tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post3982863966505450539..comments2024-03-29T09:40:20.675-04:00Comments on field negro: The Field Negro Dilemmafield negrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15411743587725023134noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-36655769411193165262013-09-05T20:10:00.692-04:002013-09-05T20:10:00.692-04:00Malcolm X on Dr. King
“He got the peace prize, we...Malcolm X on Dr. King<br /><br />“He got the peace prize, we got the problem. ... If I'm following a general, and he's leading me into a battle, and the enemy tends to give him rewards, or awards, I get suspicious of him. Especially if he gets a peace award before the war is over.”<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-47387283523041585732013-09-05T20:09:10.009-04:002013-09-05T20:09:10.009-04:00Malcolm X on Dr. King
“He got the peace prize, we...Malcolm X on Dr. King<br /><br />“He got the peace prize, we got the problem. ... If I'm following a general, and he's leading me into a battle, and the enemy tends to give him rewards, or awards, I get suspicious of him. Especially if he gets a peace award before the war is over.”<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-79853158280305227972008-10-20T13:55:00.000-04:002008-10-20T13:55:00.000-04:00Take a look at the hunchback of John McCAIN T shir...Take a look at the hunchback of John McCAIN T shirt, the SS Titanic McCAIN T shirt and mousepad at http://hunchback.democratz.org<BR/><BR/>Please answer this political opinion poll. Go to http://www.twiigs.com/poll/Politics/17960<BR/><BR/>You can watch Countdown with Keith Olbermann at http://liberal.democratz.orgwww.democratz.orghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429509709522580883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-16495906445518199652007-04-30T19:28:00.000-04:002007-04-30T19:28:00.000-04:00Thanks barabie, although I wasn't really embarrase...Thanks barabie, although I wasn't really embarrased. I have no shame ;) <BR/><BR/>Australia huh? Now that's way cool "Mate".field negrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15411743587725023134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-62186482052106761072007-04-30T16:37:00.000-04:002007-04-30T16:37:00.000-04:00"I have written articles for The Philadelphia Dail..."I have written articles for The Philadelphia Daily News, USA Today,and the Philadelphia Tribune.Thank God for spell check!"<BR/><BR/>LOL<BR/>How about thanking the poor guy/girl who sat there writing the program for the spell check?<BR/>just fooling around, don't take it seriously.<BR/>i just feel god gets enough thanks.<BR/>ok the above was meant as humor before anyone jumps down my throat.Iraqi Mojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15150226928129812993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-66183082254185195082007-04-30T16:33:00.000-04:002007-04-30T16:33:00.000-04:00""I can't got around here acting like I have more ...""I can't got around here acting like I have more money than my white customers, hell, they would never come back to my business.""<BR/><BR/>That pretty much sums up the racism in this world, whether in the US or here in Australia. btw i have travelled throughout the US and found Australia to be more racist but then again i may be biased.Iraqi Mojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15150226928129812993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-86803033152721467422007-04-30T16:29:00.000-04:002007-04-30T16:29:00.000-04:00fn we all make those same sort of mistakes, even i...fn we all make those same sort of mistakes, even i but now you point it out, it's obvious how one could feel embarrassed. Again sorry.Iraqi Mojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15150226928129812993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-31394725045762076632007-04-30T16:28:00.000-04:002007-04-30T16:28:00.000-04:00fn i apologize if you felt embarrassed but that wa...fn i apologize if you felt embarrassed but that was certainly not my intention. ;)Iraqi Mojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15150226928129812993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-46961627050565897582007-04-29T00:00:00.000-04:002007-04-29T00:00:00.000-04:00"...I don't if i should take that as a compliment ..."...I don't if i should take that as a compliment or not? :) " <BR/><BR/>barabie, please take that as a compliment, it was definately meant to be one. <BR/><BR/>And please keep coming back to the fields;word watchers are always welcome. <BR/><BR/>BTW, if you don't want to embarrass me in front of my fellow commentors, shoot me an e-mail at fnblg@yahoo.com. :) <BR/><BR/>Yo Mark, I am glad you like Gwen Ifill. I know we don't always agree on who is or isn't a FN, but I think we can both agree that Ifill is in the FN camp.field negrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15411743587725023134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-14641428331248693732007-04-28T21:33:00.000-04:002007-04-28T21:33:00.000-04:00I see Gwen Ifill on my lunchbreak sometimes. She d...I see Gwen Ifill on my lunchbreak sometimes. She does her thing. She deserves to be a Field Negro.Dangerfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01881999761526327887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-29331690302216073012007-04-28T21:32:00.000-04:002007-04-28T21:32:00.000-04:00I like gwen IfillI like gwen IfillDangerfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01881999761526327887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-4049214513714602482007-04-28T17:19:00.000-04:002007-04-28T17:19:00.000-04:00Remind