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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
“Divisive Hate Speech”: Why this Term is Silly
by Dr. Boyce Watkins
As I work to do my part toward the fair treatment of African Americans, I can't recall how many emails I've received from well-intended, yet uninformed individuals who presume that my words are nothing more than "divisive hate speech". It doesn't matter what I say, or how I say it. As long as I bring up the impact that slavery and oppression has on the present, I am accused of using "divisive hate speech". When I bring up the fact that slavery, oppression and economic exclusion have created the massive wealth gap between blacks and whites in America, I am accused of using "divisive hate speech". When I mention the disproportionate black male prison population (an artifact of Jim Crow and slavery) or the lack of tenured faculty at majority universities, I am again accused of "divisive hate speech".
I now ignore that line in any email I receive. To use that term in response to being confronted with slavery is like an irresponsible father getting angry every time his child's mother reminds him to pay child support. Reconciliation for extraordinary damage and devastation comes with a price. You can't just wish it away.
I know how to look past the critics, they don't bother me. But for some reason, that term (divisive hate speech) was in my brain when I woke up this morning, and I wanted to share some thoughts with those who are bothered by such a criticism. Part of the price of admission for African Americans into so-called "mainstream America" is that we must do our ancestors a huge disgrace by remaining quiet about the atrocities they've experienced. If you spend just one day thoroughly studying the impact of slavery and the experience of some of the slaves, you wouldn't think for one second that it is ok to forget what they went through.
The reason the term "divisive hate speech" is silly in response to any African American who speaks up on racism is because it is reflective of the lack of personal responsibility that our country teaches when it comes to dealing with the impact of slavery and discrimination. If I am wealthy because my father raped my best friend's mother and stole her belongings, it would be irresponsible for me to say "that's divisive hate speech!" whenever my friend attempts to have my family held accountable for the actions of my father. In that scenario, if I am forcing my friend to remain silent about what happened to his mother as a condition for our friendship, then the truth is that he is not my friend at all. The secondary truth is that I do not respect my friend nor love him enough to make things right after what my family has done.
African Americans are in the same situation. My precondition for being accepted by my colleagues in the academy is for me to remain silent about the raping, castration, murder, robbery and torture of my own family members during slavery. If you can go with me for a second (close your eyes and really imagine this for me), imagine having your siblings taken away forever at the age of 6, seeing your mother raped in front of you or watching your father beaten and eventually killed. That gives you a tiny glimpse into the life of a slave.
The secondary reality that comes from treating another group of people like this for 400 years (that's nearly half a millennium, a very long time to form cultural habits) is that the oppressive group is going to feel comfortable oppressing the minority group. The minority group is going to feel comfortable being oppressed and victimized. I refuse to be a victim, so I am fighting back. Fighting back and refusing to be victimized is what leads to a rejection by the group that is comfortable oppressing minorities. It also leads to a rejection by those in the oppressed group who have grown comfortable remaining silent about the truth. That partially explains the term "divisive hate speech". In fact, I recall hearing an esteemed black colleague of mine tell his superior that "racism doesn't exist in his organization", when privately, he knows that his company has not promoted a black man in 40 years. That is the kind of sick, twisted lie that many African Americans are forced to live, all in the name of "not appearing divisive".
Another reason it is irresponsible to use a term like "divisive hate speech" to describe any man or woman's desire to discuss the impact of slavery is that the truth MUST BE CONFRONTED IF YOU ARE TO MOVE FORWARD. A fat man who is challenged to exercise might want to say "Exercise is painful and unfair!" But he should understand that without exercise, he is going to remain fat. America is that fat man. Every time the term "divisive hate speech" is used as an attempt to silence those who speak out on race, Americans are behaving like the fat man who doesn't have the discipline to exercise. He should realize that confronting his weight problem is the only way he is going to get healthy. Making bad choices in the past (or perhaps his mother feeding him the wrong food) implies that he ABSOLUTELY MUST endure the pain to achieve the gain. There is no way around it.
