How could you not after watching so many if these types of films . I belive it just the fact that everything was manipulated just out in public with absolutely no authority--even the bible . I don't even see how they could still be a Christin after knowing all this .
shareHow could you not after watching so many if these types of films . I belive it just the fact that everything was manipulated just out in public with absolutely no authority--even the bible . I don't even see how they could still be a Christin after knowing all this .
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Abolitionists were Christians you idiot!
shareThey seem to *beep* enough.
Only those with no valid argument pick holes in people's spelling and grammar.
there were more white slaves than black slaves.
just because a hollywood movie tell the story of a black slave does not mean white slaves never went thru the same thing.
black people hating white people for this is a sign of ignorance.
there were more white slaves than black slaves.
--> there were BLACK slaveowners ...
This may be true. But many Blacks that did own slaves owned them to free them. Yes, there were also Blacks that owned slaves for profits – but this was to live/thrive within a white system.
there were WHITE slaves
Yep, there were. But when you look at white slavery through a lens of power that power always becomes balanced or in most cases ruling.
the BLACK people of Africa sold other BLACK people as slaves to the white slave traders
And? So did numerous other races. This doesn't lessen the action of slavery in the U.S. And if you look to your point above, you'll see that there was a need for those that were enslaved to stay under heel. If you look at Rome where whites were enslaved but still allowed the chance for upward mobility, abandonment of caste, you'll clearly see the fault in your previous statement of. "there were WHITE slaves," too.
"BLACK people are the most racist, violent people in the USA today. And it is white people that are at the receiving end of the Knock Out game, mob violence, gang rape, murder, etc. etc. etc."
This is nothing more than conjecture. If you were to look at stats, and hopefully, you have or will, you will see that your above beliefs are false. If you take/taken any basic stats class, you'll learn or already know that beta exists, and we don't know exactly how that correlates to said outcomes. What we do know is that poverty, bad housing, inadequate education and numerous other issues have placed Blacks in an unwanted position in the US. We are continuing to see this, an example, the unjust system of jailing. Blacks receive harsher sentences for crimes that are committed by their white counterparts.
"12 Years a Slave is just another way to keep the BLACK people in professionel roles of victims."
Yeah, this argument doesn't hold water. The problem many people have with movies like this is the notion of truth. The belief that if we ignore it, we don't have to face it. But we, as a society, are constantly being tapped on the shoulder that not dealing with this issue is hurting more than helping. 12 Years a Slave is a story of exodus. But behind the lens an in front of it, we are looking at a Black director, displaying massive artistry, taking on the complexity of it with just as much silent power as he did with Hunger. With Hunger there isn't the view that the protagonist, and the people outside of the film, is playing the role of victim – and that should not be the case for this movie and its people as well.
"Honey, this isn't my first time at the endless pizza buffet." Bianca Golden
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