IF YOU ARE A BLACK MAN, THIS IS FOR YOU.
IF YOU ARE A BLACK WOMAN, THIS IS FOR YOU.
IF YOU ARE AMONG ANY SOCIAL OR MUSICAL AFFILIATION WHICH UPHOLDS POPULARITY AMONG THE MASSES FOR THE SAKE OF SALES, THIS IS FOR YOU.
IF YOU ARE A PARTICIPANT / VICTIM OF THE URBAN SUBCULTURE KNOWN AS "THUG LIFE" THIS IS FOR YOU
IF YOU TOO ARE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR RACE AS A PEOPLE, THIS IS FOR YOU
IF YOU HAVE UNPROTECTED SEX, THIS IS FOR YOU
IF YOU HAVEN'T READ ANYTHING ASIDE FROM A PERIODICAL (MAGAZINE) IN A REALLY LONG TIME, THIS IS FOR YOU!!!!
The expression in American culture known as "Sex sells" is a familiar and true one. In order to get the general public interest in a product, point of travel, a television show or a song, usually sex is a key selling point. Your average person between the ages of 13 years old to 29 wear sex on their sleeve so it easily attracts the opposite sex without the task of them having to open their mouth. Therein lies the problem.
If you don't take the time to magnify anything usually what you're left with is a vague* sense of partial fulfillment that is extremely temporary, in short, the surface is never ultimately filling. It is a reoccurring theme in our culture that only one or two of our senses have to be quenched in order to be entertained or fulfilled. Two aspects should be good enough: sight and touch.
Unfortunately, by ignoring the rest of what the spirit has to offer by only focusing on what is on the outside, the rest of the senses go untouched for so long you learn to deplete* them without ever knowing how to satisfy them to begin with: the arts of expression, symbolism, meaning, thought, etc. All of these are just as, if not more important, than physicality...indulging in these usually will result in a person having more depth, thus, becoming more interesting beyond the surface.
It has become quite clear in current popular culture that one must dig to find the avenue of depth. Surface and sex is all around,
"sex wasn't the problem, you can always find sex. Love was the hard thing to find, and even if you thought you found it...how can you see it with all of the sex in the way?" ~ From The Motion Picture 'GIA' Portrait of the First American Super Model.
This particular quote taken from experiences more than 20 years ago demonstrates the theme of how sex is the easy thing but the thing of substance, love in this case, what people really hope to seek, is buried. Its easy to find the obvious. If life were about obviousness and whats easily made available people wouldn't go to colleges to have high paying careers; pieces of art with deep meanings would never have been created or explained; if you think these particular things don't effect you than you re already engulfed in the Theory Of Obviousness**
Everything obvious isn't always necessarily good or good for you. If that were so all you would have to do to do to read a great book is skim the blurb on the back or inside cover and never pick it up again. Of course that's incorrect because you miss out on the details and content of the piece, the themes, the storyline, the characters, etc. Substance over sex is basically looking beneath the surface, a simple task that our popular culture is negating* to do.
A classic example in our culture today (what we're learning from themes in new music, advertisements and television shows) is one in the bar or single scene:
A gentleman approaches a lady (in a club or a bar) or even in the street for the sake of argument [another issue with this theory is that there are no longer any guidelines for settings of romantic confrontations...], and proceeds with what he finds physically attractive about her. There are two avenues you can usually observe someone take when you keep complimenting them on their appearance alone during an initial* greet: someone that will indulge in the physical compliments, happily and bubbly with or without regard as to return the compliments, this equals someone that wont have any substance. The person you COULD be looking for that will likely NOT cheat, NOT fight with you over unimportant issues, NOT gossip or seem ungrateful for the small things you may do for or say to them, NOT seek vengeance if things may not go their way and possibly satisfy you entirely is the person with substance. They ll get a little bored with the physical appreciations and they want to hear what else is on your mind besides what you are able to see. Ask them about their dreams, wishes, hopes, fears, inquiries, aspirations, goals and plans. This single exercises will, in short, separate the men from the boys.
HOW TO POSSIBLY CORRECT IT?
