“Cakewalk,” was a mocking dance style used by slaves who thought the formal dancing of white Americans made them look silly (like dolls atop a wedding cake?) and now I can’t unsee that, kind of like the term “cracker” architecture, which evolved to describe Anglo slave foremen using whips in FL/GA
i’m pretty sure white people are the ones who did “cake walks” to make fun of Black people dancing. they later called the cakewalks their minstrel shows.
this is a dangerous rewrite of history you have here.
I wholeheartedly agree that slaves were treated abysmally and coerced into demeaning situations such as “cakewalks” where they had to tread a dangerous line be between making fun of white dancing without offending. It’s not a good thing, and if I suggested that I’m sorry.
no that’s not what i’m saying. i’m saying white people are the ones who did cakewalks, not Black people. the Black people are the butt of the cakewalk joke. that’s why white people called their minstrel shows cakewalks.
ay okay i looked it up further and there was a resurgence of the cakewalk by white people done in minstrel shows in the 20th century because of the coerced cake walks done by enslaved Black people in the late 19th century
Ok I see, yeah, that makes sense. Kind of like white people who performed in blackface back in the day, which reasonable people now see as unacceptable.
I’ve been working remotely for a long time now! And I’ve been doing great. I’m not a wealthy woman, but I earn enough to tackle all my life problems lol! I’m willing to share details of what I do to any one interested
We are at end stage capitalism - it doesn't work if the wealthy aren't fairly taxed and if the don't contribute to the society they operate within. We need new laws, increased taxes - or better yet - democratic socialism.
With the system already in place, all that we need to right the ship is accountability. Don't watch as someone breaks the law. Hold them accountable. No one is free unless we all are free.
We need more of the old workers strategies, like collectively resigning from fascist cooperations. Maybe paying the salary for those in solidarity as they take one for the people
Gawd another variation of online spamming political ideas by posting images without adding any of your own human words.
These type of posts are turning this once great message board into a soulless board for political online marketing and political spam
Thank you. That is a much better post. You are saying what you personally think rather than post some crap on a gif.
Thank you. I liked that post... I'd give it five stars if that was possible.
You forgot about the Messiah. There's one more class of the singled out. Bourgeoisie. Prolétairiat. Théonelusage. If no théonelus, no purpose for anything. People would just let themselves die. The world would stop. And all living will die. There is no choice. We must théonelus on, or we panstoppan.
"Rise Up or Die!" ~ Chris Hedges, "Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt"
The peaceful method for altering course, if still available by Tuesday, November 3, 2026 would be to vote Blue in the next midterm elections, but why limit our options?
Yup, I sure am feeling this! If there was discontent in our population before, one thing the Felon did, was to broaden out that discontent to more areas within the population. I am not the only one that feels that burden on their backs!
I'm reading "Anna Karenina" right now and I feel the pain of the guys under the floor. I want to shout at the guys having 30 oysters, turbot, roast beef & cheese: SHARE YOU MOTHERFUCKERS!
Time for the people to start eating the rich! Time for this country to be run for the benefit of the people!
Rich people who try to run this country strictly for their benefit risk a major revolution that will seriously and negatively impact their position in this world!
You're not wrong, it's happened before. I'm starting to wonder if Gojira's performance at the Olympics was less historical pride and more of a reminder.
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this is a dangerous rewrite of history you have here.
Super interesting!
https://www.loc.gov/item/2004666561/
History repeats itself 😞
Not that one.
The other one.
These type of posts are turning this once great message board into a soulless board for political online marketing and political spam
Thank you. I liked that post... I'd give it five stars if that was possible.
The peaceful method for altering course, if still available by Tuesday, November 3, 2026 would be to vote Blue in the next midterm elections, but why limit our options?
“He who acts to save his country from tyranny, terrorism, and radical right wing criminals, violates no laws.”
Rich people who try to run this country strictly for their benefit risk a major revolution that will seriously and negatively impact their position in this world!