Thursday, May 1, 2008

Is Black Liberation equivalent to Racism?

Liberation defined is:
1. The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
2. The act or fact of gaining equal rights or full social or economic opportunities for a particular group.

I was listening to a reporter from FOX news today, and when asking a question he stated that pastor Jeremiah Wright was preaching hate, racism, and black liberation. The context in which he stated it among those other terms were as if it were a bad thing. And that is when my mind started going. When, or rather who determined that a black man teaching others to liberate themselves from the confines of their minds or environment is a bad thing. I get angry just thinking about it, because I feel like anyone who tells or encourages people to break away from the limitations others have set upon them is doing something pretty phenomenal. Please don't mistake my opinion, because I am neither condemning or condoning any of Wright's comments....but when the media takes it upon themselves to frown upon "black liberation", it's almost like a slap in the face. As if black people are supposed to just accept their sad state and position in life and be grateful. I say fuck that! I apologize for my crassness, but that is honestly how I feel. Because I believe there are NO LIMITS, except for the one we impose upon ourselves. Not what others think they should be---and that goes for everyone, whether you are black, white, yellow, green or blue.

Just my opinion.