July 9, 2009

• Maybe A Little Racey!

  For the past two weeks the whole world has been talking about that dude that died……..Andrew Jackson was it? No, wait………uhhhh Michael Jordan? Wait, here it is, Michael Jackson! Yes that’s it. Singer. Entertainer. Humanitarian. Pedophile?

  The day he died I was driving home from work and they were talking about his legacy on the radio. One of the dj’s said that if you are over 30 you know and will remember Jackson for his music but if you are under 30 all your memories of him are the creepy fucked up dude who had a fondness for little boys. In the two weeks since his death I’ve had countless conversations about if he was guilty of the accusations against him. As you know, I’m always very opinionated and outspoken. And like everything else, of course I’ve got a very strong opinion about this topic as well and I will get into that later. But, getting back to my conversations with people, I have learned a lot about race with the Michael Jackson death. Most white people believe he molested little boys. Every single black person I’ve spoken to believes he did not molest the boys and that the families were just out to exploit money from him.

  While most people with half a brain and even a small bit of common sense avoid talking about race, especially with people of color, I’m not like most people.  I’ve always been quite brainless. Like Charles Barkley, I believe we should have conversations about race. So here I am, talking about it. I’m not racist myself. As the saying goes, I don’t have a racist bone in my body. Well, that’s not entirely true. My right kneecap has big problems with Jews and Asians, but not the rest of me, I’ve always been fascinated by Jews and Asians. I also realize that most people who say they aren’t racist are racist. I don’t  believe I’m racist. But some people might disagree after they read what I’m about to write.  A couple of years ago I wrote an amusing post about how black people think all black people are innocent and how white people assume that every person ever accused of even the slightest transgression are guilty as hell and deserve the stiffest penalty humanly possible.

  So what does Jackson’s legacy say about race in America? Regardless of his guilt or innocence, blacks refuse to even consider him being guilty. Honestly, I stopped thinking of Michael as being black years ago. Then again, I stopped thinking of him as being male as well. Come to think of it, I stopping thinking of him as human. But that has nothing to do with his innocence or guilt but more to do with his freaky body and personality. But, I digress.

  So why is it that blacks get defensive about him and other blacks accused of crimes (such as O.J., although now I know a few blacks who admit his guilt)? Is it because of the history of the way America and the white majority have done everything possible to hold them down and for nearly the first 200 years of America’s existence treated blacks like second class citizens or sub human? Maybe because of this blacks feel that they need to defend other blacks regardless of guilt as part of an “us versus them” mentality? What does it say about whites that blacks, after all these years and strides that have been made, still feel they have to defend blacks even though in their hearts they know they are guilty? I’ve always said that blacks need to get over the mentality that race is involved in every bad thing that happens to blacks. And on the other side, whites have got to stop pretending that racism does not exist. Every time a black person cries racism, the whites dismiss the accusations of racism as bullshit. Wake up white America, racism is alive and well and does happen a lot on a daily basis. And blacks, realize this, if you find racism in everything, it makes it harder to believe when actual racism has occurred and therefore hurts blacks who have been wronged by the evils of racism. Either way, until both sides can change, we will never live in a racially peaceful world.

  I’d like to consider myself an observant, at least semi intelligent guy. I like to analyze things. I need to know answer to questions. I can usually rationalize things until I find an answer that makes sense. And I think the reason why blacks defend Michael is because of past racism. But, I’m not positive. I will ask some blacks, probably at work which is not the best place to have this conversation. But, I’m also asking you to weigh in on it and give your opinion.

  As for Michael Jackson, when he was first accused in 1993, I initially thought he was innocent but thought it could have been possible. Then he was accused again. He went on ABC and in an interview  he sat on a couch and held hands with a 12 year old boy the entire time. That really changed my view. When I mention this to blacks, they all say that there is nothing wrong with holding hands with a boy and my response is “but with a 12 year old?” Also he was accused a second time. If going through the horrors of the first ordeal didn’t have enough of an effect on him as to not allow himself to be put in that situation again, then he is a sick motherfucker who can not control himself. I used to love his music. But now, I can’t listen to it without thinking of Michael Jackson, Pedophile.

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