peenie 1,690 Posted February 1, 2020 Black history month 2020 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fandandy 3,311 Posted February 1, 2020 I've already seen it. Matt Damon was pretty good but overall, meh. 3.5 stars. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cdub100 3,381 Posted February 1, 2020 I liked the part when he took the thing that's been around for hundreds of years and passed it off as his own. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,067 Posted February 1, 2020 Much respect to @peenie for starting a thread that will certainly contain comments that will likely piss her off. She's definitely a good sport most of the time to put up with our sh1t. (O/U on how long this thread survives before getting deleted?) 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fandandy 3,311 Posted February 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, DonS said: Much respect to @peenie for starting a thread that will certainly contain comments that will likely piss her off. She's definitely a good sport most of the time to put up with our sh1t. (O/U on how long this thread survives before getting deleted?) Yeah, she ain't bad for a white dood. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utilit99 4,099 Posted February 1, 2020 Why is there a black history month? What's the point of it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloaca du jour 2,064 Posted February 2, 2020 Being a man of science...there are so many great AA scientists throughout history! They destroy the stereotypes about intelligence and race. Great for debating/ turning back dimwits and racists. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthernVike 2,080 Posted February 2, 2020 11 minutes ago, Cloaca du jour said: Being a man of science...there are so many great AA scientists throughout history! They destroy the stereotypes about intelligence and race. Great for debating/ turning back dimwits and racists. Agreed. And yet the African American community does not celebrate them. They would rather look to rapist athletes and gang bangers for inspiration. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloaca du jour 2,064 Posted February 2, 2020 Just now, NorthernVike said: And yet the African American community does not celebrate them. They would rather look to rapist athletes and gang bangers for inspiration. Excellent point!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utilit99 4,099 Posted February 2, 2020 Nothing like having a whole month of each year to remind everyone of people's color. And that black people should have a lot of pride and white people should all feel shame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peenie 1,690 Posted February 2, 2020 Today's installment 2 mins: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kilroy69 994 Posted February 2, 2020 18 hours ago, DonS said: Much respect to @peenie for starting a thread that will certainly contain comments that will likely piss her off. She's definitely a good sport most of the time to put up with our sh1t. (O/U on how long this thread survives before getting deleted?) 3 pages and she peenies it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fandandy 3,311 Posted February 2, 2020 3 hours ago, peenie said: Today's installment: ROW ONE: Laquisha, Latifah, Shaniqua, Latoya, La'Kisha, La'Tanya, Rohandra, Bon'Quisha ROW TWO: Sha'Tanya, Mo’Nique, La’Quishria, Bonifa, Shataniana, Levondia, Bufanaquishria, Barbeesha ROW THREE: DeShawn, DeAndre, Malik, Trevon, Demetrius, Bob 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mookz 1,287 Posted February 2, 2020 We already too light. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fireballer 2,382 Posted February 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, peenie said: 1 min: Never knew that. Consider me enlightened. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,067 Posted February 3, 2020 39 minutes ago, Fireballer said: Never knew that. Consider me enlightened. Same here. Thx, peenie. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peenie 1,690 Posted February 4, 2020 Henry Blair was born in Glen Ross, Maryland, United States in 1807. His first invention was the Seed-Planter, patented October 14, 1834, which allowed farmers to plant more corn using less labor in a shorter period of time. On August 31, 1836 he obtained a second patent for a cotton planter. This invention worked by splitting the ground with two shovel-like blades which were pulled along by a horse. A wheel-driven cylinder followed behind which dropped the seed into the newly plowed ground. Blair had been a successful farmer for years and developed the inventions as a means of increasing efficiency in farming. In the patent records, Blair is listed as a “colored man”; making this identification the only one of its kind in early patent records. Blair was illiterate, therefore he signed his patents with an “x”. It is not known if Blair was a freedman or not. At the time that his patents were granted, United States patent law allowed both freed and enslaved people to obtain patents. In 1857 this law was challenged by a slave-owner who claimed that he owned “all the fruits of the slave’s labor” including his slave’s inventions. This resulted in the change of the law in 1858, which stated that slaves were not citizens and therefore could not hold patents. After the American Civil War, in 1871, the law was changed to grant all men (but not women) patent rights. He died in 1860. