Post #802124 by WhiteDevilPress on Fri, Mar 18, 2022 1:58 PM

"White Devil" has long been evocative of the evil exploiter of native peoples, intent only on subjugation, slavery, or thievery of one sort or another: and it’s as much of a myth as the noble savage. While no doubt some such figures of preceding centuries did occasional harm, whether intentional or otherwise, this mischaracterization has been applied in recent manifestations of cancel "culture" to essentially apply to most historical figures of Western Civilization (Capt. James Cook, for example), and even straight white males in general, by extension.

But it only takes brief consideration to realize how profoundly yesterday's explorers and nautical merchants created the world as we know it today.

The hypocrisy of cancel "culture" is easily exemplified by vandals removing or destroying monuments to Capt. Cook, and other famous historical white men, all the while utilizing the internet, television, Coca-cola and blue jeans, etc.

Without getting too political, I'll simply sum up by asserting that, at the very least, there would be no such thing as the Tiki Revival had not the past been peopled with mapmakers, bushwhackers, adventurers and traders of all sorts. And yes, even missionaries. Real men of daring and often fearless spirit who exerted their will and enlightened self-interest on the times they occupied.

Therefore, I assert that the epithet now stands as reappropriated as a term of approbation, at least by those who shun hypocrisy, false propaganda, historic revisionism, race hatred, effeminacy, sniveling, humorlessness and unworthy, sissified displays of all manner.

[ Edited by leevigraham on 2022-03-18 15:29:55 ]

[ Edited by WhiteDevilPress on 2022-03-19 08:35:18 ]