I can count at least one distant ancestor who was transported to the New World as an indentured servant. I’ve dealt with the white-hot topic of white slavery in my book The Redneck Manifesto and in a magazine article that was factually correct yet allegedly cost the magazine in question significant ad revenue from disgruntled White Slavery Deniers. And every time I’ve dared to raise the subject, I am shouted down, scoffed at, spat upon, pooh-poohed, and falsely accused of trying to say “Black slavery wasn’t bad.” My true motive is to say, “Hey, numskulls—you’re missing the big picture and creating poisonous levels of misunderstanding and resentment.” I’m only trying to show the similarities between white and black slavery, while others seem compelled to deny the similarities and focus exclusively on the differences. Interestingly, black people generally seem far more receptive to my humble mission. Then again, the false narrative that white people have never suffered is usually peddled by white people who have never suffered. Funny how that works. Why don’t we see Hollywood films about white slavery? Probably for the same reason we don’t see Hollywood films about communist atrocities, nor any films that focus on the tens of millions of white civilians who died in World War II. Knowing my suggestions will be ignored, I will stubbornly sally forth and suggest two possible Hollywood adaptions of real-life white slavery. The first would involve the Barbary Coast and the estimated million-plus white Christians who were kidnapped by African Muslims and forced to endure hardships and torture that rival and may surpass what black slaves in America experienced. Please share this article by using the link below. When you cut and paste an article, Takis Magazine misses out on traffic, and our writers dont get paid for their work. Email editors@takimag to buy additional rights. takimag/article/why_does_hollywood_ignore_white_slavery_jim_goad/print#ixzz2vZ63vV3K
Posted on: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 13:11:32 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015