Comment on “This script is fantastic. Let’s get Julia Roberts to play Harriet Tubman.”

• captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Okay, Harriet Tubman, born into slavery in the early 1800s, escaped slavery, probably best known today for helping other slaves escape to free states via a system of secret routes, sympathizers and safe houses referred to as the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad had nothing to do with trains, it was just a code word. Tubman went on to serve as a spy for the Union army during the American civil war, and was a figure in the women’s suffrage movement, surviving into the 20th century.

  So, the fact that she was a black woman is kind of important to Harriet Tubman’s lore, and casting Julia Roberts in the role is rather inappropriate.

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• MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Here you go. She was a pretty amazing person.

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• Squirrelanna@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Congrats on being one of the lucky 10,000 learning something new, especially about a genuine hero!

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  • JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I can’t help but wonder if the down voters are unfamiliar with the comic and didn’t click it, because it sounds a little condescending otherwise lol.

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    • Squirrelanna@lemmynsfw.com ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I don’t see down votes but that’s pretty funny to be honest.

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      • JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        It’s only two, not a lot, but still.

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• JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Just adding on to others, they made her a leader you can play as in Civ 7. (This is just a fun fact, obviously she’s important outside of being in a video game.) civilization.fandom.com/…/Harriet_Tubman_(Civ7)

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