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     Carey AALBC .com Platinum Poster Username: Carey Post Number: 2430 Registered: 05-2004 Rating: N/A |
 Could I have your ear if I wore pink pantie hose? Would you hug me like you loved me if I dressed in drag? Would you laugh with me and not at me? I gotta know because I ‘ve lost that loving feeling. Why can two men break up, break down and then make up and keep on rolling? I’ve seen men get it on in the blogsphere. Short of calling each others mothers a stankin ho, I’ve witness men have furious debates in the blog world. But you know what, they very seldom stay entrenched in their madness. I mean, they only stay in their toughness for a short period. Really, I’ve seen men thank each other for the check down. That seldom happens among women. Are you kidding me, women will write hate in their wills. Plus, women will hate a friend for getting along with somebody they hate. This blog world is a wonderful place. I’ve met people that I know I wouldn’t have if I didn’t build my house in the blogsphere. Well, if we did meet on the street we probably wouldn’t have continued our relationship, because at first sight..... things weren’t right. In this computer world I drop my pants in two neighborhoods. I have some old friends back in my old neighborhood and I have some new friends in this place called blogsphere. Today I am going to bring them together because I need them all. Bare with me because this post is going to get hot. Several years ago I had the honor of meeting this one gentleman that goes by the name of ABM. Well, many don’t know that we didn’t always see eye to eye. We weren’t bitter enemies but we found ourselves in a few scraps. But today we have a mutual respect for one another, so we don’t usually draw a scratch line. In fact, we’ve been known to get on the nerves of some of the women in that neighborhood. See, he’s a booty man. I mean, he has a booty fetish. I mean, if a door cracks open and exposes a woman derriere, he’s all over it. I’ll get back to him. In the blogsphere, I have a few friends and a couple of buddies. They go by the names of MadMoney FreeMan & Big RiPPa. Well, they went up a hill to debate some swill, one Sunday afternoon. They both came down with knots on their crowns, but know they’re trying to be cool. Yeah, they had a fight. I’ll get back to them. Back home, there’s also a woman that posts as Yvettep. I am going to need her today. Yet, everywhere I go, people want to know, why I talk so stupid. There’s a man called NTSF that blisters me on a regular basis. On most racial issues we do not agree, but I know I’m going to need him today. Then there’s the house manager. I’m gonna call him Bookman. That’s not his real name but today he’s Bookman. He’s going to jump off this post. There are a few people from my neighborhoods that are swingers. No, they are not bisexuals, or highly promiscuous, they live in both neighborhoods. So I can’t mention them because, well, I just can’t. Hold on, here we go. I said, "Harriet Tubman couldn’t shine Oprah’s shoes". Bookman (house manager) said, "Wow Carey your reaction to Harriett Tubman was too disturbing to even reply to. In all seriousness I'm surprised at you. Just suffice it to say that celebrity and money are not indicators of greatness. It is this type of thinking that has us worshiping rappers, drug kingpins and basketball stars". Bookman made several more statements to support his view, however, I don’t know what he meant by "Carey, your reaction was too disturbing" but I told him to stop playing the violin. See, I have a feeling that it’s blasphemy to mention any of our championed pioneers in any sort of negative light. Although my statement was a cliche, I think I traveled on some sort of sacred ground. I could be wrong, but this is were I need my friend NTSF. See, he has a propensity to use certain words in his posts that doesn’t set well with me. That aside, he can’t stand coonery, thug behavior, buffoonery, or any type of ni*ga type sh*t. It’s my opinion that he wants to move forward and leave a certain mindset behind. I was wondering what he thinks about living in the past. In particular, this obsession with our slave roots. I mean, so Harriet Tubman lead a bunch of slaves to freedom..... And? Yeah, we got that.... And? Do you remember my friends Yvettep and ABM? Well, yesterday we went someplace. Yvettep is always very reserved in her comments. She and ABM have had several marvelous debates. Their tones speaks of a mutual respect. They are both wordsmith that can debate with the best of them. Yesterday I said Oprah was the greatest. Yvettep said, "We'll only know if Winfrey could be counted as among the "greatest" if people still know her name a hundred years after her death" ABM came back with "So then we have to wait another 60 years to determine whether Dr. Martin Luther King Jr deserves to be considered one of our "greatest" people?" Now I am sitting here wondering what those statements meant to. Well, to be honest, I don’t believe time has anything to do with it. Can I say "tell a nigg*r, telephone"? Sure I can and