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We have to remember that like 99% of all gay mainstream media are run by elite white gay men who benefit from white supremacy despite being gay because they are white men first and gay second. These folks are gatekeepers and they don't want to share power. By giving more people of color and women of all colors more space to operate in their elite world will somehow reduce their power and they will not do that. I have written several letters to Out Managzine about their goto lists of gays which are overwhelmingly white and overwhelming men I get the same reply "we are really trying" to showcase more diversity but in reality, they are showcasing tokenism. That is exactly why we need platforms like this and for minorities to create their own spaces and go mainstream.

 

Your churches didn't have cameras and a show to put on ,I'm assuming. Amateurs vs Showbiz

 

I mean, hell, even fiction writers understood the principle. Wasn’t Gene Roddenberry’s Prime Directive on Star Trek for Kirk and Picard not to go fucking around with other alien’s culture? This is just white imperialism by another name, but it’s supposed to be pitied and excused because it was in the name of some deity.

Like I said, the medical concern is very important. Even the previous Indian officials and anthropologists that had limited interaction with these people understood they needed shots, etc. to keep from harming them with viruses, etc. for which they had no immunity. This fucker ignored all protocol, especially medical, because arrogance made him think he was better than Indian officials, cause, you know, Americans and Westerners should be allowed to violate any foreign laws they wish (not...)

 

Anna Mae Bullock said she DID NOT consent to relations

 

I feel you. Yet, there's a slight difference in Brazil (and a number of other places that come to mind). Nearly everyone in Brazil is "passing," at least in their own minds. They don't claim to be of African descent. It would be hard for most Black folks in America to claim that they are not descended from Africans.

 

Everyone who loves every rule/stance/clause from their employer, please raise your hands. I'll wait...

Of course we get your black and white logic that it would be more impactful if all black NFL players walked out, but that's also not likely or very feasible. And you know this. So while TreDonTerequay Jenkins, who literally comes from next to nothing, isn't expected to take any knees against the check he uses to 'feed his family', an entertainer like Travis, who ISN'T dependent upon an NFL check to eat, CAN, opt out of rendering his services. That is, if he so chooses.

This isn't about Travis playing the superbowl. This is about you acting like you don't understand why some people don't want him to. You can feel how you feel, but don't sit up here and act like Travis Scott NEEDS this. That is why he has the flexibility to be completely indifferent either way, to taking this gig. And please spare me the 'woe is Travis the opening act' speech. Everyone starts as an opening act. And he was lucky to be opening up for one of the biggest names in the game. That said, if he was still in NEED of the gig, they wouldn't be seeking him out. I wouldn't know him if he was sitting at the table with me, but I've heard more of/about Astroworld than I ever cared to. Again, he does not NEED this.

As a matter of fact, this almost sounds like the, 'well, white ppl do it too', argument you just complained about in your profile post. At the end of the day, we don't all have the same luxuries. Travis has the luxury to walk away from this gig.

And again, Travis CAN 100% happily go play the superbowl. That's his freedom. But the reason why there are a bunch of ppl over there saying, 'hey man, don't do it/think about this first', is because he is not directly affected by deciding not to lend his talents to the NFL and turning the gig down.

*The use of 'gig' in no way diminishes the platform. No one is clueless enough to not see the superbowl as a big deal. A luxury resort is still a damn resort.

 

CNN is scared to death of the pro-Israel lobby. Marc Lamont Hill's remarks threatened their bottom line so they quickly fired him. Israel's political arm in the United States will smear anyone who criticizes and or questions the actions as "anti-Semitic." CNN would've faced massive blowback from advertisers and the politicians(on both the left and right) who are bought and paid for by the Israeli government. The easiest thing for them to do was dump him like cum stained prom dress.

 

This advertisement is supposed to be "supportive" but comes off as trivializing the real threat of violence black Americans face from the American police state. Pepsi deserved to get roasted for this. I guarantee that the marketing gurus that gave the green light to this debacle were all white. Which is why they were so surprised alot of black people were like.....

GTFOH

 

Oh one more thing...how about if you got questions/concerns etc they are 24/7 except on holidays. I spoke to Jamalia at 3am this morning and she was hella nice and helpful. Thank you Jamelia gir!

