"An Insult to Every Black Man in America" - Comments
Posted by
Monique,Montreal on August 4, 2011:
I might be more inclined to be interested in De G-L's theory if she had proved that former slaves, who were actually subjected to the trauma of slavery had, in fact, been more inclined than their white counterparts to resort to physical punishment to correct their children late in the 19th century. To my knowledge that has never been established, and infant mortality in the Black community was linked to the deplorable living standards they were confined to even after slavery ended, not to violence done to them by their parents.
As far as I know, in fact, MOST parents of all races spanked their children until quite recently, yet MOST parents obviously are neither slaves nor the descendants of slaves. Furthermore, there is a world of difference between spanking your children and killing them.
Beating your child to death simply means you are not fit to live in society and has nothing to do with who your ancestors were and how they lived.
Posted by
Ken, Virginia Beach, VA on October 8, 2011:
With reference to Monique, from Montreal comment that most all races spanked their children, that is not entirely true. Many of the American Indian tribes were shocked to see that white people hit their children.
"An Insult to Every Black Man in America" - Comments
Posted by Monique,Montreal on August 4, 2011:
I might be more inclined to be interested in De G-L's theory if she had proved that former slaves, who were actually subjected to the trauma of slavery had, in fact, been more inclined than their white counterparts to resort to physical punishment to correct their children late in the 19th century. To my knowledge that has never been established, and infant mortality in the Black community was linked to the deplorable living standards they were confined to even after slavery ended, not to violence done to them by their parents.
As far as I know, in fact, MOST parents of all races spanked their children until quite recently, yet MOST parents obviously are neither slaves nor the descendants of slaves. Furthermore, there is a world of difference between spanking your children and killing them.
Beating your child to death simply means you are not fit to live in society and has nothing to do with who your ancestors were and how they lived.
Posted by Ken, Virginia Beach, VA on October 8, 2011:
With reference to Monique, from Montreal comment that most all races spanked their children, that is not entirely true. Many of the American Indian tribes were shocked to see that white people hit their children.
Read the article that everyone's commenting on, or post a comment about it.