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In reply to the discussion: Planned Parenthood in N.Y. Disavows Margaret Sanger Over Eugenics [View all]CatLady78
(1,041 posts)Last edited Wed Jul 22, 2020, 09:39 AM - Edit history (2)
If she were alive today she would have progressed in her views (unlike those who attack her from the right). In her time, there was widespread support for eugenics-a huge error but the irony is that those who fake outrage over it from the right (think Fox News, the GOP etc) still think like that today. We have to learn to separate people who were imperfect or made errors from the irredeemably regressive.
Unlike many of those who attack her, she actually did a lot of good.
That said, PP is doing the right thing strategically for the simple reason that they face many attacks as is. Their work is very important-anything that lets the actual racists and sexists from the right smear them more easily is best dispensed with. Fortunately a lot of these smears also come from incredibly stupid people like James O'Keefe.