Valentines & Racists

Happy Valentine’s Day. Am I the only one on the face of the planet who hasn’t been brainwashed by the corporate machine into thinking that I simply must do or buy something romantic today? The novelty wore off some time after sixth grade. That isn’t to say that I didn’t join the ranks of automatons every now and then to purchase something for someone who might not share my sentiments on the “holiday.” But today I am officially retired. Fortunately, The Warden feels the same way about it. ;-)

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I found one of those meme’s on someone’s page the other day and thought I’d take a stab at it. You can find it here. I don’t pass them on to people, but have at it if you feel inclined. I was simply bored.

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I was watching The Colbert Report the other day. Debra Dickerson was one of his guests. She wrote a book called “The End of Blackness.” She contends that Barak Obama is not black, in a social and political sense, because he is not the descendant of slaves.

The fact that she is a black woman (double minority) perpetuating racial divisiveness by proclaiming her hair-splitting prejudice against someone (a fellow black) whose ancestors aren’t slaves is laughable. What a moron!

Why stop there Ms. Dickerson? Why not divide “true” slaves into white collar and blue collar classes? If we got that stupid, would that mean that a black whose ancestors served well-to-do whites in big comfy mansions would be less black than those who toiled in the cotton fields of the South? I mean, serving meals, cleaning houses, or driving buggies ain’t hardly suffering now is it?

Anyway…that’s my rant. Colbert was brilliant in his skewering of her. Here’s a clip.

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I keep getting these fucking things in the mail. Exactly who John K is, I don’t know but I do know that sites like this are no good. Many ask for the user names and passwords of your other email accounts/ISPs, like Yahoo, etc. Here’s a short list of shit I steer clear of:

Ringo
Hi5
Bebo
Plaxo
LinkedIn

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