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Re: Should Black People...
I damn near fell out laughing while reading what Sister PowerFlower wrote; She writes that the brother wrote in his article; HAHA... a whistling Black man would be perceived as less threatening... I can just see Negroes walking around whistling trying to say to white folk, "I am a cool Negro not one of those violent ones". Imagine how psychologically warped a white person must be to believe a Black man whistling is not a threat. Some Negroes would tap dance every time they walk pass a white...
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Re: FINALLY SOME GOOD ADVICE!!! -How To Get A Man In Four Weeks Or Less - If You Want One
so much for dropping the defensiveness. can't say i'm shocked, though. after i wrote that post i figured you'd object (as well as others). god forbid someone suggest something overtly positive on this site. sometimes i think the negativity thing is just rampant 'round these parts of the web. . . . debate does not always have to equal animosity. nevermind. but thanks for the positive things you've said, and thanks for trying to give advice from your perspective on how women can improve...
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Re: The Bridge: Black Men & White Women (article)
Anyone who believes that has never met my ex-wife. I think this has very little to do with whether a person chooses to date black or white. Dating is such a complicated mess anyway, often times it comes down to simple accessability. I have dated mostly white women in my life, mostly because those were the women that were around. I am the last person you will see passing up an good opportunity because that opportunity doesn't fit my perfect mental picture. I am far more interested in her...
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Re: Afrocentric versus Eurocentric
Yes. ------------------- Dusty Elbow: We "can" very well talk about Americas slavery and there is alot to talk about: Connecticut Military Law, 1784--forbade blacks from serving in military First Naturalization Law, 1790--congress declared US a white nation Federal Militia Law, 1792--only whites could enlists in peacetime militia Fugitive Slave Law, 1793--protected slaveholders rights, discouraged blacks from running away Virginia Migration Law, 1793--forbade free blacks from entering that...
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Re: Negroes who defend the status quo once they've "gotten theirs"
Kevin: Let me give you some CONTEXT to your statements above. Inevitably there will be some over the top incident that a Black person or group of Blacks commit. Rather than condemn THIS PARTICULAR EVENT and clearly articulate how THIS EVENT HAS VIOLATED EVERYTHING THAT YOU BELIEVE....... You (and my enemy Isome) will IMMEDIATELY do a web search and find and occassion in which WHITE FOLKS HAVE DONE THE SAME THING BUT THE OUTRAGE HAS NOT FOLLOWED. So Kevin - does this benefit the Black victim...
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Re: Bush Selects Alito for Supreme Court
In following the confirmation hearings, I found one [actually several] of Alito's comments, "Curious." He was asked about something that he wrote arguing that the constitution is silent on the "right to privacy." [And, it is] The question [and answer] was framed in terms of the "right to privacy" announced in the Rowe decision. Alito was asked, with respect to his earlier comments, how he would approach the "right to privacy" question, if raised. Alito's response was that he would " approach...
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Re: Law, Morality, and Christians
The point is that I could sit here and argue with you forever. But your mind is made up and no amount of logic and evidence is going to change your mind. I don't enjoy arguing just for the hell of it. My time is rather limited. So why bother? I'm not sure that anything good comes of it. I'm not sure if anyone on the site gets much from looking at the two of us go back and forth hogging a thread. Why bother? And I did present evidence for my statement. Philemon. And you didn't dispute what I...
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Re: Law, Morality, and Christians
Well, that's interesting: You wrote, ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I don't believe it should or shouldn't talk any way in particular. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ But that's been your whole argument: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Let's put it this way: St. Paul didn't have problems strongly condemning a lot of other things. NOW DID HE? What in the Bible forbids the owning of slaves? He could command if only he wanted But he NEVER says it anywhere ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You demand...
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Re: Prove Christ exists, judge orders priest
Did I introduce 2pac into this topic or did you? How does what you wrote differ from what I wrote besides the justification for poor behavior? How did I deny human complexity to 2pac or by inference any other african? In fact the word complex is in my post. I thought Vox was making a joke so I injected a little humor in a post, did I enter your house unawares? I have been 25 years old but I was not "confused or self-destructive" I was in grad school (wait maybe I was confused) . Sorry I...
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Re: Vouchers ???
Constructive Feedback, I think you wrote to the wrong person. You took my quote, when I think you were trying to answer Nmaginate's post. And I am afraid I agree with you somewhat. Who cares if white children are pulled out of black schools !!!
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Re: MBM: WHERE'S THE UNIFICATION?
Nmaginate... I really like you, and your thoughts. Even with all your mean remarks. Maybe I wrote this all wrong. I don't even understand some of these responses. I actually just wanted to chat with you, and get to know more about you. All Im trying to do is bring blacks TOGETHER. MY ISSUE IS, I want to get to know you guys more. I don't have a dad, so maybe when look at the pics of these smart old men who seem to care about something, I just wish I could be closer or on your level. The...
