Monday, May 06, 2024

Why are black people's tails so big between their legs?

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In the American “slave Bible” and and other European interpretations of the Bible people entered their interpretation of the curse of Ham. This “tail” was specifically about Black men:

When White women saw this “tail” White men were quick to tell White women that it was a long tail that they should never ever go near... I don’t think they listened:

Furnisht with such members as are after a sort burthensome unto them’: White Traveller Perceptions of Black Male Bodies and the Construction of Race, 1450–1730

Here’s where "white" Americans have the highest percentage of African ancestry
Researchers compared identity to DNA for people across the country.

Based on the question and the actions of the past I’d say the insecurity of some men are still well intact.

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