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whowasthatmaskedman 路 70-79, M
By the standards of the day it wasnt.. And there was no intent of Racism. Judging anything my todays criteria is unfair. George Washington owned slaves...馃樂
bijouxbroussard 路 F
@whowasthatmaskedman Unless you consider that even then, groups were speaking out against slavery, and slaves were attempting to escape. George Washington certainly wouldn鈥檛 have wanted to be a slave. So slavery as a bad thing isn鈥檛 a new concept. And sorry, I [b]don鈥檛[/b] consider it "unfair" to not revere those who wouldn鈥檛 have considered me even a human being, who would鈥檝e bought me and bred me like an [b]animal[/b], sold my children. 馃ズ
whowasthatmaskedman 路 70-79, M
@bijouxbroussard I agree with you..Indeed we might still have slaves if the industrial revolution had not made machines cheaper.. But I deliberately pushed an emotive button to make the point that standards change over time. What was accepted in one time is now taboo...馃樂
bijouxbroussard 路 F
@whowasthatmaskedman Likewise, what was taboo at one time (viewing people of color as human beings, not inferior to whites) is now widely accepted as common sense.