Comments on: And You Thought I Was Disrespectful To The Dead?

By: Lisette

Lisette — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:02:46 +0000

I get what he was saying. MJ was performing in the 70’s, a few years after the Civil Rights movement. There were plenty of places he and his family wouldn’t have been welcome to dine or even just hang out. They wouldn’t have been allowed in my uncle shop, that for sure and that was the way it was. For a lot of AA kids in MJ’s heyday, he was one of very few successful AA performers that made it mainstream, so if those same AA kids who are now adults want to think of him as “theirs” then let them. Who does it hurt? Also, there’s really no point to the “what if a white guy said this” type comments, because that sort of scenario is implausible and nonsensical. I’m sure if some “white guy” said the same thing about Eminem, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton et al wouldn’t even bat an eye, because who cares?

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:37:31 +0000

Imagine if someone white had said that? Al Sharpton would be all over it!

By: IHeartRatters

IHeartRatters — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:43:35 +0000

Jamie Foxx is annoying and his comments (and his impersonation) were tacky, but not racist. His comments were exclusionary, but not racist. If Oprah died and a woman said that she was “ours”, so what? It’s a stupid comment to make. In reaction to MTV playing “black” music, Michael Jackson changed the landscape on that. FACT: MTV’s programming before Michael Jackson did not have many persons with brown skin in the line up. PERIOD.

The true definition of a racist is emobodied in the 88 yr old white supremist who walked into the holocaust museum recently and shot dead the 39-yr old husband and father, Stephen Johns. Mr.Johns was one of the security guards, who happened to hold the door open for the old man as he entered the musuem. The old man didn’t thank him, he shot him with a rifle, and Mr.Johns died soon after. This old man is still alive, and he is an anti-semite who believes all Jews are evil… (see article linked below).

THAT is racist. Jamie Fox making ridiculous comments at an awards show are not. Words can be heavy, true. But, he in no way propagates racist views. He is guilty of being insensitive (perhaps), small-minded. I believe the Beet, Wendie, and Kelly are hilarious and do a great job with their articles, but we all need to be more careful with the insinuations of racism and racist behavior.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-racist-88-shoots-guard-dead-at-holocaust-museum-1702148.html

By: dd

dd — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:35:13 +0000

Whoops didnt even notice the typo

By: Lulu

Lulu — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:41:38 +0000

I didn’t say that being proud of something was the same as being racist. I’m Jewish, I know what racism is! I’m not proud of being a Jew, it’s just a small facet of what I am. Of course that does not by any means mean that I am ashamed of it. I am indifferent to it, and I would expect other people to also be indifferent to it (meaning that I would not want people to discriminate against/for me either negatively OR positively because of it). I’m also not proud of being female, or proud of being white, and the same thing goes for those too. Where does it end? I’m proud I’m a brunette? I’m proud to have green eyes?

What I am proud of is when I achieve something that invalidates things like prejudice against women, white people, Jews, or anything else that I am, and I’m proud of things that I have done that merit a feeling of pride, such as getting good marks for my dissertation. For example, think how bad it sounds for people to talk about “white pride”. I think racial pride puts a gap between people of different races, and makes life especially difficult for mixed-race people. The focus should be on unity, not differences.

By: Big Daddy

Big Daddy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:18:17 +0000

I’m sorry I can’t spell better than a 5th grader. It is probably linked to my Down Syndrome… Sorry. I wont comment any more.

By: Big Daddy

Big Daddy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:16:23 +0000

You are right… I can’t spell for shit!

By: Grace

Grace — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:10:55 +0000

Just because it’s a blog doesn’t mean you shouldn’t know how to spell 5th grade words. There’s no excuse for your stupidity.

By: Grace

Grace — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:08:25 +0000

haha at big daddy. you don’t know the first thing about conditioner. and my hair doesn’t even look like that anymore. hilarious that you had to stoop to making fun of my appearance to make up for the fact that you can’t spell for shit. lol.

By: Big Daddy

Big Daddy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:06:09 +0000

I disagree. I think he should apologize for his statements. I think it would go a long way to help promote equality. It would show white people that not all black people feel that they are perfect and that they make mistakes and are willing to say I’m sorry when they do.

Any white person would be forced to and I think he should too. If nothing else just to show that blacks and white are approaching equal ground. Maybe they will do away with BET, The Black Miss America, The NAACP and the UNCF…
http://womensthougths.wordpress.com/

By: Caz2

Caz2 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:03:01 +0000

Me too, by far the most talented and engaging writer on here.

By: Big Daddy

Big Daddy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:59:12 +0000

Its a freaking blog for goodness sake! If you are so worried about my spelling don’t read my comments.