In Yahoo! News there is an article regarding only 1 in 20 British people remembering the correct year that slavery was abolished.
My question is this: In a modern multicultural society that not only protects the rights of black people, but also every other known race, religion and sexuality, is it really a valuable thing to remind non-whites of the horrific treatment suffered by them 200 years ago?
I for one would have been more comfortable if it were a remembrance of the people that died and were abused during the years of slavery. A celebration of the end of it just seems to open fresh wounds and cause people to thing that they have done something wrong. This took place TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO, sure we should remember, but is it something that needs to be dragged into the press and used as a perpetual reminder to black people that although they are now treated the same as any other Briton, back then they weren't?
For the record, I'm white, in case anyone wondered.
2006-11-07 07:04:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
So if only 1 in 20 people know what year slavery was abolished, what's your problem? Yes slavery happened but it's not as if bringing it up in the news is going to open old wounds. It's not as if there are blacks in the world today saying "my ancestors were slaves, really I never knew that!". What difference would it make if we remembered the date slavery ended or the suffering those people went through. If anything it would be the latter that would be more upsetting. Besides, look at the fuss Black history month causes because some British people (not all, just some) don't want to learn about other cultures, especially those that contributed to their history. Could you imagine telling these same people to remember those abused during slavery? It's not as if the article was nationwide and on BBC News 24 it was just a brief mention. I mean look at Guy Fawkes how long ago was that and it's still in the news today.
2006-11-07 08:28:52 · answer #1 · answered by eboni 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The civil conflict wasn't approximately slavery - that replaced into between the side themes, and human beings have pounced on it as a reason celebre, regardless of if it wasn't. the priority interior the Civil conflict replaced into that the southern states had to secede and form an autonomous u . s . a .. The northern states did no longer prefer to interrupt up the union and the best clarification for the battles replaced into to avert the south from breaking away. Had that conflict no longer broken out, this is a threat (yet no longer certain) that slaves interior the south might ultimately have been freed, as they have been in Britain, peacefully and particularly.
2016-10-15 12:06:15 · answer #2 · answered by sitton 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because slavery is a terrible thing, and now that it's over you're celebrating the fact that you have overcome a terrible legacy. We don't even celebrate the end of slavery here in the States, but we should.
2006-11-09 01:44:18 · answer #3 · answered by . 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why is the slave catching of white British people by the Barbary corsairs never mentioned in the annals of slavery ? it isn't just black people who were made slaves!
2006-11-07 09:00:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Great another excuse for a good pissup
2006-11-07 07:10:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
just another example of politically correct crazy Britain... lets remember the bad things we did... not the million and one good things
2006-11-07 07:08:38 · answer #6 · answered by Shellie 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