Posted on 03/29/2015 6:04:37 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
I was born Lew Alcindor. Now I’m Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
The transition from Lew to Kareem was not merely a change in celebrity brand name — like Sean Combs to Puff Daddy to Diddy to P. Diddy — but a transformation of heart, mind and soul. I used to be Lew Alcindor, the pale reflection of what white America expected of me. Now I’m Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the manifestation of my African history, culture and beliefs.
For most people, converting from one religion to another is a private matter requiring intense scrutiny of one’s conscience. But when you’re famous, it becomes a public spectacle for one and all to debate. And when you convert to an unfamiliar or unpopular religion, it invites criticism of one’s intelligence, patriotism and sanity. I should know. Even though I became a Muslim more than 40 years ago, I’m still defending that choice.
I wasn’t exposed to many black role models. I admired Martin Luther King Jr. for his selfless courage and Shaft for kicking ass and getting the girl. Otherwise, the white public’s consensus seemed to be that blacks weren’t much good.
Much of my early awakening came from reading “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” as a freshman. I was riveted by Malcolm’s story of how he came to realize that he was the victim of institutional racism that had imprisoned him long before he landed in an actual prison. That’s exactly how I felt: imprisoned by an image of who I was supposed to be.
(Excerpt) Read more at america.aljazeera.com ...
You forswear that possibility when you convert.
Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Murder
Islam: Kill anybody in my name, it doesn’t matter. I’ll sort them out.
Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness
Islam: Bear False Witness Against Yourself Or Anyone Else To Protect Yourself
Because you’re an idiot. Muslims are the biggest supporters of slavery in the modern world and you become one and ditch the name your mama gave you to show how proud you are to be a Black man? Dafuq?
“”I was riveted by Malcolm’s story of how he came to realize that he was the victim of institutional racism that had imprisoned him long before he landed in an actual prison. That’s exactly how I felt: imprisoned by an image of who I was supposed to be.””
Good thing he learned how to read or he would never have figured out he was also a VICTIM!!!
He is one of these fellows that is against racial profiling while simultaneously thinking all whites are racist.
Sorry to spam here, but he’s also a DAMN GOOD writer:
“I admired Martin Luther King Jr. for his selfless courage and Shaft for kicking ass and getting the girl.”
“The transition from Lew to Kareem was not merely a change in celebrity brand name — like Sean Combs to Puff Daddy to Diddy to P. Diddy” (about time someone mocked that guy)
Watch this Lew.................. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Qpy0mXg8Y&feature=youtu.be
Yeah, Lewis. I understand how the White Man imprisoned you in your multi-million-dollar career bouncing a ball, and how he forced you into being a largely illiterate tool with the world at his feet. It must have required some deep soul-searching every time you cashed one of those checks. I can clearly see why such misery would drive you toward a “religion” that so consistently embodies the principles of freedom, individual dignity, and love.
As such a hypocrite, you are the ideal spokesman for Islam.
Kid, to me, for all my exisiting years, including the year that I saw you beat up a little well-known Chinese guy in a movie, you have always been Lew Alcindor, nothing more, nothing less.
No, the Muslims shift the blame to...you know who... the JOOOOZ! Yep, ask any Muslim who dealt in slave trade and they’ll all tell you, the Jews. Lying sacks of sh*t...
Most Ethnic/Religious groups love reading about themselves, seems natural.
Possibly. Yet I never resorted to finding my answers in a Borders Bookstore. The times when I need that narrative, I get from one book.
Another African who thinks Arabs love blacks ...
Oh. By the way. Which sect do you identify with? Shi'a or Sunni? Ba'ath, perhaps?
Just wondering.
One G-d...
Wishing they were arab!
You may have come upon a major reason for so many blacks wanting to declare themselves muslim. Social climbers.
Fun fact. Did you know Malcolm X was killed by a Mooselimb?
I never apologize... GOD....
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