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What are you implying, they are or they aren't?

 in response to Schmidty...   oh get real, don't u think that commercials and movies should reflect the times. look at what's going on around u.

To get back to the other discussion involving Black, I think I have the answer.We are seeing more commericials with blacks having to be in the picture AND women also, just like in the movies. I think both those groups lobbied or forced the networks that they needed more air time, to do that they needed to mix the two groups. That's part of the reason that there is a more diversified group of people on TV and in the movies. Making it normal.

I think there should be more protest, more people protesting, One thing we need to change is Congress being able to vote on their own wages and increases.

 in response to Schmidty...   its funy youshould say that,"is this the 60's" i was talkin on and on about politics the other day,as i always do,and i said to someone"what h*ll is wrong with poeple in this counrty?"so much hunger,so many homeless,more and more plants shutting down,more and more jobs lost everywere,so many many abandon forclosed houses here,IN THE SUBBURBS!! Consumers Energy charging some kind of high gas cost dilvery charge...wtf? tell me whos responsible for THAT,so i know whose *ss to kick.kids today dont even know what the heck to go into college for,because will there be a job for them in the career they WANT to chose? so,yes we all need to stand up and do something if we can.and start some protesting,like in 60's and 70's.sign me up and tell me were to go,i'll be there.

Some body want to tell me what's going on?

Mel Gibson is a great actor but he is a racist I'm afraid. Three times on one channel they show a clip where he was spewing cuss words and the "N" word. You' think that with his status that he would at least watch his mouth. He better start wearing his sign.

Then it's been really hush hush for some reason but there was a clip where the Black Panthers were keeping people away from the poles. The leader at the time was talking about how he hated the crackers Kill the fathers, Kill the mothers, and Kill the babies. Is this the 60's?

I haven't heard anything like that out of even Mel Gibson, but of course I haven't gone to the latest KKK meeting like I've been accused of either. I bet that's going to stir up shites. The way this one program was talking and had facts to build it up, but it seems as if Obama is surrounded by radicals and that the DOJ has been told to back off.

I guess that's reverse racisim? Why is that? What you ask? Why is it that if a white man says anything about black people, he's a racist, needs to put on white sheets, oh, and hoods, but when a black man says something about the whites it's OK, justified, or over looked.

What's good for the goose is good for the gander, I say. And who the hell ever came up with "cracker" hahahahhaah. Whitey sounds worse than that. I guess I'd be a saltine.

I got the feeling I might get highlighted again but hey, I've been marked.

I noticed not anyone else has had anything to say about black people. Now do you have anything to say. I still have the question and I truely would like an answer as to why when white people say anything it's racist, but if black people say any slurs or threaten whits it's OK or overlooked.

Another question, if you saw a couple of black panthers standing around saying racial slurs or  a group of skinheads, would it be racial profiling if your first thought from then on would be to the negative, even if later on different people dressed the same changed your first initial thought.

How can we as human beings ever put this to rest without looking at the cold facts. I don't know how much of this anyone has or will read but because I worte about how the media, movies, and TV was in my opinion going a little overboard with having black men with white women. That it wasn't quite like that yet but they try and make itlike everytime you have a barbeque or a party , you're going to a black man and a white woman at every one of them and that just ain't so, not yet, anyway. Who ever the powers that be are conditioning everyone, just like their champain against smoking, Joe the camel, and now they are going after fat people.To be fair they are starting to put more women as leads in commericials, TV , and movies.

Because of that the first reply was in my opinion as racist, if not more than what I was talking about. I'm surprised I wasn't called a 'cracker', I was told to get a white sheet. Yet, this personcould not see that with what I was accused of could be put right back in that person's lap. Same friggin thing. I pointed this out and this person said that they could admit when they were wrong, but never did.

When I first started the post, I knew how it would be, sort of. I knew that some things would be said.I thought it would stay more to the subject than what it did but it's like when I watched one of Oprah's programs, they were talking about spanking and beating children. I think that in the first 5 minutes of the program they made a distinction between spanking and beating a child, but as the program continued it all was beating a child, even what they said earlier was acceptable.

