Ted Gee Seal Member since Apr 18th 2007 10091 posts
Fri Jul-10-15 06:37 PM
62. "RE: my sister went on a plantation tour once with a former BF from europ..." In response to In response to 59
>the tour guide was talking about how the slaves arriving at >the port of charleston were inspected for health and any >possible diseases to ensure that they were fit for auction. so >one of the ppl in the tour group asked what happened to the >slaves that were sick/had contracted disease or were >physically infirm and deemed not fit for auction. the tour >guide paused for a moment as he was obviously not prepared for >the question, and then said that they probably sent them back >home on one of the next ships going back to africa. at which >point my sister's boyfriend just lowered his head, sunk his >face into his hand and silently shook his head. >
It's just, it's so ridiculous. That in itself frustratingly trivialises the situation. That Something can be so ridiculous that it defies comprehension to the point that people have to invent ludicrous alternatives to fill the gaps.
>>Says something about race relations over there if people >don't >>even understand what slavery is as a concept. > >it's really unbelievable sometimes.