[odawg]

In the black community, preachers have a certain amount of prestige. Sometimes men who have no particular talent other than agitation become a “rev” in order to get a platform form which to carry out their mischief.

[FreedomPoster]

Sharpton and Jackson come to mind.

[VanDeKoik]

“In the black community, preachers have a certain amount of prestige”

He’s usually fat, decked out in gaudy but expensive clothing, drives a luxury car, and doesn’t live in the hood.

[trisham]

In the black community, preachers have a certain amount of prestige. Sometimes men who have no particular talent other than agitation become a “rev” in order to get a platform form which to carry out their mischief.

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Exactly right. It's also a money-making enterprise.