 

It boggles my mind that people speak of us needing "qualified politicians" to run this country. Correct me if i'm wrong but haven't "qualified politicians" run up the debt, passed tax cuts for the rich, gotten us into countless wars, dropped bombs on innocent civilians, and scare us by threatening to take away our healthcare and civil liberties? Not saying Oprah is the person to lead this country but can we get off this sanctimonious high horse of ours and stop thinking that you have to be a career politician in order to fix what's broken? Not every career civil servant is right for this country and not every non-civil servant is right for this country. Really, besides a few terms in the Illinois Legislator and half a term as a senator, what seperates Obama from Oprah? IJS

 

He makes Eddie Long look like trade. From Church Queen to HBIC, I'm not mad at him lol

 

Im gonna say that, based solely off of these pics, she def needs some diversity amongst her friends, before she ends up having 'issues' later in life.

 

Funny you should post this topic because I was going through the exact same thing for my professional life. I decided to go on a fast and shortly thereafter I received the answers I was looking for. I've found that God typically "speaks" to me through other people. Case-and-point, my mom's college roommate was in town and gave me the right words and methods to decline a job offer without burning a bridge in the process. The next day, my favorite minister, who I literally see maybe 4 or 5 times a year (and even then it's in passing) was at church, alone and we had a conversation that lead me to a professional organization I had never even thought about joining and I had no idea her professional interests were similar to mine.

I imagine most people don't get angelic or divine visitations. You just have to sit back and watch for the signs.

 

There's no "almost like..." to it, BRO. if you're rich, and white (and preferably old) in the U.S. you can do and say anything (as long as it doesn't benefit black and brown folk) and you will be supported and defended.

 

I personally think half the problem is that a lot of these priests have these desires and think that being priests will somehow fix them. Then they're put in positions of power and influence, have repressed and denied themselves, and act out in debauched ways because they didn't have healthy outlets or the proper psychological care to treat it. And the Church, being an organization, covers it up as most organizations do to not get the bad press that comes with it, but instead makes everything look shadier.

It's human nature at work.

 

Black heterobots are the same people that have sex and kids before marriage, paint their bodies full of tats, eat nearly anything that moves, wear fake hair, pierce their bodies with adornments, commit adultery, slander, and glorify in having multiple sex partners...Why would I take anything they say seriously? I never take sheeple seriously...

 

Nowhere did I denigrate another's member's religious offering (which is i why im not gonna quote or reply to anyone in the thread but you) which i would never do, I only spoke about my own religious story, which I'm sorry is uniformly negative.

I DO reserve the right, however, to trash talk my OWN hypocritical religious family as I see fit as they are my blood and have given me a lifetime of hell.

 

and they STILL ask why we always playing the race card..... its not a card its our life everyday everywhere in the world.

 

I laugh especially hard when black Americans make this stupid argument. Most of them can't name 5 countries in Africa and or 5 tribes in Africa. FOH!!

 

One Question, If we reject masculinity, shouldn't we also reject feminism? Shouldn't we also be calling out feminism as a hazardous ideology and denounce anyone who chooses to identify as a feminist?

Okay two questions, I wonder if toxic-feminism is part of the reason straight dudes don't want to get married anymore?

 

I'm sure everybody here knows how I feel about "swirlers" so I won't cover that. I think it's pretty obvious he's here to "protect and serve" but not to protect and serve our black asses. The amusing part of this is if those white supremacists had their way he'd would be the first one they'd lynch.

 

B.o.B be like: "If the Earth really was round, this is how our cities would look..."

 

I don't have any strong feelings one way or another about the comparisons between the two movements. In some ways they are similar and others they aren't. However I understand why most straight black people bristle at the comparison since most do have some kind of anti-gay attitudes or at the very least mistakenly think homosexuality is a "lifestyle choice." Also black people both gay and straight are well aware of the racism within the white gay movement. It is infuriating that they use our struggle to bolster their own position. But like I have said before white gay people are still white people. Their goal is to elevate their position in the social order so that they can take full advantage of white privilege.

 

I fail to see how pointing out the disfunctional and destructive behaviors of some black mothers towards their sons equates to hating black women? That sounds like regressive feminist "logic" to me. @Ockydub makes a good point on how black boys are mistreated and traumatized and everyone is OK with that. If you have any doubt look at how discipline in schools is disproportionately directed at black boys. Black boys get punished more often and more harshly than any other group. Look at they abysmal dropout and academic achievement rates of black boys. Look at how many black boys and men get swept up into the criminal "justice" system. We get the harshest sentences out of any group. Look at the suicide and homicide rates for black men and boys we have it worse than any other group. We have the shortest life expectancy. Yet all these things are ignored. So again I don't see how addressing our horrific situation is equivalent to hating black women. We're in serious trouble and no one seems to give a shit.

