History Recap / TPFLouderAndProuderS2E10Juneteenth

* ProductPlacement: The controversial race book, White Fragility, is shown by Randy.

* ShooOutTheClowns: The more comedic members of the titular family either don't appear until the episode's last 10 minutes (Oscar), are reduced to silent roles in episode's final 5 minutes (Suga Mama and Bobby) or don't appear at all (Bebe and Cece), to reflect the more serious tone.

* AnAesop:
** You have to be willing to fight for change and not be afraid of the truth.
** Lampshaded by Randall: "Pretending something didn't happen, doesn't make it go away."

* WrittenByTheWinners: The major theme of this episode. Because of how black slaves were treated, Christian A. Smith, the founder of their town, was a slave owner, and his truth became written--it became THE truth taught in Penny's school. Emily's truth was getting more and more lost as time went on.

* BrokenAesop:
** The main message is to talk about the truth but many facts surrounding the history of the town doesn't jell with actual history the state is supposed to take place in and regarding slavery.
** The other message is focusing on white privilege and fragility, but Wizard Kelly, a black man, far outranked Barry for reasons that had nothing to do with white privilege. Thus one could say money and power superseded anything to do with race.
** In an episode chastising the previously mentioned subject above, they endorse the book, ''White Fragility'', which became controversial for stating that racism is a combination of prejudice and power and therefore black people can't be racist, which was seen by its detractors as promoting racial {{Double Standard}}s.

* TakeThat: In the [[CouchGag door gag]] of the episode, Ms. Brady, the racially insensitive teacher, is seen with a copy of the novel version of ''Film/TheHelp'', which is seen as a WhiteMansBurden piece (which is in contrast with the actual novel which places more emphasis on the black protagonists and has the white main lead be a woman of her time).

* TakeThat: In the [[CouchGag door gag]] of the episode, Ms. Brady, the racially insensitive teacher, is seen with a copy of the novel version of the Film/TheHelp, which is seen as a WhiteMansBurden piece (which is in contrast with the actual novel which places more emphasis on the black protagonists and has the white main lead be a woman of her time).

* {{Nephewism}}: Christian Smith is Barry's distant uncle.

* AcceptableBreaksFromReality: The episode takes many liberties with reality regarding Christian A. Smith, such as having a slave owner's history being so completely scrubbed that you can't find it even on the dark web, having him be one in California from 200 years ago and a plantation owner, and the fact that people would react in shock that a white man from almost 200 years ago was a slave owner.

** Third, the episode treats Lincoln as sticking to the idea of deporting slaves, when he actually abandoned the idea as he got to see slavery as more of a moral issue rather than political one. Also, while the border states were allowed to keep their slaves, it was so they wouldn't turn on them and join the Confederacy. Once the war was won, the 13th amendment abolished slavery across the whole US. In other words, it was a strategic maneuver to keep more states from rebelling. Lincoln didn't have the authority to just end slavery by himself via a proclamation. He could only do so in the Confederate states because they were actively rebelling and waging war. A permanent solution required Congress, which took more time and support.

** The show portrays the minor characters being held in the same jailcell as the adults, but in real life both minors and adults would be separated whether or not they’re family.

** In an episode chastising the previously mentioned subject above, they endorse the book, ''White Fragility'', which became controversial for stating that racism is a combination of prejudice and power and therefore black people can't be racist, which was seen by its detractors as promoting racial double standards.
* BrokenPedestal: Up until this episode, Christian A. Smith is fondly remembered as the founder of Smithville. But once Penny and her friends reveal that he was a slave owner, his reputation [[invoked]] [[CondemnedByHistory is destroyed overnight]].

** While it has a point about whitewashing history, the issues concerning its Aesop is the fact that in real life, people have had statues of people who happened to be slave owners, but who are respected for many reasons (but still are given a more flawed view). And it takes a non-nuanced stance that no slaveowner can ever be admired, despite the fact that they must have done something good to make them a complex figure. That said, he’d come off as a DeliberatelyBadExample to said slaveowners.
** It also exaggerates how scrubbed his history his background as a slaveowner to the point it's not even on the dark web and can only be found in the diary of a former slave he owned, which in this day and age would be laughable to think about.

* CondemnedByHistory: InUniverse example regarding Christian A. Smith; despite the fact that he was long celebrated as the town founder of Smithville, being a slave owner is enough for his reputation to be tainted forever.

* EasilyCondemned: In-Universe, being a slave owner is enough for Christian A. Smith’s reputation to be tainted forever, despite the fact that he’s implied to have performed far more heroic deeds.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Even [=LaCienga=] is outraged when she finds out Christian A. Smith was a slaveowner and she actively joins in the protest to have the statue removed and the town's name changed. She's also the first one to refuse being set free from prison until more is done.

* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: As per the revisionist history of Smithville, Christian A. Smith's reputation as a slaveowner was omitted.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: This episode implicitly does this with, of all people, UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln. To wit, Brother Kwame says that Lincoln "wanted to deport [slaves]" and the episode implies that Lincoln stuck with this plan, when in fact he abandoned it as he came to see slavery as more of a moral issue than a political one. Also, the border states were only allowed to keep their slaves so they wouldn't secede from the Union. Plus Lincoln just didn't have the authority to just end slavery by himself via a proclamation. He could only do so via the 13th Amendment, which required Congress and took more time and support.

* TakeOurWordForIt: In-universe Christian A. Smith being a slave owner is [[EasilyCondemned considered enough to get everyone to see him as a monster]], when we aren't told anything else about his life that made people look up to him which is why many figures in history with a background of slave owning are still revered.