For some context, this was a :reddit-logo: thread talking about old dnd settings and whether or not they should bring Kara-Tur back. There were plenty of shitty racist takes in the thread, but comparing the existence of christianity in europe to the brutality that african/asian/south american countries experienced during colonialism seemed especially bad.

  • star_wraith [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Had a friend who was actually asking me in good faith what the difference was between the Washington Football Team's slur name and the Minnesota Vikings. Because the Vikings did pillage and do bad stuff along the English coast 1,200. He wanted to know where the dividing line was.

    I explained that the line is "are we still dealing with the issues caused by X in 2022?" So in his example, are there systemic, ethnic, or equity issues currently ongoing in England that relate to the viking invasions? No, of course not.

    Now, ask that same question about native Americans...

    Same applies here. Yeah, the Roman were colonizers and they sucked. But I think for all practical purposes there aren't lingering issues of that colonization. And if there are then yeah, they should be addressed. But it's insulting to think those issues could be on par with the colonized global south currently has to deal with.