From a person who is a Heinz 57 variety person, I think this whole message and thread goes beyond meaning and purpose. I am actually quite sick about all this pontificating - when will folks realize except for the pure Danes and Swedes (which has been noted are few) we are all of mixed heritage and our families (kids and 3 rd set of in-laws and blended families) are taking over the world along with the Latinos which none of us in Minneapolis seem to be talking about.
Annie Young



At 07:51 PM 11/3/03 -0600, Neal Krasnoff wrote:


On Nov 3, 2003, at 7:51 PM, Peter T Schmitz wrote:

Eric Oines writes:

You are all missing the point. White people defining "Black leadership"
is stupid, just as Black people defining "white leadership" is stupid.  I
think what Booker T is saying, if I may, is that this whole "Black
leadership" thing ends up being a way to pidgeon-hole people of color

The Japanese?


and
then discredit people who speak out.

This happens only when the people who accept the role of a Black Leader (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.) end up doing or saying stupid things, or worse.


And of course, Mr. Krasnoff  took
the bait immediately with a litany of "discredited Black Leaders". Randy
Staten doesn't represent Booker T Hodges any more than Rush Limbaugh,
Strom Thurmand, David Duke, Tim Pawlenty, Robert Lillegren, or RT
represents me. I just love how some of the white folks get defensive when
the  tables are
turned.

What bait? Dude, I've seen this all before. Only the city and names are different. All this nonsense helps to perpetuate The Struggle(tm). Also sells newspapers and air time, but that's another story. You don't have to use quotation marks when referring to my litany of NYC social justice adherents: they <are> discredited.


It's not up to me to decide who's an authentic black/negro/colored/African-American, but it's a real giveaway when they have lotsa melanin and stuff, like different facial features than whites, asians, and anyone from Wisconsin;, speech patterns; shnozolas; and SUVs with tacky rims. Kinda hard not to miss authentic black people. Sorta like Chasidic Jews - can't miss <their> authenticity.

Neal Krasnoff
Loring Park


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