BlackPerspective.net On CNN

July 23rd, 2008

This week is a very media-fied week for BlackPerspective.net

Sunday we were in Black Enterprize

Thursday, your boy Yobachi will be interviewed through the Black Talk Radio network on blog talk, about the forgotten Jena 6 story; which is an on going situation.

See updates at The Jena 6 Blog

And yesterday I was one of the featured commentators in a CNN article. Apparently the author while googling the issue came across my January article entitled Why a Barack Obama Presidency May Be More Bad Than Good For Black People. He called me up a couple of weeks ago and did a quick interview with me. He quoted me from both the article and the interview.

We’re 2 for 2 this week on an interviewer getting and writing to the essence of my point. I like what he emphasized on my part considering the space he gave me, and I like the piece overall. It did a good job of tying together commentary on the question, and putting forth some examination.

Fellow AfroSpear Blog Black Agenda Report is also featured, via commentary from Glen Ford

My Article On CNN

The CNN Article

Please read below before commenting about my post and comments in the article:

If you are outraged that I exercise my ability to think, and that I would dare question the Messianic ascension to the presidency of Jesus Barack Obama; whatever stupid thing you’re going to say has already been said here. Please find your dumb, thoughtless, ignorant, non-reading comprehending, red herring, beside the point argument and read where I’ve already replied.

In most cases I’ve already addressed the issue within the post itself; but being that most people lack either reading comprehensions skills, or the intellectual honesty to admit a point that goes against their preconceived notion; you all reveal in repeatting things I’ve said, or trying to challenge me on things that I’ve thoroughly addressed; all while ignoring the point.

Exhibit A. For the upteenth time since I posted this article here and else where since January, another lame brain says to me yesterday that but but but, Obama being president will be an inspiring light to young Black people, huh, what about that:

And I quote from my article, as it has been from day one:

“With all above said, on the counter balance side, the lighter weight side that would be though, we must acknowledge the positive in a possible win. An Obama presidency can provide a great source of inspiration for many a Black youth to strive. Further, it could provide some marginal shifts in overall attitudes towards race equality.”

THANK YOU FOR READING!

Just because A is a positive, that does not make it outweigh all negatives, and even a mediocre analysis of anything requires taking all factors (or as many as possible) into account. But I explain this thoroughly in the post. If you didn’t read their, you’re not going to read it hear, so no point in me wasting the time and energy.

Bottom line is that you people will not drag me down into your brainless, thoughtless refusal to even examine a situation, and refusal to look forward towards all foreseeable consequence; in favor of some emotion driven fantasy about inspiration, post-racial, and blind faith in nothingness.

So, if you have any new and thoughtful Discussion points; please comment. If you’re just going to repeat the same ol tripe seen here, please spare me.

Black folks who are really down for the struggle care about the overall actual advance of Black people, not empty symbolic points of inspiration. The former is the discussion that Black folks should be having.

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8 Responses to “BlackPerspective.net On CNN”

  1. SjP on July 23rd, 2008 7:11 pm | link

    ALL RIGHT!!!! Congrats! Happy for and proud of you! Keep it up - but, I didn’t need to tell you that!

  2. D. Yobachi Boswell on July 23rd, 2008 7:24 pm | link

    Thanks a lot SjP!

  3. Kevin on July 23rd, 2008 8:36 pm | link

    Congrats, my man!

  4. D. Yobachi Boswell on July 24th, 2008 2:05 pm | link

    Thanks Kev.

  5. MorganLighter on July 25th, 2008 12:39 am | link

    Kudos to you for all the exposure you’ve received. Man, that’s awesome.

  6. D. Yobachi Boswell on July 25th, 2008 10:48 pm | link

    Thanks Morgan, and thanks for continuing to support the blog.

  7. Renee on July 26th, 2008 12:57 am | link

    Let me start by offering you my congratulations. As for the Obama presidency he is certainly not the second coming that he has been created as by certain members of the black community. They seem to forget that there are other positive examples that black kids that can look up to. Even if he does become president the rise of one man does not mean that all blacks will necessarily benefit. The black aristocracy has a nasty habit of turning its back on the poor and disenfranchised just like the black bourgeoisie. Remember some people hold class alliance far more dear than racial alliance how the hell else do you explain the oddity of a black republican?

  8. Francis L. Holland on July 26th, 2008 12:36 pm | link

    I posted about this at MyDD, and I think you’ll find a few funny things about the post. I did.

    Anyway, you know I’m glad CNN cited you, even though my perspective is a little bit different. I look at it this way: Pissing might not seem very important unless you stop doing it for few couple of days. There are some things we have to do not because they will save the world, but rather because they will save the day.

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