Too long for twitter...
I was working on the boat tonight (have I mentioned on here that I work on a boat now? Well, I do) with a bunch of people from Lancaster's cultural intelligentsia. Two people came to the bar, a gent from the local community radio station, and a lady from the city's Maritime Museum. The gent asked if he could interview the lady, and she invited him to the museum.
Gent: I'd love to come. Although, I do have an issue on the slavery exhibition.
Lady: Really? How so?
Gent: Whenever the topic of slavery comes up, no one ever mentions all the British people that suffered. More crew members died on those ships than slaves.
Lady: Yes, we do mention that in our exhibition, actually...
(me and lady exchange glances... I mutter something about having a choice to go to sea...)
blah blah blah... Something about Whitehaven
Lady: Well yes, most of the transported slaves did end up working as domestics and servants here, unlike in the US where they worked on plantations.
Gent (smiling): Exactly. You could say they were brought here to be free. (goes back to seat)
Lady: Yes, you could say that AND THEN YOU'D HAVE TO LEAVE THIS PLANET FOREVER WHARGGBLL.
Ah, fun times.
ETA: ah, I forgot the kicker. The radio station the old dude works for is called Diversity FM.
Gent: I'd love to come. Although, I do have an issue on the slavery exhibition.
Lady: Really? How so?
Gent: Whenever the topic of slavery comes up, no one ever mentions all the British people that suffered. More crew members died on those ships than slaves.
Lady: Yes, we do mention that in our exhibition, actually...
(me and lady exchange glances... I mutter something about having a choice to go to sea...)
blah blah blah... Something about Whitehaven
Lady: Well yes, most of the transported slaves did end up working as domestics and servants here, unlike in the US where they worked on plantations.
Gent (smiling): Exactly. You could say they were brought here to be free. (goes back to seat)
Lady: Yes, you could say that AND THEN YOU'D HAVE TO LEAVE THIS PLANET FOREVER WHARGGBLL.
Ah, fun times.
ETA: ah, I forgot the kicker. The radio station the old dude works for is called Diversity FM.