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In reply to the discussion: Cornel West on the President [View all]JustAnotherGen
(31,820 posts)His ass.
Which is a problem he has with what is referenced to as the 'New Blacks' among black folks. I've been meaning to do a post about it in the A.A. Group - as it touches on Colorism which is not a suitable discussion for G.D. at all.
I'm of the mindset - if there is a 'New Black' - count me in.
Stop with the 'brother', the preaching, the hustling - and get with reaching a hand out to pull people up with you. He has a Gen X and Millennial Problem - we don't like to be spoken at or down to. He's still doing that. Talk is cheap - hiring someone to 'back fill' you is not.
I'll take the community organizer over the community rabble rouser any day. See 1strongblackman's experience with him on this thread . . .
If you get a deer in the headlights look at a question that Corey Booker or Melissa Harris Perry would have given a slam dunk to - then you've got a problem with relevance to those in the black community that have the financial ability, time, connections, and bandwidth to support change at the grass root level.
He's so high up in his ivory tower - he doesn't even realize that people side eye him and give him a look like - "Uh uh! He's on Bill Maher again. Trying to sell something."
You probably didn't expect this push back - but if you were to post a poll in the AA (African American) Group asking about favorable vs unfavorable opinions of West . . . you would probably be shocked. And - it's probably more towards how he relates to the New Black Intellectuals (Perry, Coates) than anything else. It's just an old tired diatribe from this guy.
We kind of showed up on your thread - because he creates such a viscerable reaction amongst the 50 and younger AA Crowd. And to some degree - those pushing well into the Boomer generation.