HomepageHowcomyoucomRaceandHistoryRootsWomenTrinicenter
Homepage
Rastafari Speaks Archive
Buy Books
ARCHIVE HOMEMESSAGE BOARDREASONING FORUMARTICLESNEWS WEBLOG

Read Only : Rastafari Speaks Reasoning Archives

Rastafari Speaks Archive 1

Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'

Yes Eja

It seems that because African/Black perspectives are absent in the mainstream, many people are hostile and dismissive towards these perspectives that seek to articulate the experiences, concerns and issues of African people. Riding on the wave of conscious and unconscious notions of White superiority, they cannot seem to understand (and usually don't try to)how legitimate and valid other perspectives are, especially ones that challenge the Euorocentric domination of information.

Many Whites approach Rasta (or Africans in general) and expect to be greeted with open arms and get angry when they are not. They are hostile towards addressing their complicity in the more than 400 hundred years of continuing abuse aimed at African people, and expect Africans to forgive and forget. When informed Africans are not willing to engage in the delusions of 'one love' and 'we are all one', allegations of Black hate, Black racism, etc arise. It is impossible for Blacks to be racist in this global White supremacist system. Such tendencies to label expressive Blacks as racist, show how poorly Whites understand racism. But even this is their fault, because understanding is greatest achieved through experience, Whites, lacking this direct experience can only understand racism through listening and learning from Blacks that have gone through the worst of this. So if they label Black expressions as hate, or racism, then this shows that they have not even come close to understanding racism or white privilege.

Irregardless of good intentions,the attitudes that underlie the behavior of Whites are little different than those that sustained slavery, and these attitudes are the glue that holds the oppressive structures together still. The first reaction on this board like in society, is to try to tone down Black expressions. This is just one of the many defense mechanisms that allows Whites to avoid dealing with their complicity. Other defense mechanisms include, 'that is in the past', and 'my ancestors were never involved in colonialism'.Many fail to realise that the present oppressive Global structure is not about 50 white men who sit down in a room and think of ways to oppress Blacks. Rather it is cumulative,often subconscious, Eurocentric attitudes and assumptions that have become imbedded in social institutions (such as media and education) and concepts (such as beauty, love, success, justice etc ). These attitudes provide the framework for Europeans to exploit the human and physical resources of African people,and to be oblivious about the consequences.

It is in the best interest of Africans to learn the lessons of history and deal with Whites from a historical point of view. Without Blacks standing firm on the order learned from history, Whites tend to continue their imposing, dominating tendencies, even if this is not wrapped in deliberate malice. This can be clearly seen, when so-called white rastas try to water down the African focus of Rastas, and even try to dictate what is Rasta to Black Rastas. Out of this general mode of thought comes such bogus concepts as Whites repatriating to Africa.

Tyehimba

Messages In This Thread

To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: Brotha Priest Asukile pulled your mask off!!!! *NM*
i think you are wrong. *NM*
Re: i think you are wrong.
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Clitus Niger, King of Bactria?
Re: Clitus Niger, King of Bactria?
Re: Clitus Niger, King of Bactria?
Re: Clitus Niger, King of Bactria?
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: Brother Tyehimba no doubt..
Re: True that Eja. *NM*
Re: True that Eja.
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Black letter
Re: DON'T WANT "JESUS" I WANT JUSTICE
???
Re: ???
Re: ???
Re: ???
Re: ???
Re: ???
Re: ???
When you go into a white woman . . .
Re: When you go into a white woman . . .
Re: When you go into a white woman . . .
Brotherman?
Re: ???
Re: ???
Re: ???
Re: ???
Re: ???
Re: ???
Re: hmmm I believe it is Q'Yin posting...
Bantu
Re: Bantu
Re: hmmm I believe it is Q'Yin posting...
Re: ??? Bantu Kela....
Re: ??? Bantu Kela....
Re: ??? Bantu Kela....
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: To those who talk about 'Black Hate'
Re: Dodging approach
Re: Dodging approach
Re: Dodging approach
Re: Dodging approach
Klan Ideology


FAIR USE NOTICE:
This site may at times contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.
For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml


Copyright © 2003-2014 RastafariSpeaks.com & AfricaSpeaks.com