For years, decades, centuries, a certain group of people in this country have believed that their way of life is the ONLY way of life. Everything else is strange, exotic or classless.
That's how many people on the right have described the "White House Poetry Slam".
They've done everything in their power to discredit this classy event as something that is unacceptable and "un-American".
But even I was shocked by some of their tactics this week.
First, it was President Obama was palling around with and glorifying that cop killer rapper Common.
When that didn't gain any real traction, they turned their attention to Jill Scott.
Matt Drudge and the people over at the Drudge Report-THE source of info for the right, called this beautiful (and sexy)
Mother
Actress
Entertainer
Philanthropist
Entrepreneur
A RACIST!
*I had the same reaction you're having as you read this*
They came to that conclusion after reading an Essence magazine article in which Jill expressed her disappointment of finding out a former male friend married a white woman.
(That's another blog for another day)
Jill Scott is a phenomenal woman and to reduce her to the level of a Rush Limbaugh should be an insult to every woman of color (any color).
Unfortuantely, it's not!
The more I read, the more I found out that it was a black woman within the Conservative movement who tipped off Drudge and the right wing media about the article.
The woman wasn't named but if I had to guess, it was probably someone like Angela McGlowan.
She's the black woman who ran as a tea party "favorite" in Mississippi. She was such a favotite that she finished with less than 10% of the Republican vote. SMH!
It's amazing how WE will sell each other down the road to gain favor in the eyes of certain people. Guess the Willie Lynch theory is alive and kicking.
Does this sound like a racist to you?
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