tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574772.post6114602343851466688..comments2023-05-13T08:06:53.033-04:00Comments on Prettier Than Napoleon: Rape Apologist Roundup: Foreign EditionAmberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792206117772893217noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574772.post-45294741181706799512010-04-21T17:52:27.732-04:002010-04-21T17:52:27.732-04:00"Bucks" for male slaves and "wenche..."Bucks" for male slaves and "wenches" for female slaves is the terminology I've heard. It tended to be somewhat age-specific, though; "bucks" were men young enough (strong, healthy) for field work, while "wenches" were of child-bearing age.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574772.post-42864923200324832442010-04-21T16:32:43.815-04:002010-04-21T16:32:43.815-04:00I was thinking more of the plural. I've seen ...I was thinking more of the plural. I've seen plenty of depictions of such and such slave being referred to as boy, but the plural seems harder to think of, although I very little trust such accounts, come to think of it. I guess I've heard them referred to as "bucks." Or more simply, Negroes. *shrugs* Guess it doesn't really matter.Nick Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099375758289859323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574772.post-73499643598200074682010-04-21T15:50:50.592-04:002010-04-21T15:50:50.592-04:00I think "boy" is pretty standard, almost...I think "boy" is pretty standard, almost universal, in American slavery and elsewhere.Geoffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06876827945692463786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574772.post-22746886110290781292010-04-21T10:55:31.736-04:002010-04-21T10:55:31.736-04:00That article seems to specifically address post-em...That article seems to specifically address post-emancipation issues. It suggests paternalism as the primary driver of the Antebellum slavery defense, but doesn't do much in terms of specific naming.Nick Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099375758289859323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574772.post-34092209579880238412010-04-20T21:24:55.856-04:002010-04-20T21:24:55.856-04:00Ze answer:
http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/brute/Ze answer:<br />http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/brute/Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05271175695509162818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574772.post-84610793479673898402010-04-20T18:28:47.783-04:002010-04-20T18:28:47.783-04:00Antebellum U.S. It struck me as something too har...Antebellum U.S. It struck me as something too hard to google reliably, plus I'd be exposed to brain poison. Do you have ze answer?Nick Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099375758289859323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574772.post-36173519433806027892010-04-20T13:24:36.596-04:002010-04-20T13:24:36.596-04:00Nick -- in the Antebellum U.S. or more universally...Nick -- in the Antebellum U.S. or more universally?Geoffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06876827945692463786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574772.post-57843639262312547102010-04-20T12:34:52.921-04:002010-04-20T12:34:52.921-04:00Random thought: Were enslaved men generally refer...Random thought: Were enslaved men generally referred to as men, or was some dehumanizer applied?Nick Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099375758289859323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574772.post-25458457584220921892010-04-20T09:19:32.593-04:002010-04-20T09:19:32.593-04:00Imagine, a young man wants to have sex. His father...<i>Imagine, a young man wants to have sex. His father buys him a child bride fair and square. Keeping him from raping her is a rights violation! Won't someone think of the (male) children?</i><br /><br />This reminds me of my stock response to Confederate apologists: Of course southerns were fighting for their rights. Every freeborn white man has an inherent right to enslave the darkies!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864128910885006535noreply@blogger.com