tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post6574691122076705180..comments2024-03-23T04:05:16.364-04:00Comments on Raw Dawg Buffalo: simple pagan ritualAll-Mi-T [Thought Crime] Rawdawgbuffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08843040863123899426noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-79520309113957688032008-04-06T17:09:00.000-04:002008-04-06T17:09:00.000-04:00maybe you should submit something to sarah mcgrath...maybe you should submit something to sarah mcgrath just to see what her response would be?<BR/><BR/>i love when love & consequences books happen because it expose the <BR/>media elite for what they truly are...<BR/>cloistered, myopic monkeys.MartiniCocoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12509335664000215080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-12155384724764602872008-03-31T03:49:00.000-04:002008-03-31T03:49:00.000-04:00Thanks for this post.This has been going on for so...Thanks for this post.This has been going on for some time.And it is the sellout hip hop culture,that is allowing this.Many think nothing of White girls joining them in gangs crime ect.The whole notion of being Black is rooted in negativity.Why you you think she was able to pull this off for so long?In my latest post Culture of the damned I explain what is going on.Kala Nationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08327750209163822843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-16724555342505721892008-03-30T22:55:00.000-04:002008-03-30T22:55:00.000-04:00found my way via kofi's blog.really, really intere...found my way via kofi's blog.<BR/><BR/>really, really interesting post from a much different viewpoint (i.e. white like me) than i've read to date.<BR/><BR/>i hadn't seen the interview, so thanks for posting excerpts. quite pathetic, in retrospect. of all the things one would lie about, this does seem the most bizarre -- write what you know, they tell you in class.<BR/><BR/>being wrapped up in the fraudulent aspects of seltzer's work, i hadn't stopped to think about the sociological implications of some suburban white person trying such a ruse. which are weirder and weirder (not to mention more and more racist) the more one thinks about it.<BR/><BR/>(oh, not to be a total dick, but while pythagoras didn't "discover" a2+b2=c2, he did offer a mathematical proof of the equation. i don't know about whether he claimed credit for discovering it or not. the chinese may have predated pythagoras with a geometric proof, which is why they call it something else in china. but never mind.)Bookfraudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06294034687592676200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-70587832768999968512008-03-30T04:55:00.000-04:002008-03-30T04:55:00.000-04:00And calculus, too, Torrance, but that isn't my poi...And calculus, too, Torrance, but that isn't my point.<BR/><BR/>My point concerns what elese is in this post and your previous one featuring your little girl.<BR/><BR/>I don't read the US papers much anymore. I watch the CNN election coverage for betting purposes. I watch my sports on the ESPN and FOX ESPANOL channels. Every now and then for nostalgia's sake, I watch the NYC ABC-TV affliate's news.<BR/><BR/>So, this particular bit of trickery by Ms Seltzer, I glanced at to get the sense of it and as I felt my own rage and sadness reaching the boiling point, I turned away. This is my first real visit here since you posted that.<BR/><BR/>Rage? What could Kelso mean? Plain and simply this. For reasons beyond my control, I had to leave the US and I have no idea when I'll be back if ever. I had to leave a little boy behind. I see him on most of his school vacations and for the month of August down here. I'm lucky that my father is still vigorous enough to play ball with him and be a weekend presence in his life.<BR/><BR/>Treasure every moment with that little girl of yours, buddy. You just never know.<BR/><BR/>So, why do get enraged by this silly woman's little trick? Because it offends me that for whatever reason, money, fame, just to bust balls, she took on a role she was fortunate enough never to have had to experience.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, while I forged my own path in life -- successfully -- I've never been dishonest. At one point in my life, I gave a speech before the World Bank challenging one of their carved in stone truisms: that a current account deficit presages a currency depreciation.<BR/><BR/>I was about as far away from the character that woman assumed for her "memoir" as could be. Partly, because members of my family were NOT. And I wanted to make everyone proud of me. Despite all my studies and careful planning, I became disposible. An elite White guy who didn't do anything wrong. Disposible. Why? Because of one of the "folk," Assistant U.S. Attorney General Larry Thompson (if he's a hero around here, sorry, but tough tit). Because the Republicans couldn't deliver on abortion to the base for 2006? Because Bill Frist had to pay back a favor or two? Who knows why?