tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17190292.post2258261705493696980..comments2023-10-07T05:35:14.064-04:00Comments on Bazungu Bucks: Obama WorldJohn Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126222842766191343noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17190292.post-18048693331030761712008-11-26T02:49:00.000-05:002008-11-26T02:49:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17190292.post-65031886447904564842008-11-10T21:51:00.000-05:002008-11-10T21:51:00.000-05:00Daisy, I still am a bit horrified that anyone read...Daisy, I still am a bit horrified that anyone reads any of my posts. Well, not exactly, I thank you very much for reading and commenting.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, what you said about that "eloquent" stuff. The other side of that "untamed" coin is the weird jealousy: "Negroes have more fun" and all the sexual prowess stuff. <BR/><BR/>When I think back on my interactions with black friends over the years, sometimes I cringe.<BR/><BR/>I know that nothing is really hunky dory now on the racial front in the USA. Still, I do think that many young people today have a space to engage with others without quite so much baggage.<BR/><BR/>I do think that Obama's presidency will be successful. Nothing will be quite the same again.John Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17126222842766191343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17190292.post-51144102893677330212008-11-07T13:15:00.000-05:002008-11-07T13:15:00.000-05:00The stuff about Barack being "eloquent" reminds me...The stuff about Barack being "eloquent" reminds me of the weird shit I grew up with: yes ___(fill in the blank___ can sing, but can they READ MUSIC/SING OPERA/SING ACCORDING TO THE PROGRAM? Blah blah blah. This was how whites (okay, my father, to be specific) would trash the musical talent of blacks. They're good enough, but it's like an "untamed" goodness, they can't "conform to the rules" of music, too much uncontrolled melisma, yada yada. <BR/><BR/>Well, Barack can jam AND he can read music, sing opera and knows all the notes, ha ha ha. (Yes, I wish my father was here to choke on this.) He isn't just riffing, he KNOWS what he is talking about, so there! <I>Melisma BE DAMNED!</I><BR/><BR/>It's a great day, huh? :)Daisy Deadheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17993200276152025235noreply@blogger.com