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lindh t1_is74mhi wrote

Reply to comment by howard_mandel in Plantation Street will remain; Worcester council ends UMass Chan bid for name change by HRJafael

Would you have the same feelings if it were called "Colony Street"? Asking honestly.

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howard_mandel t1_is759wi wrote

Are you implying that anyone who lived in a colony was racist?

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lindh t1_is77jxb wrote

No. Are you implying that anyone who lived in a plantation (ie, historically, a colony) was racist?

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420blazeit69nubz t1_is7txev wrote

I’m pretty sure much of the world would say colonialism is racist and has had lasting effects on their country if we want to go down this rabbit hole. You might not be racist per say but you’re displacing the native people of the area you’ve colonized.

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