For the overweight man in my example above to think that he can achieve the gain without enduring a period of discomfort and sacrifice would be both weak and irresponsible. That is what many Americans want. They want racial harmony without the responsibility of true reconciliation and accountability.
That is something I refuse to accept. So, from this point on, the term "divisive hate speech" is officially deemed silly and counterproductive. If you want to criticize me, you have to come at me with something better than that.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Barack and the Election: My morning thought
I had a morning thought today, as I slept like a baby last night. It was in response to a question about an article I recently wrote for BlackProf.com, a site for black professors. The question was quite valid: What would I do if I were in Barack Obama's position?
The question and reply are cut and paste below. I should begin by saying that I remain adamant about the fact that many interpret black love to imply white hate. But that is what oppression is all about. If a husband is used to raping and beating his wife without resistance, any resistance that occurs is going to be interpreted as a violation of his rights. I have had thousands of white students over my 15 years as a professor, and I've loved every single one of them (except one guy in 1998....he was (excuse my Chinese) an asshole). People don't realize that calling me a racist for standing up for black people is actually the conditioned psychological training they've received from a highly racist society. Fear of labeling by people of color keeps us from doing what is right.
The black community is in shambles, this is because of 400 years of slavery and oppression. If making that statement and fighting to fix the situation has me labeled as a racist, then so be it. But recall: a man who sues the family of the man who raped, murdered and robbed his mother is not a rapist and thief himself. That is the flaw in that logic.
The email is below. Enjoy!
Reader Comment to me
I believe Barrack has been wittingly placed between a rock and a hard stone i.e.
Either have his candidacy racialized (process that is already in motion) and lose the nomination or election for sure.
or
Renounce his blackness and win ‘mainstream’ validation, then maybe just maybe “they” might give him the ‘prize’.
Given the dilemma, I believe Barrack needs more empathy than castigation from “his people”.
Maybe I should ask Dr. Watkins and Terrez this question. What would you or should anyone do if in Barrack’s position?
Seize a once in a life time opportunity of becoming president (a milestone in the history of African Americans and Americans at large) and publicly disown any form of blackness that make the white mainstream uncomfortable - no matter how true - the truth does hurt?
Mind you, they have the numbers (votes) and everything does come with a price.
Or
Forego the opportunity of becoming president because you woun’t lose the “black thang”? White will never understand why AA can’t get over their past and embrace (like other Americans) the “can’t-we-just-get-along” philosophy.
Mind you America might one day elect a latino, asian or native american president and AA’s might live to ‘regret’ the opportunity they missed of “making it in the big leagues”.
[reply this comment]
Boyce Watkins reply on June 3, 2008:
You may click on your name and/or comment to edit. ( 11 minutes)
Hey brother (or sister),
you make a very good point, one that I agree with 100%. I don’t demonize Obama for his choices, per se. I only ask: where does one draw the line? If a woman wants to desperately get married, does she drop her panties for every man that comes along?
I make that strong analogy above because there is a mentality in the black community that says that white validation means everything. Obama will get far more respect for being President than he ever would for being a strong black leader and helping black children. I would get far more respect for being president of Harvard than I would for being president of Spelman College.
One cannot fight oppression and simultaneously remain addicted to the need for validation from the oppressor. Black people NEED whites to tell us that we are smart, that we are good, that we are important. That is why we consider being President of the United States to be one of the, if not the most significant achievement in history for a black man. I do not agree. If a wife is being abused by her husband, she can’t say “get your damn hands off me” and then turn around and say “Do you still think I’m pretty?”
If the wife above can’t find a safe place to keep her self-esteem, her abusive husband is going to use that against her. White America does that to black america. When we do things they find objectionable, they collectively say to us, “you see, that’s why we think you people are savages.” We then work hard to adjust our behavior because we fear being told that we are not pretty enough for our oppressor. I even saw where one brother on this blog mentioned being “embarrassed” by the behavior of other African Americans. On the other hand, I rarely hear white males show any concern for how they are perceived by us.
