Of course the Fool is talking about racism. Like you didn't know.
It's an interesting story. The beginning always is. It's sorta like "Once Upon a Time." It draws you in and you want to know more.
For those of you who are so inclined, I submit the following, as Rod Serling would say. Queue the Twilight Zone music.
It started with the Hamitic Hypothesis which said: "Ham and Canaan were "marked" in the pigmentation of their skin (i.e., they were made black) and thereby became the fathers of the "Negro" or "black race" - and the curse [i.e., "a servant of servants he (Canaan) shall be"] accounts for why the "black race" has suffered to such an extent at the hands of whites and Arab slave traders."
The Hamitic Hypothesis derives principally from Genesis 9:18-27, which states;
24And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
25And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
26And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
But wait, there's more:
Ham is told by his outraged father that: "Because you have abused me (sodomized/buggered me) in the darkness of the night, your children shall be born black and ugly... because you have twisted your head to cause me embarrassment, they shall have kinky hair and red eyes...
because your lips jested at my exposure, theirs shall swell...
and because you neglected my nakedness, they shall go naked with their shamefully elongated male members exposed to all to see...
I have a problem with this on so many levels, least being, why God would choose an alcoholic drunk with dysfunctional kids as custodian for the new beginning of life on Earth. And for a drunk, that Noah had some serious skills, with those curses and all.
Since Ham was under the protection (blessed) of God, the curse was directed at Canaan, Hams son, who as I understand it, was just an innocent bystander. Not only was Noah a drunk, but he also lacked any self control, a typical trait of alcoholics.
Mind you, this is not a religious blog, but everything has to have a beginning. And it would seem that the black race was dealt one hell of a beginning. The thing is, the Hamitic Hypothesis originated in the Jewish Talmud (Oral Traditions of Jewish Sages) and did a hop, skip and jump over to Christianity and its many offshoots, who are always looking for a way to give a good beat down in the name of the Lord.
To this day, many so called Christians believe this fairy tale, even if the Hamitic Hypothesis has been disproved by bible scholars and professors all over the world. It just goes to show you. Nothing is so strong as an idea whose time has come. Especially an idea that endures and endures and will not go away.
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