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Originally posted by darling1
I was not able to see the Bob Costas program. When it airs again, I hope someone will post it on this forum.
From a general standpoint I find it continuously self destructive when we portray ourselves as ignorant. We are afraid to think critically because it requires work and accountability to ourselves. Many of us I believe are not ready for that type of responsibility. Too many of us are just down right lazy and shiftless.
Damon Dash's comments say to me that he is quite comfortable in his ignorance and really didn't have a leg to stand on, as many of you have mentioned. He was probably embarrassed but in his effort to "keep it real" he chose to conduct himself in a very urban fashion rather than conduct himself with the sense that God and his parents gave him. There comes a point in time when we have to start thinking critically and truly making 'power' moves if we are truly going to progress. Eventually bling-bling and cristal are going to become blase and folks will need to start thinking about building legacies. Dash and others like him I don't think ready for that.
When will the minstrel shows truly end??
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Perhaps Mr. Dash acts like that because too many of us (not all) demand our public figures to "keep it real."
IMO, that's why somebody like Allen Iverson is revered among some in our community while someone like Grant Hill is reviled