You said: > Maybe in your circle but not the dictionary. to the idea that the definition of human used to be white. I'm pointing out that, as recently as the mid-1800s, the definition of human did in fact vary based on race/social status here in the US. Yes, it's illegal now, but we were (I thought) talking about the idea of how definitions (like human and married) can change over time in a society.
--Ben Sam wrote: > Good point. Oh wait, slavery is illegal in the US. > What was the point again? > > On 5/10/05, Ben Doom wrote: > >>How about the unamended US Constitution, which only recognized a slave >>as 2/3 of a person? >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:157006 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
