Dear Cornelius,
To say that I am disappointed with your blatant disregard of such glaring infraction on the human's, albeit, woman's dignity is to put it rather mildly. If we find ourselves in a bind to call a spade a spade when so little (friendship or whatever else) is at stake, how can we cry foul at the conduct of six individuals who obviously felt that while they could not retrospectively "fix" history a la the triumph of the struggle for civil rights, they could at least contribute to sustaining a hierarchic relations of race in America. And so they did. But you disapprove, 'steaming" and all. Might I suggest that in light of your comment here, you take a hard long look in the mirror before you throw another stone. Really, we ought to be the change we seek.
To some of the particularities of your comment, "brother to brother" can only mean that you assume this forum to be an all male affair. Either that or the events that you decry unfolded in a space in which female commentary is least expected and perhaps unwelcome? Rather telling assumptions, would you not say? By the way, I take it that "orthodox language purism" is code word for civility in the public sphere, if nothing else. Why suggest that he leave some reference to "her legs" out of it, unless of course you do realize that his word usage is problematic. Then perhaps a simple "Brother" you got this one wrong! might have served him better. Perhaps he might have acknowledged that he did indeed get it wrong and apologized. That I guess would have been un-"Brotherly" I guess.
Again, we must hold ourselves to higher standards.
Chiedo Nwankwor
The Brother was letting off some steam, Brother to Brother. He's got the right to shout , or does he have to ask permission from you to blow his mind? Surely, you orthodox language purists don't grudge him telling it as it is?
Of course, you can all pray that he won't be saying things about her legs on the BBC at 3 a.m. tomorrow morning. I'm sure that he can be more elegant and even more circumspect when push comes to shove and as potent in wordology as my man Ishmael Reed is in delineating in JUICE how racism reared its ugly butt during the OJ Simpson trial. The nation was evenly divided about OJ's guilt back then, just as the nation is divided now about Zimmerman.
On page 113-114 of "Juice", the following conversation takes place:
"You're just sticking with your black brother. Playing the race card"
"You could be accused of playing the gender card by bonding with your white sister. Calling her Marcia. Very unprofessional. The only thing that white women expect of you is to be their maid. You Latinas still don't get it. They put this 187 up to kick your ass out of the country and you still love white people. They beat up Mexicans at the border and you don't do shit. They insult and laugh at Rosa Lopez and you remain passive."
"How dare you insult me this way. I'll put in a compliant. You blacks are always bitching, always complaining about your victimization. Rev Eugene Rivers is right. You should work hard like other people entering the country. You and your Chaka Zulu leaders. Asking for affirmative action – "
"Your ass wouldn't be here if it weren't for affirmative action. Why do you think they made you the co-anchor? Because they were afraid to hire a real Latina, somebody unafraid to take a position that wasn't approved of by the Rathwheeler crowd. You and that sinister creep Geraldo Riviera ain't doing nothing but carrying buckets for the white man."… And so the argument goes on...
On Monday, 15 July 2013 06:35:44 UTC+2, Ikhide wrote:Chika,I am surprised and disappointed that the BBC would grant you an interview. Your remarks below are hateful, sexist and racist. You should be ashamed of yourself. And just in case you have not been told this, you are a shameless self-promoter with delusions of grandeur. Be well.- IkhideTo post to this group, send an email to USAAfric...@googlegroups.comBBC Program on Zimmerman Verdict
BBC Program on Zimmerman VerdictI have agreed to be interviewed on the BBC where I am interviewed frequently, at 11 pm, New York Time today, which is 3 am British time. I am emotionally angry and sad that an unarmed black teenager, minding his own business, was gunned down and his killer acquitted by almost all-white jury, with a buffoon of a so-called black/hispanic woman whose passion and obviously profession is making children, eight children and working at a nursing home. The idiot doesn't even know how to close her f**king damn legs, let alone knowing how to decide on a murder conviction with the white women intimidating her.Listen to the BBC at 3 am GMT.Chika Onyeani--
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