Well, if they’d actually made clear that they are, you know, ashamed of the family history, that they are lamenting having basically ‘fallen’ from… that’d be one thing.

But, I really have met people who are unironically this pissy about how their family used to be wealthier, slave owners.

… and that… … that brings out the fire and brimstone that apparently runs through my blood.

I’d done a massive mapping out of as much of my lineage as I could, maybe a month or so ago.

But I hadn’t actually looked too far into much of the details.

So ironically, I guess I have anon to thank for spurring me to look further into that, entirely to be able to make a heritage based rebuttal to slavery, out of spite.

But anyway, no.

No you do not joke about owning people, as a white person in the US.

That is vile, full stop.