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     Abm "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Abm Post Number: 1070 Registered: 04-2004 Rating: |
Lambd, Before I respond to your prior post listed within the "Closing the achievement gap" Topic (http://www.thumperscorner.com/discus/messages/179/1575.html?1094515959), I ask that you define and/or illustrate proof of your comments: @ What do you mean by "claim my people and give them the benefit of the doubt"? @ And how specifically have I 'fail' to do that? @ Define "mockery" as it pertains to my wanting to "make a mockery of Blacks holding up Blacks"? @ Define "uplift the race". @ Define "pro-Black". @ And how specifically have I tried to "kill the notion" of those? @ Define how my comments "hang our people". @ What am I trying to "give away"? @ How do you define what (specifically in regards to Hip-Hop and Jazz) is and isn't "ours"? @ What is the Black "identity" sans the influence of White people? @ Define "ownership of our culture"? @ And, assuming that such exists, how do you propose that we 'take' that? @ How do I "throw in the towel"? See. In my mind, you falsely/mistakenly define/interpret what I think/say. But, I could be in error. So, to avoid further misgivings and out of respect for you (and others who think as you do), I'll wait until I understand what you mean BEFORE I continue this discussion. I realize that some of your terms might share the same or similar meaning. Where/when they do, for the purposes of brevity, please feel free to consolidate your responses. Also. I know that we enjoy beating each other up A LOT around here (my oft-sarcastic tone probably in part explains your characterization of my views). But I think that this is indeed a most pressing and important issue we discuss (I'll tentatively define it as "Race vs. Reason".). And it is one that I sincerely want to earnestly engage you in. So for the sake of continuing this particular discussion, I will try to go "Vulcan" here and refrain from hurling at you emotional, snide, ad hominem commentary/criticism/conjecture. It might prove helpful if you attempt do the same. After you have fulfilled my requests, I will respond. |