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Re: 4 Unpopular "TRUTHS"... by Project 2019
Who wrote this, CON-Feed? lol This article is basically saying: Hey, Black America, America is owned by White people, and it's fucked up. But hey, what can you do about it? Just stop being stupid and stop being lazy, and you'll be just fine. Racism does and always will exist, so you might as well stop fighting and just look "inward" (KEY CONSERVATIVE BULLSHIT TERM). Just keep your nose to the grind, stop looking up, and you'll get ahead before you know it. WHAT GIVES?
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Re: The name of our moon?
I wrote a list of Aboriginal names I copied from a list of Indigenous words but I've lost it and have to go check it out again. They have around 10 or more names specific to the state of the moon... eg. full, quarter, etc. I'll get back to ya next week.
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Re: I finally found the Black women's reply to the "Where is the love?'" from Tampa
Numbers don't mean a thing to me when I'm single as hell... as evidenced by the fact that I'm here typing this rather than doing something else. Numbers mean nada. Whatever...I've never heard this coming from anywhere... I don't have a clue as to what you're talking about. And stand by this statement. Because if you actually read what I wrote NO it doesn't fit the scenario you gave.
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Re: Bible = The Word of God?
MBM, God is never done speaking through his people. God has always risen one to speak to the people. I'm a christian and i catch alot of heat for this but i'm going to keep it real. I Believe God speaks at times to louis farrahkan. Even though he is a muslim. We are a race of people in the dark, and God had put the words into his mouth to guide us and to lead us. Now it is up to Louis Farrahkan to take heed to this call. As a christian i can't give Louis Farrahkan credit for calling on...
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Re: I guess the draft will start once they start f-king with Iran
**Democracy and Freedom of Speech my azz: L.A. Times writer defends incendiary Iraq column Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:27 PM ET By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles Times columnist who infuriated conservatives by writing that he does not support American troops fighting in Iraq -- and calling those who do "wusses" -- stood by the article on Tuesday. Joel Stein said he has been "bombarded" by hate mail over the incendiary article -- which was headlined "Warriors and Wusses" and held...
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Re: What About The Debt Blacks Owe To America?
Christ, where do I start... Horsesh*t. There were two major contributing factors to the end of slavery and neither one had anything to do with the good graces of the slave holders. First, at the end of the 100 years war between England and France, both nations abolished slavery as a part of the treaty. They did this, presumably, because the economic advantage of slavery would have undone their stalemate if only one of them had it. But it became threatening for America to be the only Atlantic...
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Re: What About The Debt Blacks Owe To America?
I think that Lincoln gets way to much credit for this. He wrote in a letter, just before the beginning of the Civil War, that his "greatest concern is to save the Union. If I believed that preserving slavery would accomplish that goal, I would do so." The only thing Lincoln deserves credit for is being far sighted enough to realize that if slavery wasn't abolished, the slaves themselves were going to tear his beloved Union down around his ears.---Black Viking I really appreciat your post. I...
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Re: The Elephant in the Room While Black Kids Misbehave? Single Parent Homes
______________________________________________ The name of the article he wrote was, "Race Gap in school discipline persists in Seattle." Unless he meant the race gap between some other races of people in those schools, 'white folks' would be the primary cause for the effect that he is writing about.
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Re: Life After Limbo
But isn't this last response a contradiction to the original posting? You wrote: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ It is evolutions like this one, which while supremely positive, give pause as to the "Godliness" of church doctrine...If not, then how is the church justified in amending God's word in this way - however popular or logical? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Which assumes that everything that the Catholic Church says it says as if coming from God. But that is not the case. There are...
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Re: Larry Elder: blacks and republicans
Constructive Feedback , I think I have been quite clear on my views on both the democrats and republicans. I believe neither of them are in black peoples corner. Now the reason I posted this was not only to just spark conversation, but because Republicans are obsessed with talking about 200 year old achievements they did for blacks, instead of having a real discussion on why blacks should be republican now. I believe it would be to blacks benefit to spread our vote, but republicans(or...
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Re: Larry Elder: blacks and republicans
I came out of retirement like MJ and Deion. Or more like Puxtauny Phil of Ground Hog Fame. I came out of my hole in the ground and I saw the same thing. Larry Elder, just like me, was raised in South Central. Location of birth or living has nothing to do with facts. Let's put forth the following premise: 80% of what Larry Wrote is true. This doesn't justify me becoming a republican. But what does, is what the Democrats/Liberals have done for Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, Oakland, New...
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Re: Danish Newspaper And Mohammed Cartoon
This is one of the problems with Western Media and its Johnny come lately reporting and its refusal to state truth when it is widely known. Most men and women in America and some of you on this forum believe that these protest just started a few weeks ago, and started off violently. These cartoons as most articles have noted were first published in September, the protest against these cartoons began then. The protest were all peaceful, the Danish Muslim community wrote letters, Muslim...
