I am currently contemplating if I will be shifting to the WordPress site I own or continue to hold this domain to blog. As more free time and renewed dedication to expressing myself comes clear to me in the coming weeks I will decide.
Oh yeah, let's me say this. I am annoyed with Beyonce and her hype machine, but that is all. I have never been a fan like that rather appreciative of the artistry.
On the planning front, it looks like the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham is under fire again by Alphabet Soup but this type using a lobbyist firm. They accused RPCGB of aiding environmentalists in sabotaging their pet project that leads to nowhere and goes through nothing but ecologically sensitive environs. Those assholes stay trying to force the Greater Birmingham area to continue to sprawl out into the hollow ground of northern Jeffco with their multi-billion dollar boondoogle. I do mean hollow ground considering I know how many abandoned mines are located in that portion of Alabama's most populous county. Can you say sinkholes?
In Metro Atlanta, the rush to municipalize all areas within the two core counties that are economically viable and thriving continues. Now the aversively racist white suburbanites (whom are actually urbanites) within DeKalb County are pushing for the creation of the "City of Briarcliff" in North Central DeKalb County. This initiative is another imagination-gone-wild creation of upset over the shift in demographic suburban white Georgians that DeKalb County is no longer a white-dominated haven of years past (see the creation of the "City of Dunwoody, Georgia" for proof). The Briarcliff group will release a "feasibility study" about their imaginary "city" so it can become reality. The true gag is the conflict with the better organized (terms in developmental patterns and actually having a "main street business district") "City of Tucker" initiative over the Northlake Mall commercial and business district. Apparently, there is a battle royale over whom will claim the Northlake Commercial District. Yep, Atlanta is trying to catch up with Birmingham over which Southern major metro has the most balkanized urban core.
'Tis is all for now.
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Showing posts with label racial politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label racial politics. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Thursday, November 1, 2012
So amount of Americans possessing anti-black hate is up, so...
Guess what the US, you have more anti-black people now than you did 4 years ago! Not really I'm not lying.
It's not really a surprise because there are some many people that hate on President Obama, the sitting president, like they hate on somebody whom is doing something with their lives. Black people beware, we are all in for something fare against more anti-black malice...
It's not really a surprise because there are some many people that hate on President Obama, the sitting president, like they hate on somebody whom is doing something with their lives. Black people beware, we are all in for something fare against more anti-black malice...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
I'm going to dedicate 5 minutes of my life to say this about black-white SGL dating...
Rarely nowadays do I comment on the racial politics of SGL male dating, but let me be honest about this whole white-black dynamic. Preface, yeah there are more racial combinations in the world, but in the US the white-black contrast is always the most contentious. Back to topic, white-black racial combo in relationships is always tricky. You may ask, "why do you say that?". Well for starters, black LGBTs are still the bottom of the racial hierarchy in the US because "the mandingo, i.e. supposed 'big black dick'", "they are all thugs", "they aren't very well rounded or educated", "they are lazy and shiftless", or "they all have AIDS and/or HIV" stereotype. Many have taken these stereotypical myths and applied to dealing with black males as only cutbuddies/fuckbuddies or hook up only material rather than dating.
In my personal experience, there has been a lot of objectification that goes on throughout the gay/bisexual fold of men in general, but there is a special set of rules that seem to exist just for black-white sexual & relationship interactions. Where the black guy suppose to be the "dominant top with a big dick" and the white guy is "submissive bottom that loves big dick".
Also have to interject the problematic age disparity of some white guys when it comes to dating or being open to having a relationship with black guys. Many will intentionally wait until they are "used up" or 30+ years in age to engage or "explore this" after many of their fellow "more appealing" (in the aforementioned supposed hierarchical terms) are tired of them or unattainable anymore. This perplexes me considering I, like many other black guys whom aren't racial specific, was like this since day one when we encounter white guys whom are much older than us always approaching us like we are "their last resort". My motto is this, "if you didn't want to deal with a black guy when you were a 'hot commodity' then don't deal with one when you aren't anymore".
Now personally, I am not a "top" at all and generally non-discriminatory when it comes to anything including dating although I lean more towards other black guys. I have dated a couple of white guys and have experienced this silliness first hand. I do find this dynamic annoying to say the least. I also find that this expectation to be off-putting when it comes to interracial dating with guys. Let's not forget in the South and in many parts of the US in general, a significant majority still believe in the aforementioned negative connotation about black guys. It's just a double negative as to why I'm extremely choosy about dating white guys, period.
If I get a hint of a reason to believe that person is that way then, I'm chucking up the deuces...
Love is love, and it shouldn't have any color boundaries or limitations because of the social construct known as "race".
Labels:
dating,
foolishness,
LGBT,
race politics,
racial bias,
racial politics,
sexuality
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