September 10, 2005

Racism Raw & Uncut!

This Entire Hurricane Disaster is really starting to get to me. I could go on and on about the horrific treatment that are Black American Citizens are receiving down South, but we all see it everyday thanks to the lovely Media! Of Whom continue to place people in catagories and boxes based on their racial make-up. I'm so fucking proud to be an American. (NOT) You'd think that in 2005 we'd moved beyond all the madness and ignorance. Well, once again not only has our President proved that Racism is alive and well, but the media continues to relish in it's glory. Take a look at these two pictures... and the captions following, Notice how the blacks are referred to as "Refugees" ANd the whites are referred to as " Victims"....
Now what does refugee mean?

Websters Dictionary states the following:
Main Entry: ref·u·gee
Pronunciation: "re-fyu-'jE
Function: noun
: an individual seeking refuge or asylum; especially : an individual who has left his or her native country and is unwilling or unable to return to it because of persecution or fear of persecution (as because of race, religion, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion)


Now, I bring you back to the word itself REFUGEE... What part of disaster, floods... devastation equals REFUGEE? You have to be kidding right?

Victim.....n 1: an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance 2: a person who is tricked or swindled [syn: dupe]


Did any of these people flee from another country? Due to political asylum; religious persecution? We know the answer.. So why the FUCK they keep calling our people refugees? Somebody please answer this for me! Seems to me Victims are what they are




Hurricane Katrina refugees from New Orleans, La., area Al-Jona McCraney, 5, second left, her brother Alfred McCraney, 9, left, and their mother, Roxie, right, go to the doctor in Tucker, Ga., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2005 with the help of Rev. Paul Christian Stallworth, center, pastor of The Potter's House International Church of the Four Square Gospel. Mostly without outside assistance, black churches have stepped up to provide aid to many of Hurricane Katrina's victims, either because that's where the victims _ most of them black _ first sought help or because of frustrations in dealing with government agencies or other charities.(APPhoto/Ric Feld)









Barbara Lee. seated, from Kiln, Miss., waits in a long line to see representatives from FEMA to get financial assistance along with other victims of Hurricane Katrina in Waveland, Miss., on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)





Fuck George Bush!!! Forreal Ya'll . I donated today to the NAACP and the Firefigter Assc. They are the only one's I trust with my money. I wish I could go down there and help. But I'm not in a financial postion to do so. I hope when this is all said and done everyone is held accountable for this! EVERYONE!

7 comments:

Didi Roby said...

You know you right about dude from the club...and I wish you were there or somebody...cause girlfriend was on like planet dumba** or some ish:)

Now as for your post...are those ppl really gonna get like 2,000 dollars on a link card or some ish like that? What's the deal there?

Didi Roby said...

And...

I come from a mixed fam as well and that's why my Grand mother says that mess...she is white and wanted her grandchildren to be as fair as possible (hence the brown paper bag line) she is a mess and always will be I guess:)

Girl get yo end on that plane so we (including the teej) can do the d*mn thing...lol:)

Cherise said...

Yea they are really giving out $2000 debit cards to "Families". What the hell is that gonna do for a life's worth of destruction in one day... everything u own done! GONE! It is really pissing me off!!

Cherise said...

And to think I was workin' on my cussing, lol

Teej said...

Great observation Reese. Just another in a long line of inequalities. Maybe in our kids lifetime it'll be better....

twin said...

Katrina has made us look at the real America.

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