Concubines, Courtesans, and Creoles.....
Last night I couldn't sleep so I decided to download episodes 1 & 2 of a mini-series from Showtime called "The Feast for all Saints" (2001). I was interested in seeing this series after reading the book which was written by Anne Rice, in which I found quite fascinating. The premise of the book was based around an elite black society of creoles in 1808, which held Quadroon balls called "Placge", where they would pair up these Creole black women with suitable wealthy white men for marriage.
Although I found the book fascinating, the TV show was mediocre. I found everything about it ridiculous, from the terrible French and Creole accents, to the bad acting. The only thing I found interesting was Jennifer Beal's character, who was a Creole Courtesan who had these lavish balls in her mansion. Yes my friends, again we see the prostitute being the wealthiest woman in town.
But anyway, Jennifer's character Dolly handpicked Creole women to become basically concubines to these wealthy white suitors, and to the average black woman today who sees this, may see it as offensive, but to us kept women, we find this quite BRILLANT!
Yeah, think about it. Who wants to spend a lifetime scrubbing floors and being mistreated? All these women were asked to do is fuck their husbands every night, and that's it. So what's wrong with that? She doesn't have to cook, clean, or take care of the kids. She would be provided with a big home, servants, butlers, and maids for everything. So all she was required to do was stay out of his way in the day time, and give up the pussy at night! She could do and have whatever she wanted, with all luxuries of her wealthy white female counterparts.
Tea and scones at high noon, decadent dinner parties at night, and champagne for breakfast; I tell you, those women didn't do shit all day but look pretty, and that's the life!
Hell, any women of that era that didn't want that were fools. And as fucked up as the arrangement seems to most people, sometimes you got to put your pride aside and do what's best for YOUR situation, and hope for the best for others.
What I hated most about the book and the TV show was how the Creole and mulatto women concubines treated the black slaves. Sometimes they were crueler than the Master was.
In situations like these, it's better to have your lavish life, but treat other with dignity and respect.
Like I've said before, it takes a special kind of woman to do what we do and be happy, fulfilled, and content with that decision, all while not being arrogant whorish douche bags in the process.
Erika
Although I found the book fascinating, the TV show was mediocre. I found everything about it ridiculous, from the terrible French and Creole accents, to the bad acting. The only thing I found interesting was Jennifer Beal's character, who was a Creole Courtesan who had these lavish balls in her mansion. Yes my friends, again we see the prostitute being the wealthiest woman in town.
But anyway, Jennifer's character Dolly handpicked Creole women to become basically concubines to these wealthy white suitors, and to the average black woman today who sees this, may see it as offensive, but to us kept women, we find this quite BRILLANT!
Yeah, think about it. Who wants to spend a lifetime scrubbing floors and being mistreated? All these women were asked to do is fuck their husbands every night, and that's it. So what's wrong with that? She doesn't have to cook, clean, or take care of the kids. She would be provided with a big home, servants, butlers, and maids for everything. So all she was required to do was stay out of his way in the day time, and give up the pussy at night! She could do and have whatever she wanted, with all luxuries of her wealthy white female counterparts.
Tea and scones at high noon, decadent dinner parties at night, and champagne for breakfast; I tell you, those women didn't do shit all day but look pretty, and that's the life!
Hell, any women of that era that didn't want that were fools. And as fucked up as the arrangement seems to most people, sometimes you got to put your pride aside and do what's best for YOUR situation, and hope for the best for others.
What I hated most about the book and the TV show was how the Creole and mulatto women concubines treated the black slaves. Sometimes they were crueler than the Master was.
In situations like these, it's better to have your lavish life, but treat other with dignity and respect.
Like I've said before, it takes a special kind of woman to do what we do and be happy, fulfilled, and content with that decision, all while not being arrogant whorish douche bags in the process.
Erika
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