I was told that I was racist for even saying anything. How is one going to talk about racisim, if you don't say anything??? I was told that I poke and prod, this is true, but how do you get a white elephant sitting in the middle of the room, out of the room if you don't poke and prod? Anybody going to accuse me of being a racist because I said 'white' elephant?

Food for thought, why do you suppose that Hitler, when he got into office, one of the first things he did was burn the books and take over communications. You see how well it worked.

 

 in response to positive thoughts...   Thank You

 in response to Schmidty...   

Thankyou my good friend.  Wishing you all the best too.

A hug to you my friend.

 in response to positive thoughts...   

I have found that out to be true also.On thinking of my past some of my worse memories are because of losing my temper, but a fourth of those helped save my life. Strange.You have a good week and I wish the best for you.

 in response to Schmidty...   

Hello,  I do my best in my journey of life not to become angry because for me there is no good that comes out of it.

Have a great day my friend.

 in response to ekikaseven...   Awwwh, quiiiiit.

 in response to Schmidty...   Yep, anticipation-anticipation!

 in response to ekikaseven...   

Maybe later, There are some other things I must do first.

See this way I'll keep you in stitches for a while. hahaha

 in response to Schmidty...   

Schmidty,

Thank you for the shoulder & the ear. It would be good to have someone to talk to.

BTW, I am intrigued to know your say on women. Please do share.

Have a great night.

 in response to nini3...   

No need to thank me. It's my big mouth nature. I found it interesting. Truly interesting.I wish more would jump in, chime in,have their say and express themselves.

If they want to stay on the path of the black race, OK. Or if they wan to talk about the governments manipulation of the media. That's OK also. The title is black and as I stated, it could be black hat, black head zits, black shoes, etc. It's just discussing " black".

You mention we're all like family, well sort of, I guess that amounts to your point of view, again. I do agree that we should be able to get on here and say what's on our minds to a point. There is always a point. Just like the law.

If a person says they don't have a mean bone in their body, they aren't prejudice, they don't have a care in the world, I'll say bull. Refering to the paragraph above to a point. I think that we all have the same emotions. We are human. We are the same. Take anger, a person might not get angry when certain things are said, who knows why, maybe he/she is thinking about what to do next ,etc. But then gets a paper cut and tears the paper in anger or swats at mosquitos instead of letting them bite. That is still anger. Same way with the other emotions, we all have them to some degree.

I thank you for speaking your mind.

I wish more people would jump in. I though I was being careful with my wording because I know it's touchy, but when somebody can make 'that race' sound bad it's touchier than I thought. It was not my intention to speak mainly about the black race.That made me remember the saying" the road to hell is filled with good intentions".

When you are a part of bringing about a change, and you have friends in other races that you have been close to, friends with, and even call your brother it's a kick in the head and heart to have someone say you are a hypocrite. It's sort of like God hitting you in the head with a ball bat. I've had it worse than some blacks and better than most, I base this from many years. I do know what it is to be discriminated against, not by color but by clothing, people I associated with, mode of transportation, long hair, an earing, and because I smoked cigarettes.

Yeah, I make mistakes. I had an old guy, this was sometime back, of course, tell me a story.There was a person who applied for a job, the boss asked him how good he was. He stated that he was the best that he doesn't make any mistakes. The boss told him that he didn't have the job. the guy got upset, started yelling and screaming, and asked why not. The boss looked him straight in the eye and told him if you don't make mistakes you don't learn anything. The boss turned around and walked of. Oh, yeah, I've made them and a few timesI've gotten my bass kicked for it. But then again I've been first at doing somethings also.

It showed one thing. The question of why there isn't an open conversation about races. It shows why some people are afraid to open their mouths.

You don't want to know my opinion about women. Peak your interest, hahaha. Or hell my race. To be honest, I don't have a very high opinion of the human race.

