There are historical precedents that could make her fearful that she might be regarded as "inferior" — for instance, the three-fifths of a person language of the federal Constitution (finally corrected by the 13th & 14th amendments); or the eugenic character of Darwinist Margaret Sanger's ambitions with respect to preventing "inferior people" from breeding — the original raison d'être of her organization, Planned Parenthood. It seems that Sanger regarded black people as an "inferior people": She was a racist as well as a eugenicist....
Oh, and did I mention that Sanger was a thorough-going Darwinist?
We don't know what actually set the young lady off. Though her reaction seems disproportionate, I wouldn't necessarily call it irrational.
Thank you so much for your observations, dearest sister in Christ!
There was nothing in the 3/5ths provision that would make one race inferior to another. It established that those who were in a condition of involuntary servitude are not having their full interests recognized by the elected representatives of their state.
Nothing in the 13th or 14th Amendment “corrected” the notion that an elected representative of a ‘slave State’ did not fully represent the interests of someone in a condition of involuntary servitude - the 13th corrected that someone COULD be held in a condition of involuntary servitude - and the 14th established equal protection under the law.
It is usually liberals who hate and wish to denigrate our Constitution who make the argument that it said a black was less than fully human - and that is both incorrect - and a reprehensible smear on our foundational document.
Disproportionate but not irrational? Really? Really? Did you or Moseley even actually watch the video?
If you do be forewarned because every other word she uses is the F bomb in between threatening to kill her fellow students and the teacher and “wishing all you White Mother F’ers would die.”
That’s way more than “disproportionate” in my book.
I have a feeling I know what set her off and it had nothing to do with Darwin, Evolution, Sanger or eugenics. I highly doubt she could even spell eugenics live alone know what it is.
As you say, Sanger referred to black people as inferior. And evidently so did a number of scientists back in the day. Indeed, the linked article mentions several scientists appealing to Darwin's theory to why black people are to be seen as inferior.