GOP presidential candidate says the controversial new Florida curriculum has ‘the most robust standards in African American history.’

GOP presidential candidate draws renewed criticism after suggesting slavery helped African Americans develop skills such as being a blacksmith

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  • MicroWave@lemmy.worldOP
    32·
    1 year ago

    Unbelievable

    Some on the right defended DeSantis, including Fox News host Jesse Watters.

    “No one is arguing slaves benefited from slavery,” Watters said Friday on his prime time show. “No one is saying that. It’s not true. They are teaching how Black people develop skills during slavery in some instances that can be applied for their own personal benefit.”

    • killernova@lemmy.world
      22·
      1 year ago

      Sooo… they did benefit from slavery, and also didn’t benefit from slavery? He said both things in the same breath…

      Obviously slavery is purely wrong.

    • ed_cock@kbin.social
      5·
      1 year ago

      Funny, that’s actually the argument most often heard in Germany when people want to bring back mandatory military/civil service. Yes, it’s slavery, but it’ll teach you stuff!

    • rusticus1773@lemmy.ml
      4·
      1 year ago

      The word benefit and slavery should only be used together when talking about slaveowners and the 1700s-1800s US economy.