We are getting better in some aspects and worse in others. Weighing of the scales. It reminds me of a time I was working for one of those temp type jobs. It was for a factory job. I was told it was on second shift and do I have a problem working for someone younger than me. I replied that if he knows his job, I don't have a problem with it. In other words his age made no difference, which if they were putting him as the foreman then he must know the job(or he was the bosses son). He knew the job.

I imagine there are some who have read these post wanting to say something but afraid, "if I do, then they won't like me or the won't speak to me", some who don't give two shakes one way or the other.

To be honest though I didn't bring it up! The title 'discussing Black' was there and I though, hey, there has been mentioned as to why people don't sit down and talk about race, do to Amus's comments and the professor getting hauled to jail.

So, why is this page blank? I'm not worried about what anyone thinks of me, I've been called everything in the book. So, I thought. I try to judge someone by what they do, how they behave, and their nature.

I have looked into my being to find out who I am. I don't kid myself. There are some parts of me I wish I could do better, others I need to let go. I look don't care what most people think, because I know how they are.

It's hard to keep on track but I try not to worry about things.I know some people who worry weeks , months, even years about something that lies ahead.I look at it that you don't need to worry about anything until that thing happens.... then it's to late. It's time to do something about it. Quirkie, yes, but it gets me by. Then there is the story that is in ' The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power '. Go ahead laugh. I smirk at it now days myself, but this one story stood out.

There were two monks who came to a stream. They stopped and rested for awhile.A woman came along the same path and stopped at the stream. They had a conversation and the monks found out that she was a prostitute. The monks decide the time was right to cross and go along their way. The prostitute asked if one of them would carry her across the stream. She didn't want to ruin he cloths. One monk said he'd carry her across the stream. He did and the monks were on their way. Down the road several miles the other monk told the kind monk that he shouldn't have done that that she was not pure. The kind monk says, " I carried her across the stream and let her down to be on her way. You are still carrying her!"

 

Oh, by the way ekikaseven,. I agree with you about being straight forward, bold, and honest. if you ever want to talk about those painful times, I have an ear and a shoulder.

 in response to Schmidty...   

Hey Schmidty,

I am glad you brought this post up.

I am reminded of my little poodle. He is spoiled & yes he's a lap dog. One day a few months ago, I noticed he was limping on one of his legs. Poor thing, looked like he was uncomfortable. So, me being his 'mommie' went to check his leg out.

This loving little toy poodle, who I know loves his mommie with all his heart did something to my dismay. When I tried to look at his leg, he instinctively turn and 'bit me'. I was in shock. This is the little doggie who follows me everywhere I go & is so protective of me. We took him to the vet. The problem was he had a 'hang nail' or should I say a 'broken claw'. It caused him pain. So, my 'touching it' hit a 'nerve'. And, that is what made this sweet little doggie act that way.

I must say for me that your post 'hit a nerve'. It brought up pain that I thought was no longer there. Thus, for the animalistic reaction. Of which,there was no excuse for. But, it help me to see areas that I need to work on.

I don't know if anyone has ever experienced where you stick a fork in your mouth or maybe eat some ice cream and it cause extreme pain because it hit a nerve in your tooth. I have. It has happened in a tooth that I never thought I had a cavity in. Well, this is what this post did. Even I did not realize the depth of the pain.

Thank you for bringing it to the surface. Maybe, one day I will be able to share some of the examples of the things that I have been through. So that it will help in my healing.

Also, I must say that I have come to love you. I am a straightforward,bold person. And, one thing about us is we like other straighforward, bold people.

Keep up the good work!

Matthew 7, 1-6

Judge not, that ye be judged not

For with what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged:

and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in your brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that's in your own eye?

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and , behold a beam is in thine own eye?

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, least they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

Matthew 7, 16-20

Ye shall know them by thier fruits. Do you men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

Even so every good treebringeth forth good fruit;but acorrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire

Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

I has to go back and reread these, and in doing so wish to express that I apologize to any and all if what I have written offends you , and apparently some people it does.

It shows how no matter how careful you try to be, someone can look at it in a different way.

 in response to nini3...   You are so sweet. Wil send you private PM.