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Are Al Sharpton, Jeremiah Wright, Farrakan, and Malik Shabbaz... Racists?

Are they Racists?


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Interesting, I admit im not well versed in all of these guys but you dont think Farrakhan has a sense of superiority?

what do you think it is?

He is a liar and uses his tongue to get poor blacks upset over issues of race that are not (most of the time) issues of race. He is a race baiter extraordinar.

do you think he actually feels inferior and its a cover?

Not at all. The only color he truly cares about is green.

or hes just a total fraud calypso dancer?

Nail hit squarely.
 
I just thought they were all idiots! :smoking:
 
He is a liar and uses his tongue to get poor blacks upset over issues of race that are not (most of the time) issues of race. He is a race baiter extraordinar.



Not at all. The only color he truly cares about is green.



Nail hit squarely.

hmmmmm, I actually cant say I disagree BUT I will say by todays social standards that still "earns" him the label racist IMO

I do agree how ever he probably goes home counts his green and secretly watches interracial porn LOL BUT to do what he does on a public stage is going to earn him the title of racist and Id have to say rightfully so.

And in THIS case, this person CERTAINLY couldnt be white and preach about blacks the way he does and not earn the racist label.

Still interesting though, just could never bring myself to defend him (not saying YOU are thats not a good choice of a word I just dont know a better one) and would have serious issues not calling him a racist. :shurg:
 
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hmmmmm, I actually cant say I disagree BUT I will say by todays social standards that still "earns" him the label racist IMO

I agree by todays "lose" social standards where it's OK to bastardize any word until it has no meaning anymore.

I do agree how ever he probably goes home counts his green and secretly watches interracial porn LOL BUT to do what he does on a public stage is going to earn him the title of racist and Id have to say rightfully so.

And in THIS case of his a person CERTAINLY could be white and preach about blacks the way he does and not earn the racist label.

Still interesting though, just could never bring myself to defend him (not saying YOU are thats not a good choice of a word I just dont know a better one) and would have serious issues not calling him a racist. :shurg:

Don't disagree but you said it with "by todays social standards." Hell by todays standards to say blacks live in poverty and need to do something about it gets you called a racist. It has no real meaning for me anymore.
 
Hay man how have you been? Been awhile!
 
I agree by todays "lose" social standards where it's OK to bastardize any word until it has no meaning anymore.



Don't disagree but you said it with "by todays social standards." Hell by todays standards to say blacks live in poverty and need to do something about it gets you called a racist. It has no real meaning for me anymore.

I agree the word is watered down I said that atleast twice earlier but I dont think the example you just said is anytype of parralle at all, dont know if you meant it to be, maybe it was just an example but they are totally different.

Someone that gets on radio, of tv or infront of 80000 people and says the whiteman is the devil and inferior and the black man needs to take over and get revenge and stuff like that EARNS you the racist label even if in reality you arent, you are a fraud. I mean even if you are FAKING it, well that kinda makes you one in this case. Just saying :shrug:
 
Everybody has some level of bigotry towards others.

All of these people have had high moments and low moments.
 
Everybody has some level of bigotry towards others.

Agreed. It's just one human failing, among several.

All of these people have had high moments and low moments.

Everyone has high and low moments. Most of the guys listed in the poll express their low moments well.
 
Most of the guys listed in the poll express their low moments well.

All of them have had low moment.

I hardly think Al Sharpton walks around these days feeling hate and distrust for all white people.
 
Maybe I'm missing something but I don't see where it matters to me personally. Give me any race or religion or nationality and I'll give you racists, zealots and self aggrandizing buttheads. Why is it that I need to spend my time trying to define and categorize any of them?

I'm not black, but I have to ask what is the purpose of the OP? Why is it that a white guy starts a thread asking addressing the intent of selected black leaders? It is my opinion that the question itself is racist.
 
I don't know for sure if all 4 are racists, in the classical definition of the term, but they all hate white people

Well, the funny thing is there are thousands of whites that are branded as racist just based upon simple comments about people, even when its a comment about an INDIVIDUAL person and that person happens to be black.

Its strange how quick some folks are to brand whites as racist, but defend the use of the term when applied to blacks because "They don't think their race is superior"

For example: Calling a SPECIFIC group of girls "nappy headed hoes" does not somehow imply that WHITES are SUPERIOR to BLACKS.... does it?

Why the double standard?
 
Well, the funny thing is there are thousands of whites that are branded as racist just based upon simple comments about people, even when its a comment about an INDIVIDUAL person and that person happens to be black.

Its strange how quick some folks are to brand whites as racist, but defend the use of the term when applied to blacks because "They don't think their race is superior"

For example: Calling a SPECIFIC group of girls "nappy headed hoes" does not somehow imply that WHITES are SUPERIOR to BLACKS.... does it?

Why the double standard?

It's also strange how quick some folks are quick to brand blacks as racist, but object to the use of the term when applied to whites because "liberals and blacks pull the race card to often". Why the double standard?

