A summary of the video:
Racism is still an issue (not nearly as much of an issue as it used to be). The bulk of the problem is a cultural crisis.
Felt that Cosby addressed the failures of the non achiever culture among us. Cosby used economic categories to identify the none achievers. He did acknowledge that maybe Cosby didn't use the right terminology, but understood where he was coming from.
He critiqued Dyson's critique that Cosby was just criticizing poor people. He felt that Dyson didn't get the message related to the culture of poverty.
He feels that while most AA, 88%, are achievers or have achiever values, a small minority lives by non achiever values. Generally, achievers set the trends and tones for everyone else; they are the leaders. However, He feels that the non achievers have become the dominant group/voice of blacks and that they sets the trends for us.
My questions:
Are the none achievers setting the tone for the Black race? Are the non-achievers the leaders in our community? If so, how did they become the voice of our race?
Thanks for the summary
I'm tired of the common tactic "acknowledging to dismiss," when it comes to racism
Either you believe racism exist or not. Save the half azz acknowledgement but then proceed to critique black folks within an isolated environment by dismissing the obstacles that only institutional racism can create
If you really believe that the wealth imbalance is due to black folks hanging on the corner, then you've been taught wrong, brain washed, and you lack the perspective to rationally critique blacks folks
Both Cosby and Farrakhan critique black folks for the same shyt....but why are their opinions accepted differently? simply...one proved he has the guts, knowledge, and perspective to rationally critique any community accordingly, while the other have followed the blue print of cherry picking which community to critique, while ignoring blatant racist tactics in his own industry
Dr. Dyson was correct in calling out Cosby for his critique which either lacked perspective OR utilized the "acknowledging to dismiss" tactic
Personal responsibility means nothing without societal responsibility, and vice versa
You can't focus your blame solely on a certain black demographics, while ignoring the camera operator, the entertainer, the prison industrial complex, the director, and the education system, just to name a few other entities that contributes to the existence of certain black demographics
My main problem with folks who focus on certain demographics of the black community is that in a different instance, those same folks would co-sign the antics of the demographics if it benefits them
For example:
Entertainers:
-Rick Ross to Jennifer Lopez goes back to the hood periodically for a new project, to capitalize off the stereotype and conditions for an edgier promotion
-Marlon Wayne and Lord Jamal twitter exchange. Marlon used every hood stereotype towards Jamal, but yet he has and will use those same stereotypes in his movies
Regular person:
-Dudes raised in the suburbs using hood characteristics when trying to seem edgy for some poosay, but then shytting on those black folks who satisfy certain hood characteristics
-A black colleague of mine, would switch up between striving to prove he's a safe negro to some white colleagues and mimicking hood characteristics when the topic among the same white colleagues was about how great the wire was and what was the latest hip hop song
-My cousin was a big waka flocka when he first came out. This mawfacka always chanting "hard in the paint," and other quotes from flocka when it was justifying his overreaction and ignorant antics. But at different times, he would say "this is why black folks ain't got shyt" when viewing worldstar vids or some negative news report about a black person
