I could give a very long list of slang words used for people from different countries, including the European ones. They were common when I was young but not so much now. The stuff I prefer to not normalize in my own head pertains to making it OK to kill or beat the crap out of someone.
The big one came out of making it OK to enslave peop…
I could give a very long list of slang words used for people from different countries, including the European ones. They were common when I was young but not so much now. The stuff I prefer to not normalize in my own head pertains to making it OK to kill or beat the crap out of someone.
The big one came out of making it OK to enslave people. I find it hard to believe that people in their heart of hearts were not aware of the evil of slavery, but they eased their conscience via the dehumanization of the people they enslaved. Yet they knew they were human.
Runaway slave ads gave descriptions that included the talents of the slave to help identify them because they wanted their slave back. Interestingly, those ads that have been preserved give a history counter to that dehumanization. ~He is an accomplished carpenter and black smith. Known to play the fiddle at barn dances. Speaks English and French~ In a society where teaching a slave to read was a crime the description is of an accomplished and talented man. So, he was called a "N". Catch my property and return him to me for a reward.
I could give a very long list of slang words used for people from different countries, including the European ones. They were common when I was young but not so much now. The stuff I prefer to not normalize in my own head pertains to making it OK to kill or beat the crap out of someone.
The big one came out of making it OK to enslave people. I find it hard to believe that people in their heart of hearts were not aware of the evil of slavery, but they eased their conscience via the dehumanization of the people they enslaved. Yet they knew they were human.
Runaway slave ads gave descriptions that included the talents of the slave to help identify them because they wanted their slave back. Interestingly, those ads that have been preserved give a history counter to that dehumanization. ~He is an accomplished carpenter and black smith. Known to play the fiddle at barn dances. Speaks English and French~ In a society where teaching a slave to read was a crime the description is of an accomplished and talented man. So, he was called a "N". Catch my property and return him to me for a reward.