Yeah, my google-fu is weak, or I am just lazy. Everything I saw came up in the UK nothing here in the US. I will have to look further. Thanks for the heads up.
Edit: Found it on XtremeHerbs.com
As for Kimbo Slice, I am with you on his rise from nothing, and he doesn’t come across as an asshole. But then, again, what you see on TV isn’t always a good indicator.
That point disregards context. The question was presented with “Black” (That’s English for negro.) history month. I think your point would be relevant if the question was,“It’s cracker history month. Which white person has made a difference in your life?”
The cracker question sets the stage for you to respond with degrading examples of whites. However, the “black history” question should have a feeling comparable to “Which great white American most influenced your life?”
You see? Racism is so ingrained in the American psyche that we can’t even show respect when we designate a month for specific observance.
Further, in a “free” country, it is the responsibility of citizens (of all races) to do the right thing, not the government. It’s every person’s responsibility to make this distinction that I cite. The decision not to is just another example of how American racism’s disparate consequences continue.
You say,“it’s fun and light-hearted.” I say the fact that people don’t take the vast disparate condition of the African American population as seriously as a joke about sexual assault or the murder of old ladies is proof that America doesn’t give an ounce of shit that little African American girls get raped on their way to public school.
I think that’s a shame that each of us should carry that’s comparable to what we’d want any slave trader to have.
Alicia Keys. 
Oh! and Black Dynamite.
Olaudah Equiano - was an African writer whose experiences as a slave prompted him to become involved in the British abolition movement.
Andrew Watson - Played football for QPR in the 1870s.
Gil “Walter” Scott Heron (The Black flash)- Played for Celtic in the early 50s father of Gil Scott-Heron
Orinoco Campbell - Possibly the last man in Scotland to be jailed for wearing Tartan and his treatment led to the repeal of the disarming act.
[quote=adouglasmhor;2303658].
Gil “Walter” Scott Heron (The Black flash)- Played for Celtic in the early 50s father of Gil Scott-Heron[/quote]
I totally forgot about him!!
I raise your Art Jimmerson with Emmanuel Yarbrough.
Who Dad or Junior? Winter in America is one of my top ten albums of all time and I grew up supporting the hoops.
[quote=Adam Alexander;2303638]That point disregards context. The question was presented with “Black” (That’s English for negro.) history month. I think your point would be relevant if the question was,“It’s cracker history month. Which white person has made a difference in your life?”
The cracker question sets the stage for you to respond with degrading examples of whites. However, the “black history” question should have a feeling comparable to “Which great white American most influenced your life?”
You see? Racism is so ingrained in the American psyche that we can’t even show respect when we designate a month for specific observance.
Further, in a “free” country, it is the responsibility of citizens (of all races) to do the right thing, not the government. It’s every person’s responsibility to make this distinction that I cite. The decision not to is just another example of how American racism’s disparate consequences continue.
You say,“it’s fun and light-hearted.” I say the fact that people don’t take the vast disparate condition of the African American population as seriously as a joke about sexual assault or the murder of old ladies is proof that America doesn’t give an ounce of shit that little African American girls get raped on their way to public school.
I think that’s a shame that each of us should carry that’s comparable to what we’d want any slave trader to have.[/quote]
You mention context, so Black History month - as celebrated on Bullshido in the YMAS section mind you - should automatically bring our minds to the historically great black Americans?
I was basically parented by a black woman for 6 of my most formative years. I grew up in neighborhoods that were populated by as many black folks as white. I worked on tobacco farms and sweated with black people. I worked in restaurants owned and managed by black people. I have been to black churches, clubs, funerals, and family reunions. From my perspective I wasn’t a white kid in a black community, I was just a kid. I am richer because of having those people in my life. I’m not talking about “my token black friend”. I’m talking about people who are in some cases closer to me than family.
When somebody asks me what black people impact me I think of those individuals who I know well enough to love and hate.
I do not think of Oprah Winfrey, Rosa Parks, or Fredrick Douglass. While they certainly had an effect on the American landscape, they didn’t impact me in a personal way. My life has been made easier by inventions of black people. I’ve benefited from medicines discovered by black people. But most important to me, I’ve become a better person because of certain black individuals.
