Author Topic: belafonte (Read 262 times)

john9001 · « **on:** October 15, 2002, 11:35:32 PM »

harry belafonte calls colin powell and conny rice "slaves to the white man"

time for belafonte to go back to jamaca and count his bannas
"day de lit an it time to go"

Sandman · « **Reply #1 on:** October 16, 2002, 01:23:55 AM »

Nothing quite like posting a quote completely without context.

Here's some more info...

http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/10/15/belafonte.powell/

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #2 on:** October 16, 2002, 02:06:20 AM »

"There's an old saying," Belafonte said in that interview. "In the days of slavery, there were those slaves who lived on the plantation and there were those slaves that lived in the house. You got the privilege of living in the house if you served the master ... exactly the way the master intended to have you serve him."

Yet another educated conservative black leader gets called an Uncle Tom for having his own individual views. I guess according to Mr. Bellafonte one must be a liberal and fight against the white opressor because you have dark skin. Gee I never knew morals and personal beliefs were predetermined by skin color. What a diddlying ignorant racist.

Eagler · « **Reply #3 on:** October 16, 2002, 06:15:50 AM »

one of the very first "black trying to be white" performers calling the kettle "black" er I mean "white"

I think he has gone senile

wanna bet he's a registered handsomehunkcrat?

gofaster · « **Reply #4 on:** October 16, 2002, 08:45:32 AM »

Hmmm. Who's political views would have more merit.... a washed-up singer's or a decorated military hero currently advising the President of the United States?

lazs2 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 16, 2002, 09:00:30 AM »

as a former bigot.... i still have trouble figuring out what the intention of the "black leaders" (self appointed) and "activists" is... Do they wish to make sure that blacks never fit in with the society that they are living in? If so... do they think that even tho they are a minority that people will not resent their seperate status? Do they feel that perhaps we should accept a black panther or black bigot in places of power?
lazs

Kieran · « **Reply #6 on:** October 16, 2002, 09:01:08 AM »

Uh... I don't think there's any way to spin that positive.

Edit: Referring to Sandman's suggestion that the full context made any difference. Bellafonte disagrees with Powell's politics by calling him an Uncle Tom. Dunno, sounds kinda racist to me...

lazs2 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 16, 2002, 09:13:05 AM »

exactly kieran... I recall being told by my former peers that i was not "white enough" and a "cupcake lover". I didn't advocate enough seperatism for them even tho... by anyone elses standard I was diehard bigot. I really don't see a difference here.

I dunno... maybe I just have a scewed perspective. Then again.. maybe it is as simple as "t takes one to know one"
lazs

Eagler · « **Reply #8 on:** October 16, 2002, 09:51:03 AM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
exactly kieran... I recall being told by my former peers that i was not "white enough" and a "cupcake lover". I didn't advocate enough seperatism for them even tho... by anyone elses standard I was diehard bigot. I really don't see a difference here.

I dunno... maybe I just have a scewed perspective. Then again.. maybe it is as simple as "t takes one to know one"
lazs

the diff is lazs a black man can go on national tv spew this ignorant garbage and not be called on it by either side

let a white guy try that

midnight Target · « **Reply #9 on:** October 16, 2002, 09:59:39 AM »

Harry made his point in a stupid racist way. He should be called on it.

SOB · « **Reply #10 on:** October 16, 2002, 11:09:51 AM »

You people leave that poor man alone...he's obviously lost his mind.

SOB

Sandman · « **Reply #11 on:** October 16, 2002, 12:54:11 PM »

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Originally posted by gofaster
Hmmm. Who's political views would have more merit.... a washed-up singer's or a decorated military hero currently advising the President of the United States?

Powell seems to be one of the few on the Bush staff that isn't itching for a war.

Maybe that's Belaonte's point. Don't know... He can't possibly expect anyone to actually listen to his point if he's speaking like a racist.