<BR/><BR/>Look. I'm not lamenting living in Panama. I really like it. I've gotten used to it and to a greater or lesser extent I like it more than the States. But sometimes I walk over to the mall and pass the video game store he loves, and I feel like crying I miss him so much.<BR/><BR/>Exile? Fuck it, man. That's not how the story's supposed to go. So, when I read about some poseur when the last thing in the world I ever wanted to have to do was something like this, I can't help but feel furious. If there's one pole star I've always had is that there's nothing glamourous about being an outlaw. It's just boredom punctuated by intense fear.<BR/><BR/>At least some measure of shame has been visited upon this woman, whereas I can hold my head up and know that I did the right thing for the right reasons. A fucked up system failed me, but I didn't fail myself. As ridiculous as the US law became, I obeyed it until I no longer could stateside, so I did the honorable thing and left.<BR/><BR/>I may come back for a little visit to see family and friends when I have little or no work but it will be a really long time before I'm able to work in the US again. Anti-legalized gambling is a signature issue of McCain's. Obama is on the record as being in favor of UIGEA and would not sign the Frank-Porter-Berkely repeal bill into law. Clinton said she would and maybe she owes Barney Frank enough to go through with it, but who can believe a word she says?<BR/><BR/>Besides other than Volstead and McCarran-Walter, has a criminal law ever come OFF the federal books by the legislative process?<BR/><BR/>So, I'll keep working and enjoying the experience of living elsewhere and the power one grants onesself by exercising one's opportunity to NOT live in the US. That is sort of an emotional Berlin Wall, but it's a story for another day.KELSO'S NUTShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14636889771989672795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-84387032694905382502008-03-29T19:04:00.000-04:002008-03-29T19:04:00.000-04:00I am well aware that Vogue is part of the media. I...I am well aware that Vogue is part of the media. I wish I could share your sentiments that the ripples will disappear when the next issue comes out. However for those that have bought the magazine on seen it posted on the internet the effects will still continue. The image will still be in subconscious of many who have viewed the image and who is to say where that will lead. Not me, not you, or anybody. <BR/><BR/>He may not share the concerns I have. But you see that is the problem with many of these young black young'uns, whether they be rap stars in videos or athletes acting a fool on the field/court. Many don't know about their history and they are making decisions that make us takes 50 step behind instead of 50 steps forward. <BR/><BR/>Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-82538744449551921072008-03-29T14:16:00.000-04:002008-03-29T14:16:00.000-04:00i almost want to laugh at the absurdity of it all....i almost want to laugh at the absurdity of it all...i can't even think of the proper response to this fuckery...outrage-no...laughter-seems inappropriate...i guess it shouldn't surprise me as white actors are again picking up black face in hollywood...i guess we should be happy these people want to give us voice by making up stories...thank God for them caring so damn much!!...*eye roll*...<BR/><BR/>...wow about the response to publishing your book...i wonder where they did their public opinion research...guerreiranigerianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528694326611103860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-76694974852442058442008-03-28T21:48:00.000-04:002008-03-28T21:48:00.000-04:00focusedpurpose, you wrote:"i am paranoid. there ar...focusedpurpose, you wrote:<BR/><BR/>"i am paranoid. there are people out to kill me and mine. well documented history supports these assertions. read a few government documents when you get a chance on aids, solidarity between africans and americans, cointelpro, the patriot act, weather /climate control, super six cities for police experiments, etc. etc. etc. paranoid and conscious are interchangeable terms as far as i am concerned."