In fact, I think I mention at least one of the black women who I grew up with in my first post on this thread. So YOU celebrate the black people in history books. I’ll celebrate the black people I love.
[quote=Adam Alexander;2303638]That point disregards context. The question was presented with “Black” (That’s English for negro.) history month. I think your point would be relevant if the question was,“It’s cracker history month. Which white person has made a difference in your life?”
The cracker question sets the stage for you to respond with degrading examples of whites. However, the “black history” question should have a feeling comparable to “Which great white American most influenced your life?”
You see? Racism is so ingrained in the American psyche that we can’t even show respect when we designate a month for specific observance.
Further, in a “free” country, it is the responsibility of citizens (of all races) to do the right thing, not the government. It’s every person’s responsibility to make this distinction that I cite. The decision not to is just another example of how American racism’s disparate consequences continue.
You say,“it’s fun and light-hearted.” I say the fact that people don’t take the vast disparate condition of the African American population as seriously as a joke about sexual assault or the murder of old ladies is proof that America doesn’t give an ounce of shit that little African American girls get raped on their way to public school.
I think that’s a shame that each of us should carry that’s comparable to what we’d want any slave trader to have.[/quote]
Good lord shut up.
um… what? I’m pretty sure he would’ve looked kinda jewish… you know like the jews, of which he was one.
But that aside:
Mike Tyson, simply because watching his fights changed the way I boxed for the better.
this guy called Julian I went to school with. Our school was pretty segregated socially, he was the only guy who stopped me becoming a complete racist
[quote=MMAMickey;2303742]um… what? I’m pretty sure he would’ve looked kinda jewish… you know like the jews, of which he was one.
[/quote]Please don’t go there okay Please.
If you want to take up what is considered to be the responsibility of self-governing people and people who wish to undo the cultural tendencies that preserve race-based inequality, that is what you should do.
Whether or not you “should” is based on your goals.
I was basically parented by a black woman for 6 of my most formative years…
You should move somewhere that’s not segregated for a time and see how things work. I felt the same as you (raised on the border of Detroit) until I witnessed the subtle actions that have such a big impact.
Seeing it in action, makes you rethink everything you’ve ever known.
It seems my chaperon’s arrived and my impassioned calls for justice have exceeded their welcome:pancakebu
[quote=Adam Alexander;2303756]
You should move somewhere that’s not segregated for a time and see how things work. [/quote]
What? I live in a segregated area? I’m wondering if you’re trolling, so full of yourself that you can’t see straight, or just dumb.
At this point I want to type some racist shit just to piss you off. But I won’t.
Back on point: Michael Jordan very politely kicked me off the basketball court at UNC once. He seems a very classy fellow. He’s on my good list.
[quote=tao.jonez;2303761]so full of yourself that you can’t see straight, or just dumb.
[/quote]This right here.
[quote=Adam Alexander;2303756]
It seems my chaperon’s arrived and my impassioned calls for justice have exceeded their welcome:pancakebu[/quote]
Justice??? Wow.
Dad. My father grew up in Glasgow, and he always told me about the “Black Arrow”. Got me into playing football. I always wanted to play for the Celtics, but I got out of football when I got into martial arts, and had more fun kicking people than kicking footballs.
Alicia keyes,damn forgot about her.now theirs a woman i wish would touch me in a personal way.or how about some al green/hendrix/grandmaster flash/b.b.king/curtis mayfield/albert king/muddy waters/james brown/bob marley and the whalers/and so many many more that truly to inspire me.
It seems my chaperon’s arrived and my impassioned calls for justice have exceeded their welcome
Sorry, all out of white guilt here.
Oh yeah! I forgot Balrog from Street Fighter.
[quote=tao.jonez;2303761]What? I live in a segregated area? I’m wondering if you’re trolling, so full of yourself that you can’t see straight, or just dumb.
At this point I want to type some racist just to you off. But I won’t.[/quote]
Get real. That’s an obvious typo.
Who inspires you Adam? Who are the great black heroes who’ve impacted you the most? Let’s cheer for them.
The cliched Jackie Robinson. Dude was a total badass. Excelled in pretty much EVERY sport, from track and field to football before settling into Professional Baseball and making everyone who went up against him look like an amateur.
It’s not black history month without throwing him a shoutout.