tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post1434437787578495661..comments2024-03-27T19:55:45.373-04:00Comments on Nat Turner's Revenge: Et tu, Brute-ette?Christopher Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16981041389119024155noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-91231361546471604982007-04-02T00:13:00.000-04:002007-04-02T00:13:00.000-04:00Oh, Hottentot Serena...You're still young, so I'm ...Oh, Hottentot Serena...<BR/><BR/>You're still young, so I'm going to excuse the fact that you might not have known what the hell to say to the press about that irreprehensible incident, but did you really have to go here:<BR/><BR/>"I guess that's what my dad prepared me for..."<BR/><BR/>WTF?<BR/><BR/>Like he (what's that crazy dad of yours' name?) really would have raised you all in the 'hood if there was another choice? I seriously doubt he ever said "Daddy wants you to witness these drivebys and carjackings so you'll know how to deal with racist rednecks later on..." That doesn't even make sense. Didn't he have you out there on those damn courts every damn day so you all could get the hell out? No decent daddy wants his daughters to struggle.<BR/><BR/>Serena may be a bit bammafied (you said that, Mr. C, not me), but I know that girl knows better. <BR/>To her credit, however, growing up where drivebys happen regularly is really not the best training ground for dealing with racist insults. <BR/><BR/>Live and learn, I suppose. Hopefully.meera bowman-johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822353561822881644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-35401656066967061042007-03-31T17:57:00.000-04:002007-03-31T17:57:00.000-04:00I think Serena Williams is flamboyant and exciting...I think Serena Williams is flamboyant and exciting. That is good for tennis. Her personal demeanor seems very sincere, ebullient which is unlike many other male professional athletes. She is, therefore, a true role model in my mind.Snowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660217766841535320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-39553325393354722512007-03-31T14:23:00.000-04:002007-03-31T14:23:00.000-04:00Francis: no offense taken on the hijack. I was goi...Francis: no offense taken on the hijack. I was going to do a post on this situation as well...comparing it to (1) the two white female teachers in SC who abused black boys and are out on bail and (2) the Haitians who get turned away yet the Cubans who come here for the cable TV and yet are welcomed as citizens as long as they reach a beach.<BR/><BR/>Indespensible: Tennis is coarse not because of the Williams' outfits...look to the marketing! Corporations can't make money unless they have the draw. Serena pulls folks in, dollars in. If she started wearing the outfits that Athea Gibson did in the 50s when folks booed he and called her nigger bitch from the gallery, well, that means less money.<BR/><BR/>MPF--where are you now?Christopher Chambershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16981041389119024155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-8387933547101411022007-03-30T21:59:00.000-04:002007-03-30T21:59:00.000-04:00Chris Cant stand talking to you by emailcall me wh...Chris <BR/><BR/>Cant stand talking to you by email<BR/>call me when I am in DC next week I am at the RC - Leave a number so we can catch up on days since Old Nassau....<BR/><BR/>MPF 82Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-2080854066707688372007-03-30T19:41:00.000-04:002007-03-30T19:41:00.000-04:00And I mean sliced cucumbers on bread!And I mean sliced cucumbers on bread!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-23211443032976690862007-03-30T19:39:00.000-04:002007-03-30T19:39:00.000-04:00What the hell is a 'bama ass? How does it differ f...What the hell is a 'bama ass? How does it differ from a B-more ass?<BR/><BR/>My wife and I both love Serena and to some extent, Venus. Venus whines too much. Both are more enjoyable than the euro-chicks on the tour.<BR/><BR/>Tennis has become coarse. My problem with the girls are the outfits they wear. Serena doesn't need to wear a laced back top. I'm not saying the U.S. Open should go to all white outfits, but it sure does look good.<BR/><BR/>A-holes like you described are part of the descent. You can't improve the popularity of tennis by emulating the NBA, NFL, or that matter, the NHL. If they served cucumber sandwiches at these matches, things would be better. Ever had one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-36501847042225953592007-03-30T11:00:00.000-04:002007-03-30T11:00:00.000-04:00Pardon me for highjacking this thread with a diffe...Pardon me for highjacking this thread with a different but highly-related topic. <BR/><BR/><STRONG>"White-News" vs. Shaquanda Cotton</STRONG><BR/><BR/>Although <A HREF="http://francislholland.blogspot.com/2007/03/shaquanda-case-reaches-npr-mother.html" REL="nofollow">Shaquanda Cotton</A>, (the 14 year-old Black girl in Texas sentenced to 1-7 years in detention for pushing a school