Tariq Nasheed

[[File:Tariq Nasheed.png|thumb|right|165px|Tariq in a bizarre photo, either imitating The Rock’s brow, or just looking smug.]]
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'''Tariq Nasheed''' {{lived|1974}} is an [[United States of America|American]] [[black supremacy|black supremacist]], [[rap]]per, and [[pickup artist]] from Detroit, [[Fun:Michigan|Michigan]]. He is best known for his ''Hidden Colors'' series of black supremacist documentaries and more recently the homophobic and transphobic documentary ''Buck Breaking''. He also goes by the names '''King Flex''' or '''K-Flex''', and '''Tariq Elite'''.

Nasheed is banned from entering the [[United Kingdom]], and describes himself as a "race baiter". Though bizarrely, ''The Independent'' describes him as an "anti-racism campaigner".<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/tariq-nasheed-hidden-colours-home-office-far-right-bannon-a9045921.html</ref>

==Rap career==
[[File:African wild Ass.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Yo ass! Wash it!]]
Nasheed's versatility can be seen in his moving and thoughtful rap career where he was known as K-Flex or King Flex. One of his better-known songs is ''Wash yo Ass'', released in 1999.<ref>[https://youtu.be/s90NUW4RSJU ''Wash yo Ass''] on Youtube</ref> He became a gazillionaire as a result and put his money to [[sarcasm|good use in ground-breaking history documentaries]].

==Pick up artist==
Nasheed is the author of books such as ''The Art of Mackin''', ''The Art Of Gold Digging'', and ''Play or Be Played''. These focus on PUA techniques within the African American community. These techniques may not work on white women, who Nasheed thinks are inferior anyway.

==Black supremacism and anti-white racism==
Nasheed is notorious for his borderline anti-white racist and black supremacist views, dismissing black women who date outside their race as traitorous "Negro bed wenches". In addition to this, he’s also a notorious [[antisemitism|antisemite]]. [[Hypocrisy|Ironically]], his wife is half white, and Tariq himself has had numerous relationships with white women.<ref>[https://archive.fo/UZ3Ds Twitter conversation regarding this, with photo evidence]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFhQdEIcuEs Youtube video regarding this]</ref>

===''Hidden Colors''===
[[File:Egyptian races.jpg|thumb|right|180px| Wall painting from the tomb of Seti I. The actual Egyptians (right) themselves differed in appearance and skin color, especially from both the darker Nubians (second from left) and lighter Anatolians, despite the claims of Black Supremacists and of White Supremacists.]]

{{cquote|Many ancient African cultures documented how melanin related to the pineal gland, and they understood a spiritual correlation to this. The ancient Egyptians were very knowledgeable of this information. So this film is just giving you the history of that.<ref>https://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/11/prweb10120059.htm - there is little evidence of melanin doing much in the body other than protection from UV damage.</ref>}}

This is a series of [[Schlockumentary|cheap looking pseudo-history documentaries]] where the same group of half a dozen black American people opine on Ancient Egypt, modern America etc. They often refer to Africa as if it was a single country and culture (instead of a very large complex, culturally diverse continent). Some of the palest contributors like Valentine seem most eager to emphasise their blackness, even saying melanin gives you superpowers.

Black Africans are said in these documentaries to have founded every civilisation including those of China and the Americas. The pharmaceutical industry is also out to get blacks.<ref>https://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/11/prweb10120059.htm</ref>

In a gushing article bemoaning the fact Tariq Nasheed had been barred from the UK, British newspaper ''The Independent'' opined:

{{quotebox|For those who don’t know, ''Hidden Colors'' charts the history of Africans in America and around the world, and de-constructs white supremacy and structural racism, explaining the origins and the impact and methodology. They are the only films of their kind, certainly over the last decade or more in my view, and revolutionary in terms of understanding the times we live in.}}

Revolutionary, that is, if you think undermining Asian and Native American history is somehow progressive, or that mixing fact and fiction indiscriminately in Dan Brown fashion is in any way helpful to anyone but the bank balances of those who appeared in the films. However ''the Independent'' sheepishly admits that Tariq Nasheed has "come under fire and criticism from some sections of the black community, specifically from black women and the LGBTQ+ community." Ye, and then some. The article furthermore compares the series to seventies TV drama ''Roots'' - the difference being that Alex Haley was a better writer than Nasheed will ever be, and this fictional series had more of a basis in fact.

Short version: everybody on Earth was black. Pharaohs black. Hawaiians black. Native Americans black(er than today). Whites are intrinsically evil.

====''Hidden Colors: The Untold History Of People Of Aboriginal, Moor, and African Descent'' (2011)====
The first film in the series was part crowdfunded and part bankrolled by Nasheed himself.

Claims made in the documentary include Jesus being black (rather than Middle Eastern), black people being the first to circumnavigate the world, and setting up the first civilisation in China.

The real-life Moors were the instigators of the African slave trade, with cities such as Timbuktu and Algiers being based around it… Yet Nasheed and some of the other Afrocentrists on this documentary wish African Americans to identify with them.

====''Hidden Colors 2: The Triumph of Melanin'' (2012)====
This installment features discussion of the psychic powers bestowed by having high melanin content in your body, and also how Indigenous Australians are actually African (despite having left Africa tens of thousands of years ago and having no contact with the continent until modern times, unlike Europeans.)

====''Hidden Colors 3: The Rules of Racism'' (2014)====
This discusses race relations between whites and blacks, particularly in the USA. The main theme is quite moderate compared to other documentaries.

