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The Jackson 5 and Slavery: 2 great tastes that taste great together in one fabulous, luxurious themepark! Visitors will be able to see the route their ancestors walked, shackled together as they were whipped toward the "point of no-return".They can then retire to their five-star hotel to drink cocktails by the pool.
W.T.F?
The Jackson 5 and Slavery
please tell me I slept through most of February and March and it's April 1st already.
W.T.F?
That's ... crazy. And seems horribly disrespectful.
We do have some local shows here, y'know.
Neighbors!
I've stared and stared at it, and I think that the only way I can understand it is that the Jacksons/whichever Jackson is behind this bright idea is so wholly self-centred that they really are seeing slavery wholly through the lens of themselves: ie, hey, look, we're a success story! But our ancestors were slaves, which was bad, and we should be sad about that for a few minutes. But look, there's a happy ending! We're rich!
Rather than taking on board that, you know, there was no happy ending for ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WERE MADE SLAVES.
boggles
I mean, afaic it's pretty much like building a Disney resort next to Auschwitz. With profound and melancholy theme rides like 'It's a Cruel World After All' demonstrating that this is a sensitive and educational luxury theme park. Because, really - Jackson 5 Memorabilia and merry 70s pop tunes juxtaposed with relics of slavery? In a slave port? Just...head go boom.
I've stared and stared at it, and I think that the only way I can understand it is that the Jacksons/whichever Jackson is behind this bright idea is so wholly self-centred that they really are seeing slavery wholly through the lens of themselves: ie, hey, look, we're a success story! But our ancestors were slaves, which was bad, and we should be sad about that for a few minutes. But look, there's a happy ending! We're rich!
From the article, it seems like it's only Marlon Jackson involved in this. Your explanation seems as good as anything else I can come up with.
I mean, afaic it's pretty much like building a Disney resort next to Auschwitz.
That's kind of how I feel about the torture museums at Medieval Times.
I mean, afaic it's pretty much like building a Disney resort next to Auschwitz. With profound and melancholy theme rides like 'It's a Cruel World After All' demonstrating that this is a sensitive and educational luxury theme park.
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Don't know Medieval Times, but I'm right with you in theory - we have the same things in London and York, and it does blow my mind. Torture/=HappyFunTimes, people! Also? IT STILL HAPPENS. And yet it's a fun-filled day out for all the family.
People are INSANE.
edited for clarity
There were no forks in medieval times, so there are no forks at Medieval Times.