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? -_-
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? -_-
