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Xilla Blog: Will You Racist Grow Up Already

Posted by: BlogXilla 2/25/2009 | 1,042 Views

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Dear Racist Republicans,

To whom it may concern, I am not a monkey, I am a man, I don't like watermelon, I love fried chicken, but it does not define me or my people. I am so much more than that. I'm sick of all these racist jokes, racist emails, and all of the other crap that has emerged from the Republican party since Obama started his run for president.

A lot of my fellow Black people shrug it off, as what do you expect, but I can't. I will not tolerate this nonsense from allegedly responsible adults. Adults who were elected to office by the people of this country and I refuse to believe that we are a nation of racist. I don't buy into the logic that I'm being called a N*gger by every white person in America. Sure there are some closet racist, but the majority of the people are not that bad, in opinion... or are they?

Not only should Blacks be offended by all this racism, but whites as well. Because just like the ignorance of my African American brothers and sister reflects on me, there racism reflects on every white person who fails to take a stand, or speak out, or say that a Black is over reacting, or it was just a bad joke. NO IT'S NOT. In the latest "Oh I didn't know this was racist" slip

The mayor of Los Alamitos is coming under fire for an e-mail he sent out that depicts the White House lawn planted with watermelons, under the title "No Easter egg hunt this year."
Local businesswoman and city volunteer Keyanus Price, who is black, said Tuesday she received the e-mail from Mayor Dean Grose's personal account on Sunday and wants a public apology.
"I have had plenty of my share of chicken and watermelon and all those kinds of jokes," Price told The Associated Press. "I honestly don't even understand where he was coming from, sending this to me. As a black person receiving something like this from the city-freakin'-mayor—come on."
The Orange County Register first reported the e-mail on its Web site Tuesday night.
Grose confirmed to the AP that he sent the e-mail to Price and said he didn't mean to offend her. He said he was unaware of the racial stereotype that black people like watermelons.

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Can I challenge you to a dialog, am I over reacting? I believe we should use this as a way to take a stand and send a loud and clear message that we are not going to take another racist email, cartoon, comment, etc lightly. This has go on for far too long, and it's time for these racist bastards to grow up!

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Ay BZ -

Bottom line, if this guy "was unaware of the racial stereotype that black people like watermelons", then I would say he is simply unfit to be a representative of any group of people, on any level.

Not a mayor, not the head of the PTA, not a Boy Scout Leader, not a little league coach, not an assistant manager at a supermarket.

Mr. Mayor of Los Alamitos, if you don't know that there is a stereotype about black people and watermelons, then you sit, are simply an idiot.

Now, since we suspect you're just lying Mr. Mayor, either way I would say you are unqualified to hold public office.

Idiot, liar or racist. Which one is it Mr. Mayor?

MarketingHipHop.com 2/25/2009 | reply
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Everytime some foolishness like this comes out I am with you in that we should not let it pass without speaking out against it. No matter how minor some people may think these things are, we cannot accept it. You are not overreacting!

Good grind Xilla.

Brother Jesse 2/25/2009 | reply
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- Thank you brother Jesse
  
  BlogXilla 2/26/2009 | reply
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His excuse that "he was unaware of the racial stereotype that black people like watermelons", doesn't pass the truth test. He obviously thought someone would find it funny, hence his reason for sending it. In doing so, he implicitly acknowledged that he was aware of the stereotype and it's association with Black people. From there, it doesn't take a scientist to realize that the object of a stereotype will usually not appreciate being the object of the stereotype. So his excuse holds no water....he is a racist.

TBM 2/25/2009 | reply
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Good Form Ol Chap!! I have to completly agree with you yet again on this one!! I am so sick and tired of every time a white person says something to the degree of being racist or prejudice, and we call them out on it, the first thing that will come out of their mouth is "Oh, Im sorry I didn't know that would offend you!" As if they had know idea that a field of watermelons in the white house is a direct sterotype and jab at Obama for being black!! White peopel ain't this damn stupid to whats going on, and if they are that is even worse than sad, thats scary because that means that white people are simply raised to think like that towards blacks and everything is okay about their ridiculous ideolgy!!

2/25/2009 | reply
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- It's becoming that way right? And that's my thing I'm like yo, you can't be that slow!! I refuse that white people are racist! I refuse. I know too many, but it's like these few are really making it hard for me to believe that because they think it's okay to do such a thing.
  
  BlogXilla 2/25/2009 | reply
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Thanks ReVonda

BlogXilla 2/25/2009 | reply
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u betta kno u right!!!!

Revonda 2/25/2009 | reply
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