The Symbol Of New Orleans (fleur-de-lis) is Now Racist

[famousdayandyear]

http://dailycaller.com/2015/07/10/now-the-symbol-of-new-orleans-is-considered-racist/#ixzz3fWddfEvG

Now The Symbol Of New Orleans Is Considered Racist
Alex Pfeiffer
Contributor
4:39 PM 07/10/2015

The fleur de lis, a French symbol used by royal families dating back to the 13th century, and emblazoned on the New Orleans Saints helmet, is now being called a symbol of slavery, drawing comparisons to the recent uproar against the Confederate battle flag.

“As an African I find it painful, and I think people whose ancestors were enslaved here may feel it even harder than I do as an African,” said slave historian Dr. Ibrahima Seck to WWLTV.

He connects the usage of the fleur de lis, to “code noir,” or black code, which was adopted in Louisiana in 1724, and used to govern the state’s slave population.

Seck said a slave caught running away, “would be taken before a court and the sentence would be being branded on one shoulder and with the fleur de lis, and then they would crop their ears.”

Seck isn’t alone. Tulane history professor Terence Fitzmorris said, “It was a brutal way of scarring someone and also identifying someone as a particular troublemaker.”

The symbol is also used currently in the coat of arms for the King of Spain.

Fitzmorris, though, won’t go as far as to say it should be removed: “The fleur de lis was the symbol of a monarchy. The United States of America was a slave-holding republic, not just the south. Where do you stop? Do you get rid of all symbols?”

The symbol is emblazoned throughout the city of New Orleans, and is the official symbol of Louisiana after Governor Bobby Jindal signed a law in 2008. Due to this fact, Seck also believes it shouldn’t be taken down as it is now embraced as a symbol of unity.

[famousdayandyear]

[EC]

YAY!!! This makes me quadruple racist. 

One large fleur di lis on the family crest and three on the coat of arms.

[ABX]

“As an African I find it painful, and I think people whose ancestors were enslaved here may feel it even harder than I do as an African,” said slave historian Dr. Ibrahima Seck to WWLTV.

As a historian, she sure doesn't know history. Under the Fleur di Lis, French Code Noir laws, Louisiana had her own rules regarding slave history, including the fact African Americans could own slaves and ended up being the largest group of slave holders in the State and slaves came from all ethnic and racial backgrounds. Ms. Seck may be surprised to find out she is actually descended from slave owners, not slaves, if her family goes back in Louisiana.

[alicewonders]

Idiots are offensive to me.

 

[mountaineer]

YAY!!! This makes me quadruple racist. 

One large fleur di lis on the family crest and three on the coat of arms.

Yeah, I seem to remember seeing a lot of them in the Loire region. Racists all, I tell you!

[Charlespg]

guess this fictional character is now Raciest   

milady de winter

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milady_de_Winter

you think a history professor would know this was used on whites as well
dammed pc jackass

[jmyrlefuller]

The fleur-de-lis was a symbol of the French monarchy and pre-Napoleonic empire. You see it in Quebec as well, which never had a major slave presence.

But hey, who am I to stop a perpetually aggrieved woman?

[andy58-in-nh]

Progressives are utopian socialists who ultimately seek the destruction of all emblems, symbols, heroes, and social norms associated with Western civilization. In light of their recent successes, some have been clearly emboldened to bring what was once a hidden agenda out into the open.

[Fishrrman]

Andy wrote above:
[[ Progressives are utopian socialists who ultimately seek the destruction of all emblems, symbols, heroes, and social norms associated with Western civilization. ]]

Paging Pol Pot.

Please pick up the nearest red courtesy phone.

Your guidance is requested by America's left.

Don't worry folks.
This could never, ever happen here.
Right?
Right....???