Jason Whitlock Takes African Americans To The Woodshed
This Brother's Blowin' Up
All the talk in the mainstream media world is this piece by Jason Whitlock on the Don Imus flap, in which Whitlock states that the family, by focusing so much on Imus' insensitivity, are ignoring the much bigger problem: the destructive behavior we allow to destroy our own community.
Some choice quotes include:
"At this time, we are our own worst enemies. We have allowed our youths to buy into a culture (hip hop) that has been perverted, corrupted and overtaken by prison culture. The music, attitude and behavior expressed in this culture is anti-black, anti-education, demeaning, self-destructive, pro-drug dealing and violent.
Rather than confront this heinous enemy from within, we sit back and wait for someone like Imus to have a slip of the tongue and make the mistake of repeating the things we say about ourselves."
Why is this a must read? Because WE agree (to an extent).
Check it out here.