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Pioneer1

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  1. harry brown Cicely Tyson?????? Well.... She was an EXCELLENT and LEGENDARY actress. Troy People loved it thought Madea was hilarious. I haven't watched ANY of those "Madea" movies. Purposely. Nor have I watched Martin Lawrence's "Big Mamma" movies. I think both franchise films disgrace and insult Black women and make them easier targets for racist violence. While the older White woman is portrayed as a sweet, kind hearted, cookie baking grand ma....Tyler's Madea portrays the older Black woman as a foul mouthed, combative, violent, masculine, heathen who not only deserves but is strong enough to and built to tolerate as much abuse and harsh treatment as you can inflict on her.
  2. ProfD It is great to have conversations with folks from different countries. First-hand knowledge and perspective. That, and I find women with accents and from foreign cultures exceptionally attractive...lol. People are more alike than different regardless of nationality and culture. True. However some of those differences are so stark and appalling that it overrides any similarities we may share. I don't care how much we may have in common, if I smell your body odor before I'm even within hearing distance....it's a wrap, lol. Latinas and trailer park white women do the same sh8t. I've heard Latinos smack their lips but I haven't see White people male OR female do this. Or Asians either.
  3. IF Trump sends the National Guard or federal officers to Chicago...and that's a big "if"....they're going to do the same thing they're doing in D.C. NOTHING. ...to actually solve the violence and crime problem. If they go, he'll make sure they go to the downtown and tourist areas where they'll be VISIBLY present and make wealthy White folks feel safe and protected. He's not sending them to the hoods where the gangs dwell and the violence is really going down; because reducing violence is NOT his priority.
  4. ProfD There you go again stealing the thunder on BOTH accounts....lol. 1. When you asked the question in the first sentence, I knew it was rhetorical and I was going to respond that you KNOW why they don't stay and build their own countries...lol. 2. Also, I was going to tell you that I too get a kick out of standing there with my arms folded listening to them 'splaining why they're still in America 20 and 30 year later after finishing school or accomplishing whatever they said they were here to accomplish and not back home where they claimed they were going. One excuse after another. The more I deal with Africans, the more I see the slick and slippery ways of a lot of our own people in them despite the cultural differences...lol. Every race and ethnic group has their slick and slippery...janky...side. But it seems like there is some sort of "genetic" blue print for people of African descent regardless of nationality or culture where you find similar behavior traits among us. Like Black women smacking their lips at eachother in contempt...lol. Or Black men lowering their voices when they want to attract the woman their talking to...lol.
  5. And you know what? I think they could actually do a MUCH better job at providing REAL security in Chicago's Black neighborhoods than the current police force or any federal forces that Trump "may" send there. Because they'd have more of the respect from the community who'd know they are there not as an occupying force but as their brothers. Doing it out of LOVE and CARE. The true objective of the enemy is NOT to prevent crime, but to CONTROL it and CONTAIN within certain communities. Which is why most of the federal contracts that the Nation of Islam used to have to secure various housing projects around the nation including one right there in D.C. (something "Mansions"??? I forgot the name of it) were eventually canceled. Because the FOI were literally doing TOO good of a job preventing crime and keeping the communities safe. Something the enemy doesn't want. They want crime and violence in the hood and the FOI was dissolving that and the disfunction that leads to it. And did I add....the FOI does all of this UNARMED? A lot of people have the misconception that the Nation of Islam doesn't use weapons including gats. That's not exactly true. I'd be happy to explain the official policy of FOI concerning the use of weapons for all interested. It's quite simple.....lol
  6. I never was too much of a fan of Tyler Perry OR his films. It's not just because he's on that alphabet agenda, but....they just don't hit with me. They seem more geared towards women. They focus too much on emotion and intuition for entertainment. They don't have that "edge" that'll keep your attention in a film. Trying to watch his films is like focusing on the gift CARD and how sweet and thoughtful it is, rather than the actual gift in the box.
  7. Nuri Muhammad can drop some jewels of his own. Don't get him started talking about the negativity "niggativity" in our communities. Or listen to his adventures with the FOI doing security in the Robert Taylor and Cabrini Greene housing projects in Chicago back in the day. ....my man will have you spell bound.