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Re: Props to our brother and Reverend Joseph Lowery...
I just realize I mis-wrote. It was Jimmy Carter, not Rev. Lowery, who made the reference to domestic spying. Bush was taking from all directions, wasn't he? Man, I kinda wish I could've been there.
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Re: Danish Newspaper And Mohammed Cartoon
Doesn't change anything for me. I'm not going to pretend to understand this mindset. And I think Kresge is right, that the newspapers aren't beyond reproach. But just because the European media was intransigent in their response to boycotts and protests, doesn't lead me to think violence is in any way a justifiable next resort for the aggrieved. And like I said, in this case it's even stupider IMO, in the face of the subject matter of the cartoon.
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Re: Props to our brother and Reverend Joseph Lowery...
"Hell, they should be glad 'prevailing heads', undoubtedly the family, did not let Jesse and Al loose." ------------------------------------------------ Now that would have been must see tv for real. With regards to President Clinton, I felt that his speech was less inspired than whoever wrote the speech for 'dubyah'. Something about Clinton's delivery was unappealing to me; but Clinton's reception by the Black folk in attendance, was impressive.
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Re: Radio Raheem's Personal tribute to Interracial couples
I wrote this how was what you a wrote a response????
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Re: The Spiritual Problem With Modernist Art
art_gurl, ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ And therefore subjective, which all discussion of art ultimately is. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ While most discussion of art is subjective, not all of it is. The history of art is not, and discussions of art schools and methods is not, either. That was the discussion that I started. You will note that I did not judge the individual works of artists except for Jackson Pollack, and then only to the extent of saying that his art is all very similar to...
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Re: The Best Environment for the Development of Our Potential....
I believe that respect will nost greatly enhanced when we recognize ourselves, we Americans of unknown African ancestry, as the ethncity we are, and the ancestral nationality we have. African America. PEACE Jim Chester
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Re: The Best Environment for the Development of Our Potential....
Randall Robinson, an expatriate who moved to a Caribbean island, wrote a book about this topic called "Quitting America". It gives an insight about his life an that of his family since he has left the U.S. for a black nation. In my own personal opinion, I feel as if when we fought for integration we gave up a lot more for a little gain. The biggest thing that we got from integration is the fact that we can spend our money anywhere we want, the little bit of it we do have. However, when a...
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Re: Teacher suspended for ten days, after calling student Nigga!
I've told you what I think, you've had a load of fun attacking that, now heres something you can attack and possibly get somewhere. Why I think it. The only uninterested party who is credible, is the one who's opinion decides nothing, and has nothing to gain or lose by the situation. We only have two opinions as to the teachers intent (excluding the teacher as he obviously has the most to lose and is directly involved). 1) We have the negative opinion of someone who was in conflict with the...
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Re: Teacher suspended for ten days, after calling student Nigga!
"Very mistaken" When Rickey Moore's friends mourned his death last month, they built a wooden memorial with a cardboard sign for handwritten tributes from friends. One of the first tributes read: "To my nigga forever. We miss you already." A more recent tribute says: "We gon miss you my nigga." Yet the white Cincinnati police officer who shot Mr. Moore was disciplined five years earlier for using the same n-word variation. Officer Thomas Haas says he was trying to subdue a difficult prisoner...
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Re: College "Education" Is BS
How many computers were there in the world when W.E.B. Du Bois wrote Souls of Black Folk? Souls of Black Folk was published in 1903. The vacuum tube had not been invented. It would be another 5 years before Henry Ford introduced the Model T. Do you have any idea how much that changed the American way of life? Du Bois was born in 1868. Marx didn't die until Du Bois was 15 years old. People are constantly talking about children being the future but clutter their heads with trivia from the...
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Re: Cognitive dissonance and the black woman
May I? I have an opinion... based off of personal experience.... It is not natural to exist under the thumb of another culture and retain your dignity and peace..... Our Men are supposed to be ruling in a world that reflects our history, our makeup and our future..... (Not that sisters are not a part of this---sigh----I'm just focusing on Men for a second) Many women I know want strong men.... The Alpha male is not always the brute..... he is simply the most powerful..... most powerful...
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Re: Cognitive dissonance and the black woman
If this is your justification for women wanting thugs, then these women get exactly what they deserve. If your statement is true, now I realize why black women aren't interested in me and why most women of other races are.
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Re: New Racial Survey
Jazzyj, I wrote about my experiences, but included the names of the researchers. I think I will go copy and paste this to the site. Thanks for the link, BTW!
