Posted on 12/04/2001 7:23:03 AM PST by ArcLight
JimRob can't be expected to police every thread. But the rank, appalling racism of some comments made during the discussion of the Adams Mark lawsuit really is quite beyond the pale. Your thoughts?
What appalled me is the way some people just assumed that the hotel must be in the right and the black guests must be in the wrong. In the absence of facts, they just decided that it was a race-based ripoff. And I think that's a racist thing to do. But the nasty racist remarks of some posters made it even worse.
It's important, we communicate and tune the fate of this union, to the right pitch I never call you my bitch or even my boo There's so much in a name and so much more in you Few understand the union of woman and man And sex and a tingle is where they assume that it land But that's fly by night for you and the sky I write For in these cold Chi night's moon, you my light If heaven had a height, you would be that tall Common The Light
Daddy's little baby, must learn this world is shady And the color of your skin don't make you less of a lady Degrade yourself, never cuz I'm teaching you better Life ain't all about cheddar diamonds and leather i> Ja Rule Daddy's Little Baby
Dear ma, I'm in the cell, lonely as hell Writin this scribe, thinkin bout how you must feel inside You tried to teach me better, but I refused to grow God damn I ain't the young man that you used to know You said the street claim lives, but I wanted things like bling bling ice I was wrong in hindsight Shit we grew apart, try to blame it on your new spouse I know it hurt like hell the day you kicked me out But your house is your house, I ain't respect the rules I brought crack past your door, beefed with rival crews And who wants to be the mother of a son who sold drugs Co-workers saw me on the corner slingin Larry Love Meanwhile, you workin hard like, two or three jobs Tryin to feed me and my siblings, makin an honest livin Who am I kiddin I, call myself easin the load I made the load heavy, I need money for commissary Try to understand, please Jay-Z Soon You'll Understand
As far as your namby pamby privileged line, that's BS. My family is a family of immigrants who have fought in America's wars and still faced hostilities here. My parents, my in-laws, their parents, and now my wife and I have all worked damn hard for all that we have. There has been no privileged background for this Freeper. Take you white privilege line and peddle it on Democrap Undergroomed.
Because of that, black Americans are about 10 times as likely to have a slaveowner ancestor, or to be related to a current slaveowner, as any so-called "white" American. Slavery is a "peculiar institution" with roots in Africa. There was a sad attempt to transplant this cultural phenomonon to America, but it eventually died without taking root in freedom's fertile soils.
African slavery did infest these shores for over 300 years, and it took a lot of righteous blood to purge it from our country. No thanks are necessary, but I wish the race-hustlers would cease their shameful efforts extract guilt-money from the descendants of those who rid this country of this vile infestation.
And to blame the current societal breakdown in much of the black community on past racism and slavery, is laughable, and more an indictment of African heritage than the race-baiters seem to realize.
Rap has some incredible talent. The rythyms are beyond superb in some works. The dance ability and style are yes...distinctive and the vocals...unique. However, and that's a big however, the majority of the crap played on mainstream radio is dialogue that has very little to no redeeming value. The bulk of rap music videos are simply narcissistic at best. And most speak to the decline of what I consider higher ideals.
Tell me otherwise.
By all means, leave aside this fact...because it's rubbish. Where on earth did you learn your history? Back issues of Southern Partisan magazine?
It is thirty years later and I still remember how these high school girls treated a naive, well meaning girl trying to get by in a new school. Maybe if a person has one bad experience or two with someone of a different race, that affects them in a permanent way. However, my favorite singer who is no longer with us is Ella Fitzgerald. I also enjoy listening to Billie Holiday recordings. But, then again, they didn't push me, shove me or play me like I was played 30 years ago.
You must also keep in mind that there are lots of members here. I didn't even see the Adam's Mark thread because of my legal background, I have grown to hate most attorneys, to hate lawsuits attacking corporations because they have deep pockets. Racism does not run wild at free republic - that is not a news headline. It is your opinion and you are jumping to conclusions. Visit a prayer thread sometime where there is only love and hope. Like George Harrison said before he died but Jesus said it first "Love one another." There is more compassion here than hate but then again were any of these people harrassed like I was and they are incapable of forgiving or forgetting?
I haven't denied any of these problems. As a matter of fact, just yesterday, I posted about a similar "post office" situation that occurred in a Baton Rouge election. Nothing came of it. We all know why.
Race baiting might get more votes in the black community because it helps to get out the vote. As far as I can tell, however, race baiting does nothing for the right, and actually does a lot of harm. Besides, it's just plain wrong.
It's all in the "tone".
Try a little harder, your comparison is laughable.
May I ask where you get your statistics?
The idea being that the 90% of blacks who vote Demo are slaves, and are to stupid to realize it.
Bill Campbell, mayor of Atlanta, who is black and a democrat says that there is not one black person in America who has ever accomplished anything worthwhile without the help of an affirmative action program.
The democrats, and "black leaders" in America today either truely believe blacks are incapable of succeeding on their own, or purposefuly keep them down to prevent them from succeeding and becoming republicans because of taxes and economic issues. The democrat party truly is running a plantation. A large majority of blacks when polled on school choice and vouchers support them. Yet the democrats are 100% against them and the blacks continue to vote for them 90%+ and willingly condemn their children to poor education and a dismal future because of it.
At the beginning of the 20th century, not far removed from slavery and the civil war, black families had divorce rates on par with whites and the % of black children born out of wedlock was on par with whites. The limited education and employment opportunities at that time could directly be attributed to racisim, prejudice, and laws and a society that reflected it. Today, divorce and out of wedlock births among blacks is astronomical. It is a CULTURE problem, not a racisim problem. And the black vote for democrats has been 90%+ for 50+ years, and during that time the situation for the black community has not improved, but in many cases has worsened.
I don't begrudge someone who attempts to come to America to work and contribute and improve the lives of themselves and their loved ones. Freedom is every man's birthright.
My parents were immigrants (Dad Palestenian, Mom Lebanese - Christians), and I am infintely gratefull that they came to America. I thank God for it whenever I think about it.
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