Reparations? Puhhhleees! wat

[keird]

I grew up as a single child, raised by one parent in Boston. We were poor. I lived in racially mixed areas and had friends of different races throughout my child hood. Big whoop. It didn’t mean anything then and as I got older, I just became annoyed with people more easily. The idea of ‘reparations’ to descendants of slaves made me roll my eyes. I thought to myself, ‘Well, my family is from the North East; I’m poor and my lineage is Irish/French thus our family didn’t have slaves”

I might be wrong. Like, theres a 70-80% chance I’m wrong.

I was looking up some genealogy when I found a will of a man that I may be a descendant of. Among various sums and items bequeathed was this:

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Wxxxx (Wxxxx, Wxxxx?) one negro boy called Sam. Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Rebecca Oxxxx one negro girl called (Buck?). Item: I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Eleanor Wxxxx my feather bed and furniture.

wtf

 

[Greenman]

You disgust me, the only way to heal your soul is by giving money to black people.

 

[keird]

You disgust me, the only way to heal your soul is by giving money to black people.

Let me go on record by saying that I would have asked for the feather bed and furniture.

 

[MotF Bane]

Reparations are bullshit anyways.

 

[Newbian]

Did you at least give you some Rice Krispy treats?

 

[keird]

Did you at least give you some Rice Krispy treats?

http://www.ricekrispies.com/games/create-a-character.aspx ?

 

[PottedMeat]

Buy old tobacco plantation.
Track down Sam or 'Buck's families and claim ownership. ( Bring a gun and chains )
Live like king.

 

[keird]

Buy old tobacco plantation.
Track down Sam or 'Buck's families and claim ownership. ( Bring a gun and chains )
Live like king.

I guess that I'm lucky because it turned into Andrews Air Force base, I think. I'm not going to the gate of Andrews AFB with a shotgun and a chain yelling, "Git of mah lawn!"

Edit: I think the family farm actually was tobacco - I didn't realize you meant something completely different until I read your post a second time. Yeah, I'm not touching that...

 

[Pegun]

I think reparations have gotten to a ridiculous point. I say we stop doing it now that it's almost 200 years later.

 

[Hacp]

NO! We black children are doing poorly in school because their ancestors from 200 years ago were slaves. It has a direct influence on them! Can't you see?

 

[Bill Brasky]

NO! We black children are doing poorly in school because their ancestors from 200 years ago were slaves. It has a direct influence on them! Can't you see?

Heh. :thumbsup:

 

[F1N3ST]

inb4 racism

 

[Kadarin]

I think reparations have gotten to a ridiculous point. I say we stop doing it now that it's almost 200 years later.

I would only consider supporting reparations if black people as a whole would finally and once and for all SHUT THE FUCK UP about it and move the fuck on.

It'll never happen.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

I'm half American Indian (native american whatever the fsck) so I get half of everything before anyone makes reparations.

This also entitles me to say with authority..

GET OFF MY DAMN LAWN!

 

[biggestmuff]

Feather beds are fairly cheap these days. I wouldn't worry about it too much.

 

[sjwaste]

Dont blame me - my family's from Italy and only one generation ago. My lineage probably traces back to a whole other set of problems instead. I'm sure someone in my family tree salted Carthage or something?

 

[keird]

Feather beds are fairly cheap these days. I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Well, according to page 33, in 1815 an average male slave cost ~$393.20

Adjust for inflation and you get $4,544.77 in 2009 dollars. You don't have to feed furniture, though.

 

[keird]

Dont blame me - my family's from Italy and only one generation ago. My lineage probably traces back to a whole other set of problems instead. I'm sure someone in my family tree salted Carthage or something?

Don't you guys have to pay tribute to gods or something?

 

[djmartins]

Adjust for inflation and you get $4,544.77 in 2009 dollars. You don't have to feed furniture, though.

I am all for reparations.
Here is the deal: out of the money to be paid the taxpayers will be reimbursed for all the government social programs and ALL the blacks have to leave the US and go to Africa.
After all, fair is fair!

 

[shortylickens]

I am all for reparations.
Here is the deal: out of the money to be paid the taxpayers will be reimbursed for all the government social programs and ALL the blacks have to leave the US and go to Africa.
After all, fair is fair!

This, for all the pissing and moaning I hear about being pulled thousands of miles away from their homeland, I dont see too many going back now that we have airplanes.

 

[AbAbber2k]

This, for all the pissing and moaning I hear about being pulled thousands of miles away from their homeland, I dont see too many going back now that we have airplanes.

Our boats have been quite a bit more comfortable since before the dawn of flight no less.