I get it OP and it weirds me out too. If nothing else, it feels very dated, in a last-gasp-of-1986 way. It’s hard to imagine a new hotel or new subdivision in 2020 with Plantation in the name. Of course, the names for new condos and hotels today all sound like rich people dog names to me but that’s another issue

Do people in this thread feel bad for living in the DC area that was once full of slaves? And do you ever feel guilty visiting the monuments and museums knowing that slaves built them? Serious question.

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Anonymous wrote:Do plantation shutters also make you uncomfortable?

Not OP but the term does, yes. I call them “interior shutters.”

What? They are called plantation shutters and are listed as a positive in many real estate listings. I was happy my home had them when we purchased it.

To OP, no, the name does not make me uncomfortable for my own plantation shutters or staying in places with it in the title. Stop looking for things to be offended or upset or uncomfortable over.

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Anonymous wrote:It always amazes me that people who purport to be against slavery are doing nothing about it. Today, on this very planet, there are an estimated 30 million people held in slavery. And you worry about a "plantation".

You go girl.

That’s because if it’s not happening in America, it doesn’t seem to matter.

I bet they’ll go travel to those slave-owned countries and not click an inch but then cry if they see Jefferson Davis Highway on Rt 1.

Slavery in other countries didn’t lead to the current racial inequities that exist here. Fix the racial inequities and people will shut up.

Actually, they led directly to the racial inequities that exist here. Where did you learn history?

Modern slavery. Existing in other countries, has nothing to do with racial inequities in this country. Modern slavery elsewhere didn’t pass our laws, zone our communities, privatize beaches, or segregate our schools. We did that ourselves. You can run from it as much as you want. It doesn’t change facts. Ask yourself why you try so hard to avoid our racial inequity problems today. Because that’s exactly what most people here are wondering about you.

Which racial inequities?

Asians are leaving caucasians behind in the dust.

Latinos aren’t suffering long term poverty. They arrive, acclimate, and work. After a generation, they are fully bilingual.

Those who lag behind are Americans: black, white and Latino. Not the immigrants; rather, those who were born and raised here. But why?

If you have the opportunity to have a real conversation with black Africans who have successfully immigrated to the US, ask them their opinion of black Americans and racism. It’s rather shocking.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It always amazes me that people who purport to be against slavery are doing nothing about it. Today, on this very planet, there are an estimated 30 million people held in slavery. And you worry about a "plantation".

You go girl.

That’s because if it’s not happening in America, it doesn’t seem to matter.

I bet they’ll go travel to those slave-owned countries and not click an inch but then cry if they see Jefferson Davis Highway on Rt 1.

Slavery in other countries didn’t lead to the current racial inequities that exist here. Fix the racial inequities and people will shut up.

Actually, they led directly to the racial inequities that exist here. Where did you learn history?

Modern slavery. Existing in other countries, has nothing to do with racial inequities in this country. Modern slavery elsewhere didn’t pass our laws, zone our communities, privatize beaches, or segregate our schools. We did that ourselves. You can run from it as much as you want. It doesn’t change facts. Ask yourself why you try so hard to avoid our racial inequity problems today. Because that’s exactly what most people here are wondering about you.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It always amazes me that people who purport to be against slavery are doing nothing about it. Today, on this very planet, there are an estimated 30 million people held in slavery. And you worry about a "plantation".

You go girl.

That’s because if it’s not happening in America, it doesn’t seem to matter.

I bet they’ll go travel to those slave-owned countries and not click an inch but then cry if they see Jefferson Davis Highway on Rt 1.

Slavery in other countries didn’t lead to the current racial inequities that exist here. Fix the racial inequities and people will shut up.

Actually, they led directly to the racial inequities that exist here. Where did you learn history?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It always amazes me that people who purport to be against slavery are doing nothing about it. Today, on this very planet, there are an estimated 30 million people held in slavery. And you worry about a "plantation".

You go girl.

That’s because if it’s not happening in America, it doesn’t seem to matter.

I bet they’ll go travel to those slave-owned countries and not click an inch but then cry if they see Jefferson Davis Highway on Rt 1.

Slavery in other countries didn’t lead to the current racial inequities that exist here. Fix the racial inequities and people will shut up.

You might want to educate yourself.

+1 the pp obviously doesn't travel much. We have way more racial equality than the vast majority of the world. We still have a lot of work to do, but we are better off than most.

This thread isn’t about other countries. You divert it to ensure you don’t have to deal directly with our structural racism.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It always amazes me that people who purport to be against slavery are doing nothing about it. Today, on this very planet, there are an estimated 30 million people held in slavery. And you worry about a "plantation".

You go girl.

That’s because if it’s not happening in America, it doesn’t seem to matter.

I bet they’ll go travel to those slave-owned countries and not click an inch but then cry if they see Jefferson Davis Highway on Rt 1.

Slavery in other countries didn’t lead to the current racial inequities that exist here. Fix the racial inequities and people will shut up.

You might want to educate yourself.

+1 the pp obviously doesn't travel much. We have way more racial equality than the vast majority of the world. We still have a lot of work to do, but we are better off than most.

When we lived I Hawaii I live right next to the dole plantation.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It always amazes me that people who purport to be against slavery are doing nothing about it. Today, on this very planet, there are an estimated 30 million people held in slavery. And you worry about a "plantation".

You go girl.

That’s because if it’s not happening in America, it doesn’t seem to matter.

I bet they’ll go travel to those slave-owned countries and not click an inch but then cry if they see Jefferson Davis Highway on Rt 1.

Slavery in other countries didn’t lead to the current racial inequities that exist here. Fix the racial inequities and people will shut up.

You might want to educate yourself.

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Anonymous wrote:Farm =/= plantation.

Most farms didn’t have slaves.

All plantations did.

Wrong.

Prove it.

Anonymous wrote:Farm =/= plantation.

Most farms didn’t have slaves.

All plantations did.

Wrong.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It always amazes me that people who purport to be against slavery are doing nothing about it. Today, on this very planet, there are an estimated 30 million people held in slavery. And you worry about a "plantation".

You go girl.

That’s because if it’s not happening in America, it doesn’t seem to matter.

I bet they’ll go travel to those slave-owned countries and not click an inch but then cry if they see Jefferson Davis Highway on Rt 1.

Slavery in other countries didn’t lead to the current racial inequities that exist here. Fix the racial inequities and people will shut up.

Farm =/= plantation.

Most farms didn’t have slaves.

All plantations did.

Anonymous wrote:It always amazes me that people who purport to be against slavery are doing nothing about it. Today, on this very planet, there are an estimated 30 million people held in slavery. And you worry about a "plantation".

You go girl.

That’s because if it’s not happening in America, it doesn’t seem to matter.

I bet they’ll go travel to those slave-owned countries and not click an inch but then cry if they see Jefferson Davis Highway on Rt 1.