You asked what I would do if I were in Obama’s difficult position: I would figure out where I am going to draw the line. I am not sure if any Jewish candidate would allow the American people to force him to denounce someone who speaks out against those who claim the holocaust never happened. A Jewish candidate would not denounce someone who believed in unconditional support for Israel. I doubt any Jewish candidate would miss the birthday celebration of Rabbi Leo Baeck or Dr. Otto Hirsch, great leaders during the Nazi Holocaust. However, Obama felt comfortable missing the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr because he was worried about what white America would think about him attending this legitimate event.
As African Americans, we have to figure out where our own line of self-respect is going to be drawn. The presidency is not worth teaching every black child in America to give away their dignity to obtain it. I would be just as proud of Obama if he were to drop out of the race and use his amazing fundraising ability to raise half a billion dollars to educate thousands of black youth at an HBCU. That would have a far more direct and powerful impact on the black community, in my opinion, than being another president who embraces the same old policies as the presidents before him.
I am sure Obama knows where he is drawing his line. As this election progresses, I am curious to see if he ever takes any stand against the attacks of the right wing. From what I’m hearing from journalists behind closed doors, the attacks are only going to get more vicious. Michelle Obama is next on the list, and the attacks are going to paint her as a racist. For some reason, many associate black love to imply white hate. Again, that is the same double standard we’ve always dealt with: when we integrate and demand fairness, people claim that we are co-dependent whiners. When we become independent and work toward unity, strength and self-love, we are called racists. The bottom line is that this country has been trained to hate us, and there are some who will get angry at us no matter what we do. That’s why we must learn to truly love ourselves. If we do that, then we can reintegrate into white America from a position of strength.
OK, this is my morning thought. Now it’s time to get back to work!
The question and reply are cut and paste below. I should begin by saying that I remain adamant about the fact that many interpret black love to imply white hate. But that is what oppression is all about. If a husband is used to raping and beating his wife without resistance, any resistance that occurs is going to be interpreted as a violation of his rights. I have had thousands of white students over my 15 years as a professor, and I've loved every single one of them (except one guy in 1998....he was (excuse my Chinese) an asshole). People don't realize that calling me a racist for standing up for black people is actually the conditioned psychological training they've received from a highly racist society. Fear of labeling by people of color keeps us from doing what is right.
The black community is in shambles, this is because of 400 years of slavery and oppression. If making that statement and fighting to fix the situation has me labeled as a racist, then so be it. But recall: a man who sues the family of the man who raped, murdered and robbed his mother is not a rapist and thief himself. That is the flaw in that logic.The email is below. Enjoy!
Reader Comment to me
I believe Barrack has been wittingly placed between a rock and a hard stone i.e.
Either have his candidacy racialized (process that is already in motion) and lose the nomination or election for sure.
or
Renounce his blackness and win ‘mainstream’ validation, then maybe just maybe “they” might give him the ‘prize’.
Given the dilemma, I believe Barrack needs more empathy than castigation from “his people”.
Maybe I should ask Dr. Watkins and Terrez this question. What would you or should anyone do if in Barrack’s position?
Seize a once in a life time opportunity of becoming president (a milestone in the history of African Americans and Americans at large) and publicly disown any form of blackness that make the white mainstream uncomfortable - no matter how true - the truth does hurt?
Mind you, they have the numbers (votes) and everything does come with a price.
Or
Forego the opportunity of becoming president because you woun’t lose the “black thang”? White will never understand why AA can’t get over their past and embrace (like other Americans) the “can’t-we-just-get-along” philosophy.Mind you America might one day elect a latino, asian or native american president and AA’s might live to ‘regret’ the opportunity they missed of “making it in the big leagues”.
[reply this comment]
Boyce Watkins reply on June 3, 2008:
You may click on your name and/or comment to edit. ( 11 minutes)
Hey brother (or sister),
you make a very good point, one that I agree with 100%. I don’t demonize Obama for his choices, per se. I only ask: where does one draw the line? If a woman wants to desperately get married, does she drop her panties for every man that comes along?
