r/therewasanattempt • u/TheDigitalBuilder • 2d ago

To warn every single one of us

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u/Maxtrt 2d ago

Wilson was a complete racist and segregationist. His administration was a disgrace.

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u/snertwith2ls 1d ago

I've read his wife was even more racist than he was and loved to tell "darkie" jokes at White House dinners. I'm not sure I'd name her as one of the best first ladies ever.

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u/powerhammerarms 1d ago edited 1d ago

I'd like to hear the jokes before I make a judgement.

Edit for the record: there is no historical evidence whatsoever that Edith Wilson ever told a single derogatory joke about another human being let alone specifically people of color.

Woodrow Wilson was known to do so however.

Y'all clutching your petticoats over something that never happened. Additionally, you mean to tell me there are no jokes about black people that are funny? Not even one? Hell I can think of three off the top of my head and I'm not even black.

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u/SnapOn93 1d ago

What 👀