It wasn’t as easy as “ABC” for Kunte Kinte
By The Elahater
I don’t know about you all, but for me:
The Jackson Five + The African Slave Trade + Luxury Resort =
Well apparently I’m wrong, because it actually equals this. Yes, that’s real folks. It’s not from The Onion because even they think it’d be in poor taste.
Apparently Marlon Jackson has no sense of time or place or decorum or history or sanity because he thinks it’s a good idea to build a luxury resort/memorial documenting the horrors of the slave trade/Jackson 5 museum in Nigeria.
From the story:
Visitors will be able to see the route their ancestors walked, shackled together as they were whipped toward the “point of no return”.
They can then retire to their five-star hotel to drink cocktails by the pool.
Visitors will be able to pay their respects at the site of a mass grave for those who died before boarding ships across the Atlantic Ocean.
And then travel a few yards in a buggy to play a round of golf.
They can visit a replica slave ship to see the conditions Africans suffered, before visiting the world’s only museum dedicated to the career of the Jackson Five.
Has your brain exploded too? Well, try to put the pieces back together real quick and let’s get through this hate together.
Maybe throwing in a little relaxation along with learning about the brutal inhumane treatment your ancestors suffered is appealing to African-Americans who want to connect with their heritage.
Forget reparations! When I'm out on the green, the memories of all the horrors just melt away.
I honestly can’t think of a better way to pay tribute to all the kidnapping and raping than dancing to “I Want You Back,” can you?
Maybe Jackson thinks building the Jackson 5 museum there is somehow a tribute to everything his ancestors endured. Um think about that. I’m pretty sure in terms of historical importance, it goes:
It’s almost as if they tried to figure out the most inappropriate concept ever and then implemented it. I wonder if there will be amusement park rides, too?
Pffft, haunted house? I challenge you to find something more horrifying than this.
Jackson justifies the idea in part by saying the bizarre resort will provide work to thousands of Africans. Yeah– and so did slavery.
wow. this was a great hate, elahater. i think my jaw dropped at the last line!
My head did explode when I read this yesterday. I have a strong urge for find Marlon Jackson and bitch slap him across the face!
yes I loved the last line too!
Wow………….
He clearly has had too many joints while watching re-runs of the jackson 5 tribute. Maybe the way Joe used to whip that ass reminded him of the slave trade. lol. I had to
I agree the combination is inappropriate and weird. But how is this memorial inappropriate and the Museum of Tolerance is not? I agree there should be no resort attached to it, nor a museum of the Jackson 5. But I think a memorial like this is important, just as the Museum of Tolerance is.