So I can’t believe it’s been so long! But this time I have a
really good excuse. I had a small surgical procedure just before Christmas. I
have had a few setbacks since the surgery and needed to concentrate on getting
my body together. I am still not 100% but hey, I am working with it.
There has been a boat load of action since my last post
right?! I don’t know where in the world to begin but there are a few things I
just can’t pass up. First, what is up with Stacey Dash? I think she’s totally
lost her mind. Yes, she is a commentator for Fox News, a station I hate. And
she is a Republican – completely her choice. I won’t say I’ve never voted for a
Republican when I thought they better represented issues important to me. I
proudly voted for Charlie Christ when he was a Republican and would do it
again. My problem is her radical views about what it means to be Black in
America.
The latest bout of ridiculous – she thinks we should do away with
Black History Month. Anthony Anderson recently took her to task on that idiotic
idea during his hosting duties for the NAACP Image Awards. How anyone can think
that African Americans are represented well enough in the past or the present
that we no longer need Black History Month is beyond my ability to comprehend.
Just look around – for the second year in a row, Hollywood has thumbed its nose
at the great accomplishments of Black actors, groups are targeting Black
churches and it seems many are killing Black males for sport. And if you think they are teaching our youth
about the achievements and contributions of people of color in school you are
delusional. Take for example the years that we were told Columbus discovered
America. I know my history class wasn’t the only one teaching that when we were
younger. How do you “discover” land that was already inhabited when you got there?
The fact is for all of the movement we’ve made in the
attempt to eradicate racism, it is still a strong thread in the fabric of this
country. People of color aren’t always given the credit due for the things
they’ve done to benefit ALL Americans. Until that happens, and until we teach
an American History that recognizes the achievements of EVERYONE, we still need
Black History Month.
That’s just my two sense on silly Stacey. And then there was Cam.
That game last night was brutal, and there has been much talk about Cam’s post
game interview. A few moments ago, a sports program actually analyzed how many
questions he was asked and how many words he used to answer each question.
Really? I think that’s a bit overkill. I think more time has been spent
analyzing and criticizing Cam’s post game behavior than on condemning and
reporting on Johnny Manziel and the fact that he hit his girlfriend so hard he may have ruptured her ear drum. Let’s take the time to chastise THAT
behavior, and why his ex seems to be reluctant to press charges – let’s pick
that a part and ask people to weigh in on it, condemn it, and criticize it.
P.S. You may not be a Lady Gaga fan (I know I am not into
her music) but she SANG that National Anthem!!!
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