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mogreen57 t1_jc0tsz3 wrote

She also promoted eugenics. Which was quite odd

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absolutelyshafted t1_jc0xifq wrote

In the 1900’s almost every single westernized country implemented eugenics to some extent

Interestingly, countries like Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, etc actually sterilized a large % of their handicapped population without any real backlash or condemnation. They did a really good job of covering this part of their history up. Many of these countries didn’t even ban forced sterilization until the 1970s

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mogreen57 t1_jc0xngw wrote

Yup. And usually the victims of it don’t support it. Helen Keller was a very clear cut candidate for it.

Very leopards ate my face of her

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Its_Nitsua t1_jc1gogz wrote

Maybe that was why she was an advocate?

She didn’t think someone should have to live through the struggles and hardships she did.

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Darkstar_k t1_jc2egh2 wrote

The very purpose of eugenics, which many overlook

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zachzsg t1_jc3p6zb wrote

That isn’t why she was an advocate though. She literally didn’t view herself as somebody that would qualify for euthanasia lol she was completely hypocritical. She was the daughter of slave owning elites that were high ranking members of the confederate army, it’s not really that shocking she developed some controversial and tone deaf/hypocritical views.

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Solidsnakeerection t1_jc2i0d8 wrote

Helen Keller wasnt born dwaf and blind. It resulted from an illness when she was young

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Envenger t1_jc4l79j wrote

Why would she want her children to live the life she lived.

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Top_Resolve_6267 t1_jc1iuk7 wrote

Well, I guess even a blind-deaf person can have flawed beliefs...but at least the Akita is cute.

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ixamnis t1_jc3osgl wrote

That's probably why she brought them to the US. She thought they were cute.

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RipDove t1_jc1bnz9 wrote

She also only ever spoke with her handler and after they died never spoke again and no one else has ever recreated her system of communication as well as she happened to also share all the same opinions as her handler when it came to communism, eugenics, and feminism.

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ST616 t1_jc1gl33 wrote

She spoke with many people. Not just using sign language but she could also speak, she was deaf but not mute. She could also use write and use a typerwriter.

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