Posted on 10/23/2005 4:21:44 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Regular readers of these threads know I have often skewered Fox & Friends Weekend co-host Julian Phillips for his liberalism, inanity and the general sense of unease he projects.
I believe I've even observed that he "doesn't feel comfortable in his own skin."
This morning's show gave evidence that such might be quite literally true.
There was a running joke among the co-hosts this morning, with news reader Alyson Camerota joining in, over the fact that Julian and co-host Adam Housley were wearing identical suits.
At the end of one such light-hearted moment, Julian suddenly exclaimed: "ebony & ivory," referring to the fact that he's black and Housley is white.
I was jarred by the comment. It seemed to come entirely out of left field. No one had mentioned their race and it was entirely extraneous to the matter at hand. The 'same suit' shtick would have been the same if it had pertained to Housley and Mike Jerrick.
So why did Phillips inject race? I think it reflects the fact that it's probably difficult for white Americans to apreciate just how much race 'colors' everything for black Americans, how it lays just beneath the surface in many unexpected and seemingly unrelated ways.
I actually found myself feeling sorry for Phillips.
Your thoughts? Anyone else see the segment and found his comment to be an odd non sequitur?
It's kind of sad, and I believe probably reflective of how many blacks feel in society. There still is a yawning racial divide in our country.
I don't think it's sad. I think it's pathetic and generated almost entirely by blacks themselves and their liberal plantation owners on the left.
We used to call them "Chinese" cookies. I believe the black and white is supposed to symbolize Ying Yang, seriously.
Part of his baggage could be that he is not good at what he does for a living, and he does it on national television. Part of his baggage could be Liberalism, which messes with peoples' minds. Throw in whatever degree of sensitivity he has about race, mix thoroughly, and you have the uncomfortable and disconcerting Julian Phillips.
Perhaps, but you can't prove that by me. I watched much of the OJ trial. I think he's guilty as sin, but that was not proved in the trial from what I saw. Black conservatives I have talked to agree with his guilt, BTW.
And if we were to start an all "Male Republican" group, how would that be recieved??
I think I know......remember the Masters & Augusta....1 sided
Good points. Like they say, he's got plenty to be modest about!
My point was that blacks overwhelmingly welcomed the verdict while whites were dismayed. That shows a big racial divide.
Black liberals welcomed the verdict, and the uninformed. Then a mob mentality followed, IMHO.
Yes, this is a majority of blacks in America. I still contend we have to confront this as a pandering racial issue used by the media, and Democrats specifically, to confront it and deal with it. For too long we let them decide how we respond or react, and I just believe we need to be more proactive instead of reactive.
I can't believe I'm alone in that sentament
doesn't FOX track some type of viewer reaction?
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Judging by the comments whenever I post one of my Julian threads, FReepers are near-unanimous in their distate for Julian. I'm assuming that's fairly reflective of Fox's base.
Julian is a professional black man.
Like many others, he earns his living by being black.
Oh, did I tell you? He went to Perdue. Not as a nEngineer however.
Part of the point on the OJ trial was that few whites have had bad experiences with the police, other than the random ticket that they get, and if they are honest probably deserved.
However, many in the black community and in my own community the american indian community have been pushed around by the police as a matter of daily living. If there are two groups walking down the street, 3 young blacks or three young indian boys, verses 3 young whites, even rough looking whites, the white kids will never be hassled by the police. Even minority police do this to minorities.
The police are not viewed well in any minority community because it is those communities where the "thin blue line" mentality comes in and bumps against the people more than anywhere else. You are automatically suspect on every level when something goes on wrong.
Another thing that leads to the "us against them" concerning the police is the reality of so many "up against the wall" shakedowns even of our women. Until you live under that constant gun, even when you are dressed properly and acting correctly, you will never understand the reason we greatly suspect anything that comes down from the police department.
Agree with everything except perhaps for the "it's probably difficult for white Americans to apreciate just how much race 'colors' everything for black Americans" part. I think it's painfully obvious that the majority of black Americans live, eat, and breathe their racial identity, coloring almost every thing they do.
But that may just be me.
Since someone mentioned Huddy and Jerrick going to Dayside, I was wondering what happened to Linda Vester. Why did they pull her? A baby maybe?
Juliet and Mike are not bad in that venue. Julian is Fox'es token black anchor and I think another could be a lot worse.
What you said. As far as I can tell, except for the 'liberal' Democrat party, for the past 50+ most of white America has tried to 'get over' this black-white thing - yet every few m'edia minutes' some black or media type is screaming their fool head off about how everyone focuses on their race. It's really ridiculous. It frequently seems like if the discussion isn't about race and racism - a significant number of liberal and black America would have nothing to say.
What was done to the blacks for centuries was terrible
It is our feelings like this that have to stop. They were not the only ones enslaved. All races have been captured, imprisoned and enslaved. The slaves of the south got housing, food, shelter, training in skills and trades and even educations on most plantations.
I don't feel badly for blacks, and I don't allow teachers to tell my son to be ashamed to be white.
Get over it. Move on.
I'm part Irish, I moved on so can others
Why would you think it was sad? Color/race is a fact. He is a black man raised in black culture by black parents, no doubt. It's a fact. He only commented on the fact that though he and Adam wore the same clothing, they were different, ebony/ivory. Would any of us who are white argue that we are not different from our black counterparts? It's definately Julian's reality, and ours too if we admit it.
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