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There can be an overlap without "not wanting to get burned" as a status symbol - yes.

But it's also true that there was very likely a preference for white people. Both can be true - preferring non-burned skin can 100% not be racist. In other words, am I a racist for not liking people that intentionally get super dark tans and look fried? Or, do I happen to prefer healthy-looking skin (and healthy habits)? Now, understand that society was 90% white and it follows that 90% of preferences and word choices are white-leaning. That also doesn't make someone racist.

Let's change words a bit. Songs in India reference Hinduism and not Christianity. Do you then conclude that Indians hate all Christians and their songs/poems are rooted in bigotry? Or do you concede that lack of access and awareness does not equal hate?

I understand and applaud your efforts for a better world, but your claims and approach do more damage than good - especially as it pertains to DEI and CRT. This last part is especially true since England under Elizabeth was probably one of the more liberal thinking cultures at the time and it's well documented that it was not uncommon at all for interracial marriages. Doesn't mean it was great, but you are showing your (American?) bias in thinking 1800s England was the same as 1800s America.

We learned nothing.

He also sells ugly cat paintings on eBay.

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Cool things like heavy metal poisoning advertised at kids? Yeh me too.

Isn't there a problem with toxic waste on the proposed site?

Smells like axe body spray

TIL that 38 is almost beeing middle aged. Made me feel a billion years old.

Especially in western europe. I'd be far less surprised about a bible belt in say, Poland.

I was a young teen back then. I had never heard of it. My sister's both had.

I suspect it was advertised during female centric programming, even on MTV.

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Absolutely, it's aggressive, and even people who don't believe in angels could find it off-putting. But let's be honest...the comment isn't any less true just because it's arrogant.

There's this NFL behind-the-scenes show called Hard Knocks and one year a player on the featured team revealed that he actually believes in mermaids. Here in America he was roundly mocked and ridiculed, and it occurred to me that given the religious makeup of this country, a massive portion of those pointing and laughing at this guy were people who believe in literal Christian hell.

This TIL reminded me of the arrogance of those people, and as the Gospel of Matthew tells us, violence arrogance begets violence arrogance.

Yeah thats definitely not a crock of shit

Is it a safe assumption that the more inland areas are always more religious than coastal areas which have more diverse people and exposure to new ideas?

Literally so she'd stop being mad. His birth name is actually Alcides. IIRC, his parents renamed him after they took him to a seer and discovered why he was strong enough to choke out two pythons as a baby and by whom those pythons had been sent.

Breaskmilk??? Fucking bots...

It wouldn't surprise me if he was the type to not watch a lot of tv

That or they were tripping balls and thought they saw giants.

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Yeah but Walt had a time machine, and knew about Katrina.

So he avoided it.

Thats true but religious people still exist so obviously its not surprising that there are religious parts of a country. Also i wouldn’t call europe with a broad stroke as eastern and Southern Europe are quite religous and muslim immigrants aren’t abandoning their religion upon entering a european country.

The ending is a bit strange. I always took the ending to be more symbolic and not literal.

Oh yeah? Then why have I heard so many WWI stories where doctors recommended injured people to get more sunlight?

Disney reportedly bought 500 acres of land in lapeer Michigan recently. The locals are absolutely convinced that it's for a new Disneyland and all in a frenzy lol