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Yeah I'm constantly checking myself. To not become a sexist greedy racist homophobe.

Troy you say that the media is portraying this stereotype. Then you say to Cynique that middle age rappers dress like 20 somethings. Q-Tip said he shops at Kmart. Nelly said it best when speaking on a panel about negative images in hip hop. I would love to make videos with positive images. But the public won't buy it." You have a few categories of Rap 70's through 80's. Party Rappers , Hustling Rappers, Social Justce, Political, and Philosophical and Super Hero , Everyman , Under Dog and Top Dog. What sells is negativity. Hey Twin. You consistently say what i feel but more eloquently. Cynique you are wealth of knowledge and a treasure. Thank you, Del

Yeah I'm currently reading the man who only loved numbers. And the moment of astrology. Yeah but its pretty dense reading. Thanks Del

Very impressive. Can I post the link to Facebook?

Thanks Troy checking it now.

I didn't consider they could be gay. Until it was suggested that they and me by extension could be gay. It's not relevant. What is interesting is that liking art makes one gay. We'll all rappers are gay because they are poets. Lynn Swann was a Superbowl champion and didn't hide the fact he took Ballet classes. As a kid we saw Black Black Theatre and went to the museum. But i was also into hip hop. Yeah i can scratch mix and match beats. And I was nice with my hands. Like i remember Dr Lenny Gunther telling us we had it aĺl wrong. Surfing aint a white boy sport . Hawaiians Polynesians and Pacific islanders were on it. Stupidity Brawn and hyper violence and sexuality. Thats keeping it real for some folks. How's that working for us?

Doggie Style doesn't sound romantic. There's a difference. Between swearing and profanity. My client he ground reject is swearing.

The hand in Chillet Theatre had six fingers

Cynique you strike me as more of a rational romantic. Truth is an ideal that you seek. So when people behave in a base ir brutish way it upsets your sensibilities. That's my perception a least of how i know you intellectually. I have no idea about any other plane. Since I can't compare and contrast, I may be off base.

Freedom is your conviction. It is not my conviction. Pursuit of knowledge is mine. However I don't want to control anyone so it is a principle in my life. Based on your comments and the feeling i get from you, it is also one of your principles. Undestsnding may also be a principle and a conviction. For me knowing is the conviction understanding is the principle. Cynique I feel Truth is the conviction and reason and intuition are the principles.

Mel you have been discussing your convictions elsewhere. Cynique conviction is believing in Christ. Principle is living by that belief. So you have the temple pharisees being nominal Christians.

It doesn't seem like a united front comprised of different perspectives.

2converse December 13, 2015 · I have recently noticed a power dynamic. The dominant segment and the passive segment don't communicate as equals along the following lines. Wealth, Class, Race, Colour, and Sex, Northern location in the Northern Hemisphere. Southern Location in the Southern Hemisphere. This is the case in Northern, Central and South America, England, China, Australia New Zealand. Other parts of the world the dynamic. applies with fewer categories. But it applies subtlety.

There are different levels of sexism. There are the active misogynist and the passive there is no issue. So if we swapped race for sex is it any different? I have had White Racist have meals and drinks with me. Because we have a personal relationship that overrides their racism. And perhaps that i the issue. There can be an adversarial relationship between men and women, Light and Dark, Straight and not Straight. So it is not always easy to remove this multivalent matrix to look at the individual component. How can a divided people have a united front @Mel Hopkins

Cynique maybe her "needs" were being met. There is inequality alonger the gender divide. As evidenced by the homophobia while discussing race amongst our selves. Troy have you been you the ballet.

Maybe not even there. Numbers are relational.

I do not want to F Buffet or Gates I'm already in a relationship.

Thanks

Contemporary Black BiographyContemporary Black BiographyThe Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Mitchell, Arthur Contemporary Black Biography COPYRIGHT 2005 Thomson Gale Arthur Mitchell 1934— Choreographer, dancer Members of the Dance Theatre of Harlem call Arthur Mitchell the "Pied Piper of Dance." Mitchell, one of the first blacks to succeed in the field of classical ballet, founded the Dance Theatre of Harlem in 1969 in an effort to provide minority students with a chance to learn and perform classical ballet. He has been leading the troupe ever since and has presided over an extensive ballet school, worldwide tours, and performances of both classical and modern dance. Boston Globecontributor Christine Temin called Mitchell "a preacher of sorts," an artist whose "gospel is one of discipline, hard work, education, goals set and then met. His own goal, of course, was to show that blacks could dance classical ballet. He realized that aim with his Dance Theatre of Harlem, now famous for its energy, purity of style, dedicated dancers and diverse repertory." Since its founding, Mitchell's Dance Theatre of Harlem has included a school educating hundreds of would-be dancers, as well as a group of professionals—graduates of the school—who perform. The school is located in Harlem and draws many of its pupils from that struggling neighborhood. Many are on scholarship, and all are encouraged to pursue a well-rounded education. Mitchell told the Philadelphia Inquirer that his goal is to use dance "to build better human beings." He added: "The young people today, particularly minority kids and inner-city kids, they need some kind of motivation as well as compassion. We live in a very technological society. Very few people are spending time to develop the soul." Mitchell was in a taxicab on his way to the airport in 1968 when he heard over the radio that Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated in Memphis. The news stunned Mitchell, and it proved a turning point in his career. He had planned to continue his work with the National Ballet Company of Brazil, which he had established two years earlier. Instead, he told the cab driver to turn around and head back into Harlem. Mitchell told the San Jose Mercury News:"After hearing of King's death, I came back to Harlem and set up a dance school in a garage. Nobody said I could do it. I started with 30 kids and two dancers, and inside of four months I had 400 kids."rs. Then we wanted to take that company of black dancers and showcase them in the city, the country, the world, to show people what black artists could do. We did that." The founders of the Alvin Ailey and Dance Theatre of Harlem . That's my two. My guess is at least half the troupe are women. @Mel Hopkins

Arthur Mitchell founded the Dance Theatre of Harlem.

Here's your post Pioneer.

Why not post the story in the new thread as well since that is what started the conversation. And it will give context to your statement. You said if some dude made a move on you it would end in violence. Why can't you just say you are not interested. And why couldn't you tell that guy you weren't interested. Sounds like the Fight or flight response. Which is the result of a perceived threat. Why do you feel threatened by homosexuality? Is cutting to close to the bone?

Thanks for the clarity

Alvin Ailey Arthur Mitchell

Well by that defintion you weren't a citizen. Since there were laws abridging your rights. Citizens don't have to fight for civil rights.