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While in [[Regency era|Regency]] [[London]] in [[1814]], [[Bill Potts]] was surprised at the amount of black people at the [[ | While in [[Regency era|Regency]] [[London]] in [[1814]], [[Bill Potts]] was surprised at the amount of black people at the [[frost fair]], as this conflicted with what was often shown in [[film]]s she had seen. The [[Twelfth Doctor]] explained to her that "history is a whitewash", citing [[Jesus Christ]] as a prominent example of '''whitewashing'''. ([[TV]]: ''[[Thin Ice (TV story)|Thin Ice]]'') | ||
[[Roberto (Halflife)|Father Roberto]] described how the [[God|Christian God]] being whitewashed had caused pain for non-white followers: | [[Roberto (Halflife)|Father Roberto]] described how the [[God|Christian God]] being whitewashed had caused pain for non-white followers: | ||
Latest revision as of 15:56, 3 April 2022
While in Regency London in 1814, Bill Potts was surprised at the amount of black people at the frost fair, as this conflicted with what was often shown in films she had seen. The Twelfth Doctor explained to her that "history is a whitewash", citing Jesus Christ as a prominent example of whitewashing. (TV: Thin Ice)
Father Roberto described how the Christian God being whitewashed had caused pain for non-white followers:
You've no idea how much damage the myth that the Holy Family were white has done to us, to our self-esteem, Doctor. For centuries, brown people - black, I believe they called themselves then - lived in the shadow of a white God. No matter how much they prayed, how penitent or good they were, being white was something they could never be. That kind of patronage does damage.
