tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post1183300293981514611..comments2024-03-22T20:34:13.792-05:00Comments on Indomitable | The online home of Chauncey DeVega: Of Black Pride and White Prejudice: Can A White Man Kick the Truth to a Young Black Youth?Lady Zora, Chauncey DeVega, and Gordon Gartrellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138154899923808806noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-50956779952596323082011-04-24T09:11:22.716-05:002011-04-24T09:11:22.716-05:00THAT - is the essence of teaching, parenting, lead...THAT - is the essence of teaching, parenting, leadership. Anything less is either incompetent or malfeasant, or both.CNuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14152640304402402884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-84763505128989744682011-04-24T08:43:46.281-05:002011-04-24T08:43:46.281-05:00Then that representative of TPTB is obliged to est...Then that representative of TPTB is obliged to establish trust - that's the benefit of holding the power card - you have the luxury of "letting your hair down" with the comparatively less powerful.CNuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14152640304402402884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-38884453385273554012011-04-24T05:31:55.672-05:002011-04-24T05:31:55.672-05:00@Rippa. We have learned to circle the wagons. Why?...@Rippa. We have learned to circle the wagons. Why? Because of necessity. But, we often forget that every brother ain't a brother, and every sister ain't a sister. Oftentimes that is forgotten.<br /><br />@Becky. What if that representative of the powers that be is telling the truth and trying to give you an in of sorts?chaunceydevegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652406326490873337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-86171842146034850572011-04-23T23:33:13.489-05:002011-04-23T23:33:13.489-05:00Okay, I'll bite. I think the question is reall...Okay, I'll bite. I think the question is really, will the person who is the intended "target" of the advice or schooling actually listen and not dismiss it? And I do think it is possible, but probably only in a relationship where there is some trust and intimacy. And certainly not in the context of an authoritative relationship where someone is getting told off by the powers that be. At least this has been my experience.dr. beckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-40988359225249672462011-04-23T13:19:37.063-05:002011-04-23T13:19:37.063-05:00Nice one Chauncey!
Yes, you've given me somet...Nice one Chauncey!<br /><br />Yes, you've given me something to think about here. So much so that I can't directly answer the questions posed. However, I think it comes back to the acceptance of the lesson taught. I think for many of "us", we've been conditioned to think that any harsh advice coming from someone other then our own comes from a place of hatred. I would posit that for some of "us" it's our easiest (and sometimes a false and weak) defense. So I don't know, bro. I'd say there definitely needs to be some deprogramming starting with "us" first.RiPPahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876723972974044402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-75384299084564946622011-04-23T02:09:53.801-05:002011-04-23T02:09:53.801-05:00Well damn. I learned something new. Context, conte...Well damn. I learned something new. Context, context, context. You all going textual analysis and authorship on me :)<br /><br />But you dodged. Can a white man tell a young brother the truth? And how?Lady Zora, Chauncey DeVega, and Gordon Gartrellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09138154899923808806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-49090935589254055392011-04-23T00:08:04.128-05:002011-04-23T00:08:04.128-05:00CDV, I'm glad to see you fighting the good fig...CDV, I'm glad to see you fighting the good fight on "Good Friday." <br /><br />To deconstruct the speech, I would also consider authourship. Clockers was written by Richard Price, a Jewish man that grew up in the Bronx. Does it matter that these are a white man's words /obervsations (as is the entire screenplay, although obviously it was steered through Spike Lee as the director of the film...)? <br /><br />Oh, and wikipedia says Price also wrote the treatment for MJ's bad, which is weird. He was also a writer for The Wire and the same plot device the hardened white cop having a moment and sending the kid off on a bus to make a new start was replayed on that show vis-a-vis Omar. <br /><br />Forgive my ramblings.dr, beckynoreply@blogger.com