Do you think white children who were brought to the lynching of blk ppl in the past...?

Question

are affected now that they are adults? What do they feel/think? Do you think they were traumatized?

Answer 1

I am sure they were deeply affected. Regardless of how it was presented to them as a child. Many in that situation are left with tremendous trust issues. Their parents betrayed them, led them to attrocious acts and manipulated their judgement to find it acceptable. As they age, wisdom and observation of the world around them highlight this divergence from the god-fearing people their parents claimed to be. Their own parents, fracturing the psyche of their developing minds. I am sure this translated into very skewed perspectives of right and wrong. They were reared to accept that anything is ok if you can find a way to justify it, right or wrong. Sometimes watching the news you hear of stories where someone commits a hanis crime and they don't try to skirt responsibility, they simply have no clue why they did it. I have even heard "I didn't know it was wrong". I truly feel that those children were cheated and robbed of a very important innocence, once destroyed can never be rebuilt.

Answer 2

Emphatically yes. Cruelty placed upon an other being will lead to misplaced emotions which would mar a person as they grow. The need to understand what is right and wrong is taught by our peers and if this is confused then ignorance can grow or disrespect for those who allowed such barbarity to take place. Trauma can occur not only at the time of the incident but many years later and lets face it, this type of behaviour is abuse is the highest order not only for those who witnessed it but for the children who experienced it and the familes torn apart by it. A travesty we pray will never reoccur but with all this cruelty in the world may only end when we do.

Answer 3

I think anyone with a conscience would be traumatized. I know i certainly would. Children tend to trust adults that love them so at the time they probably thought it wasn't wrong because their parents didn't make it seem so, but as they aged hopefully they would realize it was wrong and yes then I think it would be traumatizing. I was young and seen a man hit by a bus. Though it really hasn't affected me or my daily life, I will never forget the image.

Answer 4

if they just saw it, they would probably be traumatized, but if the parent came and told them that what they saw is the right thing to do, then they would probably what to do it in the future.. But when they are adults the decision is left up to them and most would make the better choice.

Answer 5

i imagine to some extent you're correct. maximum racism directed in the route of African human beings specially is extremely subtle. To even attempt to confront that is to be seen "loopy". human beings do understand even as they are not loved or needed. And that is hard to "prepare" someones intentions. there is also a mentality that feels that is "correct" and "ok" to discriminate or harbor prejudices against particular communities. this signifies that in case you do confront someones beliefs someone will be seen incorrect. that is purely ideal to call someone a racist or carry tournament over racism no matter if that is blatant or overt, like the dragging of the mentally challenged guy in Jasper, Texas. Society as an total feels that Black human beings and to some extent Latino human beings are not entitled to make discriminations, like different communities of human beings do, calling it hypocrisy. So if a Black man or woman is in charge of subtle racism or harboring prejudices, different each and every man or woman is extra in all probability to call them out for doing so... that is a double-popular. yet we are no longer DESENSITIZED, purely extra in all probability to favor to circumvent the social results of calling someone on their BS.

Answer 6

I think they would be horribly traumatized. It is probably something they will carry with them the rest of their lives.

Answer 7

there is historical evidence that this did indeed take place in Louisina where I am from, Klansmen brought their sons who were as young as nine. Those were very terrible times

Answer 8

Of course its disturbing for a child, that effects even adults that would see or do it i'm sure.

Answer 9

Most who lived through that experience end up committing suicide, or becoming mentally ill.

Answer 10

Seeing someone die before your eyes has to be disturbing at any age.