Pioneer1

ProfD What you said reminds me of something my father used to say when people would talk about the "end of the world". He said regardless as to when THE world ends....the end of YOUR world comes when you die. Think of the millions if not billions of people who for 2 thousand years or more have been gazing up at the sky waiting on "dooms day" and the world to end...only to end up dying and not seeing it. Today you STILL have people gazing up at the skies and reading through scriptures expecting an ending to come pretty soon.

ProfD Welcome to the site my brutha.

The problem is 2 fold: -Some of it is racist Caucasians trying to own and control as much "Black media" as they can by paying our people to literally "sell out" their studios and production companies like ProfD pointed out. -But MOST of the problem comes from the IMMATURE desires that so many AfroAmericans have where the constant craving for silly and juvenile content is fed. We just had a SERIOUS and tragic situation down at the Mexican Border in Texas (and it's actually still ongoing) where thousands of Ayitian migrants were mistreated, whipped, and herded like cattle and only a FRACTION of Black media actually covered it! Some did, but MOST of the Black people on social media ignored it, pretended that it didn't exist, and went on engaging in the same silly foolish content they had been engaging in for years. Like: -who's cheating on who -do Black men really like light skin, long hair, and green eyes -how to roll a blunt with one hand -milk crate challenge .....and other foolishness. Caucasians didn't MAKE these fools spend hours upon hours talking about that garbage while ignoring the plight of the poor Ayitian people....they CHOSE to do it; because they didn't care. So even if Black folks were totally independent without a need for the money or permission of Caucasians to say and publish what we like, until our HEARTS and MINDS have been changed and we become more humane and productive as a people.....the condition for most AfroAmericans will either remain the same or get worse.

Well worry no more....because I've come to offer a solution to your problem. 😝 Change that attitude of yours and you'll GET more significant dates in your life!

😴 👍Respect

Mzuri Most Black people don’t even know whether they are Conservative, Progressive, Liberal, etc. so this needs to be defined. This is true. The definitions of what it means to be Conservative or Progressive and Liberal are all over the map today. 40 years ago if a person called themselves a Liberal (Progressive) you pretty much KNEW what they meant. They were for Black advancement, women's rights, worker's rights, and supported social programs for the poor. Today is a person says they're Progressive (Liberal) you don't know WHAT the hell they mean. They could be racist and sexist but as long as they want Marijuana legalized....they're running around calling themselves "Progressive". You have Socialists and Communists who want to "own" the term Progressive to the exclusion of others. The definition of what it means to be Conservative has changed somewhat too, but not as much. Atleast when it comes to Conservative, those who want more leeway have changed themselves into the Libertarian Party. I've been saying for years now that we need a series of conventions to NAIL DOWN exactly what it means to be Progressive, because too many racist and sexist people have INFILTRATED the Progressive movement over the years attaching their own personal little agendas to it. I am Conservative because I believe in old-fashioned family values, marriage should be a man and woman as written in the Bible, pro-life, less government, right to bear arms, America, and Capitalism. I'd say I support half of what you just said but I don't oppose the other half either. Meaning, I wouldn't PREVENT those who support those values from practicing them. I consider myself a TRUE or Classical Liberal in the sense that I support a society where people are allowed to express themselves and do what they like as long as it's not infringing on the rights of or harming others. A lot of White so-called Liberals DO NOT believe in that. Many of them have extremist views and believe in IMPOSING those views on the rest of the population. Just like a lot of Conservatives who claim to be pro-life and in favor of small government are pro-war, pro-death penalty, and supported the Patriot Act and other big government measures. A functioning racist regardless of what they call themselves is usually a hypocrite who says one thing while supporting and doing the exact opposite.

Cynique I see you fell in love....lol.....you gooey thing you. But that doesn't look like the type of brutha who'd hang out all night with you, gazing and howling at the moon, and lettting your cat shed hair all over his finely taylored clothes. "Do I look like I came here to howl at the moon, or be molested by your funky ass cat? Get ya mind right, honey..."

