Public Enemy No.?
I guess I've gotten myself in a tizzy with some of my black classmates for speaking my mind and expressing my opinion on an issue. Why is it that some people take it personally when you don't agree with their view on an issue, or question or maybe even challenge their judgment on an issue. Sometimes you have to ask questions when decisions are made by a few students and when that decision may burden the student body, or as in this case, black law students. Point is, it is business, its about doing the right thing, and you never let it get personal. My azz has damn near become an outcast, as I brace personal attacks for my views and the length I am willing to go to have the issue addressed. In the end is it worth it? You damn right!
Oh how I resist the urge to fire some shots back at my critics, but it aint even worth it. Someone has to take the higher road, but my inner self says, why it gotta be us? A good friend asked, why do you care what others think? Cause I do. Especially when it comes to my peoples. But got dang! This whole little thing does leave me with a bitter taste in my mouth. I now see the true colors of few of my classmates. And it aint pretty. At least I know who I am dealing with in the future. I will know who to put up a fight for, and who to say "oh well, tough titty." And that ain't even my style.
posted by Spike Zee @ 7:49 PM
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6 Comments:
As your "good friend" asked, "why do you care what others think?" And "[c]ause I do" is not a valid response. On another note, you of all people should know that a lot of our people polarize themselves when disagreements surface, whether rational or irrational. However in the essence of Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, we should be man enough to accept those with different points of view and learn to work with one another based on those differences. Sadly, Dr. King and Malcolm never got the opportunity to test that theory. In the words of Booker T. Washington from the Atlanta Compromise, "In all things purely social we can be as separate as the five fingers, and yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress." I don't quite agree with the totality of the statement, but it goes to my point: you are the better person for resisting the undoubted urge to attack, so maybe your peers should rise to the occassion and resist the urge to criticize due to a simple difference of opinion. The world would not be what it is without differences of all types!
Anonymous,
Your response appears to be a bit, "personal." It must have been you that got your toes hammered in class today? And if so, it seems like you deserved it. After reading the statement you made regarding Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, I would of opened a can of whip azz my self, however, with out true knowledge one is loss.
" However in the essence of Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, we should be man enough to accept those with different points of view and learn to work with one another based on those differences. Sadly, Dr. King and Malcolm never got the opportunity to test that theory."
You idiot.... they did. Do your research.
Booker T. Washington of ALL people was a SELL OUT and you place his theory above King and X, you’re crazy as HELL. This is your assignment, find out the true meaning and the interpretation of the Atlanta Compromise, who was your African American History teacher? Bubba?
Well we know which Klan you belong too.
I think it is you who needs to do your research. Malcolm x was killed before having the opportunity to sit down with Dr. King. Their respective groups may have worked together, but the two men did not. They had little contact with one another before Malcom X's views began to become less "radical," in a sense, and he agreed to meet Dr. King!
I do not place BTW's views above those of either Dr. King or Malcom X. Yes, he was a sellout, but that does not make all of his statements devoid of truth! Tell me how can we, as black people, (and yes, I am black) gain the same footing, respect, whatever, that "others" have if we ignorantly reject, berate, and dimsmiss our peers as a result of our different points of view. This is a prime example of what he was talkling about in his blog! Even Dr. King and Malcolm X knew that they would have been more powerful as leaders and cementing a level of power for blacks (that was virtually unheard of) if they worked together.
As far as the Atlanta Compromise, I know what the speech meant to the black community at that time. I was merely using the quote because it seemed to sum up the point I was attempting to make... apparently you missed that too!
Oh, and by the way... I do not take lightly to being called an idiot or a member of the Klan! My opinion is simply my opinion. Though your moniker reads "knowledge" you seem a bit lost in some of it's "true" aspects... maybe a name change is in order!
I was taught that one does not need chest hair to think... apparently your machoism and inability to think openly about events and opinions has gotten you a very long way!
Read the post again... the points that you adhere to have nothing to do with my point of view. As I said in the beginning (with some sics, "[he is] the better person for resisting the undoubted urge to attack, so maybe [his] peers should rise to the occassion and resist the urge to criticize due to a simple difference of opinion. The world would not be what it is without differences of all types." You, however, pointed out that I used a quote from a figure in black history who was a sellout, whose words were determined to keep blacks down. However, if you look at the words I quoted closely, and not take them in the context in which they were given during the actual speech (i.e., the actual use of quotes in most written work is for such purpose), then you may actually get a broader picture of the sentence itself. You even learned this in camp, at church, in school, in the sports you undoubtedly watch, people can accomplish more by working together instead of attempting to take on a majority of issues alone. That is what I took from that one quote! I am not, and I repeat am not because you seem to see what you want when you read, appropriating the stagnation of my race through segregation as BTW did! I do concede that the quote was not the best, but that does not automatically mean that I am a racist because I used the quote. I would have, undoubtedly, used it in the context that BTW had used during his speech.
I, "personally," feel that you should visit the National Civil Rights Museum and peruse both the Gallery, which deals with both BTW and W.E.B. DuBois and then take a trip to the Freedom Summer and Pettis Bridge ehibits, the latter deals with the relationship between Dr. King and Malcolm X... I'm sure you'll enjoy the pictures because it seems that you don't like reading and thinking at the same time!
Be the better person... if it is within your limited realm of thinking!
anonymous,
Oh my bad. you must be a chick. in that case when your off your cycle, call me.
knowledge
My people, my people, cut that out ya'll before I have to get a switch.......see that is exactly what I was talking about. Why can't we have a disagreement with out going on a personal attack? Now apologize and make up......
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