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alphafemale

(18,497 posts)
23. Hide the fuck out of it
Sun Nov 10, 2013, 01:17 PM
Nov 2013

There were positive white people that loved those slaves.

Yeah...

Hide me.

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
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