Boycotting Kanye (All the black users should agree)

[Ghost1]

word, idk if id go as far as saying its worth listening to....but it was interesting and hes a good speaker lol.

[~RustyGunZ~]

Originally Posted by Ghost1

word, idk if id go as far as saying its worth listening to....but it was interesting and hes a good speaker lol.

How long is it? I’ll peep later most likely.

[Ghost1]

Originally Posted by Knucklehead

How long is it? I’ll peep later most likely.

12minutes give or take

[~RustyGunZ~]

Originally Posted by Ghost1

12minutes give or take

Oof. Will get some whiskey in me first.

[Moe Jetts]

Yea and why are black people lazy fucking idiots because of the white people that tell them society is designed to keep them down and they are doomed. Which white people are those? I wonder. Maybe a change in thought process is in order. Idk. Kanye probably just hates blacks.

[Diode]

Originally Posted by Moe Jetts

Yea and why are black people lazy fucking idiots because of the white people that tell them society is designed to keep them down and they are doomed. Which white people are those? I wonder. Maybe a change in thought process is in order. Idk. Kanye probably just hates blacks.

legit question - are you of the opinion systemic oppression of minorities in the US is an illusion and a grand scheme by the "far left" to get votes? that this grand conspiracy by the evil libs is the only thing keeping black people from being treated equally in the US?

is this what you believe and if not, please correct the above to what your belief is. i really want to hear this. no hyperbole.

[Moe Jetts]

Originally Posted by Diode

legit question - are you of the opinion systemic oppression of minorities in the US is an illusion and a grand scheme by the "far left" to get votes? that this grand conspiracy by the evil libs is the only thing keeping black people from being treated equally in the US?

is this what you believe and if not, please correct the above to what your belief is. i really want to hear this. no hyperbole.

Yea I mean it’s not like master plan lol but both parties obviously want black support. And both should have it. Somehow democrats have landed the majority of minority’s just by saying conservatives are racist and black people just being like yea alright fuck them then. Is it not concerning that Democrats run on free shit for black people and tell them how bad they have it and black folks run to them. And republicans generally run on jobs for black people (African American unemployment at an all time low) and nobody cares lol but it is all about the black vote. That’s not debated is it? On both sides.

[Diode]

Originally Posted by Moe Jetts

Yea I mean it’s not like master plan lol but both parties obviously want black support. And both should have it. Somehow democrats have landed the majority of minority’s just by saying conservatives are racist and black people just being like yea alright fuck them then. Is it not concerning that Democrats run on free shit for black people and tell them how bad they have it and black folks run to them. And republicans generally run on jobs for black people (African American unemployment at an all time low) and nobody cares lol but it is all about the black vote. That’s not debated is it? On both sides.

I want to make sure I understand you accurately (and this is not a dig/insult/etc):

You believe that Democrats have the majority of minority support because they tell them that Republicans are racist and run on a platform of telling minorities they deserve free things.

Is this correct? And if so, what is your level of familiarity with Reconstruction, the Jim Crow era, Dixiecrats and the Civil Rights movement, Reaganomics and the Crack Epidemic, etc? Again, honest questions because I think there is a learning opportunity here.

I'd like to be clear that my references to those things do not preclude your conclusion and I understand that they were in the past.

[Moe Jetts]

Originally Posted by Diode

I want to make sure I understand you accurately (and this is not a dig/insult/etc):

You believe that Democrats have the majority of minority support because they tell them that Republicans are racist and run on a platform of telling minorities they deserve free things.

Is this correct? And if so, what is your level of familiarity with Reconstruction, the Jim Crow era, Dixiecrats and the Civil Rights movement, Reaganomics and the Crack Epidemic, etc? Again, honest questions because I think there is a learning opportunity here.

I'd like to be clear that my references to those things do not preclude your conclusion and I understand that they were in the past.

You’re not speaking to one of these dirt people boarders that play a character on message boards. Don’t disrespect me like this. If you are as smart as you like to tell everyone you are then you know exactly what I’m saying and what I’m familiar with.

