Ah, NOW we understand why he calls the one tribe “servile”. They are actually slaves. And guess what, Tarzan fans? It has nothing to do with Europeans or imperialism or colonialism. Nosireebob, it has something to do with an all-too-common reality in African history, blacks enslaving blacks. (And if you think that’s fun, wait until you learn about Muslims enslaving both Europeans and black Africans at different periods of history. The numbers involved will astound you.)I don’t mean to speak against any particular group of people here. This is a human problem and always has been. Only the justifications have changed.Meanwhile, not every mainstream-Christian missionary that went into Africa (or anywhere else) wanted to be the vanguard of political exploitation, far from it. To deny this is to deny reality. Human beings are capable of perverting any noble purpose but it helps nothing to impose a stereotype on the complexities of such dealings.
Typical European meadling in Africa affairs. All you have to do is look at what happened after the colonial powers were kicked out. Tribes have been killing their ancestal enemies ever since due to arbitrary drawn borders.
@Night-Gaunt49Eh, I think that’s whitewashing the Roman Empire just a bit, don’t you? While emancipation was certainly legally possible in the Roman Empire (It was in the Antebellum South, too), up to 90% of people in the Roman Empire were still slaves. Kind of tells you something about the reality.
As for Christianity and its attitudes toward slavery, many early Christians were slaves, so it makes sense that they outlawed slavery once it became the official religion. As for the rest, you can’t change everybody just by telling them they’re worshiping someone new, now. So, a lot of Roman citizens running the Empire in the early days remained nominal Christians, at best.
@KatmanThis sudden switch from the “Waziris are cool because they can kill people with spears” to the “Mambus are evil because they can kill people with spears” is still giving me plot whiplash. Yeesh. Well, at least Jane isn’t acting as blonde as she was before.
As for the unrest you say you didn’t see in South Africa or Kenya, for one thing, why would you see that on a tourist visit? And second, Tarzan grew up in West Africa, around the area of Cameroon, so I don’t see how that equates to South Africa or Kenya. It’s a bit like saying there are never any economic riots in Athens because it was peaceful the last time you took a trip to Edinburgh.
Rakkav over 11 years ago
Ah, NOW we understand why he calls the one tribe “servile”. They are actually slaves. And guess what, Tarzan fans? It has nothing to do with Europeans or imperialism or colonialism. Nosireebob, it has something to do with an all-too-common reality in African history, blacks enslaving blacks. (And if you think that’s fun, wait until you learn about Muslims enslaving both Europeans and black Africans at different periods of history. The numbers involved will astound you.)I don’t mean to speak against any particular group of people here. This is a human problem and always has been. Only the justifications have changed.Meanwhile, not every mainstream-Christian missionary that went into Africa (or anywhere else) wanted to be the vanguard of political exploitation, far from it. To deny this is to deny reality. Human beings are capable of perverting any noble purpose but it helps nothing to impose a stereotype on the complexities of such dealings.
Rakkav over 11 years ago
(we now return you to our regularly scheduled romp in the jungle…)
ossiningaling over 11 years ago
That’s all very well and good, but it seems to me that Lady and the Missionary Man are interfering with capitalism! We built that!
Polsixe over 11 years ago
Whoa, just a comic strip folks…Tarzan will be opening a can of whoop ass corn on the Mambus.
rdennetteiii over 11 years ago
The hierarchy runs ‘me, mine, ours’ and will stay that way until some outside threat shows up and it becomes ‘us’ vs ‘them’…
profkatz over 11 years ago
Just to “stay” on the subject: Did anyone watch Clint Eastwood’s speech at the RNC the other night……..?I guess I can go back to sleep now…..:)=
cwreenactor over 11 years ago
Today is the birthday of Edgar Rice Burroughs, born September 1, 1875.
WW2 Marine Veteran over 11 years ago
I refuse to join the political jargon, but Tarzan does have his work cut out for him.
profkatz over 11 years ago
The Waziris must still be close by…….?
BeniHanna6 Premium Member over 11 years ago
Typical European meadling in Africa affairs. All you have to do is look at what happened after the colonial powers were kicked out. Tribes have been killing their ancestal enemies ever since due to arbitrary drawn borders.
thesnowleopard Premium Member over 11 years ago
Happy Birthday, ERB!
@Night-Gaunt49Eh, I think that’s whitewashing the Roman Empire just a bit, don’t you? While emancipation was certainly legally possible in the Roman Empire (It was in the Antebellum South, too), up to 90% of people in the Roman Empire were still slaves. Kind of tells you something about the reality.
As for Christianity and its attitudes toward slavery, many early Christians were slaves, so it makes sense that they outlawed slavery once it became the official religion. As for the rest, you can’t change everybody just by telling them they’re worshiping someone new, now. So, a lot of Roman citizens running the Empire in the early days remained nominal Christians, at best.
@KatmanThis sudden switch from the “Waziris are cool because they can kill people with spears” to the “Mambus are evil because they can kill people with spears” is still giving me plot whiplash. Yeesh. Well, at least Jane isn’t acting as blonde as she was before.
As for the unrest you say you didn’t see in South Africa or Kenya, for one thing, why would you see that on a tourist visit? And second, Tarzan grew up in West Africa, around the area of Cameroon, so I don’t see how that equates to South Africa or Kenya. It’s a bit like saying there are never any economic riots in Athens because it was peaceful the last time you took a trip to Edinburgh.