Is to ask 'How to add depth?' to, yourself, your work, your quests, your questions. Its a matter of back to the basics. Things like reading: fiction, non-fiction, someone you like that's famous or that you know little about? Check out their biography! Reading in general turns your mind into a thirsty vessel, a vessel that seeks fulfillment of knowledge. Would you like to acquire a new hobby? Seek clubs, groups or classes filled with others that share the interest so not only do you learn the basics, but you bounce ideas off each other! Give yourself more than an outside appearance to be questioned and complimented on, fill, your, head! Give yourself substance, sex is too obvious, boring, and easy.
REVOLUTION, AND MORE TO COME......
SUBURBAN FIASCO.
[terms used in essay]
deplete* - to empty, diminish or rid
vague* - unclear or not understood
negate* - to deny or leave out
initial* - beginning or start
neo* - new
**The Theory of Obviousness is defined by those in American culture that believe they are entitled to certain things without having to work for them: the neo*-college student that turns in papers past their due date and argues why automatically receive one letter grade lower than what they could have achieved if they turned their assignment in on time; the person that cuts the grocery line because they only have a few things to ring up (oh yes! some people DO have those kinds of balls still!) etc. These particular folks usually don't have any real logic in backing up their actions aside from Me! Me! Me! They believe their non-thought out ideas and actions are the best and they should naturally go with their 'instincts' because they HONESTLY believe, without giving any real thought or depth behind what they do, they are always correct. These people are NEVER students, they believe they re always the teacher, when in reality following these guys will lead you off the nearest cliff right along with them!
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
MEMORIAL DAY: GEORGE DORSEY, AN AMERICAN HERO
AMERICAN VETS KILLED ON AMERICAN SOIL BY OTHER AMERICANS, REMEMBERED.....
THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHY IS BROGHT TO YOU FROM N.P.R., NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO'S WEBSITE: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5579862 IS THE ACTUAL ARTICLE PRODUCED JULY 25TH, 2009
IT IS A HEART WRENCHING TALE ABOUT AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN VETERAN WHO WAS BRUTALLY MURDERED AFTER DEFENDING HIS COUNTRY WITH HONOR ONLY TO BE GUNNED DOWN BY HIS FELLOW AMERICANS:
Just off a quiet highway about 50 miles east of Atlanta lies the Moore's Ford Bridge in rural Georgia. Sixty years ago, an angry white mob attacked two black couples near this bridge -- pulling them from a car, beating them and shooting them to death. The victims were George Dorsey, 28, his wife Mae Murray Dorsey, 23, his sister, Dorothy Dorsey Malcom, 20, and Roger Malcom, 24.
President Harry Truman called for a federal investigation into the crime, known as the Moore's Ford lynching, but no one was ever prosecuted. Now, the FBI is re-examining the case.
Bobby Howard, a civil-rights activist, has been working on the case since 1968. He felt compelled to investigate after meeting a local mortician who had handled the victims' bodies and after attending a civil-rights rally where he shook Martin Luther King Jr.'s hand.
Howard says one part of the mob had blocked the road, while others dragged Roger and George out of the car to beat them. Women usually were not lynched. But when the women recognized one of the cotton farmers, they too were taken down to the river.
"The leader of the Klan had them line up, counted 'one, two, three,' and everybody fired," Howard says.
"He went through that scenario three times. During that process, some of those people shot up in the trees," Howard says. "That's where the FBI dug out a lot of bullets."
Many have speculated about the incidents leading up to the crime. They think white townsfolk may have considered George Dorsey "uppity" since returning from service in WWII. George was also accused by townspeople of carousing with white women.
White landowner Loy Harrison, who employed George Dorsey and Roger Malcom, was driving the car when the four people were dragged out and killed. Harrison had paid $600 to bail Roger Malcom out of jail when, days earlier, he had stabbed a white farmer during a fight.
It is still unknown why Harrison bailed Roger Malcom out. Was he was responding to the pleas of Roger's loved ones, or, as a Klansman himself, was he part of a lynching plot?
