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  1. Feb 2022
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    1. G.Legend 28 Feb 2022
      God told the Egyptian slaves to “borrow from their neighbors”— meaningtheir oppressors —“all their jewels;”3 meaning to take their money and wealthwherever they could lay hands upon it, and depart from Egypt. So you mustteach them to take all the money they can get from their masters, to enable themto make the strike without a failure.

      Henry about to have me robbing white people in dobbs ferry like... "god told me to borrow from thy neighbor" lol im kidding but i like what Henry is saying here. White people been borrowing from all their neighbors for a long time with no remorse. They took cali, texas, arizona from Mexico. and now that hip hop is the new rock and roll they taking our swagg too, if i see another white person with dirty airforce ones....

    3. G.Legend 28 Feb 2022
      You must make your religion subserve your interests, as your oppressors dotheirs!’ advised Henry. ‘They use the Scriptures to make you submit, by preach-ing to you the texts of “obedience to your masters”2 and “standing still to see thesalvation,” and we must now begin to understand the Bible so as to make it ofinterest to us.

      This was the core of Henry's scheme in my opinion. I agree with this line 100 percent. I believe that most people interpret the bible within their social structures but how many people take the bible for face value and come up with their own interpretation without worry of blasphemy.

    4. G.Legend 28 Feb 2022
      My dear wife, you have much yet to learn in solving the problem of this greatquestion of the destiny of our race. I’ll give you one to work out at your leisure;it is this: Whatever liberty is worth to the whites, it is worth to the blacks; there-fore, whatever it cost the whites to obtain it, the blacks would be willing andready to pay, if they desire it. Work out this question in political arithmetic atyour leisure, wife, and by the time you get through and fully understand therule, then you will be ready to discuss the subject further with me.’ Maggiesmiled and sighed, but said no more on the subject

      He gave it to her raw. I would love to read where this conversation picked back up. I want to say that i agree but i don't know if our people desire liberty as much as they enjoy their so called freedom.

      What was the cost that whites paid for liberty? Nothing! because they took it all then turned around and made our ancestors develop it for them.

    5. G.Legend 28 Feb 2022
      but be satisfied as weare among the whites, and God, in His appointed time, will do what is required.’

      perfect example of "Stand still and see the salvation". But at the same time i don't blame her after ll she has been through.

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    "Racism and Science Fiction" <br>by Samuel R. Delany
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    1. G.Legend 20 Feb 2022
      Is this all right, or are there other people that, in this case, you would rather be paired with for whatever reason—even if that reason is only for breaking up the appearance of possible racism; since the appearance of possible racism can be just as much a factor in reproducing and promoting racism as anything else: Racism is as much about accustoming people to becoming used to certain racial configurations so that they are specifically not used to others, as it is about anything else. Indeed, we have to remember that what we are combatting is called prejudice: prejudice is pre-judgment—in this case, the prejudgment that the way things just happen to fall out are “all right,” when there well may be reasons for setting them up otherwise.

      i guess in a SF world the thought of having a diverse appearance is important in order to combat prejudice but in the world we live in today i don't know if thats always the case. How many ads do you see today with people of color for companies who in the past haven't always been the most diverse (the film industry). Its like white people have found away to hide their red hands behind our colored faces for the perception of diversity. who is diversity really helping if white people are the ones cashing in. Hers is a list of companies that appear to promote diversity and inclusion but actually don't. Amazon, Apple, Bank of america, Cisco, Facebook, KFC, Lego, L'Oreal, Loius Vuitton. all of these companies have spent a lot of money to appear one way but when you look at who is really profiting on their board of directors, they are all white and mostly men. To be clear i think Delany's point is valid and i agree with it but a lot has happened since and we cant continued to be fooled at face value. Forget having a seat at the table, if it's only for perception.

    2. G.Legend 20 Feb 2022
      I think he was trying to say that race probably took little or no part in his or any other of the writer’s minds who had voted for me. But such ironies cut in several directions.

      This line really spoke to me, especially the last sentence i highlighted. We live in a digital world where people tend to share their words about any and everything. I think people need to comment less and listen more because like Delany says, it cuts in several directions when commenting on people of colors anything. but its to the point of systemic racism, its inevitable. even if you do have good intentions.

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