See You in 1984

As a black man, I was offended by Michael Irving’s comment, that a relative of, Dallas Cowboy QB, Tony Romo must have slept with a slave, which explains why Romo has great athletic ability.

Since #88 is throwing out comments, here are a few of my own, in regards to his statement.

Note to #88, not every white family owned slaves. I’m not 100% sure, but hey I’ll bet a nickel that I’m right. Wow, way to generalize the Michael.

Tony Romo is athletic, but I believe he “gets it done” because he is a hard worker. Michael, what if every time in your career you made a smart play, somebody said hey he must have some white in him, wow was he thinking on that play.

One more thing Michael, since I hear that drugs can have an affect on what one might say or do, just as you suggest Romo’s black gene’s are the reason he is such a athlete. Tell me was it old cocaine residue in your blood stream that caused you to utter such a racist statement?

People who know will say, “Wow mUdd kind of tough on your boy”, because I’m a Cowboy fan. However, people who really know me, know that I don’t support stupidity either.

Many black people tend to say hey, we are taking something negative and turning it into a positive. However, there are many black people, like myself who say, that turning a negative into a positive excuse, is a bunch of crap. I have talked with my father, mother, aunts, uncles and other older black people, who have said that it is a slap in the face to them and all our ancestors every time we call each other that word.

The definition of the word has changed as defined by Merriam-Webster. They are:

1. usually offensive
2. and the addition of Its use by and among blacks is not always intended or taken as offensive…

The black community has taken a word that was deemed offensive and made it usually offensive. Yet many black want to make people like Michael Richard’s out to be such bad people when they use it. Why because they are not black. *Cough* Double Standard *Cough*.

Now the big issue people are looking at is how will Jesse Jackson get Hollywood (TV/movies), comedians and hip-hop/rap artist to stop using that word. Well I don’t know, but I do agree that’s a great place to start because today’s youth, no matter what the race, is influence by greatly by what they see and hear, but I think the fight can be won at a greater rate if the plan of attack is changed. Start at home, the best place to start is at home, in the black community. The responsibility is on all of us parents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, godparents, and friends. It’s my opinion that every idea/fad that is used by any and all entertainers, for the most part, come from everyday people and when everyday people put down and abhor the use of that word then it will fade away.

The author is unknown to me, but I think this is great. Edited because I wanted to…

1. People who point at their wrist while asking for the time….

I know where my watch is pal, where the flippin is yours? Do I point at my
crotch when I ask where the toilet is?

2. People who are willing to get off their ash to search the entire
   room for the TV remote because they refuse to walk to the TV and change the
   channel manually.
3. When people say “Oh you just want to have your cake and eat it too”.
   Damn right! What good is a cake if you can’t eat it?
4. When people say “it’s always the last place you look”. Of course it
   is. Why the flippin would you keep looking after you’ve found it? Do people
   do this? Who and where are they? Someone needs to Kick their ash!
5. When people say while watching a film “did you see that?”.
   No Loser, I paid $12 to come to the cinema and stare at the flippin floor.
6. People who ask “Can I ask you a question?”…. Didn’t really give me
   a choice there, did ya sunshine?
7. When something is ‘new and improved!’. Which is it? If it’s new,
   then there has never been anything before it. If it’s an improvement, then
   there must have been something before it.
8. When people say “life is short”. Life is the longest damn thing anyone
   ever does!! What can you do that’s longer?
9. When you are waiting for the bus and someone asks “Has the bus come
   yet?”. If the bus came would I be standing here, dumbash?