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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This might have been a great campy film in the 70’s with Pam Greer leading a similarly pulchritudinous cast.
Thanks. Movies portraying them are likely to become popular.
Dr Ben Carson. Just saying....
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.
Now that is a flick I might watch!
Yours is the second endorsement of him in this thread.
“Da Homie”........
I thought I was the only one to catch that....
Can’t make it up because it makes itself up.,,,,,
LOLOL!!!
The Woman King: Yet one more attempt to misgender normal away.
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.
LOL
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.
Islandlwana.
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.
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.
Will do!
Also, the female warriors were massacred. By the French.
https://www.historynet.com/french-colonial-conquest-of-dahomey-in-1892/
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