Comments for The Black Pundit http://theblackpundit.wordpress.com "There is a class of colored people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs. There is a certain class of race-problem solvers who don't want the patient to get well." -Booker T. Washington- Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:31:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Black Academia Attacks Bill Cosby …Again by theblackpundit http://theblackpundit.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/black-academia-attacks-bill-cosby-again/#comment-5 theblackpundit Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:31:28 +0000 http://theblackpundit.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/black-academia-attacks-bill-cosby-again/#comment-5 "In your world, the answer would be, yes."??? How in the world do you make this leap. Never in the post above do I deny that racism exist. My criticism of Muhammad is based on his unfair attack on Bill Cosby. [Maybe you should read it over.] Neither do I suggest that racism should not be railed against when it does rear it's ugly head. But why can't a discussion of empowering black people take place without being criticized as "finger-wagging" or "chastizing"? Another question - Despite the obstacles you've faced, are you not a lot better off than you would be had you not followed a path of success? “In your world, the answer would be, yes.”???

How in the world do you make this leap. Never in the post above do I deny that racism exist. My criticism of Muhammad is based on his unfair attack on Bill Cosby. [Maybe you should read it over.] Neither do I suggest that racism should not be railed against when it does rear it’s ugly head. But why can’t a discussion of empowering black people take place without being criticized as “finger-wagging” or “chastizing”? Another question – Despite the obstacles you’ve faced, are you not a lot better off than you would be had you not followed a path of success?

]]> Comment on Black Academia Attacks Bill Cosby …Again by L. http://theblackpundit.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/black-academia-attacks-bill-cosby-again/#comment-4 L. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:16:17 +0000 http://theblackpundit.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/black-academia-attacks-bill-cosby-again/#comment-4 I'm trying to be open-minded to your arguments - but I'm decidedly for Mr. Muhammad. And, I just ask this question - if all blacks pulled themselves up by their boot straps, went to school, got an education and went into the work world, would they have the same opportunities of success? Not would they be successful - would there be the same opportunties for success? In your world, the answer would be, yes. In the business world, the answer is no. I say this as one who did all you and Mr. Cosby assert is necessary to suceed - and I've got the awards and nominations for the highest awards in my field to prove it. Still, I now stand as one who was forced out of my field and into self-employment. And there are so many like me. We have the education, and all the extras that say we've excelled and are the best, yet, when we ask why our salaries or perks are not that of our counterparts - we're racists and have a chip on our shoulder. Now, you're thinking, well you should sue. I tried. To my face I was told, well they didnt call you a nigger. So, now what? Are we just isolated cases? Or there must be something wrong with me, right? I must have a bad attitude, right? I must come to work late, right? I could go on and on - but I have all my job evaluations that say otherwise. Arguments like yours forget and discount the sense of community and unity that brought blacks to where we are today. The sense that I-got-mine-you-get-yours is a divide and conquer tactic that way too many are falling for. To me, it reeks of cowardice and just allows the self-serving among us to do what we do and feel good about ourselves because we finally found someone else lower than us - and that's pretty hard to do, because to me, anyone who has to feel good about themselves by putting down and chastizing others without offering viable ways out or making the path straight in case they do get out, is already pretty low. I’m trying to be open-minded to your arguments – but I’m decidedly for Mr. Muhammad. And, I just ask this question – if all blacks pulled themselves up by their boot straps, went to school, got an education and went into the work world, would they have the same opportunities of success? Not would they be successful – would there be the same opportunties for success? In your world, the answer would be, yes. In the business world, the answer is no. I say this as one who did all you and Mr. Cosby assert is necessary to suceed – and I’ve got the awards and nominations for the highest awards in my field to prove it. Still, I now stand as one who was forced out of my field and into self-employment. And there are so many like me. We have the education, and all the extras that say we’ve excelled and are the best, yet, when we ask why our salaries or perks are not that of our counterparts – we’re racists and have a chip on our shoulder. Now, you’re thinking, well you should sue. I tried. To my face I was told, well they didnt call you a nigger. So, now what? Are we just isolated cases? Or there must be something wrong with me, right? I must have a bad attitude, right? I must come to work late, right? I could go on and on – but I have all my job evaluations that say otherwise. Arguments like yours forget and discount the sense of community and unity that brought blacks to where we are today. The sense that I-got-mine-you-get-yours is a divide and conquer tactic that way too many are falling for. To me, it reeks of cowardice and just allows the self-serving among us to do what we do and feel good about ourselves because we finally found someone else lower than us – and that’s pretty hard to do, because to me, anyone who has to feel good about themselves by putting down and chastizing others without offering viable ways out or making the path straight in case they do get out, is already pretty low.

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