<BR/><BR/>From this list I see you are not only paranoid, but also someone caught up in all the leading conspiracy theories, especially those most common to the black community.no_slappzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207475509053402475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-68702949599851069392008-03-28T21:20:00.000-04:002008-03-28T21:20:00.000-04:00happy slapz-you have addressed everything but the ...happy slapz-<BR/><BR/>you have addressed everything but the invisible knapsack. you very much sound as one in possession. or one that hallucinates/imagines about possessing one and has fervently assimilated away all self respecting good sense. at any rate... <BR/><BR/>your entitled right point of view pretty much says it all. we agree to disagree:-) i am not even remotely interested in debating with you. if you in fact own a knapsack---teaching you anything is not on my list of things to do. we (the black collective) can thank teaching our enemies (in part) science, politics, etc. for the sad state of affairs in which we find ourselves. your comments are a great indicator that you may be better suited for...thinking...speaking is too advanced just now. with me in any event.<BR/><BR/>please know, you can read every book you can get your hands on. (for the record the Claude Brown classic you mentioned, i have not only read, i own a copy from 1965 that was required reading for my black manchild at ten---this does not change the fact that the average white person has no idea who Claude Brown and many other black authors are. learning about white sociopaths is all that is required in order to call oneself "educated" buddy. wish it were different. it just isn't.)<BR/><BR/>keep reading, you will not ever be in a position to tell me what life is like in a white supremacist world as a black person. my lens is not wrong it is just different than yours. <BR/><BR/>i am paranoid. there are people out to kill me and mine. well documented history supports these assertions. read a few government documents when you get a chance on aids, solidarity between africans and americans, cointelpro, the patriot act, weather /climate control, super six cities for police experiments, etc. etc. etc. paranoid and conscious are interchangeable terms as far as i am concerned. thanks. <BR/><BR/>because these facts escape you---you have permission to have the last word:-) my tolerance extends but so far:-)...<BR/><BR/>T- i won't make trouble in your house. effective immediately i am on good behavior:-) sortta...<BR/><BR/><BR/>blessings to you,<BR/>focusedpurposefocusedpurposehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537118983874391619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-12919272620074295232008-03-28T18:53:00.000-04:002008-03-28T18:53:00.000-04:00chocolate matters, Lebron is a huge star. Do you t...chocolate matters, <BR/><BR/>Lebron is a huge star. Do you think he was tricked into posing for a photo he would disapprove of?<BR/><BR/>He's got people advising him about maintaining his image. <BR/><BR/>Do you think he should share your concerns about this photo?<BR/><BR/>I know the Vogue cover got some media attention. But, after all, Vogue is part of the media, and it's the business of the Vogue people to create a stir when possible. But the ripples will disappear long before the next issue of Vogue hits the news-stands.no_slappzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207475509053402475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-48274155598735848932008-03-28T18:42:00.000-04:002008-03-28T18:42:00.000-04:00focusedpurpose, you said..."it is by design that b...focusedpurpose, you said...<BR/><BR/>"it is by design that black and brown men are depicted regularly and routinely in this society as anything other than great thinkers."<BR/><BR/>Great thinkers in the US have a demonstrated history of great thinking. There are well understood ways of proving one's ability to think and communicate those thoughts. <BR/><BR/>However, a trip to the library or Barnes & Noble turns up Frederick Douglass, WEB Dubois, Marcus Garvey, William Julius Wilson, or Cornell West and a few others. The list of black thinkers is considerably shorter than the list of white thinkers. Locally or globally.<BR/><BR/>Then there are those like Louis Farrakhan, who sell books of no value, filled with mostly bizarre ideas.<BR/><BR/>And then there is Alex Haley, who wrote Roots, which was later exposed as mostly fiction. Like the woman who wrote the phony memoir cited here.<BR/><BR/>You asked:<BR/><BR/>"...are you challenging that truth?"<BR/><BR/>Yes.<BR/><BR/>You said: <BR/><BR/>"no, my comment was not a criticism of blacks. my comment was a brief overview/criticism of the white collective's refusal to hold themselves to the same standard of scrutiny and study which they do with people of color."<BR/><BR/>Your response here is fiction. As I mentioned in the previous post, your claim, perhaps unintentional, presented blacks as people who do not want to read about issues that affect blacks. That can only be seen as a criticism of blacks. <BR/><BR/>Moreover, it simply isn't true. <BR/><BR/>As for whites and the outcome of plagiarism and fabrication of stories presented as non-fiction, well, white writers get fired every year from magazines and newspapers for fabricating or mis-representing situations. On the other hand, black writers are generally given a free pass.<BR/><BR/>Read the Amsterdam News sometime. There's a reason only a handful of people read it. Read some Nation of Islam publications. They give fiction a bad name.