Well, between Jon Kukla and somebody from Asia and Pacific History, this
list now should be properly pared down.  

Richard E. Dixon
Editor, Jefferson Notes
Thomas Jefferson Heritage Society
4122 Leonard Drive
Fairfax, Va 22030
703-691-0770 fax 703-691-0978


> [Original Message]
> From: Ian Welch <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2/25/2009 5:49:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Please note
>
> As a far distant Australian with an interest in Virginia's Episcopal
history, I was surprised and not a little irritated by the lengthy
discussion about Jefferson/Hemmings. Folk interested should work offline
and not waste other people's time. The quickest way of losing forum support
is for people to take up an issue of only marginal interest to the majority
of subscribers.
>
>     Sexual abuse of women was so common in the days of slavery (and not
only in the US) that any discussion of it in relation to famous figures
such as Thomas Jefferson takes the history of the US absolutely nowhere,
other than for prurient minds or those preoccupied with reopening old
wounds. It  ignores the sexual abuse of other women, usually the poor,
unable to resist their male oppressors. A study of prostitution should cure
people about focussing only on abuse of slaves. 
>      We go through similar genealogical nonsense in Australia with claims
to descent from First Fleeters (equiv to Pilgrim Fathers or DAR) and worse
still, from idiots who persist in believing that descent, via the 'wrong
side of the blanket' means something, either historically or in today's
world. 
>      Please keep this valuable forum for genuine enquiries and avoid
worthless point scoring.
>
>
>      Ian
> (Dr) Ian Welch
> Division of Pacific and Asian History
> Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies
> College of Asia and the Pacific
> Australian National University
> Canberra
>
>
>
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