Mel I was recently thinking the same! The older I get, the less I have to say too. WHY IS THAT? Not that it applies to you, but it's called being SENILE...lol. You might have HAD a lot say but by the time you got around to saying it...forgot half of it. Mzuri You are nothing but a gooey marshmallow so stop trying to act like you're so tough. She's nothing but a soft gooooeeey.....something LOL. Kind of like what happened when you smoked some crack, back in the day when it was more coke than crap. Lol...I'm gonna leave THAT one alone. So how old are you anyway? Enquiring minds want to know. I'm old ENOUGH to know what I'm doing. How about that, lol. Troy Oh? Sara used the hard "er"??? That's highly uncharacteristic for most Black people to use against another. Sara, deleted all of her posts and never came back. Or atleast not under the name "Sara". I've seen a couple suspicious posters though. Cynique No wonder you and Pioneer have such rapport. Because you both conjure up false images of me in order to reinforce the incorrect conclusions you come up with. Lol, woman can you atleast TRY not to appear so jealous??? I mean..... I'm sitting here feelingsorry for you...because you're so obvious. Just BOTHERED...lol 😝 Can you have enough RESPECT for yourself to atleast PRETEND not to be so jealous of another female poster giving me attention? Take it step by step...day by day...it'll be alright....MAYBE. "What the hell she talking to HIM for??? Why she doin' all that? She ain't gotta say nothing to him! Grrrrrr...."

As much as I don't WANT to acknowledge it...you're right. I'm not sure what would actually stop this from happening besides giving them more and better options to reduce the temptation to exploit their own.

After talking to numerous Black people who identify as Conservatives and many more who don't and a few who...like myself...identify as Progressive; I've come to the conclusion that over 95% of all AfroAmericans share the same values and aren't given to one extreme or another like Caucasians tend to be. Despite our political labels, most of us either share the SAME values or aren't actively opposed to those we may not personally share. I'm a Progressive, but I do NOT support excessive regulations, demonizing the rich, or the transgender movement (although I do support homo-bi-sexual rights) and most Black people I know share the same views although they don't identify as Conservative and some even identify as Democrat if not Progressive. I think intelligent politically active AfroAmericans should come to a table of agreement with eachother to nail down what exactly our values are and what would be best to move our community forward WITHOUT the interference of Caucasian Conservatives or Progressives. "That's a GREAT idea! We should have came together years ago instead of wasting time and giving our ideas away to those mayonnaise sandwich eating $%&# !"

Cynique You don't even have the gumption to scroll past my posts like you said you were going to do. 🤔 When did I say I would do that? Lol...why would I deprive myself from the cheap thrill of poking at you from time to time? Mzuri I read what he said, but it was @Delano who first said that you were like crack for the mind, which is a compliment. MAYBE he meant it as a compliment. If someone told ME I was like "crack on their brain" I'd be insulted, lol. And @Pioneer1 is just yanking your chain trying to be funny. He says he’s old but I doubt he needs a caregiver yet. Now WAIT a minute.... I said I was OLDER...but I don't recall calling myself "old"...lol I consider myself a well SEASONED man. "Sho' ya right........"

How can I get a refund from classes where the enrollment rate was so low they actually PAID ME to take?

Mzuri WTF are we going to do with the internet when we can’t even do something rudimentary like producing our own hair! Lol..... We'll start producing our own hair, when enough of us start loving it enough to WANT to wear it ....whenever that will be. But we can't wait on that. You'll be a grinning SKELETON sitting in front of the computer waiting on niggaz to get it together like that. "Wonder when Black folks gonna love their own hair and stop wearing Chinese hair? I BEEN waiting for a while now....I sho' am hungry." We can't wait on fools, thugs, and ratchets to get themselves together. The intelligent and decent Black folks need to get together, organize, and began building with eachother. WEB Dubois understood this over a century ago when he promoted his "talented tenth" doctrine. Intelligent minds...need to come together and the building and progress will begin IMMEDIATELY. I guarantee that.

Mzuri Hmmm...... Interesting. Thanks for sharing that with me!

You have a little "something else" problem...lol

@Mzuri My Husband was on a fentanyl drip three years ago when he was in an induced coma. This is a little outside the conversation but.... Did he tell you about any SPIRITUAL experiences while he was in the coma like leaving his body or journeying to other places? Or was it just darkness, or was it like he went to sleep and woke up?

Delano Lol.... Here's a question YOU might enjoy thinking about: How do you know the world hasn't ALREADY ended....but in a different timeline?

Daniel Who kidnapped @Pioneer1? This replacement is making sense. Nobody I spent some time at the Larry Elder University. I took a few courses in "Criticizing Negro Behavior 101" You know you Black Conservatives are GOOD for that, lol. He’s back And he's BLACK....by popular demand.