I make that strong analogy above because there is a mentality in the black community that says that white validation means everything. Obama will get far more respect for being President than he ever would for being a strong black leader and helping black children. I would get far more respect for being president of Harvard than I would for being president of Spelman College.
One cannot fight oppression and simultaneously remain addicted to the need for validation from the oppressor. Black people NEED whites to tell us that we are smart, that we are good, that we are important. That is why we consider being President of the United States to be one of the, if not the most significant achievement in history for a black man. I do not agree. If a wife is being abused by her husband, she can’t say “get your damn hands off me” and then turn around and say “Do you still think I’m pretty?”
If the wife above can’t find a safe place to keep her self-esteem, her abusive husband is going to use that against her. White America does that to black america. When we do things they find objectionable, they collectively say to us, “you see, that’s why we think you people are savages.” We then work hard to adjust our behavior because we fear being told that we are not pretty enough for our oppressor. I even saw where one brother on this blog mentioned being “embarrassed” by the behavior of other African Americans. On the other hand, I rarely hear white males show any concern for how they are perceived by us.
You asked what I would do if I were in Obama’s difficult position: I would figure out where I am going to draw the line. I am not sure if any Jewish candidate would allow the American people to force him to denounce someone who speaks out against those who claim the holocaust never happened. A Jewish candidate would not denounce someone who believed in unconditional support for Israel. I doubt any Jewish candidate would miss the birthday celebration of Rabbi Leo Baeck or Dr. Otto Hirsch, great leaders during the Nazi Holocaust. However, Obama felt comfortable missing the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr because he was worried about what white America would think about him attending this legitimate event.
As African Americans, we have to figure out where our own line of self-respect is going to be drawn. The presidency is not worth teaching every black child in America to give away their dignity to obtain it. I would be just as proud of Obama if he were to drop out of the race and use his amazing fundraising ability to raise half a billion dollars to educate thousands of black youth at an HBCU. That would have a far more direct and powerful impact on the black community, in my opinion, than being another president who embraces the same old policies as the presidents before him.
I am sure Obama knows where he is drawing his line. As this election progresses, I am curious to see if he ever takes any stand against the attacks of the right wing. From what I’m hearing from journalists behind closed doors, the attacks are only going to get more vicious. Michelle Obama is next on the list, and the attacks are going to paint her as a racist. For some reason, many associate black love to imply white hate. Again, that is the same double standard we’ve always dealt with: when we integrate and demand fairness, people claim that we are co-dependent whiners. When we become independent and work toward unity, strength and self-love, we are called racists. The bottom line is that this country has been trained to hate us, and there are some who will get angry at us no matter what we do. That’s why we must learn to truly love ourselves. If we do that, then we can reintegrate into white America from a position of strength.
OK, this is my morning thought. Now it’s time to get back to work!
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Joshua Packwood: Morehouse College's White Valedictorian - How Cool is that?
People have asked me what I think about the fact that the great Morehouse College, one of the top 3 universities in America, has just made a white man its valedictorian for the first time in school history. Joshua Packwood is the young man to achieve this great distinction, as being valedictorian at Morehouse or Spelman is every bit as challenging as doing the same thing at Harvard, Yale or Stanford.
I can only start by saying: How cool is that?
Not only do I have tremendous respect for Joshua Packwood, but I have respect for any student who fully embraces the importance of academic excellence. Morehouse and Spelman are as competitive as you can get, as Spelman is the top university in America. Morehouse is simply Morehouse, a place that only produces academic champions. There are some things to learn from seeing this young man succeed at Morehouse (or any great HBCU for that matter).
I noticed that in this young man's background, there were black folks who played a strong role in raising him. The same was true of my best friend, a Jewish kid who could have been a guest on Def Comedy Jam. The common trend is that 9 times out of 10, when a white individual is comfortable around black people, chances are that he was not raised as the typical white person in America: perhaps he is from overseas, he grew up around black people, or he had strong liberal parents who ensured that he was exposed to black culture. For example, Jon Karpoff, one of the top financial scholars in America, has a similar comfort with people of color, all of it rooted in the fact that his parents were sure to expose him and his brother to people of color. This makes Jon and his brother Fred, easy to respect and understand, because you don't have to spend all your time helping them overcome a bunch of silly preconcieved notions about black people that they learned from watching Fox News.
