tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post4063549596288314790..comments2023-10-26T02:13:03.378-07:00Comments on Acting White Acting Black: The Nigger ShowJames C. Collierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268279457459050826noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-67805502263025351652010-11-07T10:18:02.976-08:002010-11-07T10:18:02.976-08:00I could not agree more with the author of this art...I could not agree more with the author of this article and former President Jimmy Carter. Racism is alive and well in politics and in the United States of America. It's manifestation comes in the form of disrespect, personal attacks and euphemisms.<br /><br />During the presidential election and even to this day there are those that continually question whether or not Barack Obama is a citizen. The same people are also questioning whether or not he is a muslim and carrying signs to rallies calling him Hitler or a communist. On September 9, 2009, Senator Joe Wilson heckled the President by yelling "you lie" during a speech on healthcare given by Pres. Obama to Congress. News reports commonly refer to him as Obama or Barack or Barack Obama and not President Obama. I do not recall a president that has been more disrespected than our current President.<br /><br />It would be naive to believe that breaking the color barrier for U.S. Presidents would not come with significant obstacles and pit falls that would impact a presidency even if 69 million people voted for the candidate. Being the first black person to do something that has been historically fulfilled by white people is threatening to some. Just take a look at the similarities of the first black president and first black baseball player. <br /><br />Jackie Robinson was the first black baseball player to play in the major leagues and he played for the Dodgers. Some of his teammates insinuated that they would rather sit out than play along side Robinson. Similarly, the Republican Party decided immediately after the 2008 presidential election (before any legislation had passed) that they would not work with this president and has sat out while the current administration has struggled to rebuild our economy. This decision to not work with this president was made despite the efforts of the White House to build a White House Staff of Republicans, Democrats and Independents. <br /><br />Robinson was also the target of rough play that resulted in him receiving a seven inch gash to his head, being called a nigger by opposing team and being told by critics that he was not qualified for the major leagues. Similarly, the White House has been so bombarded with questions about the President's birthplace and whether or not he is a muslim that they have refused to answer any further questions related to these subjects. These questions speak to whether or not he is qualified to be president. The name calling is well documented and range from being called a nigger at Tea Party Rallies to the common use euphemisms like "we want our country back" and "Its time to take control of our government".<br /><br />People that disagree with the policies of the current administration should be able to do so without being called racist. However, when you begin smear campaigns that are so personal in nature and disrespectful prior to any legislation being passed and when you begin to bring guns to rallies or when politicians come out and say that their goal is to see the president fail, there is something else other than politics going on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-9251185389257881272010-06-03T11:09:08.351-07:002010-06-03T11:09:08.351-07:00I didn't like Obamas policies and thats why i ...I didn't like Obamas policies and thats why i didn't vote for him; with Rev Aint Wright Saul Alinsky and Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dorn as friends, also supporting a partial birth abortion bill, etc. that was the reasons. I know that the tea party movement isnt racist, its just the fact that many blacks dont believe it and not go, so, there not photographed and the mainstream media uses it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-38628874290422253572010-05-13T01:54:02.051-07:002010-05-13T01:54:02.051-07:00The Obama organization effectively implemented the...The Obama organization effectively implemented the "billy club" of racism to essentially silence any serious debate of his policies during his campaign. If opposition was raised or his qualifications questioned - that person was accused of racism. This was even used against former President Clinton...(who used to be called the first black president). The fact remains that over 50 million people voted for OBama - the majority of them white. <br />This is article is another example of the manner elitists use racism to obscure facts. Obama is an intelligent person with many qualifications. However, it should not be assumed that typical policy differences with the administration, (which every president must face) should be automatically classified as racism. <br />It makes the Obama administration appear weak, if every argument is countered by cries of racism, rather than with real policy solutions. Certainly we have come too far to look for the "bigot boogey man" around every corner.Cherienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-30671560440955591302010-05-04T17:40:29.281-07:002010-05-04T17:40:29.281-07:00Just as many, many, white citizens could have care...Just as many, many, white citizens could have cared less what Obama's skin color was and voted for him for his election promises now many of them have decided they made a mistake and it continues to have absolutely nothing to do with his skin color.<br /><br />I did not vote for him but it had nothing to do with his skin color.<br />When he got into office I thought ok, lets see what he can do.<br /><br />I didn't make a mistake with my vote and it still has nothing to do with his skin color.<br /><br />But of course Pelosi the left don't care as long as they can spread the racism lie to hopefully garner votes when all that tactic is doing is spreading black against white racism.<br /><br />Sickening....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-70842509959357752092010-05-04T12:26:32.229-07:002010-05-04T12:26:32.229-07:00I have to agree with the elitist labeling that the...I have to agree with the elitist labeling that the majority of responders have elicited. What Mr. Dew so casually omits is that Jim Crow, the KKK, and Southern racism were all conceptions of the Democrat party. What he also fails to mention is the vehement opposition of just about every civil rights era law by the Democrat party as well.<br /><br />Being a black man and having the opportunity to grow up in cities that were 90% black and white, I can honestly say that for every white person that casually uses the term "nigger" to describe blacks, there's a proportionate number of blacks that use equally derogatory terminology to describe whites; just as every country in the world has a derogatory term to describe other racial and ethnic groups. It really nothing new and the realist in me knows that you can't change what's in a person's heart.<br /><br />Keeping the focal point on the authors assumption that any opposition to Obama's policy direction by white America is merely thinly veiled racism, I shudder when I think about the fact that no one in this country can criticize any member of the black community lest be called a racist, unless that black person is a conservative.<br /><br />Still, Mr. Dew's article is great at giving insight as to how the left continues to proliferate the racism angle in lieu of any debate on the merits of the opposition's argument.MBogusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-9326695128783876492010-05-02T11:28:12.226-07:002010-05-02T11:28:12.226-07:00Yes indeed, an elitist author no doubt.
