Comments for Merrison to Raymond http://www.raymondmongroo.com My Thoughts My Work My Passions Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:28:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on The thing about racisim by Safiya Samuel http://www.raymondmongroo.com/2008/07/07/the-thing-about-racisim/#comment-7 Safiya Samuel Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:30:23 +0000 http://www.raymondmongroo.com/?p=35#comment-7 Sadly, most seemingly evolved brothers and sisters shy away from tackling the issue of race head on. The convenient buffer is to mask the truth about racism by declaring racial tolerance and global acceptance. This appears to be the aggressive cancer that is crippling the black community. We are so absolutely consumed with embracing other races that in the very process we lose our sense of self. Our life experiences are largely punctuated and enriched by heterogeneity. Yet, we embark upon crusades that promote cultural homogeneity. I don't even think that what was described in the article pertained to racism. What I read seemed to establish a case for ethnic discrimination, not racism. In the friends that you polled and consequently labeled "racist", appear to have a strong sense of communtiy. This is inherently why other ethnic communities have been able to progress. Chika Onyeani in his book "Capitalist Nigger" speaks about developing an economic spider web among the black community. A concept that still remains alien to most of us. We gripe over the fact that black people consistently fail at doing business. But we are active participants in their failure if we elect to use our economic power to fatten already obese calves. We need to find our center first, then spread our arms. It has always been said and within a deeper context, it has greater weight than when its uttered in the form of a cliche...You must love yourself first before you can love anyone else. Just a thought....Great topic Sadly, most seemingly evolved brothers and sisters shy away from tackling the issue of race head on. The convenient buffer is to mask the truth about racism by declaring racial tolerance and global acceptance. This appears to be the aggressive cancer that is crippling the black community. We are so absolutely consumed with embracing other races that in the very process we lose our sense of self. Our life experiences are largely punctuated and enriched by heterogeneity. Yet, we embark upon crusades that promote cultural homogeneity. I don’t even think that what was described in the article pertained to racism. What I read seemed to establish a case for ethnic discrimination, not racism.

In the friends that you polled and consequently labeled “racist”, appear to have a strong sense of communtiy. This is inherently why other ethnic communities have been able to progress. Chika Onyeani in his book “Capitalist Nigger” speaks about developing an economic spider web among the black community. A concept that still remains alien to most of us. We gripe over the fact that black people consistently fail at doing business. But we are active participants in their failure if we elect to use our economic power to fatten already obese calves.

We need to find our center first, then spread our arms. It has always been said and within a deeper context, it has greater weight than when its uttered in the form of a cliche…You must love yourself first before you can love anyone else.

Just a thought….Great topic

]]> Comment on The thing about racisim by Michael Vass http://www.raymondmongroo.com/2008/07/07/the-thing-about-racisim/#comment-5 Michael Vass Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:28:10 +0000 http://www.raymondmongroo.com/?p=35#comment-5 I'm glad to see you enjoy my posts at www.blackandwhiteblog.com, as well as the writing by some of my colleagues. I thank you for including that blog in your post. But the issue of race is far more prevalent than just what some people do in obvious ways. It's not just who you won't date, or what store and party they won't go to. It's the movies and television shows that virtually exclude any non-White. It's the framing of stories that the news media depicts. It's the arguements that politicans use at town meetings. It's so deeply ingrained in America that most don't see it, and fewer are willing to discuss it even if they see it. My own <a href="http://www.blackentertainmentblog.com" rel="nofollow">blogs</a> and many of my posts deal with these issues. From both sides as best as I can understand. And I'm glad to see that others are looking at the issue too. Because until we all can see what is going on, casually everyday, we can't fix anything. I’m glad to see you enjoy my posts at http://www.blackandwhiteblog.com, as well as the writing by some of my colleagues. I thank you for including that blog in your post.

But the issue of race is far more prevalent than just what some people do in obvious ways. It’s not just who you won’t date, or what store and party they won’t go to.

It’s the movies and television shows that virtually exclude any non-White. It’s the framing of stories that the news media depicts. It’s the arguements that politicans use at town meetings. It’s so deeply ingrained in America that most don’t see it, and fewer are willing to discuss it even if they see it.

My own blogs and many of my posts deal with these issues. From both sides as best as I can understand. And I’m glad to see that others are looking at the issue too. Because until we all can see what is going on, casually everyday, we can’t fix anything.

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]]> Comment on The thing about racisim by Nigel Mahabir http://www.raymondmongroo.com/2008/07/07/the-thing-about-racisim/#comment-2 Nigel Mahabir Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:43:09 +0000 http://www.raymondmongroo.com/?p=35#comment-2 Ha Ha Ha Love it The World should not be racist But love my dom perrigon lifestyle and i want thing the way i want it Whether my preference is Vanilla Chocolate or Coca-Cola I am not a Racist But if you have a preference , YOU ARE A RACIST. ============================================ Sort like my anti - Bono (u2) attitude forgive the poor nations of the world but do not raise my taxes to do it :-P Ha Ha Ha

Love it

The World should not be racist
But love my dom perrigon lifestyle
and i want thing the way i want it

Whether my preference is Vanilla Chocolate or Coca-Cola
I am not a Racist

But if you have a preference , YOU ARE A RACIST.

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Sort like my anti - Bono (u2) attitude

forgive the poor nations of the world
but do not raise my taxes to do it

:-P

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