[Freebird Forever]

It claims that there are things the comprehension of which is dependent on having a particular skin color.

I look at it differently.
I believe that there are inherent aspects unique to a person's heritage and cultural upbringing.

To me, that slogan reflects cultural identity more than melanin pigmentation.

There are portions of that culture which I don't, nor do I ever want to "get".

I'm willing to bet that many new immigrants from Africa & the Caribbean don't want to get it either.

[thoughtomator]

It represents a culture that is falsely constructed, that somehow all people with black skin have the same heritage. The truth is there is as much variation in culture with people of black skin as there are with people of any other skin color one wants to pick. The idea that there is somehow some sort of unified black culture does not confirm with my firsthand observations of reality. Its substance goes no further than being a media meme. Given that we can deduce it to be a lie, the question remains to be answered: Who does that idea serve? It does not, in my estimation, serve MLK, who, if the historical presentation of him is correct (and I have no reason to believe it is not), did not see this in his dream.