most of you know what I mean. Look, they will be talking about Hitler to the end of time. But the substance of what they’ll be saying is important to me. If we move away from Oprah’s TV personality, and focus her accomplishments I believe her name will be on the lips of many for years to come. For real, if we mention Harriet Tubman’s name, what’s the first likely response? It’s probably going to be something about a slave. Now, the powers to be has some Negroes right were he wants them. As long as he keeps them talking about slaves and collard greens, he’s comfortable. The mind set of a slave is hard to arrest. Yes sir, talk about how we had our foot up you ni*gas ass. Yeah, talk-talk-talk about the past. Talking about the past keeps us from looking forward. Sure, we don’t want to forget the past but we can’t continue to focus on the past. If Opray Winfrey's accomplishments are not talk about in the future, that’s because the tell-a-nig*a-telephone was too busy taking about the underground railroad. Oh please lord, don’t tell the children how Oprah was a role model for millions of children. For get about that, tell them about the slave route. Don’t tell the children how Oprah inspired black woman to reach for the highest ring. Oh no, tell them about the tools the slaves used on their way to freedom. Don’t tell them that Negroes been free for nearly 150 yrs. On no, don’t tell our new generation how Oprah champions issues that have never been seen on television. Are you kidding me, tell them about the old Harriet Tubman, you know, that underground railroad woman. Forget about how influential Oprah has been in the election process. Don’t pass that forward. In fact don’t pass up Oprah’s money but let’s throw it in her face like it’s a curse. Why talk about Oprah donating more money to needed causes. Oh no, just because she’s given more of her money than any other black woman in the history of America shouldn’t be a thing to mention to our young ones. They might ask "how did she get that money?". Are you kidding me, instead, let’s talk about how she’s never been married. Instead, let’s talk about Harriet Tubman and her daughter... Ooops. I mean, for real, the future is now. Shouldn’t we be talking about our future- right now? Or should we stain our leaders. That’s right, we should be talking about slave quarters on the edge of the Mississippi River. Oh lord, Harriet Tubman risked her life. Next? Can we talk about inspiration? Inspiration is like a spare tire in the trunk of a car. If you don’t have a key to that trunk, it’s going to be hard to use that tire. Oprah is a tire that’s out of the trunk. Our youth can see her and feel her and use her. Really, what can our youth get from Harriet Tubman? Please don’t talk about a lesson on perseverance. Our youth witness struggles every damn day. They will best be served by seeing and learning from our present day struggles. They will best be served by seeing solutions at work. Throughout this whole debate, many wish to pick at small areas of Oprah’s life. For some reason they conveniently can not remember all the good she’s done. One person even said something about one segment of her show, as if that defined who she was. Some say they are not haters but ask the naysayers of Oprah’s accomplishments and they’ll feign ignorance. Don’t believe me, try it, see how you like it. Ask that same person about Harriet Tubman and they’ll probably say something about slaves and the underground railroad. Tell-a-nigga-telephone is a dangerous thang in the hands of those that feel more comfortable swimming in the pool of popular opinion. Bookman said the only thing he likes about Oprah is the fact that she helped him sell books.... WTF! He couldn’t even see through his hate that Oprah’s words and influence has been a major influence on his life. I wonder if Oprah has been instrumental in the live of our school children? Do I hear books? Her voice commands respect. A respect that has never been seen before on the shores of America. Do you remember my friends RiPPa & Freeman. Do you remember I said they were like fire and water. Well, I did a series of posts on them two guys. They couldn’t see eye to eye on one damn thing. It’s safe to say they were bitter enemies, but you know what, they’ve come together on this issue. Yep, they’ve kissed and made up. They’ve joined hands in agreement. They disagreed with me on this subject. They didn’t really say why Oprah was not great. I don’t really remember what they said but they disagreed with the central issue of this post. They said the old slave runner was the greatest. My position stands and I am yet to see any valid arguments that highlights any woman greater than Oprah. If there is one, lets count the ways.... Please! Please, tell-a-nigg*! I want to see (hear) YOUR champion, not Oprah’s laundry. I bet those that oppose Oprah, can not qualify their contender without trying to tear Oprah down. Come on! Wait a minute, I am going to dress in drag. Really, when the moments right, it’s Brotha CareyCarey on the low down. I ain’t trying to be all funny or sissified, I’m just trying to knockdown