Re: Diamonds

(Anonymous) 2019-12-29 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
Or how many black people are trapped in chattel slavery 2.0: America’s industrial prison complex.

Re: Diamonds

(Anonymous) 2019-12-29 07:48 am (UTC)(link)
Yep. I encourage everyone to watch the documentary The 13th Amendment. It still only scratches the surface, but it's eye-opening. We got rid of slavery 1.0 I guess, but this country is still steeped in the worst kind of racism. And as a white woman, I promise you that most feminism here is really only about white women, which is why I can't even claim it. I was naive and didn't think that for a long time, and have had my eyes really opened to that in the last couple of years. It's for a certain type of woman, and that's about it. (I'm bisexual, so it's really not for me either.)

We've made great strides compared to where we used to be, but we have so fucking far to go. We need to make America great . . . in a way it's never been before.

Re: Diamonds

(Anonymous) 2019-12-29 07:50 am (UTC)(link)
SA

I think it's actually just called The 13th. (Sorry. My daughter is home for the holidays and I've had wine.) Used to be on Netflix, not sure if it is now. Well worth a watch. It's heartbreaking but necessary viewing.