How White Ppl Laugh Vs How Black Ppl Laugh

[NoirDynosaur]

We be animated as hell!

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

 

[CrushedGroove]

I ran down the street and back laughing before.

 

[Spence]

Running away to laugh is actually generational trauma passed down from when slaves weren’t allowed to laugh on the plantation so they would run to the quickest barrel and laugh inside it to avoid getting in trouble.

It’s called a barrel of laughs, you’re welcome for this useless knowledge transfer

"Laughing barrels" and the defiant spirit of Black laughter - The Black Youth Project

I'm so glad and relieved to have learned of laughing barrels, and to have been reminded of the tradition of Black laughter as resistance and survival.

blackyouthproject.com