english teacher: why is there so much conflict throughout history?
me:
Look at all these white men who fucked up history smh
Basically, to have conflict is to be human.
Also what bothers me about “straight white males caused everything” is that it’s STILL a very Eurocentric view of history, even when it’s purportedly avoiding that very thing. Not to mention the fact that EVERYONE who isn’t a straight white male is powerless to do anything of historical significance unless acted upon by a straight white male…
Basically get off of this noble savage bullshit. Non-white countries had histories, including revolution and war, waay before white colonization was a thing. To say otherwise is to sell these civilizations short.