So you want to talk like a pirate?

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teal-deer:

Caribbean pirates:

– voted for their captains
– offered life insurance, health insurance, and accident insurance to crew members (admittedly this was just “we’ll give you a lot of money if you lose a body part while working on this boat” but still)
– had a (male only, sadly) form of gay marriage called mateloge where two male partners would legally share property
– hired regardless of race & payed all races equally; pirate ships were often safe havens for escaped slaves

(Sources: “Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age” by Marcus Rediker, “The Invisible Hook: the Hidden Economics of Pirates” by Peter T Leeson)

So if you wanna talk like a pirate, talk about worker’s rights, racial equality, gay marriage, universal health care, and direct democracy.

Dude…they raped, pillaged, kidnaped, enslaved and murdered people. Not to mention they thought women were bad luck. Seriously, where the hell did you get the idea that pirates were woke??????? This like when Disney told kids that “real pirates dont steal”.

Well folks its that time of year again