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I think generally it’s kind of strange for us to want to get married in an old home that doesn’t belong to us or your family; it’s sort of like cosplaying that this is the old family home and generations have been married and lived here, when we have no connection to the house and it’s actually just a big, empty shell. And then to add that some of these homes had people enslaved in the property adds an additional layer of weirdness and ickiness. But I agree with Abby: I think it’s ethnocentrism and the white privilege of seeing a plantation home and not immediately thinking of slavery, rather than any malice or disregard for the those experiences, and I also think that it’s a general disregard for actual history and the want simply for something pretty and superficial that makes these homes popular for weddings. No one is interested in the actual history of the people who lived there, Black or white, they’re only interested in how pretty their photos will turn out. I think if we valued history more and gave more consideration to the history of all the spaces we are inhabiting, there would be more caution taken in determining the appropriateness of event spaces. People just don’t care enough about history, they just care about pretty.
A few thoughts... The red, yellow, and black kerchief (2nd kerchief?) is gorgeous, and the sight of it drove me to the Burnley & Trowbridge site. Those towering styles and "the Horsetail" are dramatic enough to wear to the opera or ballet. The "Tower Garden" in those sheer white scarves?! WEDDING. LEWK. How beautiful would be the bride who wore that!
My hat goes off to my forefathers and foremothers for having to put up with this. This was no way to live. Imagine being on the brink of fear every moment and not wanting to mess up or face consequences? Spiritually strong people! Revelation 13:9-10!
That man is definitely up in his feelings about the company changing to Pearl Milling Company, and wants a black woman to validate his feelings by being pleased with the comparison. Sir, that is not appreciated!
Well. That was an eye-opener! I'm European and I'm pretty sure that if you played a word association game with Europeans asking them which word they would associate with plantation, they would all say slavery. And the word wedding would never be associated with the word plantation. I'm not saying we're not racist iin Europe or that we weren't very active participants in the slave trade. I'm not condemning anyone, even if I find the idea of a plantation wedding shocking. It's just that we learn about plantations and slavery as being the same thing. Anyway, thank you for a very interesting discussion.
I mean technically a plantation is any place that has a cash crop and usually has a specialty cash crop. Technically my cousin got married on his dry land wheat "plantation." I think the history of the property makes a difference as well as the intention of the people using the property. Just because it's a "plantation" doesn't mean there's slavery or anything problematic involved. 😂
I wonder if it’s fun to stay character for visitors to learn the history of people being exploited. I would like to be the historian, but I am white. I like the maid’s outfit. So glad someone can bring history to life. Thank you for dedicating your life to show the reality.
I grew up in the 90's, when Aunt Jemima was a slim housewife in a sweater vest and pearls. Even then, though, I knew not to compare an actual black woman to the cartoon lady on the pancake syrup.
I was disappointed by this movie it does seem like it was written by a liberal area almost feels to me like the movie was intended to make race relations worse not better in a sense like this is what’s gonna happen if we try to get along and just be equal it’s almost like they’re trying to break these people because outside of the little world they created that they were speaking against what they wanted so they pulled them away, to try to show them. This is where you are on the food chain in a way… They’re trying to make it like they’ve got a put them in their place which is so wrong. I’m so glad that people found this movie bad and hopefully they decide to just burn the film and that’s how I feel
Rosa Washington Riles, is better known as Aunt Jemima. Rosa became Aunt Jemima in the 1950s when hired by Quaker Oaks following the death of Nancy Green, the former Aunt Jemima. Rosa Traveled all over the world promoting their products, Rosa died in 1969 and is buried in Red Oak, Ohio.
These are so practical and beautiful!! Trying to think of what i would put on mine if i ever made one haha Definitely a writing utensil and possibly a tiny lightweight notebook for quick sketches and notes!
😂😂😂😂😂😂....... @NotYourMommasHistory What years were you in slavery? How badly were you treated while being enslaved? Have you ever heard of Alveda King? The niece of Dr.Martin L. King jr.? I want you to purchase a subscription to Sirius/XM radio.... .Listen to 15 hours of David Webb and Stacy Washington (both of which are black) Then complain about your problem with a "plantation" wedding.My uncle purchased a house in Alabama that was used as a hospital during the Civil War to treat the Confederate soldiers wounded in the battle of Pittsburg Landing. What was he supposed to do when he found out about the house,burn the thing down and build another? What about the trees? What about the dirt? What about the grass? NEWS FLASH........NO ONE GIVES A DAMN ABOUT YOUR OPINIONS......OR your FEELINGS........ BYE FELICIA
Very glad that the word “ enslaved person” makes non black American people feel more comfortable when discussing slavery. 🙄 Slave fits better due to its connotation. It’s a negative, heavy, dirty word. It should sound dehumanizing because that’s what chattel slavery was. They( majority of white Europeans settlers and very few Native American tribes) literally saw us as non human or only part human. Slavery is the epitome of a dehumanizing experience. The word and idea of a “slave” should make one uncomfortable. My ancestors were “slaves” when they used our babies as gator bait. They were “slaves when they striped us of our name/land/culture, we were “slaves” when white women would bash the skulls of the mixed race children their husbands and overseers kept making. Pulled apart by dogs and used for various scientific experiments
It's definitely a lack of empathy. As well as unchecked privilege. There have been untold number of stories about the Holocaust that are designed to deliver strong emotional gut punches, for good reason. There haven't been anywhere near ENOUGH stories that center slavery or First Nations/Native American genocide and trauma (i.e. the horrors of the residential schools) in a similar way. And that's because systemic racism is STILL going strong
Wtf do enslaver women do of everything is done for them ??? No work, no cooking , no cleaning ??? Not even doing her own hair and makeup ? Or dressing herself ?
@NotYourMommasHistory , have you ever had a moment during rehearsal or reenactment where you wanted to cry or it was too much you needed a minute because of experiencing to some degree what the slaves went through? listening to the narrative was easy watching it happen hits way different from a movie... there is something about seeing it to a degree live, its hard. just wondering if it ever hits you some type of way
My only problem with these videos is there is no mention of the absolute violence, depravity and inhumanity the enslaved ancestors went through each and every day
This is less than 1 percent. 99% of white people were poor. Arabs were big slavers American Indians North Africans . During the trans Atlantic slave trade most slaves went to Brazil.
If there was No equsi soup that is mentioned anywhere in our cultural foods why are you cooking it. You should be cooking traditional Black American Cultural dishes of that time...this did not sit well with me. There are too many meals that you could have prepared. It makes me question if you are Black American.