you of your MOTHER??? I don't if i should t...Remind you of your MOTHER??? I don't if i should take that as a compliment or not? :) although you are right i am a natural word watcher. I even used to correct my teachers starting from around the age of 10. Don't ask me why btw. You have a nice way of responding to commentators and that has prompted me to comment again even though as i said, the verification system normally prevents me from commenting again. So i guess what i am trying to say is your blog is soooooo good that i forgive the verification. ;)Iraqi Mojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15150226928129812993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-20463445279943355572007-04-26T03:37:00.000-04:002007-04-26T03:37:00.000-04:0004 25 07Glad to know you and Cobb get along FN. He...04 25 07<BR/><BR/>Glad to know you and Cobb get along FN. He is a real Black progressive, as are you. You see, I don't care what side of the political divide one is on; politics are only a means to an end. Ultimately I am concerned about end results and appreciate that you are on one side, Cobb is on the other side AND success for US is somewhere inbetween:)Mahndisa S. Rigmaidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507292526980604567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-1924320567016321652007-04-25T20:10:00.000-04:002007-04-25T20:10:00.000-04:00Enjoyed your post about pets. I've just found your...Enjoyed your post about pets. I've just found your site through <I>credo's</I> link. Sometimes, I thought it just me, because I would be the only one defending my view on the blog. You don't have to be well to do to be accused of racism, playing the race card, being the victim or being ignorant. You just have to have to be opposing what they say about black people or mention that they chose black people for their example to prove their point. You also have to buy into the rehabilitation of the south and acceptance of the confederate flag. For the conservatives; to be a "good negro," you have to agree with them.<BR/><BR/>a neighborHathorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657524404057819428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-52847510849829187562007-04-24T15:45:00.000-04:002007-04-24T15:45:00.000-04:00Alright "christian progressive liberal." between y...Alright "christian progressive liberal." between your lobbying, and Christopher's journalistic work; I think we have our next HNOTD :)field negrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15411743587725023134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-46119277939026483962007-04-24T13:41:00.000-04:002007-04-24T13:41:00.000-04:00She has been crazy since she worked for Dick Chene...<B><I>She has been crazy since she worked for Dick Cheney's wife at the IWF...</B></I><BR/><BR/>Chris, you just confirmed that I wasn't imagining things when I saw her on "Real Time with Bill Maher".<BR/><BR/>He proceeded to tear a strip off her, and the Governor of Montana, Brian Schwartzer, simply broke out and poured a six pack can of whip-ass on her every time she opened her mouth. <BR/><BR/>Field, now I have to start lobbying for this sista to get House Negro of the Month award. The fact she used to take a paycheck from Dick Cheney (yeah, she worked for his wife, but still)already let me know she's a straight up loony House Negress.<BR/><BR/>She's flying under the radar and that makes her worse than a Water Moccasin. A rattlesnake lets you know when it's going to strike; a water moccasin sneaks up and is on your ass before you can even scream...The Christian Progressive Liberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04445662404937684518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-37259403587079391322007-04-24T13:27:00.000-04:002007-04-24T13:27:00.000-04:00Damn Chris! And I thought that was all T.V. making...Damn Chris! And I thought that was all T.V. making girlfriend look so good. Good looking out.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again barabi,someone actually e-mailed me last night about that, they had used the post as a link and noticed it. Lazy me never got around to changing it. <BR/><BR/>I know I write with my tongue in my cheeks, and with some double entendres from time to time, but that was clearly the wrong place for that word. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again!field negrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15411743587725023134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-69996531575996520982007-04-24T12:46:00.000-04:002007-04-24T12:46:00.000-04:00barabie, you are absolutely right, and I will corr...barabie, you are absolutely right, and I will correct that now. Chalk it up to my haste when I blog and my lack of proof-reading :) <BR/><BR/>Hey, please comment again, you remind me of my mom, I need you word wathcers around here. <BR/><BR/>And don't let a little word verification get in the way of a good conversation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-77695625385339576372007-04-24T11:56:00.000-04:002007-04-24T11:56:00.000-04:00"he thought himself auto mechanics "I am taking a ..."he thought himself auto mechanics "<BR/><BR/>I am taking a guess here and thinking you meant "taught" instead of "thought". :) nice blog btw, i hate the verification idea on comments, so will not comment again. take care.Iraqi Mojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15150226928129812993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-78750208420503655002007-04-24T11:14:00.000-04:002007-04-24T11:14:00.000-04:00PS-I met Amy Holmes at a Princeton alumni event at...PS-I met Amy Holmes at a Princeton alumni event at a hotel here inDC. The brothers were fawning all over her until she opened her mouth. They still fawned. But then the few with some sense LISTENED. Most said aw hell no, but one misfit--yes one of these supposedly holy,churchgoing brothas--oh he stuck around until she told him she was taken!!!