[boof]

Originally Posted by Moe Jetts

Yea I mean it’s not like master plan lol but both parties obviously want black support. And both should have it. Somehow democrats have landed the majority of minority’s just by saying conservatives are racist and black people just being like yea alright fuck them then. Is it not concerning that Democrats run on free shit for black people and tell them how bad they have it and black folks run to them. And republicans generally run on jobs for black people (African American unemployment at an all time low) and nobody cares lol but it is all about the black vote. That’s not debated is it? On both sides.

yes but just because dem's use the realities of the system for talking points as an ingenuine way to ensure the black vote doesn't mean the realities of the system are any less real

[Moe Jetts]

Originally Posted by Diode

legit question - are you of the opinion systemic oppression of minorities in the US is an illusion and a grand scheme by the "far left" to get votes? that this grand conspiracy by the evil libs is the only thing keeping black people from being treated equally in the US?

is this what you believe and if not, please correct the above to what your belief is. i really want to hear this. no hyperbole.

And to the 2nd part. No. I’m saying black people keep black people from being treated equally with this slave mentality that the great grand wizard kanye was speaking on.

[Aero]

Originally Posted by Moe Jetts

Yea and why are black people lazy fucking idiots because of the white people that tell them society is designed to keep them down and they are doomed. Which white people are those? I wonder. Maybe a change in thought process is in order. Idk. Kanye probably just hates blacks.

Whites are prone to pedophelia, beastiality and shooting up schools, malls, churches and Jason Aldean concerts lol. You probably live in the hood which why you're fed up with blacks. Get your money up.

[Moe Jetts]

Originally Posted by Aero

Whites are prone to pedophelia, beastiality and shooting up schools, malls, churches and Jason Aldean concerts lol. You probably live in the hood which why you're fed up with blacks. Get your money up.

And blacks are prone to killing each other.


Let’s all work on it.

[Moe Jetts]

Originally Posted by Aero

Whites are prone to pedophelia, beastiality and shooting up schools, malls, churches and Jason Aldean concerts lol. You probably live in the hood which why you're fed up with blacks. Get your money up.

And I’m a director at a human services company. My money is fine.

A lot of hard work. Wink wink.

[boof]

Originally Posted by Moe Jetts

Yea and why are black people lazy fucking idiots because of the white people that tell them society is designed to keep them down and they are doomed.

i've never understood how pointing out designed truths in the system can be confused with trying to keep people down psychologically

the shit's real, explaining it loudly is to help & increase awareness of the obstacles in place, not to say you are inevitably doomed

[Ghost1]

I don't think a change in thought process is the ONLY thing that's in order though which I feel like again is what he said....whether he meant to or not....although I honestly do think in his out of touch perspective he s of a mind that this change of thought patterning in lower income districts would completely fix the issue.

[boof]

black people have a lot of disadvantages in modern day society and it is a symptom of decades of targeted policies including law enforcement, real estate, gerrymandering, mandatory minimums, bail, school funding, obviously the war on drugs, etc. and it is not a coincidence that the people that disagree usually live the type of life uh-oh lives(staying in one concentrated area, no extended experiences trying to understand minority perspectives). a lot of it is socioeconomic, which if you remove empathy and understanding you can attempt to blame on individuals, which is what apparently gets uh-oh's dick hard at all times. but a substantial amount of the social inequalities are still because of the image media has portrayed concerning skin color for the last couple decades which is why it's so disgustingly unfair for things to still be as regressive as it is in 2018 for minorities in a lot of situations especially post-trump.

old lady in kuaui put it like this for me; if you've never taken a flight anywhere in your lifetime, and all you've ever seen about planes on the news is footage and stories of the ones that crash, you are going to think they're dangerous. i think this rings true for a high majority of the uniformly white areas of america. i think this is why cops shoot first around minorities.

but it is true that letting that mentality engulf your actions through out life will often times turn out counterproductive, as metts said. although the mentality is for good reason, and those reasons are true. like diode said.

