Hypothetically Sound<p>June 19, 1865 — 2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation — freedom finally reached the last enslaved Black Americans in Texas.</p><p>Juneteenth reminds us: freedom was delayed, and justice is still a fight.</p><p>Celebrate. Educate. Resist erasure.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Juneteenth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Juneteenth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BannedHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackLiberation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLiberation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreedomDelayed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomDelayed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeAreNotFreeUntilAllAreFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeAreNotFreeUntilAllAreFree</span></a></p>
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Hypothetically Sound<p>June is here — and so is Pride Month, a time to honor the LGBTQ+ community’s history, resilience, and ongoing fight for equality.</p><p>To our LGBTQ+ friends, family, and community: You deserve safety, rights, and to be fully seen — in policy, in history books, and in everyday life.</p><p>Let’s celebrate Pride and keep fighting for true equality — not just in June, but always.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrideMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrideMonth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EqualityForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EqualityForAll</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/QueerJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QueerJoy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BannedHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedHistory</span></a></p>
Hypothetically Sound<p>Zero-tolerance policies & police in schools don’t protect kids — they criminalize them. Black & Brown students are pushed out, not helped. This is the school-to-prison pipeline. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EducationJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EducationJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BannedHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EndZeroTolerance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndZeroTolerance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupportNotSuspension" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupportNotSuspension</span></a></p>
Hypothetically Sound<p>Brown v. Board ended school segregation—on paper. But white resistance and policy delays kept schools unequal. Today, segregation still thrives. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BannedHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EducationJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EducationJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SegregationNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SegregationNow</span></a></p>
Hypothetically Sound<p>The U.S. ran boarding schools to erase Native culture. Kids were taken, renamed, beaten for speaking their language. This was policy—not the past. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BannedHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NativeTruth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeTruth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EducationJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EducationJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TruthInHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TruthInHistory</span></a></p>
Hypothetically Sound<p>Hollywood reduced women to love interests, sidekicks, or “strong” only when sexualized. Real roles. Real stories. Real change. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BannedHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WomenInFilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WomenInFilm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GenderRoles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderRoles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepresentationMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepresentationMatters</span></a></p>
Hypothetically Sound<p>Since 9/11, Muslims in U.S. media have been cast as terrorists, never teachers, artists, or neighbors. These lies fuel hate. Representation matters. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BannedHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Islamophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Islamophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MediaBias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaBias</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MuslimVoices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MuslimVoices</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StereotypesKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StereotypesKill</span></a></p>
Hypothetically Sound<p>Latinx people make up over 18% of the U.S., but are often reduced to criminals, maids, or sex symbols in media. These stereotypes fuel real-world harm. We deserve better, and THEY deserve better! <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LatinxRepresentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LatinxRepresentation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BannedHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DecolonizeHollywood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DecolonizeHollywood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StereotypesInMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StereotypesInMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MediaBias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaBias</span></a></p>
Hypothetically Sound<p>For decades, media painted Native people as silent, mystical, or violent — rarely human. These myths erased cultures & justified colonization. Still fighting for visibility. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BannedHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DecolonizeMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DecolonizeMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndigenousRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NativeRepresentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeRepresentation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ErasedVoices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErasedVoices</span></a></p>
Hypothetically Sound<p>For over a century, U.S. media has painted Asians as threats, villains, or sidekicks. These racist tropes fueled exclusion laws, internment camps & hate. It's not just the past. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BannedHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StopAsianHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopAsianHate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YellowPeril" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YellowPeril</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MediaMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaMatters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AsianRepresentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AsianRepresentation</span></a></p>
Hypothetically Sound<p>Hollywood made billions off racist tropes. Blackface, "savage" Natives, and caricatured Asians weren’t accidents — they were strategy. Profit over people. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BannedHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HollywoodRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HollywoodRacism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TruthInStorytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TruthInStorytelling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MediaMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaMatters</span></a></p>
Hypothetically Sound<p>Disney's early films weren’t innocent. Song of the South, Dumbo, and Peter Pan spread racist tropes to generations of kids. Nostalgia shouldn't excuse harm. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BannedHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DisneyAndRace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DisneyAndRace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UnlearningMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnlearningMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JimCrowCinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JimCrowCinema</span></a></p>
Hypothetically Sound<p>Old cartoons like Looney Tunes & Tom and Jerry hid racist caricatures in “humor.” Kids were taught stereotypes before they even understood them. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BannedHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CartoonRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CartoonRacism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HiddenInPlainSight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HiddenInPlainSight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UnlearningMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnlearningMedia</span></a></p>
Hypothetically Sound<p>While Hollywood pushed racist stereotypes, Black filmmakers like Oscar Micheaux fought back. His films told real Black stories — not caricatures. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BannedHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackCinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackCinema</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OscarMicheaux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OscarMicheaux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ResistanceThroughArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistanceThroughArt</span></a></p>
Hypothetically Sound<p>Birth of a Nation (1915) wasn’t just a film—it was racist propaganda. It glorified the KKK, used blackface, & spread violent tropes. Hollywood was built on this. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BannedHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RacistCinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RacistCinema</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Minstrelsy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minstrelsy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UnlearningMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnlearningMedia</span></a></p>
Hypothetically Sound<p>Minstrel shows created racist stock characters: Jim Crow, Mammy, Zip Coon, Sambo. These tropes still show up today — think “Mammy” in old Tom & Jerry or the “sassy Black friend” on TV. Different names, same harm. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BannedHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Minstrelsy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minstrelsy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RacistTropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RacistTropes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UnlearningMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnlearningMedia</span></a></p>
Hypothetically Sound<p>Before Hollywood, there were minstrel shows — white performers in blackface mocking Black people for laughs. These acts shaped U.S. entertainment & spread racist stereotypes still seen today. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Minstrelsy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minstrelsy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BannedHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RacismInEntertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RacismInEntertainment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UnlearningAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnlearningAmerica</span></a></p>
Hypothetically Sound<p>That catchy ice cream truck jingle? It’s “Turkey in the Straw,” a 19th-c minstrel tune. In the early 1900s, it was paired with racist lyrics like “N****r Love a Watermelon.” This wasn’t background music — it was a tool of mockery. The melody stuck, even as the lyrics faded. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BannedHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RacismInEntertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RacismInEntertainment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Minstrelsy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minstrelsy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HiddenAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HiddenAmerica</span></a></p>
Hypothetically Sound<p>The Three-Fifths Compromise gave slave states more power—by counting enslaved people as 3/5 of a person. Exploited for representation, denied humanity. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BannedHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConstitutionalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConstitutionalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThreeFifthsCompromise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThreeFifthsCompromise</span></a></p>
Hypothetically Sound<p>Redlining wasn’t a fluke—it was federal policy. Black and immigrant neighborhoods were labeled “too risky” for loans. The wealth gap was built on maps. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Redlining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Redlining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BannedHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HousingJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingJustice</span></a></p>
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