The Joshua Packwood/Morehouse situation says something about race in America, and how people are raised. Many whites seem to feel that attending an HBCU would be as scary as going to prison. Some would expect that they were getting an inferior education, or perhaps get carjacked in the middle of the night. In general, there are many whites who would never feel comfortable in a room full of black people. On the other hand, there are many people of color who feel incredibly comfortable attending college at a predominantly white institution. I find that to be somewhat ironic.
Another professor I had in college mentioned his experience as a visiting scholar at Morehouse. As a white man, he said that this was the first time he'd ever known what it could be like to be a minority in America. Perhaps everyone in America should attend Morehouse or Spelman for a while: Not only would they get a powerful education, they would be educated outside the classroom as well.
Congrats to Joshua Packwood, way to go brother!
I can only start by saying: How cool is that?
Not only do I have tremendous respect for Joshua Packwood, but I have respect for any student who fully embraces the importance of academic excellence. Morehouse and Spelman are as competitive as you can get, as Spelman is the top university in America. Morehouse is simply Morehouse, a place that only produces academic champions. There are some things to learn from seeing this young man succeed at Morehouse (or any great HBCU for that matter).
I noticed that in this young man's background, there were black folks who played a strong role in raising him. The same was true of my best friend, a Jewish kid who could have been a guest on Def Comedy Jam. The common trend is that 9 times out of 10, when a white individual is comfortable around black people, chances are that he was not raised as the typical white person in America: perhaps he is from overseas, he grew up around black people, or he had strong liberal parents who ensured that he was exposed to black culture. For example, Jon Karpoff, one of the top financial scholars in America, has a similar comfort with people of color, all of it rooted in the fact that his parents were sure to expose him and his brother to people of color. This makes Jon and his brother Fred, easy to respect and understand, because you don't have to spend all your time helping them overcome a bunch of silly preconcieved notions about black people that they learned from watching Fox News.
The Joshua Packwood/Morehouse situation says something about race in America, and how people are raised. Many whites seem to feel that attending an HBCU would be as scary as going to prison. Some would expect that they were getting an inferior education, or perhaps get carjacked in the middle of the night. In general, there are many whites who would never feel comfortable in a room full of black people. On the other hand, there are many people of color who feel incredibly comfortable attending college at a predominantly white institution. I find that to be somewhat ironic.Another professor I had in college mentioned his experience as a visiting scholar at Morehouse. As a white man, he said that this was the first time he'd ever known what it could be like to be a minority in America. Perhaps everyone in America should attend Morehouse or Spelman for a while: Not only would they get a powerful education, they would be educated outside the classroom as well.
Congrats to Joshua Packwood, way to go brother!
Dr. Boyce Watkins is the founder of YourBlackWorld.com and author of "What if George Bush were a Black Man?". Please subscribe.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Barack Obama Denouncing Again, Quick thoughts
I woke up this morning to gobs of email from the lovers and haters of the piece I wrote supporting Father Michael Pfleger in the latest of Barack Obama's racial problems. I also read this morning that Senator Obama has denounced the Trinity United Church of Christ and all the individuals in that church who have supported him all these years. This reminds me of the superstar athlete who is told to leave "the hood" and not associate with friends and relatives who supported him when he was just a scrub. It was the love and support of the people of Illinois that got Obama's career going, I am not sure how I feel about his denunciation of his church home.
That led to some quick thoughts I have on the matter.
1) Why hasn't Hillary Clinton been asked to denounce any of her friends who speak strongly about race? In fact, didn't Condoleeza Rice say something racially controversial recently? Perhaps President Bush should be asked to start denouncing also. It seems to me that America simply wants to make sure that Barack Obama is not "too black to be President." This appears to be a social clensing, the same that many of us go through in middle class Black America.
