tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post3633963315180493792..comments2023-11-02T06:36:15.996-04:00Comments on The Thinking Black Man: The N---- Mindset...The Thinking Black Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618989261377257387noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-41134259274823440192007-08-07T15:54:00.000-04:002007-08-07T15:54:00.000-04:00My father taught me that N word meant ignorant, bo...My father taught me that N word meant ignorant, boorish, and ill bred; ever since that has been my impression of the word. Everyone who uses the word is ignorant, boorish, and ill bred, in my opinion. There is no reason for our community to recognize the word on any level, i do not care if your friend since pre-school calls you the n word do not look in their direction unless you are ignorant, boorish, and ill bred. Do not buy the music that contains the word unless you are ignorant, boorish, and ill bred, just like the artists, which use the word. I am so tired of people being paid for humiliating and degrading our race! We have the power to end this NOW! Stop buying the records, going to the movies, watching the shows, etc. that use the n-word. Now if you are ignorant, boorish, and ill bred then by all means continue to do your thing, but please stop calling yourself an African American, Black, or Colored...just join the KKK!Colorful Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13588514281079309292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-24962952767169551672007-08-07T12:18:00.000-04:002007-08-07T12:18:00.000-04:00There is a huge problem if Da Brat thinks she can ...There is a huge problem if Da Brat thinks she can mentally spar with Cornell West. I agree those of us that are more enlightened buried the N word many years ago. The sad part about it all is that the people that this needs to touch will never see it.Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235387937765928152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-6698506075303127432007-08-04T17:02:00.000-04:002007-08-04T17:02:00.000-04:00I just heard about this not stopping for red light...I just heard about this not stopping for red lights phenomenon last night, but the fellow told me he witnessed it in St Louis, so naturally I thought it was a jacked-up Southern/Midwestern thang. I am truly sad to see it appear here on the Eastern Seaboard.<BR/><BR/>I have found Baltimore to be a facinating city, ever since I headed up a research project about its Black community. I just wish that its government and citizenry would get their acts together and bring the city back to the magnificence it once had!<BR/><BR/>LLola Getshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058543308191117858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-38969193034296260212007-07-31T09:47:00.000-04:002007-07-31T09:47:00.000-04:00Dude,I need to get in touch with you... email me, ...Dude,<BR/><BR/>I need to get in touch with you... email me, please!Gunfighterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762432006297768871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-54526926383776195792007-07-30T11:27:00.000-04:002007-07-30T11:27:00.000-04:00I want to know how you feel about this guy using n...I want to know how you feel about <A HREF="http://jacksongtickle.com/2007/07/27/we-have-to-do-better/" REL="nofollow">this guy using n-word so freely</A> on his blog.Don't Be Silent DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497187730422109349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-928110315174282862007-07-27T01:53:00.000-04:002007-07-27T01:53:00.000-04:00TTBM...I absolutely agree. Having a symbolic "fune...TTBM...<BR/>I absolutely agree. Having a symbolic "funeral" for a word is not a panacea for what troubles black folks in this country. On one side, we have those of us who see and want a better standard of life...and are willing to do the hard work to make it happen. On the other side...are those scared persons who aren't brave enough to do something...think they are owed something...blame others for their inadequacies..and mock those of us who want better.Miss Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04009015008528939882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-18237790927565450612007-07-26T22:48:00.000-04:002007-07-26T22:48:00.000-04:00Many a pure blogging heart has probably been corru...Many a pure blogging heart has probably been corrupted by the pressure of writing solely to preserve a readership...good for you for staying true to yourself and writing what's in your heart. That's what is most attractive anyway.Liz Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794296990587989214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-62465228932968014192007-07-26T16:56:00.000-04:002007-07-26T16:56:00.000-04:00Well said TBM. Yes, we need to get away from the w...Well said TBM. Yes, we need to get away from the word, but we most urgently need to get away from the "MINDSET", the Ghettoized, Thug Life, Gangsta, Pimp mentality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-77973369630832968392007-07-26T14:17:00.000-04:002007-07-26T14:17:00.000-04:00The mindset is always the most difficult change to...The mindset is always the most difficult change to make. I means changing your inner-self. And that can be most difficult when one has been the same for so long. I do belive in this case, it is of utmost importance that black people get away from N-word. It is self degrading and ugly. But most of all it is just sad.Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060839171999701331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-40703265637881550912007-07-25T21:50:00.000-04:002007-07-25T21:50:00.000-04:00As always, my brother, you are right on the mark.I...As always, my brother, you are right on the mark.<BR/><BR/>It is funny, but I posted on simlar themes twice in the past three days.<BR/><BR/>All we can do is to continue to represent the best that we, as a people, have to offer. We can and must lead by example.<BR/><BR/>GFGunfighterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762432006297768871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-60948973121448677192007-07-25T15:15:00.000-04:002007-07-25T15:15:00.000-04:00Hey TTBM! I enjoy reading your blog so much. Kee...Hey TTBM! I enjoy reading your blog so much. Keep up the good work. And keep writing for yourself. I have a sneaky suspicion that when you write for yourself, you are still writing for us.<BR/><BR/>Angie<BR/>http://www.nuvisionforanuday.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-40095764573808967392007-07-25T13:44:00.000-04:002007-07-25T13:44:00.000-04:00It's saddening and frightening really that people ...It's saddening and frightening really that people actually believe that the symbolic burial of a hateful word is all that's needed to repair our community. I see the N mindset every day, not only in the streets like the example you mentioned, but also in the corporate arena on a different scale.<BR/><BR/>Great post and congrats on all the blog hits!Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05841784678107146378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-52583622988972747742007-07-25T09:50:00.001-04:002007-07-25T09:50:00.001-04:00Hi there B. GOOD - I agree 100%. You are so right...Hi there B. GOOD - <BR/>I agree 100%. You are so right, you HAVE to acknowledge a persons mindset and find a way to show them both the consequences and the options available to them.<BR/><BR/>I personally ran into this as a problem about 10 years ago when I had a big blow up with my youngest brother who had started living this lifestyle that I felt was detrimental to him, my parents, and our community as a whole. He had adopted this very thuggish, law-breaking, substance abusing [liquor] lifestyle and I tried to get him to see that he was killing himself. Honestly, I wasn't up for the task. I can be pretty jugdemental sometimes - SURPRISE :) and I just went about things the wrong way and he and I almost came to blows after a heated argument... so I agree that a certain amount of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT is a must.<BR/><BR/>Hi GOLDEN SILENCE -<BR/>Thanks for your comment!<BR/>I does get annoying doesn't it. Sometimes I just sit back in awe of the amount of energy it must take to TRY and be disrespectful! I know for some it comes natural, but I'm sure a good portion of folks have to actuallt take a moment to think of what they can do next.<BR/><BR/>Hello DEATHSWEEP! How are you?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment! I'm with you all the way! Adults HAVE to step up EARLY in a childs life to start teaching him or her - right from wrong, good from bad, truth from lies, self respect and respect for others. Sadly, in large parts of our community - the nuclear family has all but disappeared and large numbers of children are growing up with only one parent, OR you have young single moms having multiple babies that she will struggle to raise, and I mean raise in the simplest form of the word - feed, clothe, and provide a bed. There's hardly the time or ability to pay these children the extra attention they need to proper and grow the way they deserve. Now, I must point out that this situation is exacerbated by the insane number of men of color who refuse to step up and be TRULY accountable for the children they create! <BR/><BR/>But you are right, my friend, it starts with establishing the right mindset in our kids at the very onset of life!<BR/><BR/>Hi there MIZREPRESENT! Yeah, YOUR blog is something very special indeed! Classy, cool, inspiring...<BR/><BR/>I too, hope that H-- and B---- are laying on their death beds on our community as well. The self hate in so many parts of our community is absolutely stunning! I doubt if there is another race / group of people in the world that subjects itself en masse to the hate and violence that the African American community does.The Thinking Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618989261377257387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-91180181177400832502007-07-25T09:50:00.000-04:002007-07-25T09:50:00.000-04:00Hi there B. GOOD - I agree 100%. You are so right...Hi there B. GOOD - <BR/>I agree 100%. You are so right, you HAVE to acknowledge a persons mindset and find a way to show them both the consequences and the options available to them.<BR/><BR/>I personally ran into this as a problem about 10 years ago when I had a big blow up with my youngest brother who had started living this lifestyle that I felt was detrimental to him, my parents, and our community as a whole. He had adopted this very thuggish, law-breaking, substance abusing [liquor] lifestyle and I tried to get him to see that he was killing himself. Honestly, I wasn't up for the task. I can be pretty jugdemental sometimes - SURPRISE :) and I just went about things the wrong way and he and I almost came to blows after a heated argument... so I agree that a certain amount of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT is a must.