Moveable Feast

5 Comments so far

1. on July 17, 2009 at 3:57 pm derrick wrote:

   the minister had some great points it doesn’t matter what you look like on the out side what matters is whats on the inside. young paris said it all. what hurt and angered me the most was ignorent and racist remarks posted to the video. i’m not a n word i’m a african american or black. i’m no portch monkey either. sad people are so un educated and afraid that they think that way. hope people like that don’t ever have kids.

2. on July 18, 2009 at 8:07 am Heather wrote:

   I’d never heard Farankan speak prior to watching this clip. He is a VERY dynamic speaker, and I was quite impressed with his message.

   On a different vein, I’m in absolute agreement with Derrick about the posts with this clip. I was appalled at the racially derogatory things people had written. Apparently, I’m quite naive because I don’t hear people speak like this (thankfully) ever! It made me sick to my stomach to read the hate that people feel necessary to spew on each other. And, like Derrick, I fear that these people will teach this same hate to the next generation. We have to break the cycle.

3. on July 22, 2009 at 3:12 pm Michal wrote:

   Here is a person I have to confess I don’t know enough about. I will give him respect for not pulling the “Sure I will help you, but wait until the newscasters are here to record it” approach of Jesse Jackson. He was asked his opinion and gave it. Considering the Nation of Islam’s strong views on self worth and nobility of heritage I find him to be a man of much class in speaking of Michael Jackson with respect and sensitivity but why turn Michael Jackson’s drug dependency and psychological issues in to a racial issue? The man had no childhood, an abusive father, a staggering problem with painkillers and depressants and obvious mental health issues. How is that racial? Are you not perpetuating racial issues by finding them when they’re not there whether you are black or white?

4. on July 24, 2009 at 10:13 am Makenise wrote:

   When he said black people understand me. I believe in this because he is black I believe only black people can really understand him. If you are not in that situation you can not fully understand. I agree with him when he was talking about MJ improving himself, because maybe someone told him his nose was to big. Its not what is on the outside but what is on the inside. I think the media perceives African American has bad, and that the word “Black” also begun to be seen as ugly. He went on the talk about the media portrayed MJ, I believe the media has the biggest effect on the way we view African Americans.

5. on July 24, 2009 at 9:38 pm Michal wrote:

   Makenise, what role if any can a white person have in this story? Any? Would a white person be allowed an opinion without it being offensive? Please don’t read anything other than genuine curiosity into these questions. Race relations are so tough because it’s not just black and white (pun intended). There are varying degrees of right and wrong and it’s entirely up to each individual what that ends up being which means that what one person sees as non-confrontational the next person sees as offensive.

   In the case of Michael Jackson, the person who told him he was ugly (per Michael Jackson) was his father Joe. His father teased him about his nose often according to his own words. How is that a racial issue?