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Originally posted by HopefulJD:
Call me shamelessly optimisic, but I think irrespective of her hair texture, chosen sorority or even her choice of church, I am willing to give her the benefit of the doubt, until she shows me that she is a sell-out. We will soon see what her position is regarding people of the African diaspora, so we just have to wait & see.
Similarly to a lot of people that posted, I have come into contact w/blacks who wouldnt know they were black if they walked in front of a mirror, especially when I was in law school, which a MINORITY, not just black population of about 8%. But I found a few exceptions to the rule. Some of those people who pledged WGLOs andhung out w/ whites almost exclusively and talked about non-existent non-black heritage are just wounded children, and it's sad.
So, even if se proves herself to be a sell out, Aunt Jane, or whatever, I would tend to pity, rather than hate. Unforunately, she has the lives of our brothers and sisters around the world and , arguably here, in her hands.
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You're right in being optimistic about Dr. Rice. We all should take a wait-n-see attitude. Also, I think folks just don't wanna another Clarence uncle Thomas or a psycho Ward Connerlly. IMHO, Alot folks here on this board, I have found, are tired of lip service that the Black Elite gives, then nothing's done afterward... The same phat pholks are running thangs and thangs ain't changed... But that's the cynic in me.
Moreover, those "sellouts" we observe may be in our own families... Having to deal with that myself, I have found that it's better to be skrait up and no holds barred... But we also have to take the onslaught afterward if we dish it out... Oh well. At this point, I have yet to care anymore...