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Friday, April 19, 2019

Slavery, But Make It a Bodice-Ripper: Ancestry.com to Pull Offensive, Ahistorical Ad

The DNA testing company Ancestry.com says it’s pulling an ad depicting a mixed-race couple during antebellum slavery after a furious—and well-deserved—backlash accusing the company of romanticizing and whitewashing the reality of interracial sexual relationships during that period.

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source https://www.theroot.com/slavery-but-make-it-a-bodice-ripper-ancestry-com-to-p-1834165943