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Chris Hind wrote:
> I was outraged recently over Disney's decision to alter their "Pirates
> of the Caribbean" ride because it portrayed pirates chasing after women.
> What did pirates do? They raped and pillaged! Why attempt to make history
> PC? It wasn't! You cannot change history. Watch, next they'll be putting
> in female pirates into the attraction. This has nothing to do with
> sexism, it's just accurately portraying a time period. I already know
> quite a few people who will no longer go on that ride because Disney has
> made this decision.
Yer fucking goofy.
This is *Disney* we are talking about. For them to accurately represent
history would be to break a long tradition of revisionism and the maligning
of minority groups.
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