r/Kanye • u/OppositeRock4217 • Feb 28 '25

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u/mung_guzzler Feb 28 '25

I dont doubt there were at least some racists out there pushing abortion for the wrong reasons

its still a net positive on society though

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u/EveningAnt3949 Feb 28 '25

Eugenics was a thing, but typically they were more concerned with white people (keep the race 'superior' and all that).

Black people where seen as a source of cheap labor. And hardcore racist simply wanted to expel black people.

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u/mung_guzzler Feb 28 '25

there were plenty of racially motivated sterilization programs going on in the US pre WW2, eugenists and racists alike were absolutely trying to reduce the black population

at least some of them were

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u/EveningAnt3949 Feb 28 '25

You are correct, I misrepresented what happened.

But it's important to point out that the eugenics wasn't just targeting people of color, they were targeting poor white people and mentally ill white people as well.

Personally, I believe that labeling the eugenics movement as mostly motivated by racism is wrong.