<BR/><BR/>You said:<BR/><BR/>"...pretty much everything we do is closely scrutinized."<BR/><BR/>What does the preceding mean? Are you claiming there's some white board of approval that "allows" blacks to write song lyrics or shoot movies or write books? <BR/><BR/>That statement is full of paranoia.<BR/><BR/>You wrote:<BR/><BR/>"...especially, if one of us managed to get over in the past. such is not the case with white authors. obviously."<BR/><BR/>Nonsense. If there's been one huge leap made toward truth, it's come by way of the Internet. Suddenly it is easy to check the accuracy of a lot of written work. In many cases it's a breeze to check for plagiarism. <BR/><BR/>When Bush ran for re-election in 2004, documents purporting to show unflattering details of his military service were circulated. But interested citizens examined them and, through computer power, discovered they were forgeries. White guys were on both sides of that situation. I could give you a very long list of whites who have indulged in some plagiarism.<BR/><BR/>James Frey was one of the bigger fish caught in that net. So what? We're talking about books, that, in most cases, are entertaining. Not books aimed at destroying another person, although they do pop up. <BR/><BR/>You wrote:<BR/><BR/>"white folks imitating black folks or circumstances that most would consider to be black experiences has long fascinated white folks."<BR/><BR/>Almost everything about the world fascinates some portion of the white population. Some whites like music that has black origins. Some don't. Some whites love basketball. Some don't care.<BR/><BR/>Your example:<BR/> <BR/>"corn rows on a black female---no hoopla; put them on bo derek and boy you've got big news. full lips on a sister---not a peep (unless it is negative), on a white girl, omg stop the presses."<BR/><BR/>These are matters of fashion. Not fantastic scientific discoveries. Why is it significant if white women adopt a style that originated among blacks? <BR/><BR/>With respect to media coverage of fashion, again, why does it matter what Vogue chooses to show? Vogue editors want women to buy the magazine because they love the content. The editors are not making political statements, but they might enjoy producing some controversy. Isn't that an essential part of fashion? <BR/> <BR/>You said:<BR/><BR/>"...black person in a gang rises above it---not a peep, white girl/boy...etc. etc. etc."<BR/><BR/>There have been many books about blacks escaping urban perils. Others about blacks leaving the South. And others featuring Africa. Maybe you have not read them. Have you read Manchild in the Promised Land?<BR/><BR/>There are black fiction writers. <BR/><BR/>Then there are loads of sociological studies. I think you've chosen to overlook the literature. <BR/><BR/>But the question needs asking in a different way. <BR/><BR/>You say whites are interested in stories about whites who've lived a "black" life, and you offer the statement as a criticism. There is some interest those stories. But not a lot. <BR/><BR/>On the flip side, do you believe black readers are interested in stories about blacks who have moved into the white world?no_slappzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207475509053402475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-54774132437354767552008-03-28T17:05:00.000-04:002008-03-28T17:05:00.000-04:00I am piggybacking on Focus' comment: "...again mo...I am piggybacking on Focus' comment: "...again most folks ideas of blacks are formed by the white owned images and media"<BR/>Did anyone see that image of Lebron "king" james on the cover of Vogue. Most (I do emphasise MOST) black are in an uproar over how Lebron is depicted. He literally looks like some angry gorilla resembling King Kong holding some white model by her waist. White folk see nothing wrong with it but I, as a black man, knowing the historical racial stereotype that has plagued black men in this country, find the photograph irresponsible . This was the first time in the magazine 114 year history to show a black man and this is how they do it? Think of all the images that it feeds their intended audience (i.e. white female) and how they will play in race relations in this country.<BR/>Hope I didn't' get off topic but I thought this was a good tie in to focus' statement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-54824689912479792612008-03-28T16:29:00.000-04:002008-03-28T16:29:00.000-04:00I saw this story on GMA, this is such a disgrace. ...I saw this story on GMA, this is such a disgrace. Wouldn't it have been just as easy to hae written the book as fiction under a fake name, than as an autobiography?...idiot.