Slavery
@lifeexperience (4)
France
November 7, 2006 3:19pm CST
Hi. I am white and from France though I originally lived in Great Britain.
In Yahoo! News there is an article regarding only 1 in 20 British people remembering the correct year that slavery was abolished.
My question is this: In a modern multicultural society that not only protects the rights of black people, but also every other known race, religion and sexuality, is it really a valuable thing to remind non-whites of the horrific treatment suffered by them 200 years ago?
I for one would have been more comfortable if it were a remembrance of the people that died and were abused during the years of slavery. A celebration of the end of it just seems to open fresh wounds and cause people to thing that they have done something wrong. This took place TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO, sure we should remember, but is it something that needs to be dragged into the press and used as a perpetual reminder to black people that although they are now treated the same as any other Briton, back then they weren't?
FOR THE RECORD. I ASKED THIS QUESTION ON YAHOO ANSWERS UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME. ANYONE WHO WISHES TO BE SURE THAT I AM NOT COPYING QUESTIONS CAN FEEL FREE TO MESSAGE ME ON YAHOO ANSWERS TO VERIFY THAT I AM THE SAME PERSON.
THANKS
4 responses
@kids91911 (4363)
• United States
16 Nov 06
Slavery is bad. Who gives a person the right to control another human being. You are fine. I don't think you are copy and pasting and I didn't check either. I take people for their words.
@Photos4sale (352)
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8 Nov 06
Good question and welcome to MyLot.
I don't think it hurts to remember or be reminded of where we came from, eg Nov 11th. However, as time goes by, perhaps the connection weakens naturally as we heal from the events of war, slavery etc. For example, we were always reminded about 1066 (Battle of Hastings) at school, but while it is important in the birth of England as we know it, it is not really related to today, is it?
Deep questions and no right answer :-)
