Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by tinear (A) on May 01, 2014 at 18:48:51

In Reply to: RE: Where have you ever seen... posted by mkuller on May 01, 2014 at 12:34:10

would reveal that it still wasn't really accurate--- only more so than previous efforts.
What of the terrible yellow fever and malaria (and debilitating worm and other parasitic diseases) that commonly devastated the slaves forced to live next to the swamps and lowland marshes--- the owners placed their estate homes often on rises where breezes could sweep away the insects (though they had no inkling they were often disease carriers).
Imagine being crowded into tiny hovels with open windows when the sun went down. Anyone that has lived in the South knows that thick clouds of mosquitos descend upon any warm-blooded animals--- and the torment from that alone would be intense.
Of course, the amount of sexual license (including child abuse) also was underplayed--- what was to keep any of the slave masters from raping at will? It wasn't just the owner the slaves had to fear.
But, just like any Holocaust film, the truth just cannot fully be shown or no one would make it past the five minute mark.