The Toy, a popular 80s movie, was about a spoiled rich white kid who
buys a black man (played by Richard Pryor). Now there is a real life
story: Wallace Turnquist purchased Ezekiel Akpu-nku from Nigeria as a
playmate and servant for this 13-year-old son, Skyler.
“Last
year I took Sky on a hunting safari to Africa and he was delighted by
the African people,” Wallace Turnquist told WSB-TV. “How funny they
were, how they were always smiling and so eager to please. At first he
just wanted to take one, but I told him kidnapping was illegal. So
instead, I bought him one.”
Since slavery and human trafficking
are illegal, Turnquist gave Ezekiel a five year employment contract that
pays $1,000 per year plus room/board, one day off per month and
unlimited snacks. Ezekiel’s contract states that he must do whatever
Skyler tells him to do so long as it is not illegal.
“This one
time I made him stand on one foot for the entire day,” Skyler Turnquist
said. “I also made him eat a
spider. He does whatever I say. He’s the
best toy ever.”
“I’m very happy to be Skyler’s toy, ” Akpu-nku
said. “In Africa I was starving, here, in the land of opportunity, my
belly never go hungry.”
Turnquist said Skyler already wants another “African toy” but his father has said no this time.
“I don’t want Sky getting spoiled. If I buy him another African, he’ll just want more. I think owning one African is enough.”
Source: Stuppid.com
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