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Originally Posted by lookout123

Thank you Dar. I agree. People are people. We have a natural tendency to break the world down to us and them, but I have a major problem with the people that stand up and cry for equality and an end to discrimination while perpetuating the us vs them mentality.

Yes, "people are people": great on paper, great to say and a kick ass song by a kick ass group..oh sorry.

Anyway, as far as I'm concerned, this is all lip service: "We're all the same" "People are People", etc.Just because one says it doesn't and won't make it true. Funny how "all men are created equal" but are not treated as such.

I realize this may not be the "popular" view here, but oh well, that's just how I see things.

Clodfobble said:

"See, but you're not making a point if your whole point is "If you don't get it already, I can't explain it to you."

LOL, but you just said that was my "whole point" so wouldn't that have BEEN a point?

And at any rate, when I said, "any explaination that I could give would not prove or explain much of anything (as far as what a group of blacks are talking about, listening to, etc.)." was merely to say that a single black person couldn't possibly speak for other blacks (plural). Damn. And why should I? That's not my responsibility or job to do, and I won't. Just as I don't expect other blacks to speak for ME.

You made a veiled threat about how some people on this board would not like one bit what issues black folks are talking about, but won't simply name those issues.

Threat? Threat???? LMAO! Lordy...No, not at all. (good grief!!) WTF is up with all these assumptions?!

ANYhoo, I did state (not threaten) that there are indeed some topics and issues that blacks discuss that certainly would not set right with some people here. And the only reason why I posted the link to the radio station that I listen to quite frequently is so that people here could hear FIRST HAND (or at least, get SOME idea) what I was talking about, instead of having me to explain and not get my point across clearly, and end up having a senseless back and forth thing that will just get dragged on and on into oblivion.

You claim to be in the know about what black folks are talking about, but then you suggest that we go to the source.

Precisely. Isn't that what Cellerites love...sources? Besides, why are you getting so bent out of shape about that?

Why is some inflammatory DJ any more or less "the source" than you are?

If you are referring to Ms. Mary Mason (noted in UT's post to me), I have to say that she is not so much "inflammatory" as she is brutally honest with many things. But, that's in the eye of the beholder...

However, as I told UT, there are many other show hosts that one can listen to on that station. I would really love to be able to tune you all into Joe Madison. I listened to him while back home in MD, and he was a great source of information: http://joemadison.com/

And as I said, I thought that's what people here appreciated: a link to a source to examine, study, etc. etc.

Funny: when anyone else here provides a link, it's just a link, people check it out, and even comment on the source (good, bad, can't trust it, whatever), but in this case, it's considered a "homework assignment" and I get all kinds of adversity about it...interesting.