White People Complaining About Plantation Tours Mentioning Slavery Is Actually a Thing
Plantation tours are meant to educate visitors on American history — and that obviously includes the United States’ greatest shame: slavery. Surprisingly, however, people have wild notions about what a plantation tour should be, and are disappointed reality doesn’t meet those expectations. Whether through misinformation or flat-out ignorance, some visitors expect the experience to be presented through a rosy lens, glossing over the brutal aspects of plantation life. They think that slavery should take a backseat on tours, and are perturbed when guides focus on the inhumanity of the practice. Negatively reviewing a plantation tour because of an overemphasis on slavery might sound like a joke, but as the internet has proven, it’s an unfortunate reality.