 

The issue for me is that churches generate billions yearly and most of that money come from people with limited financial means. If you look at Pastor Gray's congregation, I would bet most of those people do not make 50K. So it seems tone deaf as a pastor, or any leadership position in ministry, to spend 200k on car when that money could be reinvested in the church and or community.

Why not take that money and start a scholarship for the kids of the church?
Why not take that money and bond people out of jail?

He may have earned this money through other means, like his book and speaking engagements, but the image of it doesn't play well.

 

There was an artist I listened to who was big into Eastern thinking,and something about it clicked with me.All that stuff seemed to be in line with where my head was at..What I felt I'd been getting from church felt too much like routine for the sake of routine,and something that was giving me what I wanted.As my youth pastor even said "there's no spirituality left in the church",and that's what I felt.So I kinda went on my own search for truth.

To be as concise as possible ,I feel like spirituality and physics coincide the same way as emotions and chemicals (science is the how,but not the why,to paraphrase South Park).Like,I see what we call Spirit as being a form of energy like light or sound that we can't yet quantify and explore by current means ,and the idea of Heaven is probably a state of vibration that's higher than everything else.Even with karma and stuff,I think that's all an extension of cause and effect.I do think there is a God and other higher beings just because I think the way we experience consciousness isn't the highest version,and there is a force (more so than a person in a robe) that kind of governs or initiates things.

I have certain philosophies that I live by,but I also try to ask myself "what am i supposed to do" in any situation,big or small,as a way to stay conscious of how to govern myself so that i don't end up following some lofty ideal for the sake of "just 'cause". Not to say that I always make the right choices,but I feel like my way at least helps me stay aware of what the right options are.

 

I hate how that instagram caption equates sucking dick to killing people. Smh.

I want a son that is authentically himself and treats people how he wants to be treated. I want a son who's able to put himself in others shoes and adds positively to humanity by reaching his life goals. A son who is a thug can't do these things. A son who happens to be gay and sucks dick in his spare time can.

 

Castile's murder has brought the NRA's actual purpose into sharp relief. The NRA's 'protect the 2nd amendment'/glorification-of-gun-ownership shtick isn't actually about safety, protection or the 'right to bear arms', it's about expressing white identity and privilege. Castile is black- he doesn't count. Hence the crickets. Case closed.

 

I wouldn't be mad a Bernie being the nominee, but I agree with all of your issues with him and more. Namely for me, I don't think his Christmas list of free stuff would actually work in this country or "fix" things. On top of that, he has no serious plan on how to implement any of his policies in this polarized country and political system.

 

I've been listening to black talk radio this morning and all I can do is shake my head. Their solutions all centered around, "We living in the end of days"
"Jesus , the Prince of Peace is coming back"
"We need the bible back in our hearts"

A possible solution is easy...ban firearms. Just view the models of all the other free democratic countries who don't have this problem, they don't have guns. YES I understand this is not a reality for our society because the US is a culture of death.

Also gun control is a farce. There is no way the US can "control" over 400 million firearms within our boarders while new guns are continuing to be manufactured. At the end of the day, death and violence has a price tag and people and corporations profit from it.

So...there isn't really a solution from this. The US has specialized in terror for over 400 yrs and is not about to let up any time soon.

 

This is a tough one. Over the past few years, I've noticed more and more that people seem to look for things that confirm the beliefs they already have. If a person likes, supports, or identifies with a person, they will ignore all the negative or corrupt things that person does while attacking and holding people they don't like or support accountable for the exact same things. For example, Trump points out alleged corruption in others and his supporters buy into that while ignoring or waiving off corruption concerns about Trump.

I've seen a few documentaries that make it very scary to think of the things we are intentionally exposed to in effort our perception. For some, they won't care at all. For the rest, we have to stay alert and do our own research on the things we care about and the matters we support.

 

@Jai

 

The fundamental dismantling of State is extremely problematic and will likely have detrimental ripples around the world. Basically, the entire top tier of career diplomats has either been fired or removed from their positions, resulting in a fundamental brain drain of experience and expertise. It is a really dark time in the diplomatic corp. Even those of us who are coming up on our 5-year tenure mark are scared that our careers will be undercut.

Also, if you are planning to travel overseas, I would check to see if diplomats are in the country. Many of the missions and consulates are operating without proper staff.