This was about 10+ years ago. She spoke, and read a number of poems, and then spoke about what each poem was saying.
Her basic thrust was that the ills of Africa (civil war, death, starvation) was 100% the fault of white Americans (not even global whites, but specifically Americans). That the cause of all black crime and poverty and suffering in America was because of whites and their ongoing oppression. That every black man in prison was a political prisoner. That anything against society was OK, as a form of protest. And that there WOULD come a day of reckoning. She didn't often come directly out with exactly those words, but used euphamisms as obvious as Nagan's "uptown", and Clinton's "plantation" comments. I was apalled (as it was pitched as an ART event), and tried to imagine a white person saying those same things. Had it been a white person, I would have walked out. Since it wasn't, I was interested in the rest of the speech, and in the crowd reaction. I knew I wasn't imagining things when the mostly black crowd was getting a little bit uncomfortable as well. (very upper crust crowd) Coming in, I was expecting passion. What I felt often instead was anger and some hatred. On 5/11/06, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I had exactly the opposite reaction after seeing her. I was completely > > unimpressed, and truthfully pegged her as a serious racist. > > Really? wow. > > I didn't get that impression at all. > > What comments led you to this conclusion? > > hook. line. sinker... > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:206539 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
