Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Let's Make a Slave

Ever heard of a little speech that Willie Lynch delivered ohh centuries ago? Basically Lynch was invited down to the banks of the James River, in the colony of Virginia, to instruct slave owners on his brutish, but successful, methods for “The Making of a Slave!” If you haven’t read it yet (regardless of race) I encourage you to do so, it’s very…enlightening. The link is below.


First I’d like to point out, King James, for whom the river was named after, the same King James that ruled these masochists, is the same King James of the King James Version Bible. That’s a whole ‘nother blog, but I think I may have to rethink which Bible I read.

Trying to restrain myself from providing an ultimately unreadable blog due to length, I’m going to summarize the jist of the speech and hope that you read it for yourselves. Basically, Lynch describes his fool-proof methods to control slaves; it should last 300 years (2012). These strategies include creating and exploiting fear, distrust and envy among the slaves and using these to control. He describes turning male against female and, the actual subject of this blog, dark slaves against light slaves.

Skin color is something that has been an obvious factor, trait, etc in my life, but more specifically, it has been my own skin color that I’m referring to. Like everyone I notice skin color, you can’t help but to, it’s the first thing you notice, but that doesn’t mean I then change how I will treat the person or let them know what I think about their skin color. To me a person’s skin color is simply one piece of the puzzle of how they look and nothing else. When it comes to my skin color, it’s the same story whether it’s being told from a black person or a white person or an Indian person, “your light…like…really light…..are you mixed?” What? Am I mixed?! Do I look like a drink, maybe a cake to you? And thank you, I know I’m fair skinned, I have a mirror in my bathroom just like you. It’s something that has always been annoying, but I’ve learned to live with, probably just for the reason that I don’t want to burn bridges before I’ve built them, I like making new friends, but with me, it comes at a price, a constant reminder of how I “can’t be black because [I’m] lighter than so-and-so, who’s white!” I’ve gotten used to it, sometimes I even play along and joke too, “yes, I’m high-yella.”
This subject of skin color has recently become more and more discussed. Like it’s an everyday discussion, of the same thing, she’s yellow, I’m high-yellow, she’s dark, he’s red-boned…and it got me thinking…this discussion, right here, the one were having RIGHT NOW…was predetermined by our forefather’s slave masters….WHAT are we doing STILL kindling these murders’ flames?! 2012, that’s when this horror ride of skin and gender battle should be over, right? Fireworks and balloons and maybe even a parade will erupt December 25, 2012, people of ALL sizes, ages, SHADES, will skip freely out of their project homes and condos hold hands and sing in that ol’ negro spiritual. Blacks will suddenly sky rocket in financial, educational and business markets. The jails will become empty in 10-20 years. Obama is elected for his second term, ushering in more black senators, and governors and Supreme Court justices. Black is the new majority….right? That’s what will happen…right? In four years everything that has been unjustly done to hold the Negro down will vanish and we will live our lives how they were supposed to be, as kings and queens! This is the timeline of Lynch’s plan, so we just have to hold on for 4 more years…right??

Well, whether this fantastical fantasy comes true or not, we’ll have to wait and see. But I sure hope it ends soon, his methods have not only hit black Americans with a deadly blow, but it seems to affect Asians as well as Hispanics. There’s a divide, where lighter skin is better, where you get treated better, where you’re looked at with less fear or concern. Bleaching creams have been concocted and used. And all the while, white people are spending millions of dollars at tanning salons to get darker...now where is the logic in that?!?!?!

I think I have to make a decision within myself right now; I refuse to be a part of Lynch’s methods anymore! I refuse to be a victim of slave mentality! I refuse to joke! I refuse to accept the constant reminders of the difference in my skin color from a “full black person”! I refuse to accept being constantly asked if I’m mixed! (Nowadays we all are, get used to it!) I refuse to spend my money on faux-sun! I refuse to accept being called “white-girl”! I refuse to accept being told “you’re not black!” I refuse to be ashamed! I refuse!…I REFUSE!!!

God gave me a skin color, a fair one, get used to it! I am not going to allow this subject; of so little significance to use up any more of my time or brain activity…I’m done with it all! And people yall better follow suit, cuz in 2012, this nonsense won’t be tolerated anymore!

