In order for someone to be "dropped", they either have had to have forgotten their cultural heritage, deny their cultural heritage, dishonor their cultural heritage, deliberately harm their fellow culture group members, or adopt the majority's attitude or perception of your own culture group (there can be other gradations of drop-ability).
I don't think Colin Powell falls into any of these categories. He seems to be a proud, Black man who happens to be Republican. He is very pro-Black on certain issues, especially Affirmative Action and access to equal education and healthcare. Being a Republican is not always equal to sell out. Now J.C. Watts needs to be dropped with a quickness
CITA needs to be dropped.
BET's head of programming needs to be dropped
Having said all that, the Drop Squad mentality is counter-productive. It says that there is a "way" to be Black and if you run afoul of that, you need to be punished. That is un-American and verges on thought-control and totalitarianism. Its fun to fantasize though, cuz I would put a serious whuppin' on O.J, Ward Connerly, and Mike Tyson.
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