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Polygamy in Africa has little to do with sex

Polygamy is part of the fabric of African life. Monogamy was equally common in precolonial Africa

Through polygamous marriages women in precolonial Africa often had greater personal autonomy. As new wives joined a compound, older ones could focus on their trading. And successful women traders, such as the Iyalodes in Yorubaland, had a lot of power. While autonomous female traders are traditionally linked to West Africa, studies have found a long history of women’s trading also in places such as among the Kikuyu in Kenya as well as groups in Uganda and Zambia.

Of course, whatever autonomy polygamy afforded back then, it was subsumed by colonialism and the rise of puritanical missionary teaching.

READ MORE at http://www.msafropolitan.com/2013/09/polygamy-in-africa-sex.html

04/01/201404/04/2014 by taj-akoben Categories: African Sexuality, black history, hidden black history, polygamy (polygyny), sexualityTags: african polygamy, african polygyny, personal autonomy, polygamous marriages, polygamous unions, polygamy, polygamy in africa, pre-colonial africa, precolonial Africa, West Africa 3 Comments

Is Polygamy the Solution for Black Families?

Black men across the United States repeatedly state that monogamy is counter to their nature and that through marriage, women attempt to control and limit male sexuality. Other men say that polygamous unions would be a way to resolve the issue of high rate of single black women in the U.S., to ensure that children have fathers around, and to curtail cheating.

Surprisingly, there are growing numbers of African American women that agree with this position, and share their opinion that polygamous marriages should be made legal in the United States.

Is polygyny really a viable option for American black families and single black women, or is it nothing but a new pimp game women and the latest hustle?”

Listen to the Discussion…

04/01/201407/01/2014 by taj-akoben Categories: African Sexuality, black history, hidden black history, polygamy (polygyny), sexualityTags: African American women, african polygamy, african sexuality, black polygamy, black polygyny, black sexuality, heterosexuality, monogamy is not for black men, polygamous unions, polygamy, polygyny, single black women, single black women and polygamy, social ills, United States, why you mad son, whyyoumadson.com, wyms.com 1 Comment

The Other Victim: White Women during Slavery

American slavery was an insidious economic institution devised to benefit a minority of white Christian men, predicated on systemically preventing others access or the ability to establish alliances. Society has discussed how slavery successfully branded Blacks as inferior and sub-human, yet have we ever fully faced the brain washing, torture and rape terrorism practices slavery inflicted on Black and White women?

A white woman’s rage: privileged with no position, positioned with no power, powerful with no promise of independence, fidelity or safety. The white woman could not properly direct her rage at her husband, she could not rail against white male supremacy. She too was in hell and Black enslaved women where the only ones in the chambers bellow her. So she sent her rage down and with her hot hate burned what was left of the bitches. And the black women scorched beyond human recognition were left in pieces scattered and buried somewhere beneath hell. The concept of hell, like slavery, was designed to control and terrorize for eternity.

From Davis, Michaela Angela, “12 Years A Slave: Rage, Privilege, Black Women and White Women”. Jezebel. 28.10.2013. http://jezebel.com/12-years-a-slave-rage-privilege-black-women-and-whit-1452173238?utm_campaign=socialflow_jezebel_facebook&utm_source=jezebel_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

THE IRISH SLAVE TRADE ~ THE WHITE SLAVES THE SLAVES THAT TIME FORGOT

Many people today will avoid calling the Irish slaves what they truly were: Slaves. They’ll come up with terms like “Indentured Servants” to describe what occurred to the Irish.

However, in most cases from the 17th and 18th centuries, Irish slaves were nothing more than human cattle.

Irish slaves were marked off from their free White kinsmen through a branding of the owner’s initials applied to the forearm for women and on the buttocks for men by a red-hot iron.
It is well recorded that African slaves, not tainted with the stain of the hated Catholic theology and more expensive to purchase, were often treated far better than their Irish counterparts.
White female slaves, often as young as 12, were used as “breeders” to be forcibly mated with Black men.