<BR/><BR/>As for Oprah...I can't stand her...I don't care what "good" everyone thinks she does...her audience is focused towards middle age white women, and she do what she needs to for ratings. I think too many people follow the church of Oprah, and like you said...she can't even tell...and this is the 2nd time.VertigoVirgohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03904261846391135320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-36891394233908617732008-03-28T16:09:00.000-04:002008-03-28T16:09:00.000-04:00hi-T- i am not opposed to disagreement. i don't t...hi-<BR/><BR/>T- i am not opposed to disagreement. i don't think we are in that much disagreement however. i respect, accept and appreciate truth, knowledge and wisdom from where ever it comes. all colors of people carry these spirits.<BR/><BR/>Slapz trips to left field, i am opposed to:-)<BR/><BR/>it is by design that black and brown men are depicted regularly and routinely in this society as anything other than great thinkers. are you challenging that truth? so that is what gave me the idea. i would even venture to say that if T was peddling self destructive poison---he would be provided the biggest platform money could buy. <BR/><BR/>no, my comment was not a criticism of blacks. my comment was a brief overview/criticism of the white collective's refusal to hold themselves to the same standard of scrutiny and study which they do with people of color. pretty much everything we do is closely scrutinized. especially, if one of us managed to get over in the past. such is not the case with white authors. obviously. <BR/><BR/>i am not pretending to not understand it. i do. your whatever gave you that idea question leads me to believe you might have one of those invisible knapsacks i mentioned first and foremost in my initial comment:-)<BR/><BR/>white folks imitating black folks or circumstances that most would consider to be black experiences has long fascinated white folks. corn rows on a black female---no hoopla; put them on bo derek and boy you've got big news. full lips on a sister---not a peep (unless it is negative), on a white girl, omg stop the presses. black person in a gang rises above it---not a peep, white girl/boy...etc. etc. etc. (i say this having more in common with the actual background of the author. i just moved from sherman oaks, ca---again most folks ideas of blacks are formed by the white owned images and media.)<BR/><BR/>hope that helps you with a clue as to my perspective Slapz. if not, we can agree to disagree:-) <BR/><BR/>blessings,<BR/>focusedpurposefocusedpurposehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537118983874391619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-8394446042797854322008-03-28T14:46:00.000-04:002008-03-28T14:46:00.000-04:00...serious...I mean, serious...Did she literally t......<BR/><BR/>serious...<BR/><BR/>I mean, serious...<BR/><BR/>Did she literally take a cliche and try and turn it into a hardened life on the skreets story? Like, literally? Did I actually read a crying over spilt milk story?<BR/><BR/>And her language... It's forced. It's way fucking forced.<BR/><BR/>Sigh...<BR/><BR/>Anyway, congratulations on your book man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-60175772319281898022008-03-28T14:35:00.000-04:002008-03-28T14:35:00.000-04:00Sheletha - u know she did, and glad u lke the bok...Sheletha - u know she did, and glad u lke the bok cover, i hope u support me and get it<BR/><BR/>Tigress - thanks for the drive by, and u can shake your head just dont be soundling likemy girl Q (she taking off the earrings so u know whats next-lol)All-Mi-T [Thought Crime] Rawdawgbuffalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843040863123899426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-91514578175696589122008-03-28T14:33:00.000-04:002008-03-28T14:33:00.000-04:00jalishouse - i wrote it last week but it was upsur...jalishouse - i wrote it last week but it was upsurped by my book comin off press - lol<BR/><BR/>Afrobabe - me ither, he problem is that her book would be about growing up in the suburbs and going to day school - can u say dull<BR/><BR/>JustMeWriting - folk u know hoe we do and 1/2 page article is out in this weeks rollingout re dirt behind my earAll-Mi-T [Thought Crime] Rawdawgbuffalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843040863123899426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-13682571169584916072008-03-28T14:05:00.000-04:002008-03-28T14:05:00.000-04:00I read about this briefly, but the story was burie...I read about this briefly, but the story was buried pretty quickly. Thanks for reminding us.<BR/><BR/>I'm quoting <B>tamra</B>: "...<I>It amazes me that, like you said, (a lot of) white people seem so willing to learn about the black experience everywhere else except directly from the source. <BR/><BR/>--And are a result, they then almost continuously experience this "shock" and "awe" when the real deal and the real cultural divide as depicted by the people who actually live it presents itself</I>..."