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Meh, while I agree its a strange swipe at the majority, being a minority allows it.
Now, if Obama himself had said it, entirely different story.
But in this case, its just pandering.
had to be the worst innagural prayer -- when they say unity -- do they mean unity against whitey ? Ridiculous...
'Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in the joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get in back, when brown can stick around... when the red man can get ahead, man; and when white will embrace what is right. That all those who do justice and love mercy say Amen. Say Amen'
Meh, while I agree its a strange swipe at the majority, being a minority allows it.
Now, if Obama himself had said it, entirely different story.
But in this case, its just pandering.
You cannot ignore history just to sound politically correct and not hurt feelings.
In the history of this country, from a political point of view, white men have not always embraced what's right.
It's a different age, different country, different people, but it hasn't been as long as you might think that white segregation existed in this country. There still is some subtle forms of segregation today. Just a decade ago, a former grand wizard of the KKK was vying to run for the presidency.
It's a little inappropriate because it focused blame only on "white," but it's not as bad as you might think.
not as badly as i might think ? You think the white man has cornered the market on embracing what is wrong ?black folkks and minorities have the market on what is right ?
you mention the KKK -- what about the black panthers ? La reconquista ? La Raza ? Black Liberation Theology ?
lib s have a long standing senator - Robert Byrd -- former KKK member for many years.
, at least four years of everyone recognizing how racist everyone else is.
I for one can't wait.
We should not ever have to listen to the race card again...
I choked on my watermelon on that part. He said "when brown can stick around, if it's yellow let it mellow" or something like that. At that point I thought he took going green a step too far.
Whats the saying? "If its yellow, let it mellow. If its brown, flush it down."
(btw, ST needs a rimshot smilie...or is it that I cant find it?)
LMAO!
o rly!?
Who said...when white will embrace what is right?
Anyone have a link?
La Raza?
rev. Joseph Lowery from the United Church with his black liberation theology -- but I do believe it is first said back in the 60's -- I could be wrong though..
That's what you get looking to a prayer for intelligence.
lol whitey. white people have never ever ever ever accomplished anything....ever
white people were put on this earth to specifically destroy civilization as we know it.
almost got it done too.... Whitey almost completed the mission.-- but now whitey will have to sit back and let half whitey finish the goal and get all the glory.
Today's threads are hilarious.
Never said only the white man embraced what is wrong.
In the history of this country, there have been people of all races, all colors, all religions that have done negative things in this country to varying scales and degrees.
However, since this country was officially founded as an independent nation, white men have controlled the country from a political, social, and economic stand point. So, their errs, their wrongdoings affected more people, particularly minorities. The wrongdoings of minorities rarely affected the white man to those scales and degrees.
You can talk about the Black Panthers or la Raza and talk about what they've done. Anything any minority group or groups have done pale in comparison to mass murder of Native Americans, relocation and land acquisition from those same Native Americans, 200 years of slavery, another 100+ years of segregation, racial insensitivity, Japanese concentration camps, exclusion of voting rights, rights to education, rights to federal aid. They pale in comparison. Minority groups couldn't impact white people or the country as a whole the way white men in political power affected and impacted the lives of minorities.
Fine, what he said might have been a little off-putting, maybe even inappropriate. But, it's not inaccurate or really wrong for him to say it.
Shucks, how come there was never anything this fun when I was in office??
Read the full transcript of Martin Luther King's last speech in Memphis, Tennessee. Quote more than just that. If you've read it you'll see he raises King to sainthood in that quote. He talks of seeing the promise land with this office. I thought he was over-the-top, but I didn't think this was about black-white. This was about the dream of King.
why would I read the full transcript of Dr. King's last speech ? This was said in a prayer be the rev. today not in 196's America. -- it is a little less relevant today and very inappropriate.
well now you are getting into a whole different discussion - where you say the lines are drawn racially - others would argue it is more economically than racially and some would say it was more gender bias.. Then you want to talk slavery - but nobody reallly wants to talk slavery other than to blame the white man - they dont want to talk about slavery in other nations or how the slaves were obtained ..who sold the slaves into slavery in the first place... nobody wants to really talk slavery - japanese concentration camps.. interesting point... Executive Order 9066 -- who issues that order again ? Ph yeah FDR - the author of the first new Deal -- and along comes BHO future author of the 2nd new new deal. History is not so easily explained -- nor is blame so easily placed on white folks. Plenty of white folks suffered the same discriminations. discrimination favors no color, race, creed, religion, or gender. Neither does misery, poverty, greed or crappy luck.
Why do you care about what someone, who is inconsequential, said at an event that is glorified ceremony?
The reverend references King. The thread's author is misinterpreting his prayer.
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