  8. If you want to learn about Africans, all you have to do is come to Western Michigan and THESE Africans here will teach you what you need to know...lol. We literally have Africans from every single country on the Continent. And an ABUNDANCE of them from half of those countries. When I ask some of the older ones why they chose Western Michigan to settle in, most of them gave an interesting answer. They said it was right between Detroit and Chicago. 2 places with plenty of Black people and major airports....but far enough away from both that you don't have the crime or negative influence of a lot of Black Americans, lol.
  9. Sho'll was...... And she didn't even have to get naked. Pure talent. With her crying and snotting self...lol.
  10. At the 7:15 Minute Mark, Brother Nuri Muhammad gives an excellent observation of Black students in the public educational system:
  11. Cynique Bottom line:I simply don't like you. Deal with that, and move on. TaTa. I got news for you miss lady, I'm not exactly "in love" with YOU either.....lol. However I DO get a kick out of pulling your chain. Speaking of which..... You sure do put a lot of energy into responding to people you CLAIM you don't like...lol.
  12. Now that you've made it WELL PAST your 92nd birth date back on August 18 (It's now September 1st), NOW what do you plan on doing with yourself??? .....besides arguing with me. I'm not sure about your health or how well you feel, however perhaps you should establish another milestone for yourself. Lol...like making it to 95! That should put you squarely around the time Trump actually leaves office....IF he leaves office, lol.
  13. "tribes"???? First you're talking about only one race, like Troy. Now you're talking about some "tribes" business, like richardmurray. You don't know WHO you want to follow, do you....lol. Poor lady just wandering around in the street with a rag on her head and a bag in her hand willing to follow ANY man around. The first one to say "hello" to her, her eyes light up and she starts following in behind him....lol.
  14. This is because....as I wrote in another thread...most people join organizations to simply "belong" and be accepted.
  15. They also flip flop for control. The difference between when an intelligent person joins a political or religious movement and when a stupid person joins one is: -When a stupid person joins a political or religious movement they submit themselves under the authorities of that movement and "go for the ride" or "go along to get along". They tend to have and seek very little if any power or influence in that movement. They're just looking for a place to "belong" and be accepted. -When an intelligent person joins a political or religious movement that go in trying to learn as much as they can about it so they can get into power and leadership positions and CONTROL the movement, or atleast certain aspects of it....to secure some benefits for themselves and their loved one. After about 25 year old.... When I started or joined organizations I made it CRYSTAL CLEAR that I was in it for the benefits and what it could do for me. For example, I made it clear that I wanted sexual attention and financial benefits from those organizations WHILE at the same time contributing to them. -Yes....you're reading correctly...lol.- I openly told them what I wanted and expected from them when I was starting an organization or if I were joining it! Why lie? These weren't religious organizations. They were mostly social and community based one. Some people didn't like what I said but except for ONE organization, none of the kept from from joining or participating despite my open honesty...and in most of them I rose to leadership positions in one capacity or another.
  16. What's wrong with making it available to all people and letting THE PEOPLE decide whether they want to take it or not, without threats and coercion? That alone would have quelled a lot of the accusations and conspiracy "theories" around it. Anytime you try hard as hell to FORCE the masses to do something, that should automatically raise red flags.
  17. And according to your past writings..... Apparently I'm not the only one who does.
  18. Promoting interracial couples on television in and of itself doesn't both me one bit. Infact..... In principle....I welcome it as a way of establishing a healthy mutli-racial society. What I have a problem with is 2 things: 1. The OVER promoting White men with women of color and especially Black women. It seems as if they're showing White men with Black women on television FAR out of proportion than what these couples really represent in society; as if they are trying to encourage life to imitate art. 2. It seems as if Hollywood's only idea of "interracial" is White with "other". They aren't promoting Blacks with Native Americans, or Asians with East Indians. It seems as if they're putting White folks in the center of things and mixing them with the other races. I still remember Grey's Anatomy where an Asian woman had a Black man as a love interest and how so many people on the internet were hating on it. Common to see Asian women doting on White men on television, but showing some love to a Black man???? I figured it wasn't going to last long; and sure enough they found some reason to fire the brutha and DIDN'T replace him with another.