<BR/><BR/>She has been crazy since she worked for Dick Cheney's wife at the IWF...Christopher Chambershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16981041389119024155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-25698520297214646292007-04-24T11:09:00.000-04:002007-04-24T11:09:00.000-04:00I don't think it's as much of an issue as you thin...I don't think it's as much of an issue as you think. I think black people who have some means and the common sense to keep it (in other words, no lottery winners, drug dealers or folks with 6K sq foot houses in suburban Atlanta but no furniture other than a flat screen TV and an Escalade) vote indeed according to the purses but it's tempered by other issues. <BR/><BR/>The problem I see regards so-called Christians voting with the right wing white Evangelicals, which makes no sense to me. Over what--queers and abortion and stem cells? Damn if you think allying with those dangerous folk over bullsh*t issues like that is worth it, then I don't want your ass in my tribe anyhow. <BR/><BR/>On the other side of the coin, I cannot stand these supposed Field Negroes who seem to excuse, bask in or enjoy the current prison/stripperHip Hop culture under scrutiny now. People of means and education need to grab the "stop snitch" crew by their vintage NBA jerseys and say look, the future of our people lays in staying in school, becoming managers, professionals, makers of things, not consumers of horsesh*t. For that, we dont need to apologize or incentivize, and if folks are too stubborn, dumb or mean to see what the future hold, to hell with them. 2000 years from now they'll be the cavemen m-fs who the gorillas hunt down from Planet of the Apes...<BR/><BR/>Sorry but I didn't have my cereal this morning!Christopher Chambershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16981041389119024155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-55169974791411319252007-04-24T00:13:00.000-04:002007-04-24T00:13:00.000-04:00a couple of years back around the time of the 2004...a couple of years back around the time of the 2004 elections i heard a radio interview with chris rock and he said something else that fits well with this post. he was asked if he voted republican for tax purposes since he makes so much money. his response was something like "no, everybody else in my family is still broke so there's no point in me screwing them over and voting republican. voting for the party that helps them helps me because the worst off they are the more i gotta kick out financially for them anyway." at the time it was a joke but like most of his jokes there was a lot of truth and political awareness in the statement. <BR/><BR/>oh and by the way, you have a great blog. just got turned on to it a couple of days ago and i've already sent a link to another friend.Shantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08997405669954060372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-35471224377000172552007-04-23T18:50:00.000-04:002007-04-23T18:50:00.000-04:00It's Liz from I Speak of Dreams.You said, "What th...It's Liz from <A HREF="http://lizditz.typepad.com" REL="nofollow">I Speak of Dreams</A>.<BR/><BR/>You said, <I>"What these narrow minded individuals don't and will never get, is that as a person of color I don't see myself as just an individual; I see myself as being part of a larger group, a collective.</I>.<BR/><BR/>As a middle-aged WASP woman, I probably <I>am</I> narrow-minded. But I would say, "You don't know what you take for granted, until it is taken away -- or somebody forcefully points out what it is you <I>can and do</I> take for granted. <BR/><BR/>I struggle with the reality of the collective. It doesn't come naturally to me -- I don't have that unconscious response when white women do stupendously stupid or criminal things; as I'm not religous, I don't have that response when a Christian does stupendously stupid or criminal things; I don't have even have that unconscious response when my kids do tremendously stupid things (none have yet committed, or at least been charged, with crimes).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-30542793798381714062007-04-23T17:12:00.000-04:002007-04-23T17:12:00.000-04:00A BET host AND a conservative commentator? Talk ab...A BET host AND a conservative commentator? Talk about an Israeli Nazi Party.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, great post. It's unfortunate we gotta think of ourselves as a collective...Wooziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11637072916156389703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-21704793955264580252007-04-23T10:58:00.000-04:002007-04-23T10:58:00.000-04:00Thanks guys, I am familiar with Ms. Holmes. (Yes, ...Thanks guys, I am familiar with Ms. Holmes. (Yes, she is a dime!) <BR/><BR/>Funny, I never really tought of her as a HN, as she was really strong in her belief that Don Imus should be let go. <BR/><BR/>But you might be right, I am going to have to do some research on girlfriend and get back to you on this one. <BR/><BR/>Yo "topper", shoot me an e-mail and let me know when you start that forum on your blog.field negrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15411743587725023134noreply@blogger.com