====''Hidden Colors 4: The Religion of White Supremacy'' (2016)====
Again, a mixture of fact and fiction blended together, Dan Brown style. The pseudohistory in this documentary undermines the real material.

====''Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare'' (2019)====
This installment discusses black resistance, both real and imagined (since these documentaries blend fact and fiction indiscriminately. This is the documentary which is said to have caused Nasheed's barring from the UK.

It also features the well-known rappers Ice-T and Chuck D (of Public Enemy), who probably should know better.

===''Buck Breaking''===
[[File:Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon (1661–1723).png|right|thumb|200px|Lord Cornbury, slave owner and alleged cross-dresser.]]

{{cquote|The white LGBT community, they've always had an anti-black sector of their society that has always negatively targeted black people. {{wpl|Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon|Lord Cornbury|,}} going back to antebellum slavery, Cornbury was one of the first governors of the province of New York and New Jersey. He was a transgender, this was a person who dressed like a woman and also, this was the person who helped expand slavery in the United States against black people.<ref>[https://internetisinamerica.blogspot.com/2021/06/propaganda-review-buck-breaking-2021.html?m=1] NB - Lord Cornbury's [[transvestism]] is a matter of historical debate, with some averring it was invented by his opponents.</ref>}}

In this documentary, Nasheed and his friends claim [[zoophilia]], [[pedophilia]], and [[homosexuality]] are all integral parts of European culture (despite all three being forbidden by law under most jurisdictions for centuries.) Tariq's fixation on homosexuals has been noted before, although he is adamantly not gay.<ref>https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/tariq-nasheed-his-obsession-with-homosexuality.3194265/page-3</ref>

He furthermore states that homosexuality was an integral form of "buck breaking", a kind of male rape practised by white slave masters to force their submission. This alleged trope is traced into the modern age, where it is claimed the LGBT+ agenda is being used to undermine black masculinity,<ref>As referred to here in the [https://vimeo.com/504514295 official film trailer] and the film itself.</ref> and to depopulate the black race.<ref>https://www.intheloopradio.net/blog/coffie-house-magazine-buck-breaking-review</ref> To demonstrate this point, the documentary shows shots of twerking male backsides.

The documentary is a curious blend of condemnation of various things, and specially commissioned artwork that looks suspiciously like torture porn. It also cannot make its mind up on feminism - on the one hand it says feminism is an African American invention and on the other, a means to undermine black people. Only one woman speaks on the documentary.

''Buck Breaking'' was, of course, released during gay pride month.

==Stopped clock moments==
{{main|Stopped clock}}
Despite being a black supremacist espousing anti-white racism and antisemitism, he has had a few good moments worth mentioning. The obvious point legitimate times when he’s actually fought against anti-black racism and defended the black community. One great example of this was when he confronted [[Tommy Sotomayor]] in DJ Vlad's studio's backstage for his anti-black tropes (though Sotomayor used to be somewhat of a black supremacist, he espouses anti-black tropes nowadays).<ref>[https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=-AIN_2Quet1enx8s&v=FJH7t7CLlMA&feature=youtu.be TARIQ NASHEED Vs TOMMY SOTOMAYOR ON VLAD TV] YouTube</ref> Another good example is his debate with Myron Gaines (aka Fresh from Fresh and Fit) and Sneako in a [[Twitter]] spaces debate. Nasheed repeatedly called out Gaines's anti-black racism including his posing as black despite Gaines being [[Arab]] and mostly describing himself as such, only calling himself black to shield himself against racism allegations. Nasheed also brought up Gaines's closeted sexuality as well as calling out Sneako for kowtowing to white supremacists when it was advantageous to him.<ref>[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u79mTohZY7E&t=147s&pp=ygUhdGFyaXEgbmFzaGVlZCBteXJvbiBnYWluZXMgc25lYWtv Tariq Nasheed Destroys Myron Gaines and Sneako | Anti-Black Racism is Never Okay!] YouTube</ref>

These actions, along with his charming appearance and confident soft spoken nature, make him a beloved icon amongst the foundational black American community (much like [[Louis Farrakhan]]), who see him as a crusader fighting for their rights against historical oppression.

==See also==
*[[Tommy Sotomayor]]
*[[Umar Johnson]]
*[[Louis Farrakhan]]

==Bibliography==
* ''The Art of Mackin''' (2000 - {{isbn|0971135339}})
* ''Play or Be Played: What Every Female Should Know About Men, Dating, and Relationships'' (2004 - {{isbn|1439188769}})
* ''The Mack Within'' (2005 - {{isbn|144062514X}})
* ''The Art Of Gold Digging '' (2008 - {{isbn|0971135320}})
* ''The Elite Way: 10 Rules Men Must Know in Order to Deal With Women'' (2009 - {{isbn|0971135347}})

==External links==
* {{wpa|Tariq Nasheed}}
* [https://letterboxd.com/film/buck-breaking/details/ Buck Breaking] at Letterboxd
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1821300/ IMDB page]
*[https://blackhistory.fandom.com/wiki/Tariq_Nasheed An overly kind page on the Black History wiki]

===Tariq's personal websites===
* [https://www.twitter.com/TariqNasheed Twitter]
* [https://www.instagram.com/tariqelite/ Instagram]
* [http://www.tariqradio.com/ Tariq Radio]
* [https://hiddencolorsfilm.com/ Hidden Colors official site]

==References==
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