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HipChick

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22. Here's the problem..Instead of holding the limited belief that blacks are the descendants of slaves,

Reply to alphafemale (Original post)

Sun Nov 10, 2013, 01:16 PM

Nov 2013

we need movies that show the the bigger picture, that blacks are descendants of complex,rich and ancient Black civilization..pyramid builders...complex maths

Their rich history did not start with slavery....

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On the Remaking of "Roots" [View all] alphafemale Nov 2013 OP

We were glued to the tv as a family HappyMe Nov 2013 #1

Very doubtful it will even boomersense Nov 2013 #21

I agree! Little Star Nov 2013 #2

I hear the History Channel has bought the rights, and is doing the remake? CatWoman Nov 2013 #3

There were NO postive white characters in enlightenment Nov 2013 #4

...not even close to what the OP said. Cooley Hurd Nov 2013 #5

Really? enlightenment Nov 2013 #12

There were way too many positive white characters penciled in. alphafemale Nov 2013 #6

yes it was so damn convenient CatWoman Nov 2013 #7

Yep, I'm sure in his heart of hearts Jefferson, for example, knew that slavery was wrong. Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #11

Jefferson freed his own children. Sired with a slave. alphafemale Nov 2013 #16

"They can tell this story now with fewer positive white characters" BumRushDaShow Nov 2013 #8

I have a HUGE problem with Africans being depicted as illiterate savages alphafemale Nov 2013 #9

Unfortunately it's still happening BumRushDaShow Nov 2013 #15

There were illiterate savages and developed civilizations on every continent except ... dawg Nov 2013 #18

"illiterate" and "savage" are not synonyms bhikkhu Nov 2013 #24

Yes, I agree with that. dawg Nov 2013 #26

I have my own doubts as to the re-make. Archae Nov 2013 #10

Ice Road Truckers! alphafemale Nov 2013 #13

This is the kind of statement: kiva Nov 2013 #14

Thank you. I agree completely. whathehell Nov 2013 #17

Hide the fuck out of it alphafemale Nov 2013 #23

I'm white and I have no problem with that statement. HappyMe Nov 2013 #25

The Republican version tells the story in reverse. alfredo Nov 2013 #19

Our family watched the original like every other family in America. Dustlawyer Nov 2013 #20

Here's the problem..Instead of holding the limited belief that blacks are the descendants of slaves, HipChick Nov 2013 #22

Agreed. Don't start the story with the slave ships.. alphafemale Nov 2013 #27

A few years back, I travelled to Nubia HipChick Nov 2013 #28