Comments on: The 5 Flaws Of Discussing Black Folks http://www.fonzo.biz/2007/02/21/the-5-flaws-of-discussing-black-folks/ Tech, Culture, Music and Macintosh. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:40:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Fonzo http://www.fonzo.biz/2007/02/21/the-5-flaws-of-discussing-black-folks/#comment-27976 Fonzo Sat, 24 Feb 2007 00:04:38 +0000 http://www.fonzo.biz/2007/02/21/the-5-flaws-of-discussing-black-folks/#comment-27976 Jay Dub: I see what you mean about having strong black leaders. However, I was referring to black leaders on a national scale. There are a lot of positive local leaders (BSUs, college's, churches, etc.), but no national leader with a nationwide agenda. Those are the types of leaders I was referring too, and those are the leaders who typically get silenced. Jay Dub: I see what you mean about having strong black leaders. However, I was referring to black leaders on a national scale. There are a lot of positive local leaders (BSUs, college’s, churches, etc.), but no national leader with a nationwide agenda. Those are the types of leaders I was referring too, and those are the leaders who typically get silenced.

]]> By: Jay Dub http://www.fonzo.biz/2007/02/21/the-5-flaws-of-discussing-black-folks/#comment-27447 Jay Dub Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:58:50 +0000 http://www.fonzo.biz/2007/02/21/the-5-flaws-of-discussing-black-folks/#comment-27447 Well put my friend, I feel you have some valid points. Especially about segregation and how fresh that just ended. Also, I can't totally say that I agree with your first statement about we don't have good leaders, there is much more in that equation (which you probably know as well) that creates that problem. Not only do out leaders get oust, but also the leaders we do have are not that bad, it just that the way our (African American) society is depicted in the media and what is currently hip and cool are not things like education, proper grammar (look at myspace) and other things that should be important. Just African Americans in general need to change, and although there are a lot that are about change and improvement, right now those people don't reach the masses, I think that just contributes to that problem, a good leader can't lead people that don't follow. Among other things, I just wanted to make that point. Thoughts? Well put my friend, I feel you have some valid points. Especially about segregation and how fresh that just ended.

Also, I can’t totally say that I agree with your first statement about we don’t have good leaders, there is much more in that equation (which you probably know as well) that creates that problem. Not only do out leaders get oust, but also the leaders we do have are not that bad, it just that the way our (African American) society is depicted in the media and what is currently hip and cool are not things like education, proper grammar (look at myspace) and other things that should be important. Just African Americans in general need to change, and although there are a lot that are about change and improvement, right now those people don’t reach the masses, I think that just contributes to that problem, a good leader can’t lead people that don’t follow. Among other things, I just wanted to make that point.

Thoughts?

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