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Re: Cognitive dissonance and the black woman
Awesome post 'Virtue'. I am somewhere in the middle of your 'theory'. Definately not interested in the thug; although I did meet a 'Good Will Hunting' guy several years ago @ Southern U. (Baton Rouge), and I tell you, it was 'touch n' go'; he was a math genius, but had that 'dangerous, 'scary' edge', that my gut instinct threw shade at. Wow! But, I totally get the need/want for not necessarily a God', but someone, who, as you so eloquently stated here: "I suspect on some level...
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Re: Cognitive dissonance and the black woman
Thanks! You know you made me think of another example.... If you saw the movie "Crash" there is a scene where Terrence Howard's character's wife is molested by a police officer in front him..... and he does nothing and feels powerless..... They are obviously well to do.... upper middle class.... There's also a scene where Matt Dillon's character saves Howard's wife.... after she has been degraded by him... and watched as her husband was emasculated before him..... it was He that "saved" her...
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Re: David Irving Arrested For 'Denying Holocaust'
Perhaps in the same way the pseudo-science of "race" preaching the superiority of some over others. The potential for a legion of people to join in with this man in self-delusion is the "threat." It's a threat because its presented as fact, and that's all some need. It's not like the truth makes to everybody. Some will use what he wrote as an excuse or proof that what they believe (or would like to believe) is "true".
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Re: Teacher suspended for ten days, after calling student Nigga!
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,70259-0.html?tw=wn_index_2 Actor Tries to Trademark 'N' Word By Rogers Cadenhead | Also by this reporter 02:00 AM Feb, 23, 2006 EST The actor Damon Wayans has been engaged in a 14-month fight to trademark the term "Nigga" for a clothing line and retail store, a search of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's online database reveals. Wayans wants to dress customers in 14 kinds of attire from tops to bottoms, and use the controversial mark on "clothing,...
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Re: The Left Hand of God
+++++++++++++++++++++++++ I did not claim one had to be religious in order to be oppressive nor have I ever gone on record as being for the elimination of religion. Nor have I ever expressed the view that by getting rid of religion we would also rid ourselves of hatred, ambition, and oppression. I've actually expressed opposite views on a number of occasions. So where you get these ideas is beyond me. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You are not reading, either. What I wrote was slightly...
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Re: Cognitive dissonance and the black woman
Not to start anything, but for the record, I did not generalize... I very clearly wrote "all of our women ( or a goodly portion of them)" I think the statement is absolutely true as it stands. Perhaps the following is a purely subjective judgement on my part, but from where I stand too many of our people (male and female) are into to "these strict, authoritarian (and paternalistic) religious organizations." And it's no secret but black women are the most Jesus praising group of women in the...
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Re: CARNIVAL IS THE ANCIENT 'AFRICAN-KHEMET NEW YEAR"
You may also want to read STOLEN LEGACY. George James began his book by informing us that the Egyptian Mystery System was the oldest in the world and was 'also a Secret Order, and membership was gained by initiation and a pledge to secrecy. The teaching was graded and delivered orally to the Neophyte; and under these circumstances of secrecy, the Egyptians developed secret systems of writing and teaching, and forbade their Initiates from writing what they had learn.' - p.1 Aristotle is still...
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Re: State of Black America hosted by Tavis on CSPAN now..
Here's not so much an opposing view, but a different view on how the symposium went. I enjoyed the symposium for the fact that it even exists, but I can understand where the author of this article is coming from. Although we love our educated black folks and they have great ideas, the masses want some action. Why is Tavis Smiling? And Why are we watching? Every year, radio/tv commentator Tavis Smiley holds a forum that brings together "the best and the brightest" African-Americans from...
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Re: CARNIVAL IS THE ANCIENT 'AFRICAN-KHEMET NEW YEAR"
oshun, Please read what I wrote. I did not say that Greece got nothing from Egypt. Of course it did. The Greeks even said so, and that is still in the history of Greece. I first read that a long time ago in one of those huge Time-Life coffee-table picture books of Greece. So please do not say that whites "edit out" that information to keep it from everybody. I learned it from whites themselves. Besides, that's not my point. My point is twofold: 1. The Greeks were good enough thinkers to have...
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Re: You can't help who you love
I do NOT have a hard time following. You have a hard time staying on one track. You were going from one instance to another instance, mixing them, apples and oranges, without making important (and real) distinctions. So YES I would certainly agree that there is a kind of immature/irresponsible "love" which you cite in examples like "Yes, Dear, we're married but I love him..." But you discounted the possibility of homosexual love ALTOGETHER as evidenced by the above sentence. You threw this...
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Re: You can't help who you love
Instead of saying it in one place and denying it in the next. Basically your second post in this thread: made it impossible for anyone paying attention to just stick to the subject of the thread. You seem to be implying that there is something wrong with ALL of these relationships without exception - since you failed to qualify the statement in any way (i.e., you did not indicate any exceptions to this sweeping statement). I'm not making this up: it's what you wrote...