<BR/><BR/>Hi GOLDEN SILENCE -<BR/>Thanks for your comment!<BR/>I does get annoying doesn't it. Sometimes I just sit back in awe of the amount of energy it must take to TRY and be disrespectful! I know for some it comes natural, but I'm sure a good portion of folks have to actuallt take a moment to think of what they can do next.<BR/><BR/>Hello DEATHSWEEP! How are you?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment! I'm with you all the way! Adults HAVE to step up EARLY in a childs life to start teaching him or her - right from wrong, good from bad, truth from lies, self respect and respect for others. Sadly, in large parts of our community - the nuclear family has all but disappeared and large numbers of children are growing up with only one parent, OR you have young single moms having multiple babies that she will struggle to raise, and I mean raise in the simplest form of the word - feed, clothe, and provide a bed. There's hardly the time or ability to pay these children the extra attention they need to proper and grow the way they deserve. Now, I must point out that this situation is exacerbated by the insane number of men of color who refuse to step up and be TRULY accountable for the children they create! <BR/><BR/>But you are right, my friend, it starts with establishing the right mindset in our kids at the very onset of life!<BR/><BR/>Hi there MIZREPRESENT! Yeah, YOUR blog is something very special indeed! Classy, cool, inspiring...<BR/><BR/>I too, hope that H-- and B---- are laying on their death beds on our community as well. The self hate in so many parts of our community is absolutely stunning! I doubt if there is another race / group of people in the world that subjects itself en masse to the hate and violence that the African American community does.The Thinking Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618989261377257387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-63878705592121350282007-07-24T22:49:00.000-04:002007-07-24T22:49:00.000-04:00Wow, i am just grateful and thankful that you thou...Wow, i am just grateful and thankful that you thought my blog worthy of mentioning...but i do abide by what i said and what you wrote...to write for yourself. As far as the N-word goes, i agree, it's not the word but the acts...so i say while we are burying words, lets bury HOE, and BITCH TOO! Cuz, i see far too many of our young, trying to emulate and become that which they are not!Mizrepresenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992754393960138393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-89909767743132150792007-07-24T20:53:00.000-04:002007-07-24T20:53:00.000-04:00To a man only looking inside from the outside I ha...To a man only looking inside from the outside I have to say that I agree with you as far as our children not knowing the harm they are causing by perpetuating the mistakes that we have made. The problem I see is that all children emulate their elders and change doesn't need to start with the children of today. The children of today need new role models. If we want them to change it must begin with us. Everyones life is altered by different circumstances however civility and morality can and should be part of every human being no matter where they stand. Once parents begin teaching their children by doing, perhaps then a change can begin.<BR/><BR/>DSdeathsweephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04942097009456195845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-21891802094316497102007-07-24T14:57:00.000-04:002007-07-24T14:57:00.000-04:00I agree with your post. I'm tired of these clowns ...I agree with your post. I'm tired of these clowns who have no respect for anyone's livelihood...especially <I>their own</I>.<BR/><BR/>BTW: My blog went private...if you're interested in being added to the readers' list, send me an e-mail (it's in my Blogger profile).Don't Be Silent DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497187730422109349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-17472179543393705402007-07-24T14:54:00.000-04:002007-07-24T14:54:00.000-04:00Yeah, the mentality is appalling......to you and I...Yeah, the mentality is appalling......to you and I, and those like us.<BR/><BR/>But --> they --> don't see it that way. --> They --> probably think <I>our</I> mentality is appalling.<BR/><BR/>Who's right?<BR/><BR/>How do you convince someone that their way of life pales in comparison to yours? That their way of life is destructive to others. Could --> they --> think <I>our</I> way of life is destructive to them and theirs? Maybe it is.<BR/><BR/>So who's right?<BR/><BR/>I mean, I know AND get what you're saying. I happen to agree. But I've learned that in order to influence someone to change their way of doing business, you can't just tell them they are wrong. You can't just say you are right. You have to acknowledge their side, admit that it exists and is valid. Or else --> they --> will never hear <I>us.</I> Especially if our "help" or remedy is unsolicited.<BR/><BR/>Thats where I think a lot of leadership efforts fall short.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com