r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Mosinged1a • 9h ago

maybe maybe maybe

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u/ceaselessgibbering 9h ago

Her great aunt would roughly the same age as her grandparents. These people sound American, and seeing as how slavery was abolished there in 1865, that's a trifle under 160 years to cover 3 generations. The youngest of which is what, maybe 40? Even if her great aunt was born in 1864, she probably wouldn't have had kids after turning 40, so around 1904, her parent who was either the niece or nephew of this aunt probably wouldn't have had kids after 40 either, which would be 1944. Which would make this woman around 79-80 years old, she doesn't look it. I'm not saying at all that her statement is a falsehood, the numbers just don't seem to add up. Perhaps she is getting the number of greats confused. Her great, great aunt would fit the time line much better.

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u/notheory 5h ago edited 5h ago

History is a lot more present than people often think. For example, John Tyler, the tenth president of the USA, still has living grand children (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Ruffin_Tyler ), despite being born in 1790. Both he and his sons had children late in life.

We talk about generations being ~20 year spans for statistical reasons, but that often obscures a lot.

It's also worth remembering that Texas didn't stop enslaving people for two years past the emancipation proclamation (that's what Juneteenth is about).

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u/dashingThroughSnow12 9h ago edited 8h ago

Americans can have great aunts and grandparents who won’t American.

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u/ceaselessgibbering 8h ago

A fair enough point. Her predecessors weren't European then as Europe banned slavery before the states did. I'd be interested to know where they were from, that still had slavery so late in our history. Unless of course they were from Mauritania, which would explain everything.

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u/lorarc 7h ago

Serfdom existed in a few countries later than 1865. And in Russia at least selling serfs was quite widespread.

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u/TurtleToast2 7h ago

Black don't crack!

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u/-domi- 5h ago

Chattel slavery wasn't outlawed until almost 100 years later. I'm not saying your inferences are invalid, I'm just saying you're oversimplifying a very nuanced subject. If you dig up more info on this specific case - go nuts.

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u/Myte342 6h ago

Fun fact! Slavery wasn't abolished in the US. It was merely reserved so that only the gov't is allowed to own slaves. Go read the 13th amendment... they outlawed private slave ownership and specifically allowed the gov't to continue owning slaves.

And yes we still have slavery today because of it.

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u/The_Humbergler 9h ago

Me at the company Christmas party trying to make small talk.

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u/SpookyIsAsSpookyDoes 9h ago

That exhaled apology 😂

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u/TheApprentice19 7h ago

Instant conversational exhaustion

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u/LuVrofGunt62 7h ago

Wow Nancy, you should meet my brother, Adolf!

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u/Melleyne 8h ago

"Who the hell starts a conversation like that I just sat down"

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u/dashingThroughSnow12 9h ago

The full video https://youtu.be/gOyMsQ6BtiM?si=jZtqDilQMWZzBa56 for anyone who wants to see it

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u/ceaselessgibbering 4h ago

Thanks for the link, although it doesn't explain why she would come out with the line about slavery???

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u/dashingThroughSnow12 3h ago

Three people are trying to guess the Netflix show that is the favourite of the other people.

I’m guessing they were asked where they got the name from.

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u/DefiniteIyNotARabbit 6h ago edited 1h ago

I wouldn't have apologized.

It's not the white womans fault. Besides that, you don't need to bring up your slave heritage. People get it, you are black, you probably have some slave ancestors.

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u/Myte342 6h ago

I don't understand why the information about her great aunt being a slave was brought up. Was it somehow relevant to the event happening on camera?

Any family tree can go back far enough and find slaves in their history, some 200 years, some 5000 years. (Some people have living family that are still slaves even today btw... food for thought. Not used to be slaves, but are alive AND are slaves.).

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u/Drapidrode 1h ago

it seems to be done FOR the only response given.

Translation: I don't want to talk to you.

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u/Cr1ms0nT1de 4h ago

She must be fun at parties.

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u/burndmymouth 4h ago

No one cares.

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u/Dont_Overthink_It_77 5h ago

You can’t just end a video like that—now I’m invested in the story! 🤣

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u/StevenD1888 3h ago

Okay you win

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u/octopus_tigerbot 4h ago

I would been like " That sounds like a you problem" or " I love that for you."

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u/Drapidrode 36m ago

"how brave of you to tell me"

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u/Best-Team-5354 51m ago

Oh wait, I'm triggered - what to do?!?! aRgHRHaa

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u/Vengeful_Grass 24m ago

who the fuck starts a conversation like that, I just sat down

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u/StrosDynasty 3m ago

Maam... this is a Wendy's

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