Folk fvcking can’t stand blackness month. Not because of the blackness that comes with it, but because it is so fvcking ridiculous how the black community reacts to blackness month.
Mainstream media and the populous as a whole drags out the traditional historical references, water them down to remove the sting of oppression, and give little slivers of hope to blackness peoples of how much “better” it is to be blackness in America after all the turmoils faced by our nation. That’s all fine and well. That’s how blackness month is supposed to be treated by the majority.
But the fvcking minorities? Yeah, blackness people. And Folk got a big ol’danglily dayck finger pointed right at Folkness too. So get your fvcking mirrors out, strip bucket azz bucket dirty azz nekkid and begin pointing!
Blackness month infuriates Folk because of how black people treat blackness month. The BET, the Grio, The Ebony Magazine, The all other fvckery blackness media included. Within Black media and journalism, blackness month should never eva foreva eva foreva eva eva end! Blackness month should be every day every day every month and week up in this byotch! But it isn’t.
We as a people have an opportunity to control our media image within our own circles and influence the mainstream as a result with the ever increasing history that black people contribute to blackness in America. Props to the radio heads of Tom Joyner and Steve Harvey who attempt to bring some relevance to the contributions of black people in America. However even then it seems that those contributions are covered in the tomfvckery that overtakes the good.
So as March approaches all of the great things blackness will be shelved onto the media closets and we will return to the 24 hour coverage of black bullshytiness of blackness gone wrong. Coverage of current blackness contributors that go unreported will be returned to the blackness from which they emerge once a year during blackness month, when we all allow a light to be shown into the black hole of history that continues to quietly shape the future unreported.
Here’s to the many Doctors, Lawyers, Drag Racers, Motorcycle Racers, Astronauts, Chemists, Astrologist, Scientist, Mathematicians, Archeologist, and others who despite the color of their skin and the quiet charge in which they pioneer new theories, thoughts, and paths under the cover of darkness, beneath the shadow of the Rappers, Gangbangers, Ghetto Weave, & Disrespectful thuggish children. Imagery that consumes the life from the soul of a people who live hooded in the shadows of it all.
Until next year darkies. Until next year. Happy Darkness Month.
Disclaimer: Folk don’t represent the thoughts, opinions, or feelings of shyt! Literally. Believe that. So don’t go blaming others for Folk’s commentary. Leave that shyt right at the foot of Folk for Folk to smell.
…and the church said, "Amen!".
It seems being "Black" is something you can only do in America. We're the only people whose history begins after our free cruise ride. How many Black people can (or have even bothered) trace their lineage back to Africa? The story starts at surviving the boat ride. In Africa, Jamaica, the Caribbean, Cape Verde, Haiti… no black people there. All people with nations. Black people only exist in America, the land of no lineage. The first thing taken, after freedom. And what was returned? A month. A month to condense everything we accomplished afterwards into. Happy Darkie Month.
::walks out::
March is Alcoholic Leprechaun History month. On St. Patrick's Day, I will beer crawl with no shame and very little dignity.
I watched Mississippi Burning with my lady friend in Feb. And she's white. Celebrating Black History Month has been different this year.
This Black History Month sucked, bro.
I went to speak at my high school a few years ago, and went to visit my favorite teacher's class afterward. I always found this man from a Mafia clan engaging and encouraging. But the majority of the kids in his class were sleeping, flirting, talking on the phone, or just daydreaming. Of course I got pissed and wanted to slap some of them up. He knew me well enough to know this, and he came over and explained to me that He was just happy they came to class. They weren't getting shot or getting anyone pregnant, nor were they shooting anyone or getting pregnant. They weren't selling or using drugs (although some were obviously high). He said that there were no consistent attendees to class, but all the kids came fairly regularly because they liked him. He said he still teaches like he did when I was in school because its his job and his goal that they learn something, and if they show up and he teaches, they may learn something.
I gave a long story to make a short point. That point being, since hardly anyone focuses on teaching or learning Black history the other 11 months of the year, if we can get people to think about and listen to a solid month of info, if they show up to Black History, someone may learn something or be inspired. Multi-culturalism has replaced Black history in school infusion programs because if everyone gets a mention, we don't have to actually change the whole curriculum to reflect the truth of our origin and heritage. Since so much of the goal of our educational system is to teach people to be "good Americans", our education emphasizes learning issues of the past that will encourage us to support doing the same things in the future. With the truth that comes from studying Black history, questions of repeating those same actions on other countries make us un-supportive of our government repeating those actions… and we can't have that.
As for BET and other quasi-Black media, their primary goal is too make money. Conscientious magazines and shows start and die every year because so many consumers don't want to think, they want to be entertained. Bangladesha and Man-Man will watch a re-run of a woman throwing a drink in another woman's face and pulling her weave 12 times before they watch one new episode of a show about foods that have a higher negative impact on Black people for genetic reasons. Advertisers aren't going to buy time on shows that don't sell… like positive image Black shows, so stations are reluctant to air positive shows, and producers are reluctant to finance positive shows for the same reason. But even if Budweiser and other businesses make money by marketing things like "Kings and Queens of Africa" posters and websites, their shows of "caring" still provide information to people who aren't exposed otherwise. I hate the focus on my history being a one month a year deal, but living off bread is better than dying of hunger. If we keep the knowledge alive long enough, it may actually get a healthy level of recognition in the future.