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[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Grew up in the US and why the fuck did we have square dancing in gym class.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The same reason the Nazis came to power: Henry Ford and his antisemitism.

For real.

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Wild. I knew Henry Ford was a Nazi but didn't know square dancing was a result of him lobbying schools to try and control the culture. Nazis are dumber than rocks.

[–] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Ford Forced Square Dancing on his Employees In order to weed out the evils of "Jewish Jazz Music" from his crop of employees

What an amazing sentence to read

[–] dr_robotBones@reddthat.com 3 points 3 months ago

We had that shit in Canada too, so weird

[–] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You just told on yourself you're gen z

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

Lol I'm not I'm millenial