“We are sending a signal across the nation and to the global community that we make these changes in the spirit of truth-telling,” Council Member Alondra Cano said ahead of the Council meeting.
“Now that we have established Indigenous People's Day, every child -- whether that child is native or whether that child is not -- will learn the truth about where America really comes from," added U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison.
Originally Posted by listopencil:
That is weird. I'm not posting any differently than I normally do. I don't see anything other than what you posted, no script.
Did you quote one of your posts? Or go into edit? Javascript with the words whitewashed in it a few times. [Reply]
Try it. I would think you'd see it in the edit or quote window. I had to clean it all out before I posted to you each time. But it may not have shown had I not done that. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Prison Bitch:
In 50 years, these nutball whacko whiteys will probably be onto more pressing issues: removing Ronald Reagan's name from any and all federal buildings, naval ships, the airport in DC, etc etc.
That Reagan's name is associated with an airport is a travesty. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Aries Walker:
It varies by time and culture, of course, but in general, medieval people were fully aware that dirt was bad for you, and also several scholars wrote that it caused obesity, stupidity, heart trouble, fainting, or various other maladies. The rural poor probably dipped in a stream when they could, but the urban poor didn't bathe much for the simple reason that they couldn't afford a trip to the public bath-houses.
Rich people, on the other hand, bathed. They loved it. They showed off their bath-houses to other rich people. King John carried his own tub with him from place to place. He even had a special servant to handle it.
As for the Plague, yes, there were several outbreaks: One in the 6th century, a big one in the 14th, various smaller outbreaks in the 17th, and one last one in Asia in the 19th. Many doctors believed it (and other nasties) were transmitted from the water through the skin, so many people did avoid baths for this reason (also, syphilis). Bathing dropped off around the 16th century or so, probably because of that, and of puritanical religious ideas that bathing in public (especially co-ed) bathhouses caused various ideas of sin to go creeping about in the bathers' heads.
"The Great Mortality" is an awesome book on the Black Plague. I read it recently and they did associate bathing with the plague. Kind of ironic. One of the kings of the time was advised to surround himself with heat at all times to ward off the plague so he never left a room with several roaring fires in it. He survived because of the heat.
It's amazing how little people then knew of germs and bacteria. Most actually thought it came on the winds. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Aries Walker:
It varies by time and culture, of course, but in general, medieval people were fully aware that dirt was bad for you, and also several scholars wrote that it caused obesity, stupidity, heart trouble, fainting, or various other maladies. The rural poor probably dipped in a stream when they could, but the urban poor didn't bathe much for the simple reason that they couldn't afford a trip to the public bath-houses.
A little bit of trivia on this:
In England visiting the Hathaway House, I learned that women wore bonnets to keep the bird droppings that came in through thatched roofs off their heads, while they were inside. The hoods on the baby cradles protected them for the same reason. The congregation would bath for Easter it was such a big deal. Yuck! Things must have smelled pretty bad, tho' I bet they were used to it and barely noticed. [Reply]
Originally Posted by listopencil:
That is weird. I'm not posting any differently than I normally do. I don't see anything other than what you posted, no script.
I use tapatalk, and it started showing up on my regular view a couple of weeks ago. Your sig looks the same as it did before, so something behind the scenes must've changed. [Reply]
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In the year 1500, Columbus wrote: “A hundred castellanoes are as easily obtained for a woman as for a farm, and it is very general and there are plenty of dealers who go about looking for girls; those from nine to ten are now in demand.”
