Somebody Trot Out The Negro

Yes. I'm late again. I failed to bring my take on the subject as soon as it happened. But as you could see by the rest of my blogs, I've been turning these issues over and over again in my mind before I write about them.

Okay. Raven Symone...

*She said she didn't like the idea of Harriet Tubman being on the new twenty dollar bill. She said she thinks "we need to move a little bit more forward" among other things. She said she'd like to see somebody who represents how far we've come. She said Rosa Parks would have been a better choice.  Here's the video:

'The View': Raven-Symoné Does Not Agree That Harriet Tubman's Face Should Be on 20 Dollar Bill

I'm at the point where any time I see her face, I know there's going to be some sort of fuckery going down. In fact, I think since the media has already exhausted its former go to "Black people" like Don Lemon, Stacy Dash, so they're looking for new faces since trotting out the same old Negroes are starting to look more than a little 'tired' and basic.

Insert Raven Symone, Ben Carson, Charles Barkley, and the latest edition, Sean (P-diddy) Combs

Now since Raven Symone is already exhausted, let's get right to P-diddy and what he said about Baltimore.

Apparently, he thinks Black people are committing genocide on themselves.

GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE WITH THAT BULLSHIT! Here's why,

That dude made his money off of the backs of people who were about that life, and then he turned around and pointed the finger at the people he made money off of now that he's finished with them. That's not right at all.

True, gang violence needs to be addressed, but these people act like neighborhood crime is a uniquely Black thing.  Not only that, they act like it hasn't been addressed simply because he or people like him don't see it and they only hear about it. People act like physical violence comes from lack of education, without paying attention to the fact that there are many types of violence that comes from many different people regardless of education.

That being said, I think people who think like Puffy ought to examine WHY those factors exist in the Black neighborhoods. People want to focus on the effect of what caused the violence, but refuse to look at the actual causes of the violence.

They also need to stop primping for the camera. How could they not know they are getting used? Every successful Black person should ask themselves the following question any time they get asked to speak on "Black affairs" or anything that appears to be a troll question, "What is the point of them asking me this question?"

Whenever the media asks a question like that, or asks you to speak about anything related to ideas of Blackness, or Black issues, it's always "funny". Always.  They can't tell me they don't know that after all of that time being in the spotlight. I don't buy it.

But they may be so married to the system that they had no choice to talk that foolishness. Oh well. The backlash will be strong. And they'll just have to suck it up.


*footnote- Now as far as the idea of putting Harriet on the new twenty dollar bill goes, I've had 2 different perspectives.

1. Nope, because they couldn't even give reparations for Black people (as if we could trust them to be fair and honest anyway) and they want to put Harriet on a piece of paper that really isn't worth the backing anymore.

2. Put all Black faces on the bills. This way, people will be forced to look at Black faces and be reminded of them when they spend money. Make the faces Nat Turner, Malcolm X, Assatta Shakur, and Marcus Garvey.

Number two sounds like something I could get into. I mean, given the racial climate in this cuntry (spelled like that on purpose), I can predict the following: the value of the US dollar will fall heavily, which will result in a greater rise in alternative currencies. People will flock to bitcoin, which is already under investigation by the federal government.

That is until the government makes it okay to use bitcoin after the fact.

Sigh. Why must I think so much?  -_- 

Good Cops verses Bad Cops

I know what you're thinking. You're thinking I'm HELLA late with this post.  For that, I'm sorry. BUT as for right now, here is my take on it.

Any time a police brutality incident pops up, people are quick to put on their cape and say, "Not ALL cops are bad."

Well, let's talk about that for a minute, shall we?

Usually, someone that says this sort of thing may have a loved one who is a cop. They feel like the loved one is unfairly getting bashed because of their profession. They see it as a personal attack on their family.

I get that. 

But relatives belonging to the cops mentioned in this article complete with FBI statistics  may have said they were "good people" and "good cops" as well.
Here's what happens when "good cops" do their jobs:

This particular officer tried to stop her partner from brutalizing

 someone. She reported it within the precinct. As a result, 

she was fired, and denied pension.


This officer was fired for going "rouge", and was terminated because of how she handled several situations. She considers herself as a "peace officer"

This particular whistleblower decided to expose the fact that 

Oxnard police officers would go get tattoos after they 

shoot people.



And here's a facebook page dedicated to "good cops".

Now, of course that's a small bit of information regarding good cops, but what I'm seeing is that the good cops end up being retaliated against for reporting bad things being done by fellow officers. They also get fired. 

But there was one cop who worked in such a hostile environment between his coworkers, that he ended up writing a manifesto and decided he'd expose the corruption and go after the people who treated him wrong.

That officer's name was Christopher Dorner.

And that's why I tell people to GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE whenever they say "Not all cops are bad." Because the only reason the good ones are still in the precinct is because they turn a blind eye whenever corruption within the force shows up. 

"This is NOT your hood. You don't own that"... << On Protest Chants.

For those who don't know. I've been active on the social justice front. Two particular chants that had been circulating around the Ferguson protests have made me cringe. That chant went as follows:

This is what democracy looks like! Whose streets?! OUR STREETS.

Newsflash people...


This article is what democracy looks like. Pay attention. These are not your streets.


This article is exactly why I cringed so hard when people were chanting about democracy and who owns the streets. Read this article and read it carefully. I've been trying to tell people about my feelings towards those chants and why people think I've "changed" a bit. I have not changed. This article clearly explains my thoughts. Think about that the next time (because we KNOW damn well, there will be a next time, after all how many people have died after Mike Brown in Ferguson?) you go to a protest and decide to chant with the people, or come up with your own chant. Think about it. That's why that chant could GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE WITH THAT BULLSHIT.That is all.

Baltimore and Freddie Gray

I will spare you from the typical rhetoric regarding riots, MLK, "destroying where you live" and "respectability politics".  All I have to say is this:


Remember how the media will portray you.

Watch how you move. Be swift, be calculating, be deliberate.

Be Smart.

Watch how people move, and move accordingly.

Consider all angles before you react, and do so with precision.

Stay safe, and follow that method, Black people (and anyone else who may be out there protesting).
Learn from everything that happened in Ferguson.

That is all.