Comments on At the Bar: Drapetomania, Meet Draptoresponsia

Why, thank you. This post caused a bit of grief b...

2012-02-16T15:43:53.796-05:00

Why, thank you. This post caused a bit of grief back in its day.

Let's just say a loooooooot of comments are missing.

This post is brilliant. I enjoy your honesty.

2012-02-16T15:07:05.820-05:00

This post is brilliant.
I enjoy your honesty.

@ Chimaobi Welcome! And yeah...I'm a sister....

2011-07-19T12:05:26.736-04:00

@ Chimaobi

Welcome! And yeah...I'm a sister.

Greetings, fam. Just wanted to tell you, (Sister?...

2011-06-13T05:32:53.900-04:00

Greetings, fam.

Just wanted to tell you, (Sister?) Ankhesen that I love you.

Thanks for writing, thanks for bringing the truth to light, thanks for using your private time to share information with your family - the Ancestors/our family is proud.

One,

- Brother Chimaobi

Vivisection is actually not a bad idea, RVCBard. ...

2010-06-20T23:31:28.760-04:00

Vivisection is actually not a bad idea, RVCBard.

Better toxic draptos than innocent, harmless animals.

Gamer culture is rife with cases of draptoresponsi...

2010-06-16T14:33:31.767-04:00

Gamer culture is rife with cases of draptoresponsia.

Here we have a cluster of draptoresponsiacs clearly in need of treatment.

If I'm not mistaken, it seems that draptoresponsia is a cumulative phenomenon, wherein they cluster together in groups and intensify their individual symptoms.

Clearly, more research is needed. I suggest vivisection.

@ the lady, Hence the banning of the troll.

2010-06-10T16:13:31.452-04:00

@ the lady,

Hence the banning of the troll.

I've been thinking about the way slavery is di...

2010-06-10T10:32:54.663-04:00

I've been thinking about the way slavery is discussed in America. The word ancestors is always used which makes it sound like some 10,000 years ago before Homo Sapiens discovered fire. Which is why I deliberately used the word family, because we are talking about people my Grandmother knew, about people who were still living 50 years ago. This humanity seems to get lost in the discussion of ancestors. These slave narratives are not some abstract fable credited to Homer. This is about human beings and human suffering.

@ the idiot troll who tried to comment (you know w...

2010-06-09T19:22:53.623-04:00

@ the idiot troll who tried to comment (you know who you are)

Let's get something straight right now. You are not welcome on this blog. I've rejected your past comments and ignored you on Abagond for a reason.

And since he's not here for you to crawl and hide behind like the dickless sack of shit you are, allow to me share this tiny little secret with you:

Your mother should've drowned you at birth.

xoxo,
Ankhesen

@ thelady, Thank you for sharing this with us. M...

2010-06-06T13:10:16.025-04:00

@ thelady,

Thank you for sharing this with us. My love to you and all your family.

Indeed, it is so frustrating to listen to white people talk about how slavery and colonialism were "a long time ago". Both of my own parents were born under colonial rule.

How quickly white folks forget. But then again...'tis their privilege.

My Grandmother's Grandmother Hattie Mims Horn ...

2010-06-06T12:49:55.444-04:00

My Grandmother's Grandmother Hattie Mims Horn was the first person in my family born free. She was born in 1889 in Alabama and did not die until 1981. A photo of her tombstone is in my profile. Her mother Rosetta was born a slave.

Rosetta, my great great great grandmother
Hattie, my great great grandmother
Richard, my great grandfather
Margaret, my grandma
Ernest, my Dad
Me

So yes this is all very personal and very recent and I hate how much white people with their white privilege minimize the suffering of MY FAMILY.

Utterly brilliant. Thanks.

2010-03-15T14:33:40.282-04:00

Utterly brilliant. Thanks.

Thank you. I was surprised at how warm and...

2010-03-13T19:38:57.224-05:00

Thank you. I was surprised at how warm and elated I felt to hear Mr. Hughes's actual voice. I had expected to burst into tears, but instead my heart filled with this overwhelming love, you know?

Reading through the so-called "Slave Narratives" is extremely difficult; it's like watching the Middle Passage section of Amistad. But when Ms. Crane, qu'elle repose on paix, made sure to mention white privilege, all I could say was, "Bless you. Bless you, bless you, bless you."

And then I broke down.

The opening anecdotes were very hard to read and I...

2010-03-13T19:07:56.961-05:00

The opening anecdotes were very hard to read and I applaud you for this insightful dismantling of White privilege from the 1800s to seeing its intrepid, poisonous roots today. Beautiful and eye opening. Thank you.