<BR/><BR/>I agree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-81523831327848882352008-03-28T13:58:00.000-04:002008-03-28T13:58:00.000-04:00I've been out of the loop for a sec and wasn't awa...I've been out of the loop for a sec and wasn't aware of this chic, but thanks...I'm pick'n up what you putt'n down... LOL.JustMeWritinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722572546532291972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-40961982112143269552008-03-28T12:44:00.000-04:002008-03-28T12:44:00.000-04:00I haven’t read the book or heard anything about he...I haven’t read the book or heard anything about her or the story but I still feel she should have written it as herself...Herself the way she day dreamed it if she grew up on the other side....poor girl...Afrobabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01418456633732918114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-83279584616030828642008-03-28T12:13:00.000-04:002008-03-28T12:13:00.000-04:00she knew what the hell she was doing...trying to c...she knew what the hell she was doing...trying to cash in on the experience before she got caught.Shelethahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00805476239882265485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-61291092923072920442008-03-28T12:03:00.000-04:002008-03-28T12:03:00.000-04:00Sitting here SMH. Sometimes I get so tired of the...Sitting here SMH. Sometimes I get so tired of the same old B.S. as usual. America only believes one thing about Blacks because that's all they ever show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-83066058436520340102008-03-28T11:49:00.000-04:002008-03-28T11:49:00.000-04:00no_slappz - i agree, i think being a thinker is co...no_slappz - i agree, i think being a thinker is colorless, not to mention you, if u are white - i dont know - show the opposite. i think thinkers respectb thinkers and thought period<BR/><BR/>Don - yeas, i was cracking up reading the whole interview, be safe folk, have a great weekend<BR/><BR/>Focused - i disagree, i think a thinker regardless of gender or color respects and values other thinkers because we are a rare breed<BR/><BR/>Qucifer - sound like u bout to take off your earrings lol<BR/><BR/>MP1 - aint that the truth<BR/><BR/>Big man - yep they are. biut we are too LOL<BR/><BR/>Bernice - thank u honAll-Mi-T [Thought Crime] Rawdawgbuffalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843040863123899426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-19930144310297103202008-03-28T10:21:00.000-04:002008-03-28T10:21:00.000-04:00focusedpurpose, why do you claim the "memoir" is i...focusedpurpose, why do you claim the "memoir" is interesting only because it concerns a white woman?<BR/><BR/>From my point of view, that means you think it's interesting because it will appeal to white readers who feel they can relate to the writer.<BR/><BR/>However, if that's what you mean, you are also saying that if the writer were black, no black readers would buy the book.<BR/><BR/>Thus, your claim is actually a criticism of blacks.<BR/><BR/>Further, you claim whites are opposed to a "philosophizing black man." Nothing could be further from the truth. What gave you that idea? I'd really like to know.no_slappzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207475509053402475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-32488640146248166272008-03-28T10:07:00.000-04:002008-03-28T10:07:00.000-04:00Good stuff.And yeah that is something when some st...Good stuff.<BR/><BR/>And yeah that is something when some straight up nonsense gets to see the major publisher's Light of Day, rather than someone who has actually lived and survived the experience that Maragaret lied about.<BR/><BR/>Just from reading what you posted, I could easily see through her words. They just don't speak of street life. Then when I saw the picture I knew that it was some same ol, as you stated, "hip hop lyrics, menace 2 society, scene stealing" material that has been adopted over and over and over again.<BR/><BR/>Damn, Oprah gave her a shout on the book? Unreal.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-9570178039115617462008-03-28T02:30:00.000-04:002008-03-28T02:30:00.000-04:00T-white skin privilege is an invisible little knap...T-<BR/><BR/>white skin privilege is an invisible little knapsack. those that have it can reach in it at any time and pull out all kinds of perks and privileges:-) because it is invisible---they can lie/be in denial about its existence as well!:-)<BR/><BR/>this "memoir" is only interesting because it is happening to a white woman. it is like eminem or joss stone. there are a lot of black folks like them...<BR/><BR/>a philosophizing (is that a word? i make them up:-) black man is not something that white folks want to encourage. thinking black men. no! i would invite you to think about it, but i know you get it:-)<BR/><BR/>i like the way your brain works. great post. interesting. as usual. <BR/><BR/>blessings,<BR/>focusedpurposefocusedpurposehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537118983874391619noreply@blogger.com