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Topic History of: "so many damn blacks"
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Sheba	Something like "its not genocide. If it was genocide there wouldnt be as many damned blacks". I interpreted this in a different way. Everyone seems to be interpreting 'damned' in the modern, derogatory sense, as in, say, 'bloody blacks'. 'Damned' in its pure form means 'condemned to hell', which might well describe the plight of those who were enslaved. In other words, those who died were better off than those damned (condemned to hell) blacks who survived and, as slaves, suffered a fate worse than death. Had there been genocide, then indeed there wouldn't have been as many damned blacks. I agree with him that slavery was not genocide as it was not designed to wipe out people of a certain ethnicity, although many died as a result of it. But his point about 'damned blacks' could have been made in a different way. It seems to me that he didn't appreciate how it would be received outside of the academic bubble.
Jo	Can you explain what led you to conclude that it was clearly a light-hearted comment? I find it hard to see anything amusing in the expression and wonder why he or anyone else would.
md	I didn’t think the interview was racist either. I felt the tone overall was inclusive not exclusive.
wyot	Okay...but still bewildered at the use of the phrase "damned blacks" coming out the mouth of any non-racist, and I have seen a lot of Starkey over the years and don't readily associate him with making "jokes" or being "stupid". I will watch the interview!
Honey	wyot wrote: Admittedly I haven't seen the interview at all Honey, but struggle to see how a "context" could take the racism out of the words "so many dammned blacks" for you when discussing slavery? I cant remember the details but he was responding to slavery being called genocide. Something like "its not genocide. If it was genocide there wouldnt be as many damned blacks". I think his quibble was with the wording, and it was clearly a lighthearted comment. Insensitive and stupid, definitely, but hardly worth the sacking and shaming.