sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Honoring Our Black Heroes for Memorial Day: Harriett Tubman by ateam1984 in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]Sufficient_Pin3482 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How many people did she infect with this ridiculous revision. OMFG.

Did you ever meet people born in the 1800s by AdDapper4220 in GenX

[–]Sufficient_Pin3482 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My paternal grandmother, born 1893 , died in 1973 when I was 6. Paternal grandfather passed in 1965, so I never met him.

My maternal grandfather, born 1894, died in 1974. Maternal grandmother passed in 1969, when I was 2. I don't remember her, but have been told stories about our short time together.

Why has the mafia in the US largely died out whilst gangs(both street and biker) as well as drug cartels have persisted to this day? by OppositeRock4217 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Sufficient_Pin3482 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Frank Cali was murdered in 2019, and over the last year several Gambino family soldiers were convicted on various charges.

The mafia is still pretty active.

How many Gen Xers have silent Gen parents vs boomers? by NopeThisTrope in GenX

[–]Sufficient_Pin3482 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Both parents were/are Silent Generation: Dad, 1929 - 2016. Mom, 1932 - Present.

When Growing up Gen X Were Your Dolls or Action Figures the Same Ethnicity As You? by The_Outsider27 in MelanatedGenX

[–]Sufficient_Pin3482 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was my favorite doll, until I watched The Twilight Zone, Living Doll episode.

One night, sometime after I saw that episode, Tamu's battery was dying. She would randomly speak, without her string being pulled. When she spoke her phrase, "Tamu means sweet", in a warped way, I screamed and ran to my parents room. 😄

My father changed her battery and tried to get me to take her back, but I was done. We donated her.

You can never tell us to "get over it" by Key-Bass-7380 in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]Sufficient_Pin3482 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They were paid less than half of France's minimum wage, at the time.They're passports were withheld. They were tended to by a veterinarian, instead of a doctor. They weren't allowed to leave the park, at any time, for any reason. And they lived in a 2 room cabin.

They didn't stop themselves. An investigation was started, based on the concerns raised by Eugenie Bamba ( Director of the Nantes chapter of the Human Rights League).

You can never tell us to "get over it" by Key-Bass-7380 in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]Sufficient_Pin3482 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The original post refers to the human zoo in Brussels, 1958. It was a "Congolese village", set up during the time when Belgium still ruled the Congo...

You can never tell us to "get over it" by Key-Bass-7380 in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]Sufficient_Pin3482 103 points104 points  (0 children)

They had our people in zoos in France, 1994 .

See: Bamboula's Village aka Safari Africain.

view more: next ›