My stomach churs as well over this, Keith. Take heart, though -- I have many White friends who are equally nauseous.
As for those people Mosely made that comment to -- I'd love to know how many of them mentally dismissed his words as pessimism, without bothering to consider them. On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > This makes me ill. But I grew up in Texas, and I'm all too familiar with > this. I've had people tell me blacks were happier under slavery and Jim Crow > because everyone "knew their place". I've argued with college-educated folks > who give me passionate reasons as to why slavery wasn't that bad. I've lost > count of the teachers, friends, and co-workers who have told me over the > years I "have it made" being black, because the (imagined) racism of the > past resulted in a free Affirmative Action path that made it so easy for me > to get work, promotions, and preferential treatment. Sadder still if the > governor doesn't really feel this way, but is simply pandering to the > electorate he feels he needs. I can respect an honest racist/Klansman over > someone who sells out simply for advancement. > > Like I say all the time, "'Post-racial' my a$$" > > I was listening to a podcast of NPR's "Tell Me More" today. Host Michele > Martin was interviewing author Walter Mosley. Mosley mentioned that he was > recently talking to a reporter about a meeting he was at for black writers. > The reporter asked Mosley, "Do you think organizations like this are needed > in our post-racial society?" > Mosley replied, "America isn't 'post-racial' anything yet". > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kelwyn" <ravena...@yahoo.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, April 8, 2010 9:15:52 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: [scifinoir2] When Pandering to your redneck base goes wrong > > > > Governor Apologizes for Confederate History Month Proclamation Ignoring > Slavery. > > > http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/04/08/governor-apologizes-for-confederate-history-month-proclamation-i/ > > My favorite part of this article is the accompanying photo with GOP > apologist/step-in-fetch Michael Steele grinning like a pickaninny with his > arm around Gov. McDonald. > > ~(no)rave! > > >