What few ...Yes indeed, an elitist author no doubt.<br /><br />What few seem to care to come to terms with is true racism, holding one's skin color against him or her, is rare in America.<br />They refuse to believe that fact as that refusal also allows them to remain racially self righteous and ignore their own self examination.<br /><br />People's actions speak louder than any skin color and the actions of the people that continue to spout the racial epitaph that acting right is acting white and something we absolutely must not do only aggravate race relations.<br /><br />Until self examination reveals the truth to people that continue to hide behind and use race as a trigger to bemoan their station in life that they themselves created racial tensions will not decrease.<br /><br />This includes politics.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-5438314507449360242010-05-02T06:14:28.828-07:002010-05-02T06:14:28.828-07:00Another shallow, guilt-ridden educated white guy&#...Another shallow, guilt-ridden educated white guy's Status-quo observations of "racism" in "Amerikkka" and the world. <br /><br />"... self-centered white flight, the abandonment of public schools, and the proliferation of private schools, that followed the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision to desegregate public schools."<br /><br />I wouldn't call it "self-centered." I would call it "self-preservation" as I look at the attitudes and culture of the children who exit the public schools in my area on a daily basis. It would be remiss of me as a parent to sacrifice my child to this in order to be deemed "unselfish."<br /><br />Ignorant, "racist" white people in the South and the legacy of their attitudes are such an easy target with the "race relations" pundits. Carlos Dews' explorations (although they are his own and are his reality and do indeed express a reality) are just so "safe" for Amerikkka to take in. The hypocrits-on-high want America to "have a dialogue" about "race" but every truth a white person observes and speaks will be considered "racist" ... why even bother to expose yourself to this politically-correct mind-screw perpetrated by those who want to keep themselves in the power seat through stoking the fires of perpetual guilt and perpetual victimhood?Jaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-16623531177742495362010-04-28T19:13:56.893-07:002010-04-28T19:13:56.893-07:00Ok, so if you disagree with Obama on anything you ...Ok, so if you disagree with Obama on anything you *are* a racist. Policy differences are just a cover for this. I'm glad we have that cleared up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-90971500260185921552010-04-26T11:47:23.691-07:002010-04-26T11:47:23.691-07:00Before I even Got to the authors credits at the en...Before I even Got to the authors credits at the end, this essay felt like a liberal elitist's attempt to slander conservative opinion's.<br /><br />While the incidents of racist comments he mentions tend to punch one in the face metaphorically, its his supernatural ability to detect racism in normal comments that kills any legitimacy he may have. How is it that conservatives are racist whan a black democrat is in the white house ( obama ) but they are just uneducated hicks when a white democrat is in the white house ( clinton) when they make the same comments about taking back thier country? I do wonder if his "relatives" are Tea Party Activists? Or worse! Republicans?<br /><br />I can not imagine that there are no black conservatives that are not deeply concerned about Obama's policies. How would this Old White english professor in rome describe them? Uneducated hicks? ;)<br /><br />Carlos Dews entire commentary screams elitism. A liberal, elitist, know it all, attitude, and then I see he's a University Professor of English in Rome. How appropriate :(John IVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-13346212666900496562010-04-25T17:38:37.571-07:002010-04-25T17:38:37.571-07:00What a wonderful post. As a Black child of the 60&...What a wonderful post. As a Black child of the 60's, I feel you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com