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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He didn't just simply remarry another white because he was already in love. It was taboo at the time, his affinity for a black woman, but that doesn't mean it wasn't sincere. Goes to show despite whatever cultural traditions and ethical practices society puts in place to determine who can/should be with whom, love supersedes all policies and protocol. [/quote] "Love?" You're a bit naive.[/quote] How do you know?[/quote] he owned her, and didn't free her or their children- you can't consent if you are someone's property so please don't buy into this "love" crap :roll: [/quote] I agree with you that the inherent inequality of the salve master relationship means that the slave cannot consent. Property cannot give consent. However, we can't know how TJ or SH actually FELT about each other. If he had freed her, society would not have expected them to live together any more, right? Maybe they did not want to be parted. [/quote] I know it makes some of you feel better to believe they loved each other, but I also agree with your point that we won't know. It just seems gross to imply anything other than he owned her, she couldn't consent and in the end when he died he didn't free her or ALL of their children...[/quote]
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