Blacks Not Supporting Mayweather

[malaki]

bottom line there are hundreds of black american sports stars. all filipinos have is manny.

 

[Alaskanredman]

I totally disagree with you on this one. Most intelligent people throw their support behind a concept or conviction not a race. Like universal healthcare, pollution, abortion, or whatever. We are rarely asked to support a race. Life is bigger than this false notion of how we differentiate ourselves from each other based on skin color. Hell what you call a black person is not the same another person calls black.

Are you black? Do you live in America?

I'm not trying to funny, but That shit sounds great on paper. The real application of "race-lessness" doesn't work in America and no matter how much a black person (or any non white) tries to live beyond the limitation of skin color, this white supremacist society will try to force those limitations on you.

I think most black people will say that they are in support of ending white supremacy and one way is by showing a unified force among black people. That's why I think so many blacks want to say their supporting their race because they want that unified front and they don't want to divide that power source.

 

[Jordan Diddy Buk]

Are you black? Do you live in America?

I'm not trying to funny, but That shit sounds great on paper. The real application of "race-lessness" doesn't work in America and no matter how much a black person (or any non white) tries to live beyond the limitation of skin color, this white supremacist society will try to force those limitations on you.

I think most black people will say that they are in support of ending white supremacy and one way is by showing a unified force among black people. That's why I think so many blacks want to say their supporting their race because they want that unified front and they don't want to divide that power source.

just cause you allow certain thing to shape you doesn't mean everyone has to share that view. My viewpoint is a person is measure by the sum of their actions and content of their character. I give a rat's ass about adopting a slave master's view of what race is. You and everyone can ask my race, but the key point you are missing is this. Race has no bearing on anything unless you allow it to. I chose not to. Just as I chose not to answer your question. And you could have a valid reason for asking. But I think because you asked you don't get it and for me it just doesn't warrant me replying with the answer. It is not about what's sounds good on paper. It is about adopting a mindstate that improves your life. That is my approach.

 

[Alaskanredman]

just cause you allow certain thing to shape you doesn't mean everyone has to share that view. My viewpoint is a person is measure by the sum of their actions and content of their character. I give a rat's ass about adopting a slave master's view of what race is.

I not talking about allowing it to shape anyone, but it is in every part of this society. From your job, your neighborhood, the media, the government and etc. there is a form of white supremacy. Everywhere, I see direct and subliminal messages to separate whites from non whites. Better yet, to categorize white as better than non whites. Not only that, but to keep intact the power struggle between races and that is really were the limitations that I was speaking about come from. The systemic social injustices that limit the power of non whites.

Now as far as allowing it to determine your self worth, that's a different story. I might be misunderstanding what you were talking about. If I am, I apologize.

 

[brickwall92]

Races/people ain't monolithic entities. It was some white folk in the Civil Rights movement. It was some white quakers that housed Harriet Tubman. Germans attempted to assassinate Hitler. Albert Einstein, the father of modern physics as well as a German, opposed the Nazi regime. Some Saudis opposed Sadaam. Some Cubans opposed Castro. So WTF do you mean every other minority can find unity? Self hate rears it's ugly head again. And you running around talking about whitey got a hold on niggas. Irony much?

Besides my nigga, why are you looking for "basic unity" in a boxing thread? It's a fucking boxing match. You worried about the wrong shit. It ain't the revolution.

he was Jewish read up on him first

 

[samh32]

Originally Posted by Mafamaticks View Post
Races/people ain't monolithic entities. It was some white folk in the Civil Rights movement. It was some white quakers that housed Harriet Tubman. Germans attempted to assassinate Hitler. Albert Einstein, the father of modern physics as well as a German, opposed the Nazi regime. Some Saudis opposed Sadaam. Some Cubans opposed Castro. So WTF do you mean every other minority can find unity? Self hate rears it's ugly head again. And you running around talking about whitey got a hold on niggas. Irony much?

Besides my nigga, why are you looking for "basic unity" in a boxing thread? It's a fucking boxing match. You worried about the wrong shit. It ain't the revolution.

he was Jewish read up on him first

I think there is such thing as a Jewish German...Kinda like African American.

 

[blackichigo]

My question is why should i support Mayweather just cause hes black.