No, I see what you're saying but there's just no comparison, and it's really offensive to even try to compare it.
I've personally been forced to work, and also bought into 'work' for things I wanted and consciously signed on for. Totally different. And totally offensive to compare the two.
I ran away from home and went to New York City at 15, you can imagine the rest of the story. Yes, I know 'slavery' and knew many 'slaves'. true slaves, Not people who were paying off a Prada bag, but paying off a beating and worse.
I know of many children who had been treated this way by their own families. It may go by a different term, but it holds the same merit. "I'd better do the dishes or he'll hit me." "I'd better make dinner or he'll hit me." "I gotta keep my brother from crying", you get the point. The thing is, it can all be compared. I've known a lot of horrific pain; scary, strange, and downright creepy.. It's all vaguely familiar to the pain I see on the faces of everyday people.
If it was legal to own a slave, would you?
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No, I see what you're saying but there's just no comparison, and it's really offensive to even try to compare it.
I've personally been forced to work, and also bought into 'work' for things I wanted and consciously signed on for. Totally different. And totally offensive to compare the two.
I ran away from home and went to New York City at 15, you can imagine the rest of the story. Yes, I know 'slavery' and knew many 'slaves'. true slaves, Not people who were paying off a Prada bag, but paying off a beating and worse.
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I know of many children who had been treated this way by their own families. It may go by a different term, but it holds the same merit. "I'd better do the dishes or he'll hit me." "I'd better make dinner or he'll hit me." "I gotta keep my brother from crying", you get the point. The thing is, it can all be compared. I've known a lot of horrific pain; scary, strange, and downright creepy.. It's all vaguely familiar to the pain I see on the faces of everyday people.