wtf... "How Ta-Nehisi Coates Gives Whiteness Power"

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

This is who I was talking about earlier...



The whole thread is comedy

Coates specifically replies to bullshyt like this.

Coates is saying "theres so much shyt to write about, that we need more writers" He can't do it all.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Look, even the most left wing people push for reasons to shyt on Coates.

Its astounding. Even when he addresses the flaws people levy upon him.




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[jj23]

With so many of these pseudo intellectuals out to get him, he must be doing something right.

fukk solutions. Has no one ever considered that there may be no solution to this issue? Even so, that's not Coates fault, he didn't create the structure. What he helps you to realise, is how the structure of racial inequality permeates every level of society. It's been built into the structure. This isn't a structure that can easily be torn down and rebuilt either. To do that, a lot of black people die and many more will suffer. Who honestly can say they want that? People want to live their lives in the time allotted and do the best they can. That's the harsh reality.

 

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[ogc163]

Go to 36:23 Makes me think of McWhorters statement regarding Coates and White liberals "You do know he hates you too right"?

 

[Macallik86]

Man, this further proves Coates critics really dont understand him. Dude is really ahead of them. They dont know that he doesn't proclaim to be an authority, wiseman, or have predictions:

@ogc163 listen at 1:00:30 he directly addresses that Thomas Williams article in the NYTimes







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The moderator misquoted the point of the article. The piece didn't state that you shouldn't talk about race, but that you can't inherently blame a race. The point being made is that you cannot say blacks or jews are the root of all evil in the world. The same should apply for how we approach whites as well. There are obviously glaring issues and inequalities that need to be addressed but the OP is highlighting how blaming an entire race is throwing fuel to the fire and doesn't create a dialogue or a way of understanding.

The best analogy I can think of is that there are a growing number of black feminist that see black men as the root of all evil. As a black male, it is concerning and often a non-starter for me to have a conversation with someone who starts of the conversations by placing all the troubles and blames of the world as my fault. The idea that many whites wouldn't have a similar reaction is shortsighted.

I actually am a fan of TNC but I can definitely see how the way that he tackles issues can be an issue after reading the critiques.

 

[Losttribe]

You are free to like or dislike Coates - I personally find him to be redundant and somewhat banal - but gauging the quality and demographics of the reception a work/artist receives can wield some very important insight into the broader social environment. My issue isn't with the veracity of his claims, it's with how they're being utilized, and by whom.


I'm not suggesting dismissing Coates simply because white people like him, I'm saying it's telling that a certain subset of white people hold him in such esteem. It stinks to me. Also, physics isn't as subjective a field as social critique or racial politics.


In my opinion, Coates is a White Writer. He isn't talking to black people, he's acting as a safari guide of black pain to white liberal tourists. They pick up his book/article, read about how powerful they are (magnified by them superficially eschewing that power), and get off on it. "Heavy is the head that wears the crown." Crucially, they never have to remove themselves from the centre position of this Historical narrative. The vast majority of white people I know love Coates ("He's a Very Important Writer!"), yet they're never willing to make any meaningful acts to decentralize themselves, which is a necessary step in truly defeating White Supremacy. Also, I really dislike how conspicuously he apes Baldwin. Also, his politics suck.

You worded all this shyt


excellent

 

[Gains]

Holy shyt at the nonsense....yo get the fukk out of HL again real talk I was just reminded of how much of a shytty poster you are

I'm talking about Trump and this shythead can't NOT bring up Hillary fukking Clinton

Yo I wasn't even a fan of this woman before this election and now I hate her strictly because you clowns won't stop fukking talking about her

Trumpset bring up Hillary more than Fox News

 

[King Kreole]

Ta-Nehisi Coates is the neoliberal face of the black freedom struggle | Cornel West

Unfortunately, Coates’ allegiance to Obama has produced an impoverished understanding of black history. He reveals this when he writes: “Ossie Davis famously eulogized Malcolm X as ‘our living, Black manhood’ and ‘our own Black shining prince.’ Only one man today could bear those twin honorifics: Barack Obama.”

This gross misunderstanding of who Malcolm X was – the greatest prophetic voice against the American Empire – and who Barack Obama is – the first black head of the American Empire – speaks volumes about Coates’ neoliberal view of the world.

 

[Jermio]

Cornel West ethered Coates. Black Twitter salty as fukk: "B-b-b-but he jealous!"

 

[ogc163]

West is cornball, and smh at him using certain quotes and taking them out of context.

 

[tru_m.a.c]

This is who I was talking about earlier...



The whole thread is comedy

So essentially he's not mean enough in his writing?

 

[ogc163]

So essentially he's not mean enough in his writing?

http://media.nypl.org/video/LIVE_2015-10-13_Coates.mp4

Been listening to this old interview and a audience member @ the 1:20:00 mark start talking reeeeaaal spicy Explicitly calls Coates a token Black male and comes at him for not writing about the Black female experience.

 

[I Really Mean It]

This essay is invalidated by the mere suggestion that Obama is black. By that statement alone, you can already tell the author is a delusional c00n.