I just had an argument with my 10 year old. I thought - Hey it's Columbus Day, maybe there's some good movie (e.g. not rated R) that tells the Columbus story!?
Her reaction - NO WAY. Columbus had slaves! Further, you can't even find non-mixed-raced Coriander people left! He didn't discover America! I do not want to watch a movie that celebrates the life of someone who owns slaves... And on and on...
Holy smokes! I know there were indiginous peoples here first, and what about that Swede Leif Ericson? But raking poor Columbus over the coals for Slavery in the 15th Century! I shudder to think what she'll say about Thomas Jefferson.
Beyond that is the entire lack of understanding of who this guy was, and why what he did was considered important. This dead white europeans were EVIL crap has got to stop. I don't make a big deal about Columbus, but to write him off as an evil slaver rather than a brave explorer is more than I can take! And we pay through the nose to have this crap spoon-fed to our kids!
Action is required!
2:50:44 PM 
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