• Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.worldEnglish
    481·
    5 months ago

    “Blood always tells” - some racist jackass whose own family tree resembles a wreath, who probably suffers from a dozen hereditary afflictions themselves. But no, it’s melanin that’s the real measurement of genetic superiority!

    • DagwoodIII@piefed.socialEnglish
      26·
      5 months ago

      Realistically, any White American whose family was here before 1800 almost certainly had some slave ancestors. Thomas Jefferson’s slave concubine, Sally Hemmings, was almost .certainly the daughter or granddaughter of Jefferson’s father-in-law. It was a big scandal when one of Sally’s descendants escaped and passed as White.

      edited for clarity.

      • TheRealKuni@piefed.socialEnglish
        16·
        5 months ago

        Thomas Jefferson’s slave concubine, Sally Hemmings, was almost certainly the daughter or granddaughter of Jefferson’s legal wife.

        Correct me if I’m wrong, but I suspect you mean the daughter or granddaughter of his father-in-law?

    • scratchee@feddit.ukEnglish
      5·
      5 months ago

      “Resembles a wreath” is a good line, very festive