Aimee, certainly not in the literal sense. Though I might not quarrel with a classmate who made a sound argument that Jim Crow was the functional equivalent of slavery.

Though I might not quarrel with a classmate who made a sound argument that Jim Crow was the functional equivalent of slavery.

I would not quarrel with that. I would make the same argument. I made the same argument that apartheid was a funtional equivalent of slavery.

But Dr King didn't end slavery in the United States which is what we're discussing right now. The ending of slavery.

Also? Same classmate. Used the word "horrities".

a sound argument that Jim Crow was the functional equivalent of slavery.

Sure, not if it were sound. But I'd be really interested in seeing how it was made sound.

Aimée, my phone is now desperately cheesy. Rings will include Soap, Benson, Golden Girls, Miami Vice, Hawaii 5-0 and Magnum.

"horrities"

I know not what it means (Accessories for whores? Manners for whores?). But I like it.

I adore your cheesy phone.

The argument I used with apartheid when I was called on it as not being slavery because the non-white pople weren't removed from their country was,

The direct definition of slavery from Merriam-Webster is: submission to a dominating influence. While the non-white population weren't physically removed from their country, they most certainly emotionally and psychologically removed from their country when they were denied the right to live in it as any other citizen regardless of race."

If anyone was interested.

I love this class. I had to find 7 - 10 people and or acts of legislation important to the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. It was awesome. I tried really hard to stay away from the "mainstream" people because I wanted to find the more obscure but as equally important people. I just wish my prof wasn't the Rear Admiral Asshat that he is.

I'm having a hell of a time keeping clothes on Owen at the moment. He loves to strip down and take his diaper off. I've tried convincing him that it's too cold but he just runs around yelling, "NAKED!" and laughing hysterically.

There's a very funny Dana Carvey stand up special where he talks about how his kids liked being naked so much that they had to institute a "Naked Time" where they could run around au naturale (shouting "Naked Time!", natch), and how it freaked people who weren't used to it when they visited.

I was interested, so looked. Yikes. I am SO not this demographic. [link]

Happy birthday, Olivia! Cash, your stories of Owen remind me of a co-workers son who was a lot like Calvin. He'd climb bookcase and leap off; was kicked out of one kindergaarten for stuffing his pants down a toilet; a different school for sneaking back into the classroom during an outdoor recess and painting himself and the classroom guinea pig blue. We really enjoyed the stories at work. His mom, not so much.

There's a very funny Dana Carvey stand up special where he talks about how his kids liked being naked so much that they had to institute a "Naked Time" where they could run around au naturale (shouting "Naked Time!", natch), and how it freaked people who weren't used to it when they visited.

I was visiting a friend with a 3 year old and a 1 year old daughter. Her 3 year old vanished into her room for several minutes and we decided to go check on her when it got really quiet. Tess had stripped naked, drawn some sort of toddler tribal symbols all over her body with bath crayons and was standing in front of her mirror yelling, "YEAAAHH!"

Nudity is fun at any age, I guess.

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We really enjoyed the stories at work. His mom, not so much.

We're trying to keep a sense of humor. He's lucky he's cute, though. Sometimes, that's all that's saving his ass.

I'm a little surprised at people maintaining that it's not slavery if you're in your own (so to speak) country. What is it, then?

There is, theoretically, apartheid that could not be slavery-like. The definitions don't require sizable overlap to me. However, practically, once you've got the lack of morals and the power to institute apartheid, using the other as subjugated labour just kinda flows.

Chris Rock says he flunked Black History(which makes him an idiot) putting King down for everything.