/09/history-teacher-denies-native-american-student/

A Native American student at Cal State Sacramento University was told by her history teacher that there was no genocide against the indigenous population of North America. When the student, Chiitaanibah Johnson, took issue with this claim and challenged him, she was ejected from the class and expelled.

The professor said he didn’t care for the term “genocide” as he didn’t think it accurately describes what happened in relation to Native American history.

U.S. History Professor Maury Wiseman accused Johnson of “hijacking” his class when she challenged him on this. He also pointed out that he was very offended at her accusations that he was a “bigot” and “racist.”

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: Brain-washing, and white-washing…

Accept Hollywood White-Wash of History as Inconsequential, or Expose it as Dangerous?

The following debate originally took place upon the Facebook wall of family, after they shared graphic art from here

Genaire:

"Gods of Egypt: Boycott this movie. Don't allow your children to watch this. This is a disrespect to you and your ancestors. Please share."

“Gods of Egypt: Boycott this movie. Don’t allow your children to watch this. This is a disrespect to you and your ancestors. Please share.”

Mike S.: What’s so bad about it?

Genaire: Ancient Egyptians were darker skinned. Not until they started dealing with the Greeks did they start to lighten up.

Zayvier B.: But we (blacks as a culture) took Annie, rewrote her black, and cheered. But if Egyptian Gods are played by inaccurate actors, it becomes an issue? I mean, honestly the Egyptian Gods didn’t have human forms, they were always Animals or Animal heads in human bodies, so why would it matter?

Genaire: The difference being, Zayvier, most children believe that this an accurate portrayal. Every movie detailing that region is portrayed inaccurately by design. If the powers that be could they would paint the whole world white.

Rayn: I actually have never seen a movie about ancient Israel or ancient Egypt that has been portrayed accurately. You look at Israel now and you would swear that the Europeans that are currently occupying that land are native to that region.

RaynZayvier, Little Orphan Annie is a work of pure fiction, based upon an almost century-old American comic strip. Ethnicity is completely irrelevant to the plot of the strip – only  Annie’s status as a poor, penniless orphan progresses the story-line, along with her signature mop of curly red hair. Meanwhile, Americans aren’t actually made up of just a single ethnic group, so that further makes ethnicity irrelevant to the story. Finally, there have already been many Annie movies made throughout the decades, with pale-skinned actresses all cast as the lead, so the originally-presented skin tone of Annie is well-established.

On the other hand, Gods of Egypt is a film about ancient Egyptian culture, and more specifically, ancient Egyptian royalty, ancient Egyptian deities, and ancient Egyptian citizens. Meanwhile, the cast is predominantly filled by pale-skinned Europeans, and the mortal hero of the movie, Bek, even had his hair DYED BLONDISH, for the role:

(Original photo located here)

(Original photo located here)

There are many who consider this to be yet ANOTHER round of “Hollywood white-washing” of Ancient Egyptian history:

Gods of Egypt – Racial and Ethnic Cleansing:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gods_of_Egypt_(film)#Racial_and_ethnic_casting

Hollywood has consistently treated Ancient Egyptian, and also Ancient Hebrew, culture to this sort of white-washing for at least half a century. (Click Here to Continue Reading This Post)