barriers to communication. I’m going to flip my thang like Tyler Perry and Flip Wilson. Women adore men in drag. I’m just trying to get my come-up. Yawl will see me coming, I’ll be very apologetic in my comments. I’ll even agree to some mess that I know damn well is way outta bounds.... or I’ll be real quiet. I’ll even hate on a brotha if he even thinks about mentioning a woman’s body part. Yeah, those sexist bast*rds. Yes sir, we are all going to get along just fine. Let one of those punk ass nig*as come to one of my sista girl’s blogs and fix his mouth to say Bi*ch. I’m going to pull down my panties and slap him with my Johnson. I bet you think I am kidding. Sh*t...... watch me work. In fact, call me Careyella and then come on with the real shit. But don’t attack me. Attack the post. I am just a man on the slow drag. | ||
| Carey AALBC .com Platinum Poster Username: Carey Post Number: 2431 Registered: 05-2004 Rating: N/A |
"How about no one will appreciate Oprah until she is long gone from the scene! Do you think everyone thought of Malcolm or Martin or even Madam CJ Walker as great until we started to look back at the fruits of their labor? At this time Oprah is definitely the biggest influence from a Black womans perspective. She is giving and she provides a daily example for young black women of what is possible. Is there someone bigger than Oprah in this era probably not, so I concede that point. But it's like saying Michael Jordan is better than Wilt Chamberlain and most don't want to do that when they are in the same sport. Oprah and your example of Harriet Tubman are comparing apples and oranges and asking if one was sweeter back in the 1800's in comparison to now! I'm the one who brought up her hiding presents under her seats and shit because I thought to draw a comparison was a stretch at best. Yes we need to update our heroes post slavery and post civil rights but that brings us to today and most people aren't going to call the person next to them a Hero. Entertainment has yet to yield someone they call a Hero maybe a inspiration like Ali or Jack Johnson but not a Hero. So Oprah's great but would I consider her a Hero of our race. Would I consider her the most significant Black woman in our race? NOPE but maybe the next generation will see the person I see everyday in a different light that I" ~Freeman | ||
| Carey AALBC .com Platinum Poster Username: Carey Post Number: 2432 Registered: 05-2004 Rating: N/A |
"Dang, Carey, you must be in the dog house if I'm the first one commenting. Maybe everyone's been at late fall festival today or out doing their Thanksgiving grocery shopping. I'm glad I missed all the excitement of your first post on this topic Friday. I read this post first, and you made some damn good points about us being distracted to keep the heroes of slave days uppermost in mind so we can not fully appreciate the heroes among us. I never really thought of Oprah as hero of sorts until recently, when I saw the movie, Precious. Because of overdose of negativity of blacks in the media, I was apprehensive about going, but the acting in the previews made it irresistable. I'm glad I did. That story she co-produced with Tyler Perry was so well done and universal in suffering incest victims go through that it will be a classic that stands the test of time. People who have never been a victim to incest or child abuse or worked with this population (as I have) will recognize the authenticity of it. It got me thinking about her other accomplishments, especially after she announced she's retiring from her show - but you really brought it home about how we have heroes in our midst, in our faces, and we don't see them because they wear the mask of celebrity status or are super rich, and we frankly aren't programmed to think of these folk as anything but out-for-themselves. I think the media's under-reporting of philanthropy is intentional and deliberate, from Oprah to Ludacris to Bill Gates and more. They embarrass the corporate vampires who would suck us all try if they could, and send blacks back into slavery. Ooops, they're already doing that, from Wall Street to the new prison plantations. About your shoe shine comment. It was unfair to Harriet, because she did the best she could with what she had to work with. More importantly though, it was shocking enough to get folks attention and shook up enough to think about our living, breathing, and often invisible heroes. Thanks" ~Kit (Keep It Trill) | ||
| Ntfs_encryption "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Ntfs_encryption Post Number: 3756 Registered: 10-2005 Rating: N/A |
"How about no one will appreciate Oprah until she is long gone from the scene! Do you think everyone thought of Malcolm or Martin or even Madam CJ Walker as great until we started to look back at the fruits of their labor? At this time Oprah is definitely the biggest influence from a Black womans perspective. She is giving and she provides a daily example for young black women of what is possible. Is there someone bigger than Oprah in this era probably not, so I concede that point." Good point........ |