2) Why doesn't Senator Obama just cut to the chase and denounce all of us? I think that might make things easier, since there are hundreds of thousands of African-Americans who agree wholeheartedly with Pastor Jeremiah Wright. It might seem that simply getting rid of the entire black community would give him fewer headaches. Black people are just too much damn trouble.
3) How would the Jews feel if America refused to acknowledge the holocaust? What if America had no desire to protect or support Israel from hostile forces in the middle east, claiming that anti-semitism is "just a myth" that they made up? I don't believe, for one second, that anti-semitism is a myth, but perhaps that puts things into context when understanding why African-Americans are so livid over America's lack of willingness to be honest about racism. America has not even apologized for the 400 year holocaust on black families, and they get angry when we bring it up. If this were done to the Jewish community, they would be outraged.
Those are my thoughts. I still stand by Jeremiah Wright, Father Michael Pfleger and Senator Barack Obama. They are my brothers in truth, and unlike the McCarthyists on the other side, they will end up on the right side of history.
Video below: Dr. Boyce speaks on Barack Obama leaving Trinity
That led to some quick thoughts I have on the matter.
1) Why hasn't Hillary Clinton been asked to denounce any of her friends who speak strongly about race? In fact, didn't Condoleeza Rice say something racially controversial recently? Perhaps President Bush should be asked to start denouncing also. It seems to me that America simply wants to make sure that Barack Obama is not "too black to be President." This appears to be a social clensing, the same that many of us go through in middle class Black America.
2) Why doesn't Senator Obama just cut to the chase and denounce all of us? I think that might make things easier, since there are hundreds of thousands of African-Americans who agree wholeheartedly with Pastor Jeremiah Wright. It might seem that simply getting rid of the entire black community would give him fewer headaches. Black people are just too much damn trouble.
3) How would the Jews feel if America refused to acknowledge the holocaust? What if America had no desire to protect or support Israel from hostile forces in the middle east, claiming that anti-semitism is "just a myth" that they made up? I don't believe, for one second, that anti-semitism is a myth, but perhaps that puts things into context when understanding why African-Americans are so livid over America's lack of willingness to be honest about racism. America has not even apologized for the 400 year holocaust on black families, and they get angry when we bring it up. If this were done to the Jewish community, they would be outraged.
Those are my thoughts. I still stand by Jeremiah Wright, Father Michael Pfleger and Senator Barack Obama. They are my brothers in truth, and unlike the McCarthyists on the other side, they will end up on the right side of history.
Video below: Dr. Boyce speaks on Barack Obama leaving Trinity
Monday, May 26, 2008
Fox Analyst Wants Barack Obama Dead
Wow.....we now have a major network with analysts who are hoping that Barack Obama gets assassinated. If anyone didn't understand why we are going hard after Fox News in our protest, now you understand why. Liz Trotta is the woman committing the federal crime that occurs on the set of Fox News below.
Here's the video.
Those of you who continue to defend this behavior can now officially shut up. Your ability to argue in support of the actions of the right wing have now been invalidated.
Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and other members of the "Axis of Ignorance", have continued to condone this type of social terrorism that reminds us just how racist our country continues to be. Bill O'Reilly joked a couple of months ago about "having a lynching party" on Michelle Obama, and now an analyst on the same network literally states that "if we could", we would wipe Barack Obama off the face of the earth.
As a black man who receives death threats every single week for my words, I can't explain to you how it feels to see major networks in the "mainstream" hoping for men like yourself to be killed. I can't possibly explain the challenge of being ostracized by my colleagues for speaking the truth on racism. Were it not for the encouraging words of supporters outside of my campus (including a nice phone call from the daughter of Syracuse alum Jim Brown), I would truly feel like I was on a suicide mission, at least professionally and perhaps physically.
This commentary is not off the cuff....it's not just "silly analysis"....it is a reflection on exactly where our country stands as it pertains to race, and I am sick and tired of pandering to the horrifically sick attitudes of individuals who don't want to deal with the truth.
