Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: "My ancestors owned your motherfucking ass. My ancestors owned your ass, bitch." [View all]wallyworld2
(375 posts)118. I agree
No hearts or minds were changed in this interaction
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
Recommendations
0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):
123 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
"My ancestors owned your motherfucking ass. My ancestors owned your ass, bitch." [View all]
DetlefK
Jul 2016
OP
I just wrote, after seeing that Bernie endorsed HRC in a powerful way ....
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2016
#1
WE ... are already above this crap ... We're just waiting for others to catch up.
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2016
#4
I know what you mean. Hard to believe that vile crap is going on-but obviously it is.
riversedge
Jul 2016
#54
Been goin' on for over 200 years. What makes anyone think it's gonna stop? n/t
jtuck004
Jul 2016
#58
Yeah. I grew up in the middle of deep blue FDR country, middle of the Dust Bowl. Those
jtuck004
Jul 2016
#68
I agree. Kinda staged. After the introduction, both parties are shouting insults.
Hoppy
Jul 2016
#32
Can't fix stupid. Gotta wait for it to crawl away and die on its own--and it will, it
MADem
Jul 2016
#13
Now there's an interesting response to this woman saying her family owned slaves....
Moonwalk
Jul 2016
#121
I got the opposite feeling from the black girl - she was trying to smile but her voice was cracking
womanofthehills
Jul 2016
#103
Calling someone racial names is never acceptable. I watched the video a couple times and
frankieallen
Jul 2016
#19
I watched it again, the girl who took the video told someone at the counter or
frankieallen
Jul 2016
#33
"HOLD ME BACK!! I'M 'A KILL HER!!! (No seriously, hold me back....) HOLD ME BACK!!.... " nt
Guy Whitey Corngood
Jul 2016
#20
The Feudal System ended with the plague. Slavery in the US is barely 150 years done.
WinkyDink
Jul 2016
#57
All ugly but the hoarder in the car was just bizarre . Boy good thing they filmed it no one would
Person 2713
Jul 2016
#88
I didn't know you were allowed to use the world "honky" unless you were George Jefferson.
zonkers
Jul 2016
#34
What's even sadder is that they appear to find some pride in the idea of owning another human being
Small Accumulates
Jul 2016
#36
I'm not sure being descended from slavers and slaveholders is an honor I aspire to.
Liberal Veteran
Jul 2016
#44
Why the hell didnt the manager ask the assholes to leave? I mean do they really want to cater to a
cstanleytech
Jul 2016
#63
I kind wish the black lady had hit back with 'and without us you ain't got shit.' nt
anigbrowl
Jul 2016
#72
There is a hilarious irony about that 'would be' barb about their ancestors
Joe Chi Minh
Jul 2016
#75
I just linked that story to another forum, to a guy whose avatar is the confederate flag
Gabi Hayes
Jul 2016
#76
hmm, my bet is that those arrogant, racist assholes' ancestors were sharecroppers
niyad
Jul 2016
#89