“And why does it take an influx of white New Yorkers in the south Bronx, in Harlem, in Bed Stuy, in Crown Heights for the facilities to get better?’ he said”
Because Whites have standards that they won’t subordinate to political expedience. Lee’s rant demonstrates that Whites will move into heavily Black neighborhoods but they WON’T put up with violence.
Gosh, it sounds racist when a white person says it.
That something completely different is called civilization. Apparently something that only occurs with the arrival of white people.
There goes the neighborhood.
“And why does it take an influx of white New Yorkers in the south Bronx, in Harlem, in Bed Stuy, in Crown Heights for the facilities to get better?”
I don’t think Spike is ready to accept the answer to that question.
Spike, buddy, what happened to “our diversity is our strength”? Hey, you related to Robert E., by the way?
Not yet Mr. Lee. Not yet. Patience.
30 years ago I moved into a neighborhood in which .... well, let's just say I was a little outnumbered. Outnumbered like the grain of salt in a pepper shaker. I had wonderful neighbors. No complaints on that score.
The neighborhood gradually changed. The newcomers, mostly white, were the fixer-uppers. The shift from primarily renters to primarily owners was a big part of this. I'm not sure that race had much to do with it.
So according to Spike Lee Blacks should live in Black only ghettos where the culture of pimping, gangsta rap music and drug dealing can flourish. Businesses owned by Whites and orientals should be blocked and no attempt should be made to clean up these areas, rid them of crime and provide opportunity for employment by attracting new businesses.
‘Let me just kill you right now,’ Lee said to the unidentified questioner.
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Is that considered by law to be a threat? Good grief!
Isn’t this Lee character the one who tweeted what he thought was the address of George Zimmerman after St. Skittles died? Is he the one who tweeted that Zimmerman should be killed? Or am I thinking of some other big-mouthed racist?
too many whiteys mussing up the ghettos?
The thing is, they were white ethnic neighborhoods before they were ‘historic’ black neighborhoods.
I always use to see this guy walking on the upper east side of Manhattan on Park avenue which is as white as it gets.
so a man is complaining that his old neighborhood is being improved and filled with people that work during the day and need to sleep at night? They have the resources to own nice dogs? They don’t like extra activity going on in the streets because they pay millions of dollars to live in a city with the highest taxes in the country and desire to be safe?
Yea, I don’t want neighbors that work a steady job, live responsibly and pay their taxes and improve the community.
The original Harlemites other than the Native Americans (Lenape) were Dutch farm folk in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands.
Has Spike Lee tried to return their culture to the area?
actually, what Spike is complaining about is called integration
oh, wait, you mean that’s not really what all blacks wanted???? /sarc
White gentry liberals don’t have the same values morals and culture as blacks, ironically they have more in common with Reagan conservatives than to their political allies..
IOWs Spike Lee is the bully who puts down the black kids who get good grades.