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Art_from_Ark

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71. Well, in the early days, at least,

Fri Dec 5, 2014, 01:08 AM

Dec 2014

"Virginia passed two laws that pertained solely to women who were slaves or indentured servants and to their illegitimate children. Women servants who produced children by their masters could be punished by having to do two years of servitude with the churchwardens after the expiration of the term with their masters. The law reads, “that each woman servant gott with child by her master shall after her time by indenture or custome is expired be by the churchwardens of the parish where she lived when she was brought to bed of such bastard, sold for two years. . ."

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Conservative White Comedian to Chris Rock: �Stop Being a Hateful Racist Jackass� [View all] big_dog Dec 2014 OP

Not sure I have heard of Crowder, but a jackass indeed NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #1

never heard of him JI7 Dec 2014 #2

Yeah, but we've all heard of Chris Rock Warpy Dec 2014 #4

The "conservative" part negates the "comedian" part JHB Dec 2014 #3

+1 joeybee12 Dec 2014 #21

lol.. now that was funny. Cha Dec 2014 #40

True that! Never saw a conservative comedian, no such thing. mountain grammy Dec 2014 #52

"Conservative White Comedian" ... now there's a walking oxymoron. lpbk2713 Dec 2014 #5

Conservative comedian is an oxymoron brush Dec 2014 #6

There are good non-liberal comedians (e.g. Jim Norton) but none I can think of who are orthodox nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #9

You're also forgetting, conservative "humor" = bash liberals. They are never ever self deprecating MillennialDem Dec 2014 #45

Very true. Then there are those who bash the left and right equally, like Norton or Doug Stanhope. nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #47

He acts as if it has already been hundreds of years since slavery. My great grandfather yes 1 GREAT SweetieD Dec 2014 #7

+1 n/t 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #11

When asked about the date of the Amer. Rev. Rick Perry answered, appalachiablue Dec 2014 #38

Mid-1500's? Who knew John Smith was an American citizen? nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #48

And the most aggressive Bible-thumpers never read the Bible. Marr Dec 2014 #66

My great-grandfather was a Civil War soldier. alphafemale Dec 2014 #58

10th US President JOHN TYLER b. 1790 has 2 living GRANDSONS b. 1924, 1928. appalachiablue Dec 2014 #74

Wow that is astounding about Tyler. AndreaCG Dec 2014 #78

It's incredible alright. There are interviews online with Lyon Gardiner Tyler b. 1924. appalachiablue Dec 2014 #80

I would pay good money to hear George Carlin's rebuttal Fearless Dec 2014 #8

+++1,000,000 nt kelliekat44 Dec 2014 #90

I just want to address this part ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #10

My eyebrows rose at that too. This comedian is actually a neo-Confederate apologist, as KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #28

So. the. fuck. what. that does not excuse the shame of American slavery and how many assholes.. Cha Dec 2014 #41

I keep seeing that everywhere from Racists RockaFowler Dec 2014 #87

I keep hearing it from NON-racists ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #89

SO I guess by that fucked up logic, the ancient Greeks were less than humane. Rex Dec 2014 #12

Rock was talking about *current* as well as past actions. nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #13

He's the only one who calls himself a comedian. JaneyVee Dec 2014 #14

What an opportunist race hustler he is! JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #15

The "race hustler" canard is such an exquisite bit of projection, isn't it? n/t nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #50

Yeppers JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #81

Steven Blake Crowder is an American actor, comedian and former contributor for the Fox News Channel Johonny Dec 2014 #16

Look out Chris this guy has been in THREE Arthur movies, abstained prior to marriage, and MC'ed CPAC underpants Dec 2014 #17

He's the D-bag who got punched in the face by "union thugs" Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2014 #23

"It's pretty clear.... underpants Dec 2014 #29

As the right-wingers like to say, act like a thug etc. etc.... nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #51

