I have changed my colouring so you can see me better - does that help dear?
Why are angels always white?
by slimboyfat 52 Replies latest jw friends
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nvrgnbk
Hello slimbf,
I understood your question as you meant it to be understood.
I know why angels are presented Caucasian historically
I was not even thinking of the historical context. The fact is that many cultures have depicted angels as being of distinct skin-colors and tones.
The WTS ,deny it as they may, is traditionally a company with a WASP board of directors. This continues to be the situation even in the case of the newest additions to the Governing Body.
BTW, I think it would be a great question to pose to them.
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yumbby
I find it disturbing/fascinating that I never noticed it before. Next witness that comes to my door, I'm going to ask them!
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jaguarbass
Haven't you ever seen a dark angel?
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lonelysheep
But for a worldwide Society of the 21st century that prides itself on racial equality and integration, should it not raise eyebrows now?
It certainly should!!
I agree, it is completely WASP ethnocentricity. Why anyone black becomes a JW today is beyond me (those NOT born in).
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integ
why anyone PERIOD becomes a witness today is beyond me.
When you think about it, how dumb do the people being baptized have to be to get dunked?
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integ
...i mean with all the available info out there.
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MsMcDucket
Haven't you ever seen the documentary where the little black girl chose a white doll over the black doll because she had been indoctrinated to believe that black was bad/dirty?
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MsMcDucket
Here's the story about the black girl and dolls: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2553348&page=1
Oct. 11, 2006 —
A new short film by a New York City high school student asks how far our society has come in its attitude toward race since the 1940s.In her film, "A Girl Like Me," Kiri Davis recreates a famous 1940s experiment conducted by Dr. Kenneth Clark that studied the psychological effects of segregation on black children.
In Clark's test, children were given a black doll and a white doll, and then asked which one they thought was better.
Overwhelmingly, they chose the white doll.
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RubaDub
I guess there ain't many angels from the 'hood.
Rub a Dub
