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One of the stories my uncle Leo told me about the war…

He served in WWII, in the European theater, and while the U.S. sent segregated troops, they found that the Europeans weren’t biased in the same way that the white Americans soldiers generally were. He told me, the white Americans especially sought to keep European women away from the African American soldiers, so they put about the rumor that the black soldiers "had tails".

Talk about misunderstanding basic human nature. 🙄

The women, who had probably just seen the black men as men, became very curious and were subsequently watching for the black soldiers and approaching them en mass. My uncle, who was 18 and single (and very handsome) back then was asked if he "had a tail" and said his standard reply was, "only in front !" 🤭
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You know what’s ironic, same with my family as well and some even went back after they were discharged.
@Briggett Leo said a few of his friends came home with European wives. Of course, they probably had to move to different states.
Neoerectus · M
@Briggett I have read many went back to be treated as people and by people who respected them for the wartime help... unlike back home in the US.
Lol pretty cool that he had a sense of humour about it all but I guess you would if that's your norm.
@HijabaDabbaDoo That was how folks survived back then.
Crazywaterspring · 61-69, M
Great comeback!
Ferric67 · M
I always think of Seinfeld when I hear about uncle Leo...and his eyebrows
@Ferric67 I first saw Bryan Cranston on a soap opera back in the early 80s.
Ferric67 · M
@bijouxbroussard yeah, that definitely is earlier than Seinfeld
@Ferric67 It’s wild just how many popular celebrities got their start in soaps.
Captain · 61-69, M
What a bizarre story - needless to say I’ve never heard of that one before. Not the sort of thing they put on the history channel.
@Captain I just remembered there was a British documentary about the black American soldiers and how the white Americans tried to enforce segregation in English pubs.
walabby · M
@bijouxbroussard Wasn't there a huge riot because of this? I seem to remember reading an article about one such incident...
@walabby Yes, there was.
Strictmichael75 · 61-69, M
Lovely

Someone got the tail end of the story
Punxi · F
Classic.

Sounds as though Leo charmed girls with more than just his good looks alone. ☺
Jayciedubb · 56-60, M
😄..and it's (the tail) got a cleft chin with a goatee😆😅
@Jayciedubb I don’t get it.
FreddieUK · 70-79, M
It is well known that the only mixed race troop movements took place on Hollywood movie sets. 😕
FreddieUK · 70-79, M
@bijouxbroussard That, I was not aware of. 😟
@FreddieUK Everything was segregated here then.
Moreover, the Americans tried to impose segregation rules in England, in the pubs near where the soldiers were stationed and often ended up butting heads with the locals !
DrWatson · 70-79, M
Guess what? According to my Cassell's Latin-English dictionary, "penis" was the Latin word for a tail!

 
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