Monday, May 26, 2008

Whitewashing Flipped and Reversed

I wanna try to make this brief, since I've been dubbed "long-winded"...funny...

Anybody who knows me knows I love and hate all people equally...I always recognize race and I always recognize racism and I always realize it's difficult for people to admit the truth of what I just said when it comes to themselves and others around them. I know, they like to tell the news crew they want everyone to be treated equally maybe it "relieves" the heavy load of guilt that rides on their shoulders...doubtful, they don't feel guilt. The subject of this particular blog is something I have thought about for awhile, hoped I could ignore so I can enjoy it for what it is, but I'm afraid to say I can't pretend to ignore it anymore, and my greatest love of all may be in jeopardy of becoming an ever present reminder of the bigotry that lurks around every corner. (cue dramatic music)

I'm talking about movies. I love my movies. If itsa good one, I'll watch it several hundred times within the first week or so of first seeing it. I own...too many...yet not enough...and I can quote word for word of alot of em. I am a movie buff, if there's nothing to do I pop in a movie, if I'm mad at you or you wanna get on my good side..treat me to a movie (a good one, but I'm not too hard to please). But recently I've noticed the movies are all...a bit monochromatic...and IF there is some color to the film, it is made to look..well...ridiculous (not all of the time, but a lot of the time).

I just saw Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian yesterday, which was really good, and they even threw in some color...a giant black dude with a horse's body...a centaur, for those of you who are not nerds...(oh yea, then there were the menataurs...pff) this guy was a darker dude, with a light brown wig of wavy hair...c'mon really? Unless ol dude had some Indian in him, that combination won't happen lol...ok ok its "fantasy" whatev I just want to know why people of color cannot have the same fantastical movies made with them as the majority cast. Why can't we save middle earth? Why can't we design an ultra-sleek "iron" suit? Why must all of the movies with an all black cast, or mostly black cast, have some 30-something single mother eating a plate of fried chicken and greens waiting on her son who's out gang bangin' at 3 am....?
Why in Star Wars, the only other person of color, besides that jedi dude, who got kilt I might add, is some assassin who's trying to kill the "fair" maiden in distress AND is the blueprint for an entire army which is used to take over the galaxy...whaaaaa?

Why in Shrek is the only black guy an donkey.....

Why are the only group of people of color creepy scary natives that exhibit wonderful traits and rituals such as cannibalism and kidnapping in both King Kong and Pirates of the Caribbean?..and for that matter Planet of the Apes (yea that was uber-racist..if u didn't notice, you're blind) ummmmm...not to mention the king, Kong, himself...black men always wantin white chicks.........? and gettin kilt for it.....

Why in Sphere, everybody's all freaked out and drugging the only black guy with them..who happens to be smarter than them all as well...funny...

Why in Snatch are the black guys the only ones who get caught?

Why is harry potter's god father's name Serious Black? the most feared/hated man besides Volde-...you know who...

Why are 2/3 of the movies I own, probably more, in lack of any black person at all, or any other colors for that matter...


I'm just getting tired of NOT seeing "my face" up there saving the world...it's just another blatant reminder of the inequality that is still here...to me an all black cast in a movie not dealing with baby mama drama or court or soooooooul food etc  is about as likely as a black president (well there was The Wiz)....yea I said it...Hey...I want Obama to win and go on to be president...I do, but the reality of it is even if he wins the nomination he won't get the presidency, Yankee or Confederate, people are not gonna vote for him because he's black...bottom line...either that or his clear as mud Muslim background and secret support...pff....because "you can't be a good American and be Muslim", according to one very sure Kentuckian...the you-tube is below

I'm just sayin....
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Below are some interesting facts/links I found even if you don't read this whole thing, take a look at them...

**surprising little note here, I was trying to find some solace in the fact that the prince, in Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, is Spanish...or something that has somewhat of a tint...but when I looked at his biography on IMDb.com his heritage is English, German, Welsh...and are you ready?..Afro-Caribbean....I know!! dude is 1/4 black!! I love him and his beautiful face even more ;)


**this thing is funny as heck!

**And the cout de gras!