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KGhaleon t1_jebe2dv wrote

Reply to comment by ThrownAwayFrom1986 in TIL in the 1920s, Coco Chanel accidentally got a tan, and helped inspire the trend of sunbathing. Soon "sunlight therapy" was prescribed for almost every ailment from fatigue to tuberculosis. Before this, tanned skin was associated with the lower classes who work outside, and fair skin was revered. by Pfeffer_Prinz

Yes, comparing modern day ethics to older eras where racism wasn't even a conscious factor is stupid.

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taxiSC t1_jebihea wrote

Wrote this in response to another comment, but it fits here too:

Othello was written in 1603 and is definitely about race. Sure, it's also about class and religion and a lot of other things, but race is definitely a major part of the play. How would Shakespeare have been able to write about race if it wasn't a component in English society at the time?

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temporarysecretary17 t1_jebj4pi wrote

You think because the civil rights movement hadn’t happened yet racism didn’t exist?

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KGhaleon t1_jebknez wrote

Yes, the concept of racism is a belief, an idea.

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