Near the bridge, the FBI recovered bullets from shotguns and pistols of various calibers. The lynching took place in broad daylight, and the gunmen were not masked. Many knew who committed the crime, says Howard, but the tight-knit people of Walton County created a perfect cover-up.
According to Howard, after the lynching, white people formed a code of silence, and black people, expecting violent repercussions if they spoke up, were scared into silence. Even local law enforcement officers were tight-lipped.
Many in the area thought that President Truman sent the FBI to investigate the lynching because George Dorsey had served in WWII, and had only been home ten months before he was murdered in the Georgia woods.
"It's a little hard", says Penny Young, whose half-brother is the son of Roger Malcom, "because I have a brother living and breathing that was a man's son, so it's very real."
Young says the fact that no one was ever tried for the crime is still difficult for the family.
"I want to see the remaining ones [lynchers] that are living brought to justice … somebody needs to be held accountable for that," Young says.
Many of the suspects are dead, but civil-rights activists say that two or three are still alive. They say they're more optimistic now than ever about seeing a case go to trial, partly because of the prosecutions of other old civil-rights cases in the South.
The FBI is investigating the Moore's Ford lynching again, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is still working on the crime. GBI agents began combing through thousands of pages of files in Washington six years ago, but they say they can't do much more unless they get new leads.
Meanwhile, the suspects and witnesses continue to grow older. Activists in the community hope this 60th anniversary will encourage people to come forward, perhaps children or even grandchildren, who know more about the Moore's Ford lynching.
AGAIN, CREDIT TO THIS INFORMATION GOES TO N.P.R.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT DORSEY, AN AMERICAN VETERAN AT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY AND ONLINE
REVOLUTION, AND MORE TO COME
THE SUBURBAN FIASCO
THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHY IS BROGHT TO YOU FROM N.P.R., NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO'S WEBSITE: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5579862 IS THE ACTUAL ARTICLE PRODUCED JULY 25TH, 2009
IT IS A HEART WRENCHING TALE ABOUT AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN VETERAN WHO WAS BRUTALLY MURDERED AFTER DEFENDING HIS COUNTRY WITH HONOR ONLY TO BE GUNNED DOWN BY HIS FELLOW AMERICANS:
Just off a quiet highway about 50 miles east of Atlanta lies the Moore's Ford Bridge in rural Georgia. Sixty years ago, an angry white mob attacked two black couples near this bridge -- pulling them from a car, beating them and shooting them to death. The victims were George Dorsey, 28, his wife Mae Murray Dorsey, 23, his sister, Dorothy Dorsey Malcom, 20, and Roger Malcom, 24.
President Harry Truman called for a federal investigation into the crime, known as the Moore's Ford lynching, but no one was ever prosecuted. Now, the FBI is re-examining the case.
Bobby Howard, a civil-rights activist, has been working on the case since 1968. He felt compelled to investigate after meeting a local mortician who had handled the victims' bodies and after attending a civil-rights rally where he shook Martin Luther King Jr.'s hand.
Howard says one part of the mob had blocked the road, while others dragged Roger and George out of the car to beat them. Women usually were not lynched. But when the women recognized one of the cotton farmers, they too were taken down to the river.
"The leader of the Klan had them line up, counted 'one, two, three,' and everybody fired," Howard says.
"He went through that scenario three times. During that process, some of those people shot up in the trees," Howard says. "That's where the FBI dug out a lot of bullets."
Many have speculated about the incidents leading up to the crime. They think white townsfolk may have considered George Dorsey "uppity" since returning from service in WWII. George was also accused by townspeople of carousing with white women.
White landowner Loy Harrison, who employed George Dorsey and Roger Malcom, was driving the car when the four people were dragged out and killed. Harrison had paid $600 to bail Roger Malcom out of jail when, days earlier, he had stabbed a white farmer during a fight.
It is still unknown why Harrison bailed Roger Malcom out. Was he was responding to the pleas of Roger's loved ones, or, as a Klansman himself, was he part of a lynching plot?
