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Originally posted by mccoyred
Ever since we earned our 'civil rights', Black folk have felt that they can act a fool and not be accountable to the rest of us.
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Can we explore this comment for a minute because I think it has to makings of a good discussion.
This question isn't just posed to McCoyred, but anyone.........
At what point does this NOT apply? Or should we (as individuals) ALWAYS be held accountable to the race? Furthermore, when have we as a race ever held anyone accountable for their embarrassing/hurtful actions? Outside of incidences such as boycotting Pepsi for dropping Ludacris from its ad campaign.
But to answer Sistermadly's original question - I do feel as if I am the "black representative" especially because I live ina predom. white city (its only about 8% black). Just because I am someone that operates outside of the "stereotypical" image of a black woman, that doesn't make me an anomoly - that makes me Honeykiss1974.
IMO, general, grand scale issues of the past that could united us regardless of social or economic class truly no longer exist. At some point, "others" need to be held accountable for thinking the old adage that "all black folks don't look or think alike". Cripes, there are millions of black folks in this country! "They" have got to wake up at some point.