The Irish slave trade began when James II sold 30,000 Irish prisoners as slaves to the New World. His Proclamation of 1625 required Irish political prisoners be sent overseas and sold to English settlers in the West Indies. By the mid 1600s, the Irish were the main slaves sold to Antigua and Montserrat. At that time, 70% of the total population of Montserrat were Irish slaves.

Ireland quickly became the biggest source of human livestock for English merchants. The majority of the early slaves to the New World were actually white. From 1641 to 1652, over 500,000 Irish were killed by the English and another 300,000 were sold as slaves.

Ireland’s population fell from about 1,500,000 to 600,000 in one single decade.

How Many Slaves Landed in the US?

Between 1525 and 1866, 12.5 million Africans were shipped to the New World.

10.7 million survived the dreaded Middle Passage, disembarking in North America, the Caribbean and South America.

Only about 388,000 were shipped directly to North America.

Some scholars estimate that another 60,000 to 70,000 Africans ended up in the United States after touching down in the Caribbean first, so that would bring the total to approximately 450,000 Africans who arrived in the United States over the course of the slave trade.

04/01/2014 by taj-akoben Categories: assimilation, black history, emasculation, self-hatred, white supremacyTags: 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro, atlantic slave trade, middle passage, new world slave trade, North America Leave a comment

VIDEO: These Disturbing Fast Food Truths Will Make You Reconsider Your Lunch

8 in 10 Americans eat fast food at least monthly. Half eat it weekly. What is in this “food”?

“Eggs” are really a strange concoction that includes eggs and “premium egg blend.” Some things that are in this special blend include glycerin, a solvent found in soap and shaving cream, dimethylpolysiloxane, a silicone that can also be found in Silly Putty, and calcium silicate, a sealant used on roofs and concrete.

“Mechanically-separated meat” is a mixture created when the bones and carcass of a leftover chicken are mixed together. This slime is then molded into a nugget shape, breaded and fried.

Many places dust their salads with propylene glycol to keep the leaves crisp. While considered safe for consumption, propylene glycol can be found in antifreeze and sexual lubricants.

On the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s reports on “Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement and Criminal Investigations,” the agency says it’s acceptable for sauces to contain “30 or more fly eggs per 100 grams” and “1 or more maggot per 100 grams.”

7 Foods to Cleanse Your Colon

Some of the benefits of cleansing your colon are:

soften any stools, making them easier to pass.
helping to carry food through your digestive system
prevent colon cancer
toxin residues, if left in the colon, can induce tiredness, lack of energy, and frequent headaches
kill intestinal worms, parasites and viruses that live within your colon

And here are the seven recommended foods:

Fiber
Apples
Celery
Avocados
Raw Yogurt
Aloe Vera
Garlic

01/01/2014 by taj-akoben Categories: biology, diet, healthTags: alternative medicine, beneficial bacteria, cleanse colon, cleanse your colon naturally, colon cancer, holistic health, holistic medicine 24 Comments

‘Traditional masculine values’ are evolving, not dying

The supposed crisis of masculinity is largely a crisis in economics and employment, education and social policy, health and social service delivery. Those are not issues that can be solved with an introspective healing circle.

This goes a long way to explaining why men vastly outnumber women in the figures for hazardous alcohol and drug abuse. It is why so many men in psychological crisis end up in a police cell rather than a GP’s surgery. At the sharpest end, it may be why men are around three times more likely to take their own lives than women.

31/12/2013 by taj-akoben Categories: emasculation, masculismTags: feminism, male values, man-hating, masculine values, masculinity, masculism, misandry, traditional masculinity 1 Comment

VIDEO: Decaying area of Detroit transformed into ‘world’s largest urban farm’

150 acres of land are being transformed as part of a bid to stabilize the bankrupt city’s downward spiral
The land, in the centre of the city, once had over 1,000 houses and is now abandoned
They hope the new farm will help surrounding homes keep their property values level
Plans are to start by planting trees, then raise crops and even livestock in the future

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