How are blacks treated in the UK?

[hfahrenheit]

Truth be told, the American slaves were the best treated in history- doesn't make it right, but it speaks to your statement about the treatment of blacks.

This is a very shitty thing to say. That's like saying the woman who was raped and kissed on the cheek was treated better than the woman who was raped and dumped in an alley. I don't think either would equate anything about the whole experience as being treated "better".

Ask any one of those slaves who were dumped in the Atlantic ocean if they thought they were getting a better shake. Ask the one who was hobbled to keep him from running away. Ask the one who was raped repeatedly by her master or ask the one who was lynched for some minor offense, either real or imaginary. No, the word "better" does not apply.

If you would read all the posts you would see that this statement was clarified. The word "better" implies a sense of humanity that was definitely not intended, I was making a point about how they, because of the time period, had a better standard of living than any other previous enslaved group, and is probably much like how the modern enslaved (Sudan, Indonesia, Middle East) are living now.

[Wayne]

Truth be told, the American slaves were the best treated in history- doesn't make it right, but it speaks to your statement about the treatment of blacks.

This is a very shitty thing to say. That's like saying the woman who was raped and kissed on the cheek was treated better than the woman who was raped and dumped in an alley. I don't think either would equate anything about the whole experience as being treated "better".

Ask any one of those slaves who were dumped in the Atlantic ocean if they thought they were getting a better shake. Ask the one who was hobbled to keep him from running away. Ask the one who was raped repeatedly by her master or ask the one who was lynched for some minor offense, either real or imaginary. No, the word "better" does not apply.

If you would read all the posts you would see that this statement was clarified. The word "better" implies a sense of humanity that was definitely not intended, I was making a point about how they, because of the time period, had a better standard of living than any other previous enslaved group, and is probably much like how the modern enslaved (Sudan, Indonesia, Middle East) are living now.

I'll say it again: that's the same thing as saying a woman who was raped in her own bed was treated better than the woman who was raped in an alley. The word 'better' hardly seems appropriate in such a terrible situation. I read all the posts, I know exactly what you meant. I'm not implying anything about you, I'm simply stating the word 'better' is inappropriate.