  19. Even the dumbest people may not know much about science or statistics but they DO know what they've experienced and what they've seen. Which is why so many people don't trust the "official narrative". If people are told that if you get the shot you won't catch Covid. And people get the shot and STILL catch Covid...they see that. If they are THEN told that if you get the shot you can still catch Covid but it won't be as severe. And people get the shot and STILL end up being hospitalized...they see that. If they are THEN told that....well...f you get the shot you can still catch Covid and if you have pre-existing conditions it may still be severe but atleast you won't die. And people get the shot and STILL end up dying....of Covid AND other problems...they see that too. Who's the stupid person: The one who believes every official narrative they read in a book or news paper? Or the one who believes what they actually see and experience in real life?
  20. Cynique Many have embraced the mythical image originally perpetuated by whites who portray them all as animalistic oversexed brutes, and this has become their claim to fame. There's a middle ground. One doesn't have to equate a strong dominant sex drive and virility to be envied by other men WITH being "animalistic" and "brutish". One doesn't equate to the other. Whites would often ASSOCIATE our strong dominant masculinity and sexual power WITH being an animal but if one just stops and things for a minute....most animals DO NOT have a strong sex drive, or atleast no stronger than the average human. It was just their way of trying to defame the Black man and scare White women away. Just like associating a big penis with being animalistic when MOST animals (including primates) have much smaller penises compared to humans. Troy Judging by Viagra sales plenty of men are admitting a problem. Lol...I think "confiding" (to their doctors) would be a more appropriate term. Prince was shorter and effeminate and you could not beat the women off him with a stick. Obviously it is much more than stature that attracts women. Well, he attractive to CERTAIN American women; but most of the non-American Black women I talked to did NOT find him attractive at all. Him, and Shemar Moore....men who a lot of women say are cute and attractive but in an "effeminate" or "cutesy" sort of way have been 2 of my examples to many non-American Black women as to what type of Black man they consider attractive. On the other end of the spectrum was 50 Cent and Wesley Snipes who I would use as examples. I didn't use Denzel Washington or Idris Elba because it seems to me that Black women around the planet no matter what country or culture they came from find these men attractive. There are whole bunch of guys who admit they can't attract a woman and have formed communities of Incels. These are mostly White men though. We know they have different standards of masculinity and what they tend to brag about or be ashamed of. I meant Black men.
  21. Robin Harris NEVER disappoints.....lol.
  22. ProfD Most people who are *followers* are those who want to belong and/or are *looking for something* they do not have within themselves. I'd go as far as to say that most people PERIOD are "followers". It's just that some are more sincere and dedicated than others. Many of the ones who are very sincere and dedicated often end up joining cults and other organizations that take advantage of them. IMO, the worst part of being a follower is when parents drag their children into whatever they're following. Facts. This is one of the great things about the United States. Religion and culture in general aren't as strong or as strongly ingrained here as in other societies so most people are free to grow up and go their own way as soon as their ability to reason becomes more mature. In many other societies, you don't have much of a choice BUT to follow a....in some cases failed.....tradition because it's all you know.
  23. ProfD Yeah, I read that too! I read where he/she/it once was an avid supporter of Trump and even voted for him in the recent election, then turned against him for some reason. These people are confused as hell. What they AREN'T confused on is: 1. They love violence 2. They DON'T love Black folk Which means I'M not confused about them and how I should interact with them.
  24. Lol.... 5'7 may be on the short side, but it's not a midget. Eazy E was only 5' 5 and had many women and fathered children. I can't judge you on your looks but you're obviously smart, was married, and have children so I have little reason to doubt what you say about never having problems attracting women. However it's rare to hear men, especially Black men admit to this even if they did. Having problems attracting women is probably the 2nd from last problem most men would honestly admit to. I think we all know what the #1 problem men would be the last to admit to....lol.

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