Near the bridge, the FBI recovered bullets from shotguns and pistols of various calibers. The lynching took place in broad daylight, and the gunmen were not masked. Many knew who committed the crime, says Howard, but the tight-knit people of Walton County created a perfect cover-up.
According to Howard, after the lynching, white people formed a code of silence, and black people, expecting violent repercussions if they spoke up, were scared into silence. Even local law enforcement officers were tight-lipped.
Many in the area thought that President Truman sent the FBI to investigate the lynching because George Dorsey had served in WWII, and had only been home ten months before he was murdered in the Georgia woods.
"It's a little hard", says Penny Young, whose half-brother is the son of Roger Malcom, "because I have a brother living and breathing that was a man's son, so it's very real."
Young says the fact that no one was ever tried for the crime is still difficult for the family.
"I want to see the remaining ones [lynchers] that are living brought to justice … somebody needs to be held accountable for that," Young says.
Many of the suspects are dead, but civil-rights activists say that two or three are still alive. They say they're more optimistic now than ever about seeing a case go to trial, partly because of the prosecutions of other old civil-rights cases in the South.
The FBI is investigating the Moore's Ford lynching again, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is still working on the crime. GBI agents began combing through thousands of pages of files in Washington six years ago, but they say they can't do much more unless they get new leads.
Meanwhile, the suspects and witnesses continue to grow older. Activists in the community hope this 60th anniversary will encourage people to come forward, perhaps children or even grandchildren, who know more about the Moore's Ford lynching.
AGAIN, CREDIT TO THIS INFORMATION GOES TO N.P.R.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT DORSEY, AN AMERICAN VETERAN AT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY AND ONLINE
REVOLUTION, AND MORE TO COME
THE SUBURBAN FIASCO
Thursday, October 22, 2009
INTRODUCTION
GREETINGS.
I AM THE SUBURBAN FIASCO AND THIS IS GOING TO BE MY ATTEMPT TO REACH THE PUBLIC ON WHAT WILL HOPEFULLY BECOME A LARGE SCALE. THE ISSUES I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS ARE THINGS THAT THE GENERAL POPULATION SHOULD DEFINITELY BE MADE AWARE OF. IN MY OPINION, THERE IS A HUGE DECLINE IN SOCIAL ORDER, MORAL, INTELLIGENCE, AND DIGNITY AMONG THE HUMAN RACE (SPECIFICALLY AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN).
FOR A LONG TIME AFRICAN-AMERICANS* WERE OPPRESSED SEVERELY IN THIS COUNTRY AND IN MANY OTHER PLACES IN THE WORLD. THROUGH FATALITIES AND VIGOR, WITHOUT LOSING VISION, WE WERE ABLE TO OVERCOME MANY TRIBULATIONS (suffering or obsticles). IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION HOWEVER, THAT THE NEW OPPRESSION IS COMING FROM WITHIN. THERE IS MORE INTERNAL AFFLICTION THAN EVER! SELF DAMAGING IMAGES AND MIXED MESSAGES IN NEO-RAP AND HIP HOP SUBCULTURE (IE LITTLE WAYNE, KANYE WEST, DIRTY SOUTH, ETC); NEW MINSTREL***CINEMA AND TELEVISION PROGRAMMING (TYLER PERRY); ALL FORM OF SUPPORT TO THE THEORY THAT IN ORDER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS TO BE RELATABLE THEY MUST FIT INTO THE DEMOGRAPHIC OF NEGATIVITY (IE GANG MEMBERS, UNEDUCATED RAP STARS, STRIPPERS OR PROSTITUTES, AND POVERTY STRICKEN SINGLE PARENTS.) THIS IS AN UNFAIR ASSUMPTION AND THE WORST PART ABOUT IT IS AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE STARTING TO EMBRACE THE CULTURAL AFFLICTION AS IF IT IS APART OF THEIR HERITAGE.
THIS ASSUMPTION IS EVEN MORE INFECTIOUS BECAUSE IT IS STARTING TO SPILL INTO THE MAINSTREAM AND POPULARITY OF ALL RACES, AGES, AND CULTURAL GROUPS AND IS SEEN AS COOL AND ACCEPTABLE.
