Bravo President Obama. Today You became a Black Man in America.

I'm still abuzz over President Obama's speech today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eVYNWXttsw

First because he admitted what so many Black Men know too well and often complain to deaf ears of others...
There is a stigma of FEAR and Distrust of Black Dominant Men in the eyes of others who have their own personal impression of them in general.
THAT in it's self was the most HONEST and Truthful statement I have heard ANY politician ever admit!
And He admitted that the Legal system is unfairly tilted towards THAT stigma of Black Dominant Men and it NEEDS to be reformed.

But what gets Me most of all is the APATHY from so many other non Black Men who want to debate the personal impression FROM a Black Male Perspective.

Maybe because just like American slavery, white people HATE to feel they too are to blame for something they inherited. Just like how some want to claim that race is not a issue and they WISH people would stop playing the race card.

But here was the President of this country admitting that he has been treated like Trayvon was treated in stores and on the streets of this country.

And THAT was monumental!

Because APATHY means...Lack of interest or concern, especially regarding matters of general importance or appeal; indifference. 2. Lack of emotion or feeling; impassiveness.

And THAT is bigorty and not just racism.

And this issue NEEDS to be honestly embraced by everyone.
Truthfully...

Because it's not a black thing.
It's a Black Dominant Male thing.

And the most powerful black man in this country admitted it!

Now we can deal with it.
And not act like it is not a issue that effects all of us.
Especially being that this country was built on the backs of black male labor too.
The first Man to due for this country's freedom was a black man.
And Carter G Wilson was right!

We NEED a whole month to remember that Black Men and women are worth the same respect given to so many others so many other Americans claim made this country what it is to them.

Apathy is not a a act of pride.
Empathy is...

But THAT complicates everything now.
When the President of this country admits that BECAUSE of his color, he has been treated differently than others of other races.

And because so many Americans do not have to have empathy for minorities without questioning their own actions?

This has become a issue we all have to take too deep of a personal reflection of our own mentality.

Like Paula Dean...
She is not a racist.
She's a bigot with racist tendencies.
And she is not alone.

We as Americans have some soul searching to do.

And hearing President Obama admit that 35 years ago or so he was Trayvon Martin was a start...

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The lost art of being a lady...

I found Myself having one of them OLD PEOPLE moments.

I was just thinking about how MUCH times have changed people to such a degree that we no longer remember or desire a certain TYPE of image of people that USED to be more impressive enough to make people strive to impersonate that image.

Like that image of a LADY.

Not just womanhood in general.

Not that uppidy socialite who judges her suitors by their pedigree.

But...

That Female pride and power we used to see in women who knew they had what it takes to bring a Man to his knees or raise him to his highest heights because she had that power to be that helpmate the bible advertised.

That empowerment in knowing that they could cook and clean and sew and take care of their family because THAT was a requirement of being a woman.

They was trained to a certain point in how to be a LADY and not just a female.

They learned as they grew up the ART of seduction.

Not how to look or act sexy, but how to attract a man's attention without causing them to consider you to be a cheap thrill.

That respect for being the kind of woman that a man wanted to come home to no matter where he's been or with whomever.

The most important duty was to ALWAYS be a LADY.

And I'm blessed to at least know that My child found her own lady like identity naturally. But so many others have not or don't even know how...

But I'm not talking about the younger generation.

I'm talking about these OLDER women who have no idea why so many men are so turned off by them.

Their attitude is worse than these young women.

They have no respect for Men in general or the ability to at least offer each Man a chance to be worthy of a better respect than what they offer men in general.

That ability to make each person feel special or different just because they are interested in them for some reason.

They seem so caught up in what they want or how they want to feel that they have lost the ability to even notice that they lack the ability to show their intrest in that man that is trying to earn their affection.

But what is worst is the thought of how THEY will react when you bring to their attention that THEY are not coming off as if they are THAT interested in getting to know what is so special about the man they are with.

Men tend to want to learn what it is that they see in them that makes them special enough to be with THAT woman.

There is NOTHING worse than noticing that the person you are with has no intrest in you more than what is superficial.

Like any ole man will do.

Just be good to them.

But here's the deep part.

What is a man's motivation in wanting to be with a woman other than momentary self gratification?

As a Grown Ass Man in today's society?

I have to admit.

I miss that image of them real strong ladies who knew what being a lady was about and was ready to prove it...

Now we have strong women and independent females.

And their impression of what all men are like.

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