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanatastic 2,061 Posted February 4, 2020 On 2/2/2020 at 4:32 AM, NorthernVike said: Agreed. And yet the African American community does not celebrate them. They would rather look to rapist athletes and gang bangers for inspiration. Yep, most respectable AA get branded Uncle Toms and berated by their own. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,296 Posted February 4, 2020 The series ended almost seven years ago... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peenie 1,690 Posted February 4, 2020 Thanks for the video RLLD! I watched it fully. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strike 3,978 Posted February 4, 2020 Enlighten. Is that like what Michael Jackson did? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLLD 3,455 Posted February 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, peenie said: Thanks for the video RLLD! I watched it fully. Thanks. I am fascinated with the history of the African continent, I love reading about it and watching documentaries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iam90sbaby 2,125 Posted February 4, 2020 9 minutes ago, RLLD said: Thanks. I am fascinated with the history of the African continent, I love reading about it and watching documentaries. Did you know they didn't adopt the wheel until the 18th century? Sad but true Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peenie 1,690 Posted February 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, iam90sbaby said: Did you know they didn't adopt the wheel until the 18th century? Sad but true Enlighten yourself: 2000 BC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iam90sbaby 2,125 Posted February 4, 2020 1 minute ago, peenie said: Enlighten yourself: 2000 BC I trust Milton Friedman over an anonymous Wiki submission Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peenie 1,690 Posted February 4, 2020 There are African chariots in museums and plenty of pictures of them on walls. Egypt is in Africa. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloaca du jour 2,064 Posted February 5, 2020 Its sad we confuse hood rats with real african american culture...they have some amazing qualities. And some damn good food. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drizzay 646 Posted February 5, 2020 Very good listen. He's been converting kkk members. http://podcasts.joerogan.net/podcasts/daryl-davis# Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fireballer 2,382 Posted February 5, 2020 19 minutes ago, Drizzay said: Very good listen. He's been converting kkk members. http://podcasts.joerogan.net/podcasts/daryl-davis# I googled him. Seems like an interesting guy. Ill listen tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,067 Posted February 5, 2020 14 hours ago, Drizzay said: Very good listen. He's been converting kkk members. http://podcasts.joerogan.net/podcasts/daryl-davis# Made me think of Clayton Bigsby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLLD 3,455 Posted February 5, 2020 16 hours ago, peenie said: There are African chariots in museums and plenty of pictures of them on walls. Egypt is in Africa. Yes! The nubians ran Egypt for quote a while actually.....great stuff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peenie 1,690 Posted February 5, 2020 Hey, just to be clear, I just wanted to post some pleasant things about black Americans. I'm not trying to hash out anything about slavery or discuss racism or reparations or blame anyone or be angry, you know? I am simply posting some interesting facts about black people. I don't want to do any sort of mudslinging. I was keeping my posts focused on people in the United States of America. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Secret Asian Man 26 Posted February 5, 2020 The Rone Langer was based on Bass Reeves. He was bad ass. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_Reeves Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,117 Posted February 5, 2020 The problem with Black History Month is that it doesn't accomplish its intent and actually makes things worse. I'm willing to bet that more white people have a better working knowledge of the black influence in our country than black people. It's mainly because of what was mentioned earlier in this thread about the current state of the black culture (glorified by the left), putting more credence in the wrong type of people. Sad really. What has ended up happening is black people don't reflect on the great accomplishments of their ancestors... but using this month to promote why they are victims. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peenie 1,690 Posted February 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said: The problem with Black History Month is that it doesn't accomplish its intent and actually makes things worse. I'm willing to bet that more white people have a better working knowledge of the black influence in our country than black people. It's mainly because of what was mentioned earlier in this thread about the current state of the black culture (glorified by the left), putting more credence in the wrong type of people. Sad really. What has ended up happening is black people don't reflect on the great accomplishments of their ancestors... but using this month to promote why they are victims. In this thread I was reflecting on some accomplishments of people in the past. Kind of confused about the push back I've been getting here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites