I don't know why this came to mind, but I was just thinking about an episode of Good Times I saw a few days ago (hey, I was bored.) Michael had gotten suspended from school for calling George Washington a racist. Everyone flipped out--how dare you say such things about the father of our country, blah blah blah. And the kid was like, hey, I'm just telling the truth! The guy owned slaves, hello? Emperor's New Clothes and all that. We still do this. We still elevate famous people--whether politicians... read more
