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'The Woman King' glorifies African slave-trading kingdom
Rebel News ^ | 15 Sep 2022 | Ian Miles Cheong

Posted on 09/15/2022 10:20:39 AM PDT by Rummyfan

Although presented in the film as an underdog, the real-world version of the kingdom is notable for its vast contributions to the Atlantic slave trade, and its brutality toward its captives from its subjugated neighbours.

Viola Davis’ latest action film, “The Woman King,” glorifies the Agojie, the female fighting force of the west African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 19th century.

Although presented in the film as an underdog, the real-world version of the kingdom is notable for its vast contributions to the Atlantic slave trade, and its brutality toward its captives from its subjugated neighbors.

The movie, which is currently being lauded as a celebration of African resilience and womanhood due to its fierce depiction of black Amazonian warriors, couldn’t be further from the reality of the Dahomey kingdom, which was first put in its place by the British for the practice of slavery, and later defeated by the French.

The movie lauds the Dahomey warriors as underdogs that punched up and defeated French colonialists, as depicted in vivid and highly imaginative fight scenes showcasing the Agojie’s martial prowess against superior French firearms.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: abolition; africa; africankingdoms; agojie; dahomey; dahoney; demagogicparty; femalegenerals; femaleleaders; france; godsgravesglyphs; movies; muzzies; slavery; slavetrade; thewomanking; unitedkingdom; violadavis
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To: Rummyfan

This might have been a great campy film in the 70’s with Pam Greer leading a similarly pulchritudinous cast.


41 posted on 09/15/2022 12:06:58 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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To: IrishBrigade

Thanks. Movies portraying them are likely to become popular.


42 posted on 09/15/2022 12:12:53 PM PDT by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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To: Jyotishi
And medicine in particular.

Dr Ben Carson. Just saying....

43 posted on 09/15/2022 2:38:56 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. )
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To: FenwickBabbitt
Beyond the slave trade by black Africans, most Americans of all races also seem to have no idea that 1) the Muslim world took massive numbers of African slaves too, 2) far more African slaves were taken to Latin America and the Caribbean than the US, 3) historically slavery was practiced widely throughout the world with all races and most ethnicities effected, and 4) millions of white people were also enslaved by various different nations including especially the Muslim Ottoman Empire.

Additionally, it was largely through the efforts of white Christian societies - and militaries - that it was generally abolished*.

*: I say generally abolished as there is still de facto slavery in some countries even today.

44 posted on 09/15/2022 2:42:16 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. )
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To: who_would_fardels_bear
This might have been a great campy film in the 70’s with Pam Greer leading a similarly pulchritudinous cast.

Now that is a flick I might watch!

45 posted on 09/15/2022 2:46:09 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. )
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To: Rummyfan

Yours is the second endorsement of him in this thread.


46 posted on 09/15/2022 2:46:47 PM PDT by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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To: N. Theknow

“Da Homie”........

I thought I was the only one to catch that....

Can’t make it up because it makes itself up.,,,,,


47 posted on 09/15/2022 2:57:08 PM PDT by military cop (I carry a .45....cause they don't make a .46....)
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To: ComputerGuy

LOLOL!!!


48 posted on 09/15/2022 4:26:47 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Rummyfan

The Woman King: Yet one more attempt to misgender normal away.


49 posted on 09/15/2022 6:05:46 PM PDT by freedomjusticeruleoflaw (Strange that a man with his wealth would have to resort to prostitution.)
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To: Rummyfan

I just turned off Monday Night Football due to repeated ads for the show. Crapola, more “empowering” women crapola. Might as mend a few socks.


50 posted on 09/15/2022 6:38:36 PM PDT by Tahoe3002 (Yes, indeed!)
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To: Rummyfan
highly imaginative fight scenes showcasing the Agojie’s martial prowess against superior French firearms.

LOL

51 posted on 09/15/2022 7:49:44 PM PDT by LadyDoc (liberals only love politically correct poor people)
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To: Rummyfan

What I don’t understand is how people did not know about the Dahomey. I heard about it on Paul Harvey’s The Rest of the Story as a child.


52 posted on 09/15/2022 7:57:58 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (The nation of france was named after a hedgehog... The hedgehog's name was Kevin... Don't ask)
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To: buwaya

Islandlwana.


53 posted on 09/16/2022 5:20:39 PM PDT by ThanhPhero
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To: ThanhPhero

Like I said, the occasional, rare case. Few know or care about the hundred X cases of easy victories over natives in every part of the world. If Isandlwanas were common, or typical, there wouldnt have been European Colonial Empires.

But no, by 1910 or so, the peak of European global domination, well, it was just that, global domination. Just a few countries on earth managed to retain independence under native rule. And some of those were otherwise dominated by European settler descendants or European derived mestizos in a European settler milieu, or were client states to European powers. It was a Euro world.

In Africa, only Ethiopia was unconquered. And that was because of another of these rare battles, Adowa.

In Asia, Turkey, Persia (Iran), Afghanistan, China, Siam (Thailand), and Japan (and Korea/Formosa, controlled by Japan). And China and Siam and Persia were substantially dominated by Euro commercial interests.

And thats it.


54 posted on 09/16/2022 6:11:17 PM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: Rummyfan

This along with Wakanda Forever is too much. I’m all black-superheroed out. Enough. I don’t even want to see an Israeli superhero.

On the plus side, I just saw Cannonball Train with Brad Pitt, a comedy parodying action movies, and he had a black supporting character who was hilariously funny. The whole film was a hoot from start to finish. Watch it.


55 posted on 09/18/2022 5:42:18 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (All Hail the MAGA King, beloved of Ultra MAGAs and Deplorables!)
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To: Eleutheria5

Will do!


56 posted on 09/18/2022 10:39:16 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. )
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To: Rummyfan

Also, the female warriors were massacred. By the French.

https://www.historynet.com/french-colonial-conquest-of-dahomey-in-1892/


57 posted on 09/20/2022 8:52:25 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so stupid people won’t be offended)
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