IF WE DON'T HELP STOP THIS SELF INFLICTING NEGATIVITY ON OUR CULTURE, AS ALL AMERICANS, IGNORANCE WILL DEVOUR THE HUMAN RACE! THE OTHER GROUPS I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO (IN ADDITION TO AFRICAN-AMERICANS) AND HOPEFULLY INFLUENCE, WILL BE ADDRESSED BEFORE EACH TOPIC IN THE FOLLOWING FASHION:
IF YOU ARE A BLACK MAN, THIS IS FOR YOU.
IF YOU ARE A BLACK WOMAN, THIS IS FOR YOU.
IF YOU ARE AMONG ANY SOCIAL OR MUSICAL AFFILIATION WHICH UPHOLDS POPULARITY AMONG THE MASSES FOR THE SAKE OF SALES, THIS IS FOR YOU.
IF YOU ARE A PARTICIPANT / VICTIM OF THE URBAN SUBCULTURE KNOWN AS "THUG LIFE" THIS IS FOR YOU
IF YOU TOO ARE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR RACE AS A PEOPLE, THIS IS FOR YOU
IF YOU HAVE UNPROTECTED SEX, THIS IS FOR YOU
IF YOU HAVEN'T READ ANYTHING ASIDE FROM A PERIODICAL (MAGAZINE) IN A REALLY LONG TIME, THIS IS FOR YOU!!!!
REVOLUTION***, AND MORE TO COME......
***aside from physically distributed essays you can also view my thoughts and calls to action at the following blog address online: suburbanfiasco.blogspot.com***
SUBURBAN FIASCO.
THE REVOLUTION*** THAT I SPEAK OF IN THESE BLOGS, WRITINGS AND ESSAYS IS THE PARTICULAR REVOLT AGAINST SELF OPPRESSION; INDULGING IN IGNORANCE DUE TO ITS POPULARITY. I CHOSE TO REVOLT BY NOT GIVING INTO NEGATIVITY EVEN THOUGH ITS DEEMED POPULAR AMONG THE MASSES AS DISPLAYED IN POPULAR MUSICAL CULTURE, VIDEOS, MOVIES, DIALECT (language), AND DEMEANOR (conduct or behavior). IN SHORT, THE MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE, EVEN IF EVERYONE AROUND YOU IS DOING IT!!!
*JUST BECAUSE AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE NOTED IN THESE WORKS I BRING TO YOU DOES NOT EXCLUDE YOU IN ANY WAY IF YOU ARE NOT BLACK; ESPECIALLY IF YOU FEEL ENLIGHTENED OR WOULD LIKE TO SEND FEEDBACK ON ANYTHING OF MINE YOU MAY READ. ANYONE CAN BE OPPRESSED!
***Minstrel shows black people in negative and stereotypical ways: as ignorant, lazy, buffoonish, superstitious, joyous, and musical (commonly known as Black Face).
I AM THE SUBURBAN FIASCO AND THIS IS GOING TO BE MY ATTEMPT TO REACH THE PUBLIC ON WHAT WILL HOPEFULLY BECOME A LARGE SCALE. THE ISSUES I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS ARE THINGS THAT THE GENERAL POPULATION SHOULD DEFINITELY BE MADE AWARE OF. IN MY OPINION, THERE IS A HUGE DECLINE IN SOCIAL ORDER, MORAL, INTELLIGENCE, AND DIGNITY AMONG THE HUMAN RACE (SPECIFICALLY AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN).
