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The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America by Khalil Gibran Muhammad was published in 2010, and it has set out to expose the “glue that binds crime to race." In other words it looks at the logic by which many Americans, especially white Americans, are able to convince themselves that “whites commit crimes, but black males are criminals.” This is the last phrase that comes from Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Levering Lewis, who after reading this book, feels that it should be a mandatory read for all Americans.
When I stumbled upon this quote, I wasn't surprised that anyone would make a statement like this because it seems to be another way for people to bash black men, without looking at the reasons these black men are commiting crimes that obviously lable them as crimminals. I haven't read this book, but from this quote alone can one resonably agree or disagree with this quote and back it up with facts?
The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America by Khalil Gibran Muhammad was published in 2010, and it has set out to expose the “glue that binds crime to race." In other words it looks at the logic by which many Americans, especially white Americans, are able to convince themselves that “whites commit crimes, but black males are criminals.” This is the last phrase that comes from Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Levering Lewis, who after reading this book, feels that it should be a mandatory read for all Americans.
When I stumbled upon this quote, I wasn't surprised that anyone would make a statement like this because it seems to be another way for people to bash black men, without looking at the reasons these black men are commiting crimes that obviously lable them as crimminals. I haven't read this book, but from this quote alone can one resonably agree or disagree with this quote and back it up with facts?
And what criminal offenses are the ones that usually put black men behind bars? Drug offenses. What a colossal waste of lives and public resources. Not difficult to figure out what effect it has on blacks when so many black men are locked up for the better part of their most productive years for dope offenses.
Have you noticed that the right-wingers who are on here who are suddenly crowing about 4th and 5th Amendment rights have little to say about "stop and frisk" in NYC? See, they only care about such things when they think it will affect them. When it's those dirty Negroes or any of the myriad other groups they don't like, not only are some indifferent, many are fully behind trampling on their Constitutional freedoms.
And what criminal offenses are the ones that usually put black men behind bars? Drug offenses. What a colossal waste of lives and public resources. Not difficult to figure out what effect it has on blacks when so many black men are locked up for the better part of their most productive years for dope offenses.
Have you noticed that the right-wingers who are on here who are suddenly crowing about 4th and 5th Amendment rights have little to say about "stop and frisk" in NYC? See, they only care about such things when they think it will affect them. When it's those dirty Negroes or any of the myriad other groups they don't like, not only are some indifferent, many are fully behind trampling on their Constitutional freedoms.
Drug war is a joke and the have expanded their net to include poor whites.
And what criminal offenses are the ones that usually put black men behind bars? Drug offenses. What a colossal waste of lives and public resources. Not difficult to figure out what effect it has on blacks when so many black men are locked up for the better part of their most productive years for dope offenses.
Have you noticed that the right-wingers who are on here who are suddenly crowing about 4th and 5th Amendment rights have little to say about "stop and frisk" in NYC? See, they only care about such things when they think it will affect them. When it's those dirty Negroes or any of the myriad other groups they don't like, not only are some indifferent, many are fully behind trampling on their Constitutional freedoms.
You are absolutely right, and what I am seeing and hearing repeated constantly on Fox and by conservative who guest speak on CNN is how 72% of black children are born out of wedlock and how because of that it is the black father's fault. 72% of those out of wedlock births are not all by black fathers. That's what they are ASSuming. Some of those out of wedlock baby daddies are white, mexican etc. Right???? So again some of those white baby daddies who like sleeping around with black mothers are to blame as well. But that's another talk show.
Drug war is a joke and the have expanded their net to include poor whites.
I just heard Ricky Santorum claim the other day, "We don't have classes in America." The sad thing is, there are a lot of peons, and you see them here, who are stupid enough to believe that.
Shockingly, we don't lock up the prescription pill addicts in the suburbs. Go figure. After all, it's not like they are dangers to themselves, their families or their communities, right? Nor the alcohol addicts, right?
I just heard Ricky Santorum claim the other day, "We don't have classes in America." The sad thing is, there are a lot of peons, and you see them here, who are stupid enough to believe that.
Shockingly, we don't lock up the prescription pill addicts in the suburbs. Go figure. After all, it's not like they are dangers to themselves, their families or their communities, right? Nor the alcohol addicts, right?
Yep, you know that's not a problem in suburban communities. They are all well put together, and seem to just have it all.
I just heard Ricky Santorum claim the other day, "We don't have classes in America." The sad thing is, there are a lot of peons, and you see them here, who are stupid enough to believe that.
Shockingly, we don't lock up the prescription pill addicts in the suburbs. Go figure. After all, it's not like they are dangers to themselves, their families or their communities, right? Nor the alcohol addicts, right?
Rush Limbaugh broke multiple drug laws, yet he didn't serve one day in jail.
You are absolutely right, and what I am seeing and hearing repeated constantly on Fox and by conservative who guest speak on CNN is how 72% of black children are born out of wedlock and how because of that it is the black father's fault. 72% of those out of wedlock births are not all by black fathers. That's what they are ASSuming. Some of those out of wedlock baby daddies are white, mexican etc. Right???? So again some of those white baby daddies who like sleeping around with black mothers are to blame as well. But that's another talk show.
All you need to do is read the countless threads on this forum to understand that they are selling prejudice to their audience, which is an unusually prejudiced and ignorant segment of the American population. The median IQ of Fox News viewership is room temperature median age is death.
And what criminal offenses are the ones that usually put black men behind bars? Drug offenses. What a colossal waste of lives and public resources. Not difficult to figure out what effect it has on blacks when so many black men are locked up for the better part of their most productive years for dope offenses.
Have you noticed that the right-wingers who are on here who are suddenly crowing about 4th and 5th Amendment rights have little to say about "stop and frisk" in NYC? See, they only care about such things when they think it will affect them. When it's those dirty Negroes or any of the myriad other groups they don't like, not only are some indifferent, many are fully behind trampling on their Constitutional freedoms.
So it's the law's fault black males don't obey it?
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