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absolutelyshafted t1_jc0xifq wrote

Reply to comment by mogreen57 in TIL Helen Keller is credited with having introduced the Akita, a Japanese dog breed, to the United States by berkosaurus

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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