Actor
Michael Jai White last week wrote an epistle on his Facebook page
blasting black men for constantly cheating on their wives and it not
being a big deal. Meanwhile, Michael himself was caught cheating on his
ex-wife, a black woman, which was one of the things that led to their
divorce. He's probably learnt his lesson as he's happily married to
another woman, and sounds like he's very faithful to her. Read what he
wrote after the cut...
I open Facebook and I see the "What's On Your Mind" question and I
immediately say " Oh, Hell No!" I don't think I want to share this
negativity about this mind numbing
stupidity I keep seeing plastered all over social media these days. I
try to be positive and the only positive thing I can say is that I can
say is, IT'S A GREAT TIME TO BE IGNORANT! Never has the Ignorant had
such a platform. Trump, GOP, Oregon Militia... It's like an Ignorance
Renaissance... It's Ignopendence Day! Arguments have become merely
people quoting trivial truths that are so disconnected from the main
argument that it's almost comedic if it weren't for the tragedy of us
missing the benefit of learning the validity of opposing views. People
have become so polarized that they hang on to anything that supports
their bias no matter how minimal or ignorant it is in the big picture
just to claim victory.
I'm
seeing countless posts on racism, Bill Cosby as well as racism
connected with Bill Cosby and my mind is blown! There are so many posts
devoted to proving racism exists that there is no energy left on
focusing on the solutions. We spend investigative brilliance and use
millions of words on proving what we already know. Racism does exist.
If we said "Eat at Joes" at least something would happen- Joe's revenues
would go up! How about only THREE WORDS words in response to systemic
racism, "SUPPORT BLACK BUSINESSES?"
Then there's the
omnipresent and all powerful "THEY!" T.H.E.Y., I call them, The Honkeys
For the Eradication of Y'all! "They" set up Bill Cosby! Oh sure. If he
never drugged anybody he's still the most self righteous, judgmental
and biggest known serial adulterer we've ever known without relying on
our creativity and analogy to paint him differently. The truths as to
his genius to the entertainment industry have as much relevance to his
case as us giving Jeffrey Dahmer credit for the people he DIDN'T eat. My
bad for the comparison because Dahmer admitted his crimes. Being an
Actor from NYC, I as well as countless others know how "busy" Cosby was
in the 80's and believe me, "THEY" knew it too but "THEY" never came out
with the headline "Americas Most Beloved Father Is Cheating His Black
Ass Off," did THEY? If THEY wanted to take Cosby down wouldn't that be
the best time? I've identified this for years as the one double
standard that black men enjoyed over whites! Let Seinfeld be married
and do that shit! Lol. Remember Hugh Grant was practically destroyed
from one encounter with a hooker?
I'm a black man who's
disturbed by the fact that we can have infidelity in our lives and it
NOT BE A BIG DEAL! It's like society is saying being faithful is above
black men and below whites. MLK, Jessie Jackson, Cosby... the list goes
on.
Cosby stopped being a hero to me as soon as I learned he
was living a lie as a faithful man, period. Lesson is: Power should not
go unchecked and he could've been Man enough not to embarrass his
family. Funny thing is, I'll bet Fat Albert, Theo or any of the Cosby
kids have had episodes about the virtues of being truthful and that
hiding the truth comes at the liars detriment. I think if you can give
praise when praise is due, you can give shame when shame is due and no
one is above or below either.
Now I'm gonna go watch a Stephen Curry meme to change my mood...love that guy!
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