Racism is alive and well in America. Even Hillary Clinton is noting that race is giving her an advantage in the election. Barack Obama is afraid to tell the truth on this matter, because he knows that any mention of race will cause him to lose votes. But I am not running for office and I am not being paid, so unlike Senator Obama, I am going to give you the truth.
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Here's the video.
Those of you who continue to defend this behavior can now officially shut up. Your ability to argue in support of the actions of the right wing have now been invalidated.
Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and other members of the "Axis of Ignorance", have continued to condone this type of social terrorism that reminds us just how racist our country continues to be. Bill O'Reilly joked a couple of months ago about "having a lynching party" on Michelle Obama, and now an analyst on the same network literally states that "if we could", we would wipe Barack Obama off the face of the earth.
As a black man who receives death threats every single week for my words, I can't explain to you how it feels to see major networks in the "mainstream" hoping for men like yourself to be killed. I can't possibly explain the challenge of being ostracized by my colleagues for speaking the truth on racism. Were it not for the encouraging words of supporters outside of my campus (including a nice phone call from the daughter of Syracuse alum Jim Brown), I would truly feel like I was on a suicide mission, at least professionally and perhaps physically.
This commentary is not off the cuff....it's not just "silly analysis"....it is a reflection on exactly where our country stands as it pertains to race, and I am sick and tired of pandering to the horrifically sick attitudes of individuals who don't want to deal with the truth.
Racism is alive and well in America. Even Hillary Clinton is noting that race is giving her an advantage in the election. Barack Obama is afraid to tell the truth on this matter, because he knows that any mention of race will cause him to lose votes. But I am not running for office and I am not being paid, so unlike Senator Obama, I am going to give you the truth.
US Code 18 Chapter 19, Section 373(a) of the Federal Criminal Code reads as follows:
(a) Whoever, with intent that another person engage in conduct constituting a felony that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against property or against the person of another in violation of the laws of the United States, and under circumstances strongly corroborative of that intent, solicits, commands, induces, or otherwise endeavors to persuade such other person to engage in such conduct, shall be imprisoned not more than one-half the maximum term of imprisonment or (notwithstanding section 3571) fined not more than one-half of the maximum fine prescribed for the punishment of the crime solicited, or both; or if the crime solicited is punishable by life imprisonment or death, shall be imprisoned for not more than twenty years.
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Friday, May 23, 2008
How I can Always Tell When I was on the O'Reilly Factor
I don't ask my friends when Bill O'Reilly talks about me. Most of my friends don't watch Bill's show, and have little respect for him. But even as I continue to ignore this little man like an angry 4 year old, he continues to put his little disciples on the job. I give it up to Bill, he's got his cyborgs in check. When he says "Get that negro!" His followers get right on the job. Perhaps my actions have qualified me for the "lynching party" he wanted to put on Michelle Obama. Such a comment clearly implies that Bill O'Reilly hates our great nation. Discussion of lynching the possible first lady, putting her in a concentration camp or any other kind of crazy hate speech has no place in our country.
The chart above shows the spike in traffic to my homepage that occurred on an otherwise boring Friday night on Memorial Day Weekend. My personal webpage usually has about 1,000 visitors a day, and YourBlackWorld has another 6,000 or so. But I can always tell when Bill O'Reilly was screaming my name.
Along with a slew of interesting emails, I also received a nice phone call from someone who called me a "fat monkey nigger", or some other entertaining descriptor. Yes, I have been gaining weight, so maybe he has a point...except for the monkey nigger part. I would prefer to be described as a "fat, hunky sex machine".I hope he doesn't have some kind of fatal attraction toward me, since I don't roll like that. Either way, I've rarely seen Bill O'Reilly, nor anyone else so obsessed with someone who doesn't even return his phone calls. But then again, I guess intelligent black men have that effect on racists like Bill O'Reilly. I am an honest believer that educated black men are Bill O'Reilly's worst nightmare, which is why he has gone so hard after Barack Obama.
Keep screaming Bill....you and I both know what's going on.
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