The fact is a lot of people don't understand what racism means and they only see it within their partisan lines.
 
ahhh I dont even know if I could say that about the first two. Dont know about Wright and what he does but like I said he does have white members of his church and that work there. They obviously dont feel that way but again I dont know.

I dont think sharpton hates whites either, no in general as a whole as you state it. He is knee jerk about white culture but I dont think he hates whites but again im only basing that on the vast amounts of white he consorts with and how they seem to be really close to him :shurg:

not personally knowing these men makes it tough to say absolutely but the first two dont seem to have enough to deem straight racist.

the second two, im sold on, they are racist.

I find it interesting that folks who have a "knee jerk" about black culture (Hip Hop, Basketball, etc) are called racists just because they don't like it.

Notwithstanding, I can't stand hip-hop music, but I love Darius Rucker's music..... I must be a racist who is a traitor towards the ways of the racist man.... :roll:
 
It's also strange how quick some folks are quick to brand blacks as racist, but object to the use of the term when applied to whites because "liberals and blacks pull the race card to often". Why the double standard?

The fact is a lot of people don't understand what racism means and they only see it within their partisan lines.

So, you aren't going to address my point your just going to deflect/divert to some partisan bickering?

Thanks for conceeding.....
 
So, you aren't going to address my point your just going to deflect/divert to some partisan bickering?

Thanks for conceeding.....
I actually addressed your point head on. Maybe you should re-read my post. What is it that your looking for? I hope you're not trying to imply that I'm one of those partisan people since I rarely ever call people racist or imply that the are regardless of race or party affiliation.
 
I actually addressed your point head on. Maybe you should re-read my post. What is it that your looking for? I hope you're not trying to imply that I'm one of those partisan people since I rarely ever call people racist or imply that the are regardless of race or party affiliation.

Umm.... You were talking about "liberals" blah blah.
I never mentioned political ideology in my post... at all.... so wtf were you addressing exactly?
 
Maybe I'm missing something but I don't see where it matters to me personally. Give me any race or religion or nationality and I'll give you racists, zealots and self aggrandizing buttheads. Why is it that I need to spend my time trying to define and categorize any of them?

I'm not black, but I have to ask what is the purpose of the OP? Why is it that a white guy starts a thread asking addressing the intent of selected black leaders? It is my opinion that the question itself is racist.

Case in point.
What about this question makes the question think that one race is superior to another?

This is EXACTLY what im talking about.
The definition of "One who thinks their race superior to others" (racism) is the only way of looking at term when applied to blacks.

Anyone else, and its free game to call them racist just for improperly looking at a person of another race....
 
I don't think Al Sharpton is racist at al. I think he has an agenda to promote African-Americans but I don't think that's the same thing as saying African-Americans are better than others.

I don't know about the rest.

If he's promoting African-Americans, then he *IS RACIST!* Non-racists don't promote ANYONE based on the color of their skin!
 
Umm.... You were talking about "liberals" blah blah.
I never mentioned political ideology in my post... at all.... so wtf were you addressing exactly?
Umm...I was countering your point that white people are called racist while blacks are excused for racism with the fact that black people are also accused of racism by those who excuse whites for racism. It's pretty self explanatory. I'm sorry that the word "liberal" offends you even though accusing "liberals" of playing the race card is a common tactic used by the latter group of people. But it seems you missed my greater point that some people of all affiliations cannot get past their partisanship when looking at racism.
 
I'm pretty sure Sharpton does not hate white people and considering that white people attend Wright's church, I'm guessing he doesn't hate them either.

I'm sure he likes their money.
 
Case in point.
What about this question makes the question think that one race is superior to another?

This is EXACTLY what im talking about.
The definition of "One who thinks their race superior to others" (racism) is the only way of looking at term when applied to blacks.

Anyone else, and its free game to call them racist just for improperly looking at a person of another race....

Who are you even talking about Caine? Who thinks its free game to call "anyone else" a racist? Be specific because the only thing your doing right now is making vague accusations against the entire human race.
 
If he's promoting African-Americans, then he *IS RACIST!* Non-racists don't promote ANYONE based on the color of their skin!
That's not true at all. Because promoting blacks or giving race based scholarships does not mean that you think one race is superior to others.
 
If there are black people who are racist, does it increase or diminish the problem of racism? Pointing to just black people you think are racist is basically using the "but little Johnny did it too" defense.

No, they're just examples of the kind of hypocrisy that exists in the "civil rights movement". Blacks can't possibly be racist, the fact that they play the race card daily and do exactly the same thing as any other racist is irrelevant, the color of their skin ought to prevent them from ever being called on their actions. It's ludicrous.
 
That's not true at all. Because promoting blacks or giving race based scholarships does not mean that you think one race is superior to others.

But if someone started giving scholarships only to whites, the black community would crap themselves. Go figure.
 
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