Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' Plantation Wedding Banned From Pinterest

[saintclaire87]

Why Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' Plantation Wedding Was Just Banned From Pinterest https://t.co/FlELZ4B25A
- E! News (@enews) December 7, 2019
Back in 2012, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds were wed at the Boone Hall Plantation in Charleston, South Carolina. The site was where hundreds of slaves were forced to produce bricks and harvest pecans, as

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[champagnexdream]

Good. I’m glad brands are speaking out. Should’ve been a long time ago though.

[shayme]

I side eye any white person that likes plantations. I don't fuck with people that don't care about the history because it's "pretty".

[urfvrtweapon]

I think part of the problem is that history isn't taught correctly or at all. A lot of people are ignorant of history or the past. The worst is when people don't care about history at all, ignorant ass Steve Harvey had a segment on his show about subjects you don't care about at parties or in conversation. He told the white woman who asked the question just to say "I don't care about slavery" and walk away.

[shayme]

Steve is fucking terrible.

[emerald_soul]

Yeah, when I was a kid, we were taken to a plantation for a field trip and it was made out to be a ~fun place. The slave stuff seemed like a side note. We went strawberry picking and went on a fucking hay ride. It wasn't until I was older that I realized how fucked up it was.

[luckystar246]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Pinterest is HUGE for wedding inspiration.

[marywebgirl]

I'm really surprised about this change with these two companies in particular, since neither strikes me as particularly progressive. Hopefully it helps change attitudes toward these places a little faster.

[snortingcoke]

good