Cynique Too bad i don't have anything of interest to say, which is why i'm not really altogether "back". Since when did THAT stop you.....lol Delano First you said she's like crack on the brain... Then she was like balsamic vinegar... NOW you're claiming she's like the moon... 😆 I don't think you know whether you want to SMOKE her, EAT her, or just WALK all over her.....lol.

Not only are the search engines racially sensitive but SOCIAL MEDIA is racially sensitive because both genres tend to be owned and operated by the SAME individuals. What most Black people can hope for is to rise above current social media and search engines and secure enough of the internet itself to develop OUR OWN software, search engines, and social media. There are enough tech saavy Black people both in Africa and in the West to make this happen if they'd stop being so lazy and reliant on White people to initiate everything. How many Black computer manufacturers exist? How many Black search engines? How many Black social media platforms? Who is holding us back from petitioning the government for a "piece" of the internet to secure for ourselves?

Kenneth Exactly. You don't dismiss or make fun of ONE tragedy to draw attention to another. As unfair and racist as this coverage is.... The fact is, Black media should have BEEN focusing on missing Black men, women, and children anyway instead of complaining so much about what White folks are doing with the media outlets THEY own. No one MADE Black bloggers and social media personalities spend more time beefing with eachother and gossiping than focusing on issues that REALLY matter to our community, they CHOSE to focus on that for the ratings or out of sheer lack of concern. But now want to get mad at White folks for looking after their own. Daniel Typically tearing down American civil society. Something has to EXIST FIRST before you can tear it down. When was this society "civil"?

I haven't read an issue of Ebony lately, but if they're featuring anything like most Black oriented publications online...90% of their articles will be about relationship problems and cheating and the remainer will be about police brutality and racial profiling.

Mzuri Also, people need to understand that MARRIAGE and WEDDINGS aren't the same thing. The wedding is just the CEREMONY And like most ceremonies, it's a way for rich people to get together and spend money showing the society HOW MUCH money they can spend doing "the most" and being extravagant with food, drinks, music, dressing up, ect..... WEDDINGS were designed by wealthy people for wealthy people to flaunt their wealth but at some point poor people started having weddings trying to IMITATE what they saw. Poor people...in their IGNORANCE...saw the wealthy throwing big parties and coveted it and started getting thousands of dollars in debt throwing big wedding parties THEMSELVES trying to imulate what they saw rich people do. Only for the marriage to end within 5 years, usually over FINANCIAL problems. Business arrangement or not, I would lose my mind knowing that my husband was getting down with somebody else. I am too possessive for that. Yeah, well you may "lose your mind" initially...lol....but I bet if your husband was RICH ENOUGH and bought you enough cars, clothes, jewelry, and even let you have a few "boy toys" of your own to spend time with -you'd FIND your mind real quick, lol Infact, WHATEVER you lost you'd probably stop looking for while enjoying yourself at the weekly trips to the spa that he pays for you....lol. . "Guuuurl, I can't BELIEVE that negro actually brought her up in the HOUSE last night! I told him she ain't gonna sleep in MY bed! Not with ME in it! I told him he better take that skeezer down stairs, she ain't coming up here!"

It didn't just start...... Rich people have always been "swingers" in this society. They even have big "wife swapping" conventions....lol. Marriage is primarily about MONEY and CONNECTIONS anyway, and most wealthy people know that. Poor people get married trying to IMITATE the wealthy, and don't even know why they do it. For the rich...marriage is less about love and more about: -SECURING one's fortune -ADDING to your fortune by marrying a wealthy or well connected spouse -Ensuring your LEGITIMATE children inherit your wealth, and not the little "bastards" you make outside of the marriage. So rich men AND women screw around shamelessly, and don't even hide it from eachother. Most rich men have mistresses that the wife not only knows about but in some cases CHOOSES. "Now baby you KNOW I didn't intend for THAT to happen. Come on, now" Some rich men will even hire a well endowed "super lover" to please his wife....often times while in his presence, lol.

Daniel I am laughing and shaking my head at the same time. It’s maniacal and frightening at the same time. I believe it's true, based on my observations. Troy I haven't taken anyone I've met on a message board or social media SO seriously that I have to use an "ignore" app or and block out their posts just to tolerate the environment. Looking past their content is enough for me.