LibertyKid
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So, what you're describing, are the plethora of leftist and race baiters, today, looking for racism under every rock and behind every bush. With some research, it is very easy to see that Sanger is a very polarizing person. With some quick to attack, and some quick to defend, but usually, the side you're on, depends on your political affiliation.Sure. The main problem of the piece was that it blamed Sanger for racist things that other people did.
It went conspiratorial, taking the "Okay, Sanger didn't say or do anything racist, but I know what Sanger really meant, and she meant to be racist!" tone, instead of just sticking with the facts.
And it misrepresented the context of the "We don't want word to get out ..." quote, which really damned it as hackwork. It was a piece by a single pro-lifer trying to push an agenda.
Regardless of what she said, and the gymnastics that both sides take to accuse or defend her beliefs, if what she did, what she said, happened today, she would be labeled an absolute racist. She spoke to the KKK. Today, if anyone would do so, regardless of the intent, she would be vilified. You know that to be true. And there are many statements made by Sanger that question her motives and strategies, but I will conceded, knowing that no one can know one's true intentions, unless that person comes straight out and says it.
Sanger didn't want the poor to reproduce, as they were prone to poor choices and had little control over their sexual desires. This resulted in unnecessary pregnancies, and propagating poverty, White or black, if she promoted such thoughts, especially in the black community today, she would be labeled a racist as a white women telling black people how they should control themselves. But she also knew that being a white women, she didn't have the influence, which is why she engaged Black ministers to help promote her ideology.
Sanger promoted self-control and understanding the personal, physical, and emotional consequences of promiscuity and indulging in sexual desires. Her views are antithesis to what we see today, especially in the Black Urban hip hop community that views sex as reckless and overtly sexualizes and degrades women, but at the same time, you have female artists that promote sexual recklessness and degrading themselves. But we wonder why the black community still has the highest rate of abortions per capita.
But further research in Sanger I come away with this. She was pro-woman. Sanger was pro-choice, but not in the way it is used today. Sanger wanted women to make ALL the right choices. Yes, sexural liberation for women, but not the unbridled, hawk tuah, WAP, and over sexualization of women we see today. Many of her views today, would be considered outdated and archaic when it comes to sexual liberation.
In summary, the evidence for Sanger being a "racist" is circumstantial and up to interpretation. But, activities, ideas, and thoughts for today, she would be scoffed at, and in some circles, she would be labeled a racist if she was a contemporary feminist.