hall monitor at school) has captured the hearts of Black bloggers who are working feverishly to get her released from detention, and the story has been picked up by the <A HREF="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0703120170mar12,0,1435953.story" REL="nofollow">Chicago Tribune</A>, the <A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/28/AR2007032802196.html?reload=true" REL="nofollow">Washington Post</A>, and on government sponsored <A HREF="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9209649" REL="nofollow">National Public Radio</A>, still "Shaquanda" has NEVER ONCE been mentioned by white people at DailyKos in stories, diaries or comments. (I don't know about MyDD.) The ostensibly "progressive" DailyKos is a <A HREF="http://francislholland.blogspot.com/2007/03/white-news-vs-blackosphere-updated-and.html" REL="nofollow">"white-news"</A> perveyor that ignores - even more than the mainstream media - issues that primarily disadvantage Blacks.<BR/><BR/>Since the Shaquanda Cotton story directly challenges the whitosphere fallacy that whites have become "color-blind," so whitosphere blogs like DailyKos will wilfully ignore this story until and unless it becomes so large that they can no longer pretend that it doesn't exist. <BR/><BR/>Thankfully, the Blackosphere now has the pull to drive stories like this one directly into the mainstream media, without permission or assistance from whitosphere blogs. <BR/><BR/>Continued at the <A HREF="http://francislholland.blogspot.com/2007/03/whites-have-never-used-word-shaquanda.html" REL="nofollow">Francis L. Holland Blog.</A>Francis Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862777385923656061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-77259377647351400822007-03-28T13:48:00.000-04:002007-03-28T13:48:00.000-04:00I am accessing this at work because I know you are...I am accessing this at work because I know you are online, Chris. <BR/><BR/>No more social commentary! I want to hear more about our Princetonian Jodi Picoult doing "Wonder Woman" if there are any lessons for the near flops submitted by Brad Metzler and your boy Eric Jerome Dickey. AND who is Cormac McCarthy (Oprah's new book choice?) Is this the same All The Pretty Horses with Mat Damon? Did he write Brokeback Mountain, speaking of Anne Hathaway? I did not see Havoc but I heard it was pretty raw.<BR/><BR/>Finally, Shia Leboeuf in Holes--was he the kid who looked like one of those "trolls" (i.e. keychains, dolls with the wild hair) from the 60s and 70s? Or was in the golf movie my father digs so much? Also I, Robot? THAT guy is black and is finally admitting it?<BR/><BR/>ScottAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-61795570591743193592007-03-28T13:39:00.000-04:002007-03-28T13:39:00.000-04:00If it was a brother who said it he was either (1) ...If it was a brother who said it he was either (1) West Indian or African or (2) on staff with Alberto Gonzales...<BR/><BR/>And yes she dished it out all over Sharpova's head. Serena's the one Tom Brady should have done...could you imagine the Muscled Monstrous Mulatto that union would produce? I'm being facetious, sure--and Serena and Brady are actually two of the more intelligent and savvy folk in their sports, as quiet as they like to keep it.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of Mulattos, why are white people all up in arms now that Shia LeBouf--star of Holes, perennial Disney fav and a damn good young actor--has finally come out of the Vin Diesel Honorary Closet and declared his Negritude? His sister, Sabrina, who played the oldest daughter on "Cosby" has been saying it for years and the usual "whaaaat?" has come from the lips of white suburban housewives across the land (sort of the way they went nuts when Ann Hathaway appeared in "Brokeback Mountain" and then went buckwild in "Havoc" with the Mexican gangstas..."yo Princessa de la Diaries...ever have your shit pushed in?")Christopher Chambershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16981041389119024155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-66720625664068572142007-03-28T11:07:00.000-04:002007-03-28T11:07:00.000-04:00I heard rumors that it was Black guy who said it.I...I heard rumors that it was Black guy who said it.<BR/><BR/>I totally agree with your critique f the situation.But ESPN aired the footage that made it appear as if Serena was the one at fault.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-74674084033382549612007-03-28T10:38:00.000-04:002007-03-28T10:38:00.000-04:00I really like your blog!I really like your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-40437035414489490662007-03-28T00:26:00.000-04:002007-03-28T00:26:00.000-04:00And to add insult to injury, today Serena Williams...And to add insult to injury, today Serena Williams damn near shut out Maria Sharapova: <A HREF="http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=2814702" REL="nofollow">6-1, 6-1</A>!<BR/><BR/>Oh, she's BAD!plez...https://www.blogger.com/profile/03637930826560736172noreply@blogger.com