"...after Crowder made negative statements about Fox News host Sean Hannity." Now that's funny. Cha Dec 2014 #43

Ha ha ha. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2014 #67

Conservative... Comedian? Does not compute Initech Dec 2014 #18

he's a "comedian" the same way Rush Limbaugh is an "entertainer" 0rganism Dec 2014 #30

Kinda Guessing brettdale Dec 2014 #19

Here's hilarious video of Crowder getting punched by pro-union protesters tenderfoot Dec 2014 #20

I remember this. mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2014 #33

OMGS.. that is funny. Am I bad!? Go Unions! Don't condone violence.. but Cha Dec 2014 #44

Oh yeah, that's where I've seen this asshole.. thanks for the memory. mountain grammy Dec 2014 #56

who? frylock Dec 2014 #22

Who cares what a nobody conservative thinks? Kingofalldems Dec 2014 #24

What a complete turd. Octafish Dec 2014 #25

And typically dishonest, suggesting that slavery was the last time the system had racist aspects. arcane1 Dec 2014 #26

never heard of him and now i never will. hey stevie, fuck you. spanone Dec 2014 #27

I'm gonna forget about this guy about 5 minutes from now Kalidurga Dec 2014 #31

White people mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2014 #32

And while they weren't exactly coddled, there's no comparison with, say, a Louisiana sugar nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #53

Indentured servants were often treated brutally Art_from_Ark Dec 2014 #64

Oh, I'm sure their lives were no picnic, to say the least. Didn't mean to imply otherwise. nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #68

Well, in the early days, at least, Art_from_Ark Dec 2014 #71

So essentially, punishing rape victims for having been raped. Appalling, but not really surprising. nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #72

Yup, women servants were particularly at the mercy of their masters Art_from_Ark Dec 2014 #73

Sojourner Truth b. 1797 was abused by her Dutch NY master and held as a slave longer than appalachiablue Dec 2014 #79

What is this? Grievance envy? Capt. Obvious Dec 2014 #83

expect to be seeing alot of this turd maggot olddots Dec 2014 #34

Stephen Crowder? Never heard of him. nt City Lights Dec 2014 #35

Conservative Comedian? GeorgeGist Dec 2014 #36

Oxymoron. SomethingFishy Dec 2014 #77

Who the hell his Stephen Crowder? muntrv Dec 2014 #37

I had to google to find out who he is gollygee Dec 2014 #39

Stephen who? True Blue Door Dec 2014 #42

Isn't Stephen Crowder known as "The Cleveland Steamer?" NBachers Dec 2014 #46

Enter it into Google enough times, and maybe he will be. See "Santorum." nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #55

Hmmm... Spirochete Dec 2014 #49

Who? Chisox08 Dec 2014 #54

I just read that the guy's 27 years old. Sounds like a typical Young Republican know-it-all. n/t nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #57

He's from Grosse Pointe according to Wikipedia gollygee Dec 2014 #60

"Conservative comic" is an oxymoron. alarimer Dec 2014 #59

Ironic given that Stephen Crowder is a polymoron Kennah Dec 2014 #61

Idiotic in multiple dimensions? nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #63

Bottom line Champion Jack Dec 2014 #62

... Catherine Vincent Dec 2014 #65

the 'original' slave traders Albertoo Dec 2014 #69

Guy's an asshole. ismnotwasm Dec 2014 #70

I've heard of Crowder Peas. Lint Head Dec 2014 #75

Howsabout FUCK OFF, Stephen Asshole Crowder. You are Not Funny and You are the Hateful One Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #76

Conservative "comedy" only works for mean-spirited, bigoted and ignorant audiences MrScorpio Dec 2014 #82

Enjoy before lunch Capt. Obvious Dec 2014 #84

Another career highlight for Crowder, from CPAC 2012: Denzil_DC Dec 2014 #85

This nobody is trying leftynyc Dec 2014 #86

damn, he played the Voltaire card Enrique Dec 2014 #88