Let's just clear the air.....
I NEVER called her an oreo....I simply meant that it is a typical oreo statement. Now, StraightBOS if you were offended by it then please do not personalize a general response. Librasoul I am glad that this topic stimulated your interest to respond...it was meant to. But it would be hard for me to apologize about my own opinions about race and where we as blacks play a role in America today. And truly I by no means expect StraightBOS to change how she feels either. Quite obviously we have two very different opinions. However, one must ponder why some blacks take such a backdoor approach to why UR exist and how we should address the issues. The main ingredient to the formula is US! We DO have the influence. We love to spend our money on the designer wear, we love to entertain, we buy the most expensive cars...at least that is what statistics says
...however,as a whole, we have not internalized how important we are in the economy of our country today. So when you imply that Disney has no part in portraying us I totally disagree. It's purely economics. When we go to McDonalds or Burger King and buy that famed Happy Meal we are contributing to the pockets of Disney who supply the toys our children get. Think about it....Black Barbie and Christie are the only toys I have seen major corps. that really try to cater to us. There is no Black Cinderella or Lilo or any other character for that matter that portray us living a "good" life. It's that unexpressed sarcasm that is so systematic in our society. It starts with our people when we are kids. Now this doesn't mean that parents don't play a role in teaching our kids the ills of racism and how to cope but it is being marketed that way in America and it is just plain UR!