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"Black culture is unique in that it was created artificially by kidnapping millions of people from the African content and stripping them of their cultures, fam
by mrits 5y ago
"Black culture is unique in that it was created artificially by kidnapping millions of people from the African content and stripping them of their cultures, family ties, and names, prompting those people to construct a new culture."
That certainly isn't unique.
- tptacek 5y agoI don't think my point is "no other group of people has endured what Black people have". At any rate: I don't think I have much more to say about this that would be relevant to Uzo and Iyanu's startup, which is neat and deserves the attention.
- ensignavenger 5y agoI interpreted it as the culture was unique, not the way it evolved, but re-reading it, I can see how you interpreted it that way, too,
- mrits 5y ago"in that" is an english phrase that when used means exactly how I interrupted it
- dang 5y agoPlease don't post in the flamewar style to HN. It's tedious and nasty. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- mrits 5y agoA lot of people here don't speak english as a first language. Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.