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TreasonousBastard

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

Thu Jul 2, 2020, 03:10 PM

Jul 2020

just as only light skinned slaves were allowed to work in the house. Quadroons, octoroons, and high yellow slaves were of particular value.

It all sounds pretty bad to me, so I imagine it sounds a lot worse to someone closer. Eventually, we might grow up to the point here it is merely history, and not current pain.

BTW, I hear there's a movement to ban "The Yellow Rose of Texas" because it doesn't mean a flower.

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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