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Re: The Kent Family |
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By: ABS Date: December 28, 2017, 9:20 am |
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[quote author=Anastasia Beaverhausen link=topic=5.msg528#msg528 |
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date=1514471615] |
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I think people find this jewelry offensive because it�s sort of |
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a fetishized depiction of Africans as slaves and/or servants. At |
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least that�s how I have understood it. |
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I can remember a time here in the states when it wasn't unusual |
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to see lawn jockeys in front yards. They are now seen in a |
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similar light and are fast disappearing. |
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This is a very good discussion of a touchy subject, and I�m glad |
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we�re having it! |
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You put it so well, AB! |
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I read a little bit about the Blackmoor jewellery and figurines, |
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much of it depicts black people wearing trays (servants, |
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slaves). |
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https://i.pinimg.com/736x/81/f2/e4/81f2e457a01db5ca38770f2cd396b952--fine-furni… |
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mohr_mit_Smaragdstufe… |
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https://i.pinimg.com/736x/f4/d2/8c/f4d28c4784246da9205244f8deb1125b.jpg |
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https://i.pinimg.com/736x/e0/9c/50/e09c50d780b0d289c7523d0a457f7bab--emporium-r… |
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You get the picture: happy slaves... |
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#Post#: 533-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: The Kent Family |
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By: ABS Date: December 28, 2017, 9:34 am |
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OMG, this is a bit OT, but while looking for Blackmoor |
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figurines, I stumbled upon those here! |
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https://i.pinimg.com/736x/bd/4b/2d/bd4b2dedc10147b08be2f8f7f180d219--vintage-po… |
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https://i.pinimg.com/736x/f5/87/88/f587882a8f0328eda896d5bd12b516a8--commedia-v… |
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#Post#: 542-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: The Kent Family |
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By: Anastasia Beaverhausen Date: December 28, 2017, 5:55 pm |
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Wow. Just.....wow. |
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And I thought the jewelry was repugnant. |
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#Post#: 561-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: The Kent Family |
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By: Cloaked Date: December 31, 2017, 5:41 am |
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Yes, those figurines leave not much to the imagination as to the |
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place of each person depicted. |
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They serve as a comment on times gone by, never-the-less. |
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No one would agree that they show modern times and equal roles. |
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No one would want those times again. |
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The past can not be extinguished no matter how unjust or |
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terrible. Artwork is often a reflection of society at a |
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particular time. I think to cover things under the carpet (hide |
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artwork away) can be dangerous. To see is to remember, and |
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remember to be improved. |
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#Post#: 563-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: The Kent Family |
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By: Cara Date: December 31, 2017, 6:27 am |
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Like Anastasia, I am glad we are having a discussion about such |
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a sensitive topic. It does require an open mind and a grain of |
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salt. |
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I am on the fence with this. Some of the pictures posted here |
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are clearly out of line and are clearly meant to reflect |
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negatively/mock coloured people. In other cases, I see art and a |
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depiction of how things were at some points. Of course it takes |
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you back to an era (colonialism / slavery) which is thankfully |
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over. |
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I guess that what annoys me a bit these days is the political |
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correctness which, as good and useful as it can be, can also |
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easily become a new dictature to curb freedom of speech (just to |
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be clear I do not condone racism). To me there's a very fine |
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line there and we should all be careful. |
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In Princess Michael's case, I do not know if she had some nasty |
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thoughts in mind when she wore that brooch. I would not put it |
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pas her. She has shown her snobbishness in the past and my |
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feeling is that she would not at all mind to be back in "those" |
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times when people with titles had all the rights and enjoyed an |
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even more privileged life while the rest had and was nothing (in |
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the minds of some). |
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Re: The Kent Family |
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By: Tigerben Date: May 22, 2018, 9:15 am |
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Michael and his nephew George Earl of St. Andrews represented |
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the royal family at the funeral of the Countess of Harewood last |
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Friday. She was the wife of the Queens first cousin and daughter |
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in law of princess Mary . |
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#Post#: 3586-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: The Kent Family |
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By: Cloaked Date: May 26, 2018, 8:21 am |
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Yes, I read that when Patricia's husband, George Lascelles, was |
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born he was 6th in line to the throne. |
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That was in 1923. |
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#Post#: 3830-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: The Kent Family |
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By: Tigerben Date: June 7, 2018, 11:54 am |
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The micheals today, looking great at the annual Founders day |
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parade at the Royal Chelsea Hospital |
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http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/07/13/4D027A5800000578-5816835-image-… |
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http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/07/13/4D027B2F00000578-5816835-image-… |
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http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/07/13/4D0268E400000578-5816835-image-… |
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Re: The Kent Family |
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By: Cloaked Date: June 7, 2018, 9:30 pm |
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Lovely. |
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And I noticed that, in the background of Harry and Meghan's |
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wedding photos, was a lamp with a black sculpture similar to the |
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one in this thread. |
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Re: The Kent Family |
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By: Tigerben Date: June 17, 2018, 1:11 pm |
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http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/16/23/4D4F695B00000578-5851817-image-… |
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Photo for their 40th wedding anniversary. Very regal . |
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