From: mmoore@epx.cis.umn.edu ("None of ya Bizness")
Subject: Re: WC Franklin Bashing -- Let's Move On!
Organization: University of Minnesota
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 22:59:47 GMT

In article <1992Jul22.184201.57446@cc.usu.edu> slzm9@cc.usu.edu writes:
$1. William Carter Franklin (WCF) continually gets bogged down in
$   the semantics of the discussion. Why do so many people worry
$   so much about how someone sounds, or the exact usage of a
$   particular word? The important thing is what's the message, right?
$   Well then William give people a break, maybe they aren't
$   trying to stereotype every individual but rather are speaking
$   in general terms.
$
$2. Some folks spend so much time reacting they never DO anything.
$   Well William stop telling us how bad we are for stereotyping
$   people and go out and do something constuctive. Telling
$   us how bad we are is certainly not constructive.
$
$3. MMoore and Mr. Watts and others have allowed themselves to 
$   get off the subject. We should stop rising to the bait of people
$   like WCF and instead redirect the discussion to the racial 
$   inequities that continue daily. Name calling doesn't get us
$   anywhere. As a start I wonder if Mr. Moore or Mr. Watts can
$   identify acts that WCF should see regularly that have a racial
$   basis. By identifying racism that WCF can see we might make
$   him more aware that it is occurring, is even rampant, today.

Why should I have to identify acts that he can see?  If he is SUCH an
advocate for fighting racism, he will at least _acknowledge_ the fact
that racism runs rampant in this country.  But he refuses to even realize
that there's a problem.  He rants and raves about how so much "progress"
has been made.  Well, where is it then?  I'll admit I'm better off than
any of my ancestors, but compared to white ancestors, my people ain't had
SHEEEEEIIIITTTT.

And then he rants on about what Bill Clinton is gonna do.  The only reason that
I _remotely_ want Bill Clinton in office is because he will replace Bush.
Bill Clinton will do exactly what he is told to do by the real power structure,
because he is only a figurehead of such.  If that means to get down on his
knees and duck some sick, he'll be duckin!  But that ain't the point.  The
point is, things ain't gonna miraculously change _IF_ Bill Clinton gets
elected.

Mr. Franklin feels that he has the right to talk much shit since us "mildly
educated niggas" have been tossed a few crumbs.  How would it feel to you to
know that just 27 years ago motherfuckers like you couldn't even VOTE.  "Oh
but we can vote now!!"  So god damn what?  What difference does it make when
only 530 people actually decide the election?  Gimmeafuckinbreak.  The only
way anybody can attempt to understand is to actually experience it.

$   All you Franklin bashers, how about turning this discussion toward
$a constructive note.

It's hard to make someone who doesn't want to listen, listen.


-- 
Malcolm Diallo Moore, Honeywell/CIS-Univ. of Minn.     mmoore@epx.cis.umn.edu
				            Moore_Malcolm+@ssdc.honeywell.com	
"Jeeeeah this is the rap about the bat batman he is the one in black like a bat
out of hell he will reveal SCREAMIN DOWN THE ROAD IN A BATMOBILE!!!!!!!"
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