God and Capitalism

The religious sector of the world, though they are very different indeed, tends to all align around common morals, ethics, and life standards. They believe in honesty and truth… good will toward all men. Generally this goes across the religious spectrum. We (the world) use these different belief systems to judge all that we do. But at what point does the judge get off the bench and we fail to continue to hold true to these altruistic standards.
Example #1 (and the only example of the night for that matter) is CAPITALISM. Makes me think back to those little bracelets that Christians used to wear that said W.W.J.D.? (What Would Jesus Do?). (Though I relate this blog to Christianity because it is what I adhere to the most… please know that I am being critical of all religions). What is the response of all these high deities toward the more and more capitalistic world?
I mean really… Do you think that Jesus feels comfortable with us eating at night until our belly’s are full, when there are people across the globe that starve. What about the fact that when we sit down to eat a nice juicy steak… the wheat that it took to feed the cow to produce the steak could have fed a family of four in a drought. Crime (most crime) in my personal opinion is just a common case of the haves and the have not’s… Crime is the have not’s being fed and erasing the “not” by themselves. There are many things that people across the world pray for an answer to, but in the words of Bob Marley… “Most people think Great God will come from the sky… but if you know what life is worth, you would look for yours on earth..”. Maybe I should be a Robin Hood??

Family Guy vs. The Boondocks

One of the most offensive shows on T.V. today is Family Guy. On every show the fail not to make fun of a different minority group within the US. I had enough on the episode where the little baby says, "What would I be if I didn't take care of my responsibilities" and then the dog says "A black guy". Call me crazy but isn't that a little over the top??? When has this type of mockery become acceptable. Some people make the argument that Family Guy makes fun of all people the same. So F*ing what!!! It still is a white cartoon that makes fun of minorities from a seat of privilege.


Well if you don't think that it is offensive that is okay too... everyone is entitled to there own opinion. But some people have went as far to say that the Boondocks... a wonderful cartoon that satires politics and attacks the system and not people is racist also. WRONG ANSWER!!! First of all, there is a difference between a black person making a joke about race and a white person making a joke about race. When I white person does it, it is like a person that can walking making fun of someone for being in a wheel chair. And when a Black person makes a racial joke it is like some one in a wheel chair laugh a some because they can walk. Which situation is meaner. I think the real problem is that we (the world) hasn't come to terms with this whole notion of privilege. Why certain things coming from certain people mean different thing. Take a look at the below clips.


The Boondocks



Family Guy

A People United

“…any emancipation hereafter granted to any slave of slaves… shale be upon the expressed condition that he she or they will leave the state within ninety days from the granting thereof and never will return within the state afterwards.”

This was a law that I found that was passed through the General Assembly of North Carolina in January of 1831. We have this forced separation with in the Black population way back in the 1800’s. There is a famous quote that the Black Student Union at UNC-Charlotte always uses that say a people united shall never see defeat. This law was obviously a ploy to calm down rising tension among free blacks that help lead to the Civil War and eventually emancipation for everyone.

In what ways do African Americans allow themselves to be separated from their powerful halves. UNC-Charlotte, a PWI, is located about ten minutes from one of the best HBCU’s in the country. But yet there is still an unsaid feeling of superiority at the unranked PWI. When speaking with an early African American attendee of UNC-Charlotte, I was shocked to find out that of reasons that the school was built so far away from the middle of the city was to be away from “outside influence”. Could we as the so called educated be falling for and unconscious attempt to separate a people again?

The Pitfalls of Racial Reasoning

In Dr. West’s book he goes into a chapter that elaborates in details the downside of too much racial reasoning. I would definitely be doing too much to also going in detail and defining this. I suggest you buy the book… it is a classic called Race Matters.

It has come to my attention that we (African Americans) just might be doing this again in the current political race. Now I’m an Obama supporter and God knows that I hope he gets in the White House and turn it Black. But have become so preoccupied with the man’s race that we fail to be critical of his platform and policies.

As a supporter of Obama I think we should all take a step back and remember that this man is not Jesus. I asked a few supporters of Obama what do they not like about him today, and there response was “I haven’t found no fault in him”. Now call me crazy, but don’t that sound like a scripture or something? Have we made Obama into God… Is he the Anti-Christ??? No… he is definitely not the Anti-Christ but please people ***in the mocking tone of Bill Cosby*** lets be critical.

I read a good blog the other day talking about Black People’s not being honest in the presidential race (Shannon). But I believe this slight ignorance goes beyond the presidential race. Sometimes that we become so happy to have black person in position that we aren’t critical enough. And sometimes dominate culture is so happy to put one of us in position, just to shut us up.

Lets not let race go beyond truth. Now don’t get me wrong I’m all for bringing down the all white hierarchy that has been in place since the conception of America, but let’s do it with intelligence so that we don’t look like babbling fools. Case in point of foolish Racial Reasoning that we have supported in the past… R. Kelly (GUILTY!!), Duke Lacrosse (We were ready to start marching before the case even got started), and O.J. (Yes I understand the argument that Black people made about making sure there was a fair trial… and that is needed… but once again we jumped to conclusions from the start!!)

Come on people let’s begin to use those higher level thinking skills that we know we have and don’t act like because we want to see the race progress (and that we do), that we aren’t critical and smart people.