I’ve never seen or met you yet, I was just making some fine points regarding your posts (not picking on you; please don’t take it personal). I too have been through the mill with white men (while in the military, in school, etc. etc.) and, I’m very angry about a lot of things that some black men will not stand up to and correct in the legal & political arena. I wouldn’t censor myself either however, I’ll bet you my paycheck that if I were to post/say some of the things a lot of white politicians have/continue to say about blacks, President Obama, Madame First Lady Obama, and his current policies/agenda; I’d propbably be arrested on the spot and tried for treason.
I emphasize this point because I’m 14 months away from my B.S Psychology-Substance Abuse, and I’ve been given every lie/excuse and “so-called official” reason by Management and our Local AFGE 515 why it’ll take me a lot longer to transfer to Mental Health Service (as an Intern); here at the Miami VA where I work yet, whites can get in before they get their degrees in a certain field.

Sure, having high connections in the job market and other arenas is a plus; I’m just totally sick to my stomach that it’s not what you know;(education & common sense) that qualifies you anymore. Now it’s who you know. However, I’ll just keep pushing toward my goals because if the “whites” can start out as an intern at $68K a year; then so can I.

Again, thanks for your posts and I hope we can continue dialogue on this issue; I’m willing to go the distance if you are. Who knows, maybe we’ll end up at the White House trying to make a “change” for the betterment of not only our race, but for others as well.

Nothing beats a failure but a try. . . . .

SMILE.

Thanks.

James.

That is so real and very true; whether other blacks choose to keep blinders on, remain in denial, and/or continue to destroy the very fabric of the black community (blaming it all on the ‘white man”); I think a lot of people just tend to “settle for less” however, the “blacksploitation” dynamics started in Philadelphia when the Declaration of Independence was signed by these so-called “forefathers” at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. I’m sure you’ve read the DOI if not, please read the entire document and it’s not hard to figure out why the caption “We The People” is written in bold and is at the beginning of this document.

I stress that point because the term “We The People” refers to this country being formed/created by white people and for white people. Our anscestors just did the manual labor. Thus, it doesn’t surprise me that all these (white politicians/GOP/Tea Party>>>the Klan in suits); continue to bash President Obama yet, these same white politicians refuse to accept a Black President; they’re still in denial about the fact that Bush was a C average student who just happened to get elected the 43rd President of the United States yet, they seem to use various mediums and dialogue to also deflect the fact that the Bush family owned slaves (black & white); look at current laws in Texas regarding the treatment of blacks & other people of color;(Specifically; laws on the books regarding the Judicial System in Texas and, how many loopholes white & jewish lawyers use to make more $$$$ and keep our brothers & sisters locked up longer; even if they’ve been proven innocent in court of whatever crimes they commited to get locked up in the first place). Some of the same stuff is happening here in Florida; not just here in Miami but, the whole State of Florida.

Like yourself, I’ve been all over the world (Army/Combat Veteran) and, I’ve seen a lot of the same “blacksploitation” in Germany, Italy, Korea, Japan, and the Middle East.

However, I’m so grateful to GOD that I experienced and learned from/about other cultures and races. Elaine has a great point that THE BLAME GAME NEEDS TO STOP!!! When I blame, I must FIRST look at the 3 other fingers pointing back at me so, responsibility starts & ends with SELF; not other people, places, things, circumstances, situations, and/or outside entities.

I’m out for now.

Enjoy your weekend and be safe.

James.

To be to the point; sounds like you’re a bitter black woman. I think it all boils down to the “heart & spirit” of a person (regardles of race). I’ve read the book and I would encourage yourself and other balck women to write a book on the same subject yet, from a “sista’s” point of view. I’m not picking on you; I just disagree with some of your statements about black men. Not all black men are insensitive and cruel to black women (only the black men who have self-estem issues). I’ve been on that side of the fence and until GOD pulled me out of my own self-created internal hell; I was close to being in a casket.

I’ve been with my current lady for 10 years and, she’s a beautiful black woman. I think if brotha’s just TOTALLY stop treating our black women like a piece of meat then, maybe, just maybe, they’ll learn the fine points of your “black beauty” Not trying to toot my own horn but, I learned these fine points from my grandmother, aunts, & sisters. As a black woman, you deserve to be the “princess”; not white women although, I’m not racist/prejudiced; I just prefer the black woman over any other race of woman (not because I’m a black man);I learn more from/about how to treat black women from black women.

Again, a lot of black men do not, refuse to, or just plain get so self-centered that they can’t even fathom how important it is to do the following regarding ALL black women:

*** Learning to listen with the “heart” and not hear with the “ears”.

*** Learn to appreciate the black woman as an individual person, and not try to change, mold, control, and/or put himself above the woman (regardless of race).

*** Learn to respect and value the black woman’s character, mind, attributes, and her overall self-worth; (I’m not talking about the black woman’s physical attributes; these just add to and enhance her “inner beauty”).

The list is very long however, this is not hard to learn and apply to SELF because no matter how it’s shaped, dressed, and/or verbalized; the bottom line is making SELF happy first.

I would go on but I’ll stop here.

Thanks a million for teaching me some points in your post that are valid & valuable.

Be sweet; stay black & beatiful, and maybe you can pass this on to somebody else.

James.

When the statistics say that the Black community owns 3% of the White wealth, that we have been exploited for centuries and still are being exploited by them worldwide, I am so sorry but it is way beyond my issue. It is a fact that those people are dominating us and the world. Tha facts and the statistics are there even if you decide to remain blind!!! Most of White people have no empathy toward us because if they did things would have changed a loooooong time ago. They are accomplices to what is going on by doing pretty much nothing. I travelled the world and I know what I saw. I went to the five continents. We are exploited everywhere!!!

I just wonder when will the blame game stop.