“So, in life according to Barkley, Black people are unintelligent, crabs-in-a-barrel who should carry guns to protect ourselves from each other, whip our children and be nice to dangerous White-identifying men who stalk us on rainy nights.”
Um, NO. That’s not what Barkley was saying at all, Ms. Savali.
Just for grins and giggles, I did a quick search and looked up some of this author’s other articles. She’s a nut, and a regular at HuffPo and Alternet. Nuff said.
“f you go to school, make good grades, speak intelligent, and don’t break the law, you’re not a good black person.”
This sums up what one of my best friends in high school went through. He had a 3.8 GPA, took advanced science and math courses, and was just one of the nicest guys you’d ever hope to meet. He was treated like dirt by a lot of other black students - *especially* the girls. Oreo, nerd, not a “real” black person, etc., he got all of that, and worse.
BTW, he’s now an engineer in Texas, making six figures. So, I like to think he’s had the last laugh. But I bet some of the folks who made him miserable back in school *still* think he’s “not keeping it real.” Bleah!