FOR A LONG TIME AFRICAN-AMERICANS* WERE OPPRESSED SEVERELY IN THIS COUNTRY AND IN MANY OTHER PLACES IN THE WORLD. THROUGH FATALITIES AND VIGOR, WITHOUT LOSING VISION, WE WERE ABLE TO OVERCOME MANY TRIBULATIONS (suffering or obsticles). IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION HOWEVER, THAT THE NEW OPPRESSION IS COMING FROM WITHIN. THERE IS MORE INTERNAL AFFLICTION THAN EVER! SELF DAMAGING IMAGES AND MIXED MESSAGES IN NEO-RAP AND HIP HOP SUBCULTURE (IE LITTLE WAYNE, KANYE WEST, DIRTY SOUTH, ETC); NEW MINSTREL***CINEMA AND TELEVISION PROGRAMMING (TYLER PERRY); ALL FORM OF SUPPORT TO THE THEORY THAT IN ORDER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS TO BE RELATABLE THEY MUST FIT INTO THE DEMOGRAPHIC OF NEGATIVITY (IE GANG MEMBERS, UNEDUCATED RAP STARS, STRIPPERS OR PROSTITUTES, AND POVERTY STRICKEN SINGLE PARENTS.) THIS IS AN UNFAIR ASSUMPTION AND THE WORST PART ABOUT IT IS AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE STARTING TO EMBRACE THE CULTURAL AFFLICTION AS IF IT IS APART OF THEIR HERITAGE.
THIS ASSUMPTION IS EVEN MORE INFECTIOUS BECAUSE IT IS STARTING TO SPILL INTO THE MAINSTREAM AND POPULARITY OF ALL RACES, AGES, AND CULTURAL GROUPS AND IS SEEN AS COOL AND ACCEPTABLE.
IF WE DON'T HELP STOP THIS SELF INFLICTING NEGATIVITY ON OUR CULTURE, AS ALL AMERICANS, IGNORANCE WILL DEVOUR THE HUMAN RACE! THE OTHER GROUPS I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO (IN ADDITION TO AFRICAN-AMERICANS) AND HOPEFULLY INFLUENCE, WILL BE ADDRESSED BEFORE EACH TOPIC IN THE FOLLOWING FASHION:
IF YOU ARE A BLACK MAN, THIS IS FOR YOU.
IF YOU ARE A BLACK WOMAN, THIS IS FOR YOU.
IF YOU ARE AMONG ANY SOCIAL OR MUSICAL AFFILIATION WHICH UPHOLDS POPULARITY AMONG THE MASSES FOR THE SAKE OF SALES, THIS IS FOR YOU.
IF YOU ARE A PARTICIPANT / VICTIM OF THE URBAN SUBCULTURE KNOWN AS "THUG LIFE" THIS IS FOR YOU
IF YOU TOO ARE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR RACE AS A PEOPLE, THIS IS FOR YOU
IF YOU HAVE UNPROTECTED SEX, THIS IS FOR YOU
IF YOU HAVEN'T READ ANYTHING ASIDE FROM A PERIODICAL (MAGAZINE) IN A REALLY LONG TIME, THIS IS FOR YOU!!!!
REVOLUTION***, AND MORE TO COME......
***aside from physically distributed essays you can also view my thoughts and calls to action at the following blog address online: suburbanfiasco.blogspot.com***
SUBURBAN FIASCO.
THE REVOLUTION*** THAT I SPEAK OF IN THESE BLOGS, WRITINGS AND ESSAYS IS THE PARTICULAR REVOLT AGAINST SELF OPPRESSION; INDULGING IN IGNORANCE DUE TO ITS POPULARITY. I CHOSE TO REVOLT BY NOT GIVING INTO NEGATIVITY EVEN THOUGH ITS DEEMED POPULAR AMONG THE MASSES AS DISPLAYED IN POPULAR MUSICAL CULTURE, VIDEOS, MOVIES, DIALECT (language), AND DEMEANOR (conduct or behavior). IN SHORT, THE MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE, EVEN IF EVERYONE AROUND YOU IS DOING IT!!!
*JUST BECAUSE AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE NOTED IN THESE WORKS I BRING TO YOU DOES NOT EXCLUDE YOU IN ANY WAY IF YOU ARE NOT BLACK; ESPECIALLY IF YOU FEEL ENLIGHTENED OR WOULD LIKE TO SEND FEEDBACK ON ANYTHING OF MINE YOU MAY READ. ANYONE CAN BE OPPRESSED!
***Minstrel shows black people in negative and stereotypical ways: as ignorant, lazy, buffoonish, superstitious, joyous, and musical (commonly known as Black Face).
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