Why would anyone have weddings at plantations considering their dark history?
It's very awkward.
22-25, F
nonsensiclesnail · F
I think it is possible that they are clueless to the reality of the events the took place there. They may know the stories, but they don't really understand them. I think of it as the difference between an education and an experience. Easy to overlook/ forget the education, but you cant ever forget the experience. They don't connect with the experience.
As AngelUnforgiven said, they have no empathy.
As AngelUnforgiven said, they have no empathy.
DrWatson · 70-79, M
I think these are the same people who say "the Confederate flag isn't about slavery; it's about Southern culture."
They associate plantations with an elegant way of life with fancy dress and mint juleps, but somehow manage to ignore who made that life possible, and at what cost.
They associate plantations with an elegant way of life with fancy dress and mint juleps, but somehow manage to ignore who made that life possible, and at what cost.
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Lovesungoddess · 22-25, F
@DrWatson yep, when Germans celebrate their heritage they don't celebrate by flying Nazi flags, instead they celebrate Oktoberfest and eat German cuisine.
If I were a Southerner, I would rather have my grandmother's yummy Southern cooking and sweet tea than to fly the slavery and traitors flag and glorify and romanticize atrocities of the past because of "heritage".
Also there's plenty of Southern abolitionists to celebrate.
If I were a Southerner, I would rather have my grandmother's yummy Southern cooking and sweet tea than to fly the slavery and traitors flag and glorify and romanticize atrocities of the past because of "heritage".
Also there's plenty of Southern abolitionists to celebrate.
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hunkalove · 70-79, M
Or mansions. I went to a wedding in a mansion and I kept getting bad feelings about the place, like it was haunted by insatiable greed. What a sad way to begin a marriage.
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AngelUnforgiven · 51-55, F
@bijouxbroussard exactly, you hit the nail on the head! like I said no empathy, humanity is just lost on some people and thats sad as hell!
Lovesungoddess · 22-25, F
@bijouxbroussard yep definitely and it's sad. Looks can be deceiving and because something looks "beautiful" doesn't mean it's good.
The most so called beautiful places can have the darkest history ever.
The most so called beautiful places can have the darkest history ever.
BlackPetals · 18-21, F
bijouxbroussard · F
@BabyLonia That, too, would be a fair option no one involved would agree to.
bijouxbroussard · F
@BabyLonia Y’know, for the longest time I wasn’t that concerned about reparations, until I did a bit of research. Reparations for the newly-freed slave families (and there was a much more manageable number of them then) right after the Emancipation Proclamation, was proposed in a field order by General Sherman, and the money was set aside.
But under President Andrew Johnson, (a Confederate sympathizer) the money was handed over to, of all people, some of the largest former slaveowners to compensate them for their "loss of property" when slavery was abolished. 🤬
But under President Andrew Johnson, (a Confederate sympathizer) the money was handed over to, of all people, some of the largest former slaveowners to compensate them for their "loss of property" when slavery was abolished. 🤬
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WowwGirl · 36-40, F
@BrandNewMan💛 well said
