Rhondazvous Wrote:And me: Well, at a family reunion, it was discovered that we are direct descendants of General Robert E. Lee. What the fuck am I supposed to do, pay myself reparations? I got up, looked in the mirror and apologized to myself. Just talking about race as a definite reality is too mixed up crazy.
Agreed!
By the way, Robert E. Lee was not a slave owner, and was an abolitionist. He wrote and spoke out against slavery. He fought for the Confederacy out of a sense of patriotism to his state, not because he was in favor of the "Southern cause". Interesting tidbit that most people don't know. So at least you don't have to be ashamed of that part of your heritage.
I'm as Euro-gene'd as it's possible to be, and yet I have dark eyes and dark brown, almost afro-esque curly hair, courtesy of my Cajun French ancestry. Because I tan easily, I am often mistaken for mixed-race toward the end of summer, and I get quite the kick out of the confusion of people trying to make that determination. When asked, I reply, "does it matter?" (Sometimes I'll say I'm Cajun, since I know most people don't know our heritage in racial terms or they confuse us with the Creoles, so it confuses them even more.)
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
