No one was owned in Jim Crow, Fred, so I (admittedly vague on some details of American history) don't see the parallels.
Whoa. Good myth.
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§ ita § - Feb 01, 2007 11:34:41 am PST #3726 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Aims - Feb 01, 2007 11:37:02 am PST #3727 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Jim Crow was, in my opinion, the South's version of apartheid. "Colored" fountains, sitting on the back of the bus/train, not being served at lunch counters, being denied the right to vote because of poll taxes, etc.
Jessica - Feb 01, 2007 11:37:39 am PST #3728 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think that they are limiting their definition of slavery to slavery as it happened in the United States.
Even in the United States, it's not valid -- Native Americans were enslaved in this country too.
And from your link, Aimée, I'm reminded of Native American slavery, which doesn't have inherent dislocation either.
Which, naturally, has already been mentioned. Damn you, work, taking me away from valuable online conversations!
Scrappy - Feb 01, 2007 11:44:29 am PST #3729 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
And let's not forget not being allowed to rent in White neighborhoods AND not given mortgages in Black neighborhoods, thus being forced into a lifetime of renting.
§ ita § - Feb 01, 2007 11:57:26 am PST #3730 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I get those bits of Jim Crow. I just don't get the slavery bits.
Daisy Jane - Feb 01, 2007 12:01:23 pm PST #3731 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Maybe being forced into low paying, high labor jobs, or sharecropping? That would be as close as I could see. Sharecropping is closest.
Aims - Feb 01, 2007 12:29:28 pm PST #3732 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I need someone to spork someone for me.
juliana - you available for sporking?
juliana - Feb 01, 2007 12:30:15 pm PST #3733 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
juliana - you available for sporking?
Yo!
takes a shot of Fernet
Who needs sporking?
Daisy Jane - Feb 01, 2007 12:30:48 pm PST #3734 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Lemme! Lemme! I've had issues all day, and while I can't spork people here, I might be able to get away with it there.
juliana - Feb 01, 2007 12:32:56 pm PST #3735 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Lemme! Lemme!
cedes the floor, hands over silver-plated spork