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I swear when I was a child and saw the logo I thought this dude was oooooooooooooooolllllllllllldddddddddd.  His face I recall crinkling with wrinkles in the TV ads when he smiled.  But now he just looks normal, not ancient. Yeah he's got white hair but I'm pretty sure that's just those powdered wigs.  Option 1: they made him look younger.  Option 2: I am no longer 9 years old.

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[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 17 points 2 days ago (3 children)

No you're right. I was making a joke at the expense of the quakers because of the way they look. Quakers in real life at that time seem to be described as fucken based from what I have read and studied when I was in school.

[–] PolarKraken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

There was a Quaker named Benjamin Lay who was a fuckin GANGSTER on the abolition tip, check this shit out:

https://aeon.co/essays/the-abolitionist-benjamin-lay-was-a-hero-ahead-of-his-time

(Disclaimer, no clue how that publisher aeon.co behaves in a general sense, I read that article back in 2018 and my own thinking about what's important to say and how has evolved a lot since then. In other words I'm not commenting on the quality of the wider site cuz I don't know, but this was a cool article about a cool dude)

[–] MemesAreTheory@hexbear.net 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Aeon is a pretty serious publication that presents a place for publishing academic or academic adjacent thought for a wider audience. They'll have essays written by all kinds of people from all over the world, so your mileage may vary by article, but as far as reliable and trustworthy publishers go, they're an excellent organization.

[–] PolarKraken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

Nice, thanks for cluing me in! Sounds like high time for me to go do some browsing over there again.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is one of the coolest dudes I have ever read about. Holy fucking shit. Am I torqued?

[–] PolarKraken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

From the article:

Two full generations before a robust anti-slavery movement would emerge in America and Great Britain in the 1780s, he demanded an immediate, uncompromising and unconditional end to slavery all around the world

Bro was way ahead of his time and was not fucking around, ya love to see it.

What a cool dude. Thanks for sharing!

[–] axont@hexbear.net 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Quakers come in separate camps. Some are awesome, like the Universal Public Friend. And then some are Richard Nixon.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 11 points 2 days ago

Yeah I remember learning about the Friends and thinking, damn I'd hang out with these people. Also did not know Nixon was a Quaker, I was pretty sure he worshipped money.

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

John Brown was Quaker adjacent.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thats all I needed to hear 🫡

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Also BTW it is "legal tender" legal tinder sounds like they acquired their slaves on the most horrifying gig app of all time.

[–] agentant@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Alternatively, the slave was purchased with a bunch of dead twigs that were legally imported into the country.

Firewood when it reaches the age of consent

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lmao damn thank you, I knew there was a mistake there but English is dumb and I hardly respect it.

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes it is a stupid language that deserves no respect I just had to share that cursed thought of Tinder for slaves.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 5 points 2 days ago

And of course my brain made a meme image. Let's just leave that in the ol' locker forever.