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Showing Original Post only (View all)'CNN’s Racist Depiction of The Black Church and Gay Marriage' [View all]
"Dr." Boyce Watkins once again leaves me scratching my head...
'CNNs Racist Depiction of The Black Church and Gay Marriage'
http://www.eurweb.com/2012/05/cnns-racist-depiction-of-the-black-church-and-gay-marriage/
On the front page of CNN today, there was an interesting article about the divide between the Obama Administration and the African American church.
The author of the piece seems to be implying that black church opposition to gay marriage is hypocritical, in large part because the bible being quoted by Christians is the same one that promoted the institution of slavery.
I was immediately irked by the insinuation that somehow, anyone who opposes gay marriage is driven by the same ignorance that led some enslavement of other human beings. CNN is a network that has shown itself to be in support of gay rights (Anderson Cooper and Don Lemon are members of the gay community, and the network supported Lemons book about the agony of being black and gay). The position is admirable, since we can appreciate the concept of providing equal rights to everyone.
I dont oppose gay marriage myself, but I was annoyed by the CNN article. What bothered me most about CNNs depiction of the black church is that it is one that wreaks of the kind of liberal paternalism that treats African Americans as if we are savages who need to be educated by white folks. The comparison of gay marriage opposition to slavery is a deliberate effort to poke at the political pressure point of African Americans, reducing our most painful collective experience into a political football. Its no different from telling a woman that she should protest the labor practices of Wal-Mart because she was once raped by a Wal-Mart employee.
The author of the piece seems to be implying that black church opposition to gay marriage is hypocritical, in large part because the bible being quoted by Christians is the same one that promoted the institution of slavery.
I was immediately irked by the insinuation that somehow, anyone who opposes gay marriage is driven by the same ignorance that led some enslavement of other human beings. CNN is a network that has shown itself to be in support of gay rights (Anderson Cooper and Don Lemon are members of the gay community, and the network supported Lemons book about the agony of being black and gay). The position is admirable, since we can appreciate the concept of providing equal rights to everyone.
I dont oppose gay marriage myself, but I was annoyed by the CNN article. What bothered me most about CNNs depiction of the black church is that it is one that wreaks of the kind of liberal paternalism that treats African Americans as if we are savages who need to be educated by white folks. The comparison of gay marriage opposition to slavery is a deliberate effort to poke at the political pressure point of African Americans, reducing our most painful collective experience into a political football. Its no different from telling a woman that she should protest the labor practices of Wal-Mart because she was once raped by a Wal-Mart employee.
The bolded bit I actually agree with. And I along with just about every black person on the planet am confused as hell that this seems to be THE issue, the ONLY issue in which the American media gives a flying fishstick about our opinion and seeks us out, but only if the results can be skewed to portray us in the most negative way possible.
The rest of this piece I really have no idea what the brother is raving about. And this ain't the first time.
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first, that is a reference to the tone of the CNN article, which was exactly that.
nofurylike
May 2012
#4
WELL said, #23!! "I love it when facts crash a stupid, racist, bigoted meme." nt
nofurylike
May 2012
#15