Literally the whole argument for "Hemings had feelings for Jefferson" is "Well, she didn't run away"
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Again: the DNA tests prove there was a sexual relationship. They don't prove shit about "romance"
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Not to mention reviewers doing their own wanking. TO THIS DAY, I am infuriated by this review. http://www.npr.org/2016/04/06/471619275/the-agonizing-collision-of-love-and-slavery-in-thomas-jefferson …
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White people want to keep him as a hero, so they'll reach for the most optimistic explanation possible. But NONE of it is okay.
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She didn't and couldn't ever love him really, because she didn't ever have self determination or independent experience.
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The best she could have is an appreciation she didn't have it worse.
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Honestly didn't know anyone thought that way. That's actually pretty disturbing.
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It's a classic Harlequin love story. 12 yr old black girl falls for old white owner who repeatedly impregnates her.
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