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Happy Hoosier

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22. I get that....

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #16)

Thu Jul 2, 2020, 02:26 PM

Jul 2020

... and I hope the kids do too. The respondent above helped give me that perspective.

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I have Rape-Colored Skin [View all] qwlauren35 Jul 2020 OP

Jefferson's statues need to come down, along with Columbus and Washington. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #1

I disagree. To me the confederate statues are different. They celebrate and honor people Dream Girl Jul 2020 #8

Well, I would admit that statues of any kind are not my top priority. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #9

Agree though I'm greatly pleased to see those monuments to the Old South coming down Dream Girl Jul 2020 #18

-There's a statue in South Korea soldierant Jul 2020 #25

No slave had enough agency to have a choice ismnotwasm Jul 2020 #2

The term is new to me, too. qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #6

I wonder how your distant relatives today would react to meeting you? lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #12

Your page doesn't seem to allow me to view the shirt ismnotwasm Jul 2020 #15

If I could post a picture, I would. qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #19

Since Zazzle is so strongly privacy protected (which is a good thing), soldierant Jul 2020 #26

When I move my cursor over the image qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #49

That would likely be a problem. soldierant Jul 2020 #52

Nice! ismnotwasm Jul 2020 #47

This is a deeply signficant angle from which to understand things Nancy Waterman Jul 2020 #3

K&R. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2020 #4

K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Jul 2020 #5

A little concerned how this might impact... Happy Hoosier Jul 2020 #7

Mixed and Light are not the same. qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #13

Thanks for your thoughts! Happy Hoosier Jul 2020 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author PTWB Jul 2020 #31

An article that uses strong language from someone to describe the white supremacist heritage of race WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2020 #16

I get that.... Happy Hoosier Jul 2020 #22

BTW qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #17

I have often wondered why lightskinned AAs generally identified as AA and not... TreasonousBastard Jul 2020 #10

In the American South, there was the "one drop" rule csziggy Jul 2020 #20

I remember the one-drop rule, and it became a horrific measure of worth... TreasonousBastard Jul 2020 #29

This StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #34

Many light skinned people identified as white, but privilege came at a price. Marcuse Jul 2020 #45

And they sure love to talk about dysfunctional black families malaise Jul 2020 #11

Wow. qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #14

It's not always from rape. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #23

A union between a white man and a free black woman is very different StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #36

Yes, I agree. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #37

What makes it rape is the power differential of the two people, not that they're different races StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #39

Interesting family history! Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #43

I have rape-colored skin. spicysista Jul 2020 #24

I'm glad I did. qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #33

Reductio ad absurdum Marcuse Jul 2020 #27

Under the column "Race" luvtheGWN Jul 2020 #28

I have been known to write in 26K niyad Jul 2020 #38

I know that happened, but-- in searching his family my husband demigoddess Jul 2020 #30

Henry Louis Gates found a white ancestor who... Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #32

That's hilarious. qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #35

YYou Want a Confederate Monument? My Body Is a Confederate Monument. Very powerful statement. iluvtennis Jul 2020 #40

"My Body Is a Confederate Monument." Heavy. Angela Davis couldn't have said it better. jaxexpat Jul 2020 #51

Wow - like looking in a mirror Hip2bSquare Jul 2020 #41

Excellent post and comments all around. Thank you. yonder Jul 2020 #42

Really great thread. MontanaMama Jul 2020 #44

The author, Caroline Randall Williams, is quite an extraordinary and talented young woman. She is a Tanuki Jul 2020 #46

Thanks for the bio. qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #48

It shows just how sick the system of slavery was in America. roamer65 Jul 2020 #50

Powerful writing. brer cat Jul 2020 #53