Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: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.
"Love?" You're a bit naive.
Seeing how there's no conclusive evidence to prove the more popular belief that Jefferson saw Hemmings as just a "convenient companion", why do you say my supposition of him having sincere sentiments for her is naive when there is no no conclusive evidence to invalidate my theory? Perhaps my preferred romantic perspective simply objects with your cynical shallow sentiments - hmmm?
hmmm, I think people who want to romanticize this relationship have serious issues with perspective and I am not the poster you are quoting. If you want to believe owning someone is love, well then I feel sorry for you...
Speaking of perspective...what do you think the sensibilities of society as a whole were regarding blacks in Jefferson's time?
Speaking of perspective...what do you think the sentiments of slaveowners about slavery and about freeing slaves in Jefferson's time?
Speaking of persepctive...what do you think the attitude of Jefferson's peers would have been had he "outed" himself as a having affections for one of his slaves at a time when African-Americans were still considered 3/5ths human?
Speaking of perspective...what do you think the reaction would have been if Jefferson just shouted to the world the reason he never remarried when he became a widower at age 39 in 1782 and remained so until his death in 1826 was because he was genuinely and sincerely in love with a black woman?