You Can Take Your Apology And....

I was listening to one of my favorite radio progressives and she was gushing about how wonderful it is that the US Senate apologized for slavery...for real?

It's the 21st century people! I don't want a stinking apology. I want people to stop asking if they can touch my hair! I want people to stop assuming that I can't get sunburn! I want my neighbors to stop asking if I know where to get drugs! I want my roommate not to be shocked that my friends have Doctorates and Masters Degrees.

I want the NYPD to ask questions before shooting.

We don't need an apology. We need a level playing field. Why are property taxes in Oakland so high yet the school system is so tragic? Why isn't Woody Allen treated like Michael Jackson? Why didn't Hillary supporters get behind Cynthia McKinney? Why can't Hollywood make movies like Love Jones, Boomerang and The Best Man again?

I want the goalpost not to be moved every time people of color make some gains.

My point is while an apology is wonderful, it’s the subtle psychological racism that people of color face everyday that needs to be addressed.

UPDATE: An apology with a disclaimer is no apology at all.

Father's Day

Since his famous Responsibility speech during the election, I've been just a little annoyed with now President Obama. Granted absentee fathers are a huge problem in the Black community, but is the issue less prevalent in other communities?

If it were there would be no Lifetime TV. [Just sayin]

This president ran on the idea of America as "post-racial" so he could avoid being criticized for not addressing issues in the Black community. However when he finally decided that it was time to address the Black community he chose this topic.

All due respect President Obama, where were you when the cops were acquitted in the Sean Bell case? What do you think of the Oscar Grant case here in California? What about the young man in Texas that was accosted by police in his own driveway?

I'm a politics junkie so I get it. I understand that the fallout would be much too great if you were to address this issue. However, if you can't acknowledge that we still have a way to go on the road to "post-racial" please don't preach to us on a subject that's not uniquely ours. Just ask Bristol Palin.

Happy Father's Day!!!!!