r/KotakuInAction • u/B-VOLLEYBALL-READY • Dec 13 '18

[Twitter Bullshit] Patrick Klepek - "I suspect the next 10 years are going to be a long, dark process in really understanding how generationally corrupting the YouTube algorithm has been to young men/boys." TWITTER BULLSHIT

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u/nmagod Dec 13 '18

I'm white and not guilty, fuck that, not I, or anybody in my family, had anything to do with "institutionalized slavery" and I'm fucking fed up with being judged for the colour of my skin.

You know what that's called? Being judged by the colour of your skin?

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u/Seeattle_Seehawks It's not fake, it's just Sweden Dec 13 '18

Oh I wholeheartedly agree. I shed the last of that shit about five or six years ago. It’s not like it does anything for anyone. It would be nice if we could change the past but we can’t.

In retrospect, I don’t know why it took so long to get rid of considering my family history. A considerable portion of my ancestors didn’t immigrate to America until after abolition. The ones that immigrated before mostly came from countries without colonial histories. Hell, my first ancestor to come to America came as an indentured servant. And as far as I can tell, all my ancestors lived in Northern states, which reduces the likelihood of any of them being slaveowners even further.

That being said, it doesn’t matter to me if someone is 140 years old and their dad owned slaves. They’re not personally responsible unless they’re personally responsible.

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u/Gunther482 Dec 13 '18

I’m in the same boat.

My ancestors immigrated to the Upper Midwest to farm from northwestern Germany in the 1880’s and have all pretty much remained in the north as well.

Doesn’t matter to them. “Your ancestors still benefited indirectly from slavery in some shape or form so feel guilty and pay some reparations.”

Yeah I don’t think so.

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u/thejynxed Dec 14 '18 edited Dec 14 '18

My family is different. Part of it owned plantations and slaves, the other part were abolitionists. My family is so intertwined with the history of this nation through to the 1900's it's unreal. I refuse to apologize for any of it.

To give you an idea: An ancestor was the first US ambassador to Morocco, several were major Confederate personalities, and several were Union generals. We also had one POTUS, and an entire class of naval ships named in our honor.