Paula Deen screwed up! She admitted that she used the word nigger. She admitted that she had some antiquated beliefs about African-Americans. She said this was who she was, and when she was raised this was the way of the world. And then something crazy happened...BLACK FOLKS defended her! See, she was the "Black" white lady, cooking with butter and greens and ham hocks and all that stuff that WE like. So we rationalized her ignorance. But we have had practice with this phenomenon.
Remember when R. Kelly was in a boat load of trouble? They had confiscated his computers, marked his house as a crime scene. And even in those days of the Internet, we ALL SAW the stuff he was doing with a girl who looked WAY younger than 18! If you weren't tech savvy enough to see it in the privacy of your home (or were to scared to download child porn on your home computer!) you could see it at the Barbershop, back yard picnics, on your friend who didn't give a damns computer. If you wanted proof that R. Kelly was messing with young girls, you didn't have to believe Sparkle and her radio interviews, or Ron Isley saying that Robert had some demons he need to pray about....you could just SEE IT! Then, something crazy happened...You remind me of something... ! I remember when I first heard the joint; I was in the car with my best friend saying that ain't no way this cat come back from this, then this came on. I was bouncing before the second verse. R. Kelly was back, and we was waiting for the remix! Me too! Forget that he was a child molester, he was innocent until proven guilty! Then he was acquitted! Man, time to Step in the Name of Love and Freedom!
Now Phil Robertson has done the goofy. He spoke what he believes are his truths...and who is rationalizing for him....Yep, Black Folks! "He was set up with the question", "What do you expect from a 70 year old redneck?", "My grandaddy say some stuff that would get him in trouble too, leave him be!" SMH! This man just spewed enough ignorance about Blacks to pretty much set race relations back to Ronald Reagan days, but its OK, cuz he a Christian and his show is funny! Paula Deen a Christian, and she cook good! R. Kelly a Christian and he make me bounce in the club!
We gotta start making some hard decisions about who and what we support in this world, me included. I'll get around to working on it as soon as I watch Kobe drop 20 on one leg and listen to this new Chris Brown CD. Really?
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