it is understandable to have that mentality when dealing with all of these things whether it's because you've been told it since day 1 or because big or little, shit adds up as the years go on.

but demonizing each other about this first baby step of a long dialogue is going to get us nowhere. so compromise is completely necessary right out of the gate on both sides in order to get to the actual point of the conversation kanye tryna have us have anyways.

which is,

have we really tried defeating hate with overwhelming love? is there any practical way to make this work in current society. why can't an influential hip hop artist show unconditional love to a person in the most powerful position in america despite them being surrounded by people that are presumably racist at some level(or high levels). does this have to make him an uncle tom or can it do more by showing that minorities won't allow themselves to be effected negatively by racists. have we seen accidental courtesy? i know it's a controversial approach, which street activists don't take kindly to for good reason. but effectiveness is effectiveness regardless. and i think daryl davis in his micro contributions is as important as what street activists have been doing and unfortunately in the last decade what street activists do has been less effective because of numbers & stamina but also because the law makers in this country just don't at all give a shit about empathy. especially regarding minorities. they don't even give a shit about kids learning. about schools being funded. or any basic shit we all think would be something to consider in legislation. but face to face dialogue has a much better chance of creating empathy and understanding in the oppressors. and that's why i like what kanye is doing.

but i am white af so my opinion probably DUN'T MATTA

[Moe Jetts]

Originally Posted by boof

black people have a lot of disadvantages in modern day society and it is a symptom of decades of targeted policies including law enforcement, real estate, gerrymandering, mandatory minimums, bail, school funding, obviously the war on drugs, etc. and it is not a coincidence that the people that disagree usually live the type of life uh-oh lives(staying in one concentrated area, no extended experiences trying to understand minority perspectives). a lot of it is socioeconomic, which if you remove empathy and understanding you can attempt to blame on individuals, which is what apparently gets uh-oh's dick hard at all times. but a substantial amount of the social inequalities are still because of the image media has portrayed concerning skin color for the last couple decades which is why it's so disgustingly unfair for things to still be as regressive as it is in 2018 for minorities in a lot of situations especially post
old lady in kuaui put it like this for me; if you've never taken a flight anywhere in your lifetime, and all you've ever seen about planes on the news is footage and stories of the ones that crash, you are going to think they're dangerous. i think this rings true for a high majority of the uniformly white areas of america. i think this is why cops shoot first around minorities.

but it is true that letting that mentality engulf your actions through out life will often times turn out counterproductive, as metts said. although the mentality is for good reason, and those reasons are true. like diode said.

it is understandable to have that mentality when dealing with all of these things whether it's because you've been told it since day 1 or because big or little, shit adds up as the years go on.

but demonizing each other about this first baby step of a long dialogue is going to get us nowhere. so compromise is completely necessary right out of the gate on both sides in order to get to the actual point of the conversation kanye tryna have us have anyways.

which is,

have we really tried defeating hate with overwhelming love? is there any practical way to make this work in current society. why can't an influential hip hop artist show unconditional love to a person in the most powerful position in america despite them being surrounded by people that are presumably racist at some level(or high levels). does this have to make him an uncle tom or can it do more by showing that minorities won't allow themselves to be effected negatively by racists. have we seen accidental courtesy? i know it's a controversial approach, which street activists don't take kindly to for good reason. but effectiveness is effectiveness regardless. and i think daryl davis in his micro contributions is as important as what street activists have been doing and unfortunately in the last decade what street activists do has been less effective because of numbers & stamina but also because the law makers in this country just don't at all give a shit about empathy. especially regarding minorities. they don't even give a shit about kids learning. about schools being funded. or any basic shit we all think would be something to consider in legislation. but face to face dialogue has a much better chance of creating empathy and understanding in the oppressors. and that's why i like what kanye is doing.

but i am white af so my opinion probably DUN'T MATTA

Kanye started the convo. That’s huge.

[boof]

dammit like 15 posts happened in the time it took me to post that let me catch up

[Inno]

that Kanye album gon be fiyah!!!