r/worldnewsvideo • u/PlenitudeOpulence Plenty 🩺🧬💜 • Mar 21 '24

Live Video 🌎 Rep Jasmine Crockett: “I haven’t asked you a question...When I ask you a question, that’s when you answer. Otherwise, I’m talking.” Tony Bobulinski: “Excuse me?”

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u/SnooPredictions9174 Mar 21 '24

I feel the need to share an anecdote with you. To preface this all of us on the crew are close and associate outside of work. A few months ago at work my crew and I were all discussing our last names and heritage on a slow day. When it came the our black coworker his response was "I don't know my actual last name, my name was given to me 3 generations ago.". That statement really reverberated with me, my heart sank. Even the simplest things that most people wouldn't think of are a reminder of a not too distant past for the black community. I think if more people could think in those terms, we might be able to make some progress.

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u/GallonofJug Mar 21 '24

Very true. Many took the last name of their owner. A very common last name is Freeman. Well because.. they were finally “free”. So much history behind it all. Some storys my grandpa has told me were disturbing and very interesting. I appreciate you sharing that. We see the trickle effect of what slavery has done.

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u/SnooPredictions9174 Mar 21 '24

Thank you for taking the time to respond. It was a pleasure for me to share such a moving experience of mine. I hope that someone reads it and understands just a little more how important it is that we as a society keep improving for all people and the struggle that some still face. Grandpa's like yours are a gift, be well.

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u/KellyCTargaryen Mar 22 '24

Want to specify, they often picked the name of the slaveowner so they could more easily reunite with their families.

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u/angry_old_dude Mar 22 '24

That's a powerful statement. Just reading your accounting of what happened hit me in a pretty strong way.

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u/SnooPredictions9174 Mar 22 '24

I'm glad it can resonate with other people the same way it has with me.

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u/FEMA_Camp_Survivor Mar 21 '24

Most Black Americans have traceable European ancestry too. It’s not a badge of honor but a living reminder about how cruel slavery and the pre-civil rights era was, especially for women. There were many Thomas Jefferson’s and Senator Strom Thurmond’s throughout history.