Hood Critic
The Power Circle
Side note, when did ol' rodimusprime get verified on Twitter?
you can't be fukking serious...
Is this supposed to be our ally?
Racism May Have Gotten Us Into This Mess, But Identity Politics Can’t Get Us Out
THIS IS WHY AFRO-PESSIMISM EXISTS! Because girls like this:
write articles that say dumb shyt like this:
None of this should be surprising after reading Coates’s historical account — tragically, in America, black lives don’t matter. But given this political reality, progressives should think hard about whether it’s good strategy to make black faces the singular mascot of a broader and more inclusive movement. Race is an important factor in this narrative, but centering it exclusively risks shifting focus away from those voter concerns that politicians can actually control. Personal prejudice, unfortunately, is not one of them.
HOW CAN WE WIN WITH shyt LIKE THIS?!?!?!?!
Man see, as much as I like leftist media, this shyt just bothers the living fukk outta me.
Now black people have to cede their identity that we didn't even create to comfort white people to MAYBE eek out economic gains with programs that really don't even do shyt in the long run?
The fukk is up with that? Just so you can fulfill some quixotic marxist wet dream?
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"Baldwin was a writer, first and foremost. The Fire Next Time is a beautiful work of art. And I really wanted to make something beautiful."
"I have this fond memory of my time in college – I wasn't a great student, but my time was open and unrestricted. I remember sitting in this library at Howard University and reading The Fire Next Time in one session. It was such a pleasurable experience, to be lost in a work of art. I didn't really grasp the political points. Did I understand what Baldwin was saying about religion? No, not really. But I knew that it had been said really beautifully. I had that."
"I enjoy the challenge of trying to say things beautifully. The message is secondary in that sense. Obviously, I have something that I want to say that's very, very important to me – but the process of actually crafting it is essential."
"Well, the lyricism doesn't serve if it's not conveying. Chris helped me a lot with that. He'd say, "OK, what does this mean? Clarify, clarify." A lot of the time, I write by ear. So in rough draft form it's probably a lot more lyrical. He'd say, "Ground this. What are you saying specifically?" A lot of times, I actually didn't know. You just have to write, and strip down, and rewrite, over and over and over again, until it's not only beautiful, but it actually says something. It's almost like a melody coming to you before the words."
That's the sort of stuff that bugs me a bit about Coates. Sometimes it feels like he's more about making a good, beautiful argument than getting everything right. So he has this thesis in his head, and he writes elegantly on that thesis, and then he makes sure he does all the research to back up his thesis. The result is a fine piece of writing that makes a great point. But there's nothing in the process to challenge the thesis, to second-guess himself as to whether what he is saying is the whole story, and that's why I think some of his analysis ends up being a bit too single-minded and fails to take into account other factors sufficiently. It makes for better writing, but West was right (while still being jealous and ornery too) that Coates doesn't get the full picture in.
You gotta read these two posts calling this shyt out:It's one thing to criticize Coates on intellectual grounds, it is another to try to go after him as if he is the enemy.
The only black people who really seem to be offended by Coates seem to be people who think Coates isn't extreme enough?! Or that some white people like him? Or that he is...a writer?! I don't know - these people seem very illogical. I mean, the dude was raised by black panther parents, went to Howard (dropped out) and writes about how white people objectively, factually, and historically oppressed black people...but he is the enemy? Take a look at this bio and tell me that this is the white man's ally:
"Coates was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His father, William Paul "Paul" Coates,[9] was a Vietnam War veteran, former Black Panther, publisher and librarian. His mother, Cheryl Lynn (Waters), was a teacher.[10][11] Coates' father founded and ran Black Classic Press, a publisher specializing in African-American titles. The Press grew out of a grassroots organization, the George Jackson Prison Movement (GJPM). Initially the GJPM operated a Black book store called the Black Book. Later Black Classic Press was established with a table-top printing press in the basement of the Coates family home.[2][12]"
Are these brehs jealous that he became famous for his hard work? Do they not understand that he is a writer and not a god? Coates isn't saying he's a god - a perfect Kanye-like person like Cornell West. When people ask him questions in interviews and he doesn't know the answer he says "I don't know. I really don't know." He encourages other people to think for themselves and to write from their lives.I'm glad Coates deleted his twitter. Why waste your time talking to idiots?
Why?I swear I hate the term neoliberal...
Have you ever read the variety of critiques of Coates? I stopped reading your post when you started characterizing it as abo ut not liking him and then started talking about his parents as if that has anything to do with his arguments. I could post several brilliant and well thought out critiques of Coates. You do realize that you're making the point for West? A lot of you guys read nothing but Coates and look at him as black Jesus so anyone who criticizes him must be a hater and you use the term radical as a pejorative. Take a look around you, the intellectual weight of HL is gone strictly because 95% of it got tired of arguing with idiots. Now look @ who just cosigned you. You just made the worst sort of defense of Coates. I guess MLK's son is above critique because of his pops. Coates is telling you to think for yourself and I stead of engaging with the critique you're cheerleading.It's one thing to criticize Coates on intellectual grounds, it is another to try to go after him as if he is the enemy.
The only black people who really seem to be offended by Coates seem to be people who think Coates isn't extreme enough?! Or that some white people like him? Or that he is...a writer?! I don't know - these people seem very illogical. I mean, the dude was raised by black panther parents, went to Howard (dropped out) and writes about how white people objectively, factually, and historically oppressed black people...but he is the enemy? Take a look at this bio and tell me that this is the white man's ally:
"Coates was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His father, William Paul "Paul" Coates,[9] was a Vietnam War veteran, former Black Panther, publisher and librarian. His mother, Cheryl Lynn (Waters), was a teacher.[10][11] Coates' father founded and ran Black Classic Press, a publisher specializing in African-American titles. The Press grew out of a grassroots organization, the George Jackson Prison Movement (GJPM). Initially the GJPM operated a Black book store called the Black Book. Later Black Classic Press was established with a table-top printing press in the basement of the Coates family home.[2][12]"
Are these brehs jealous that he became famous for his hard work? Do they not understand that he is a writer and not a god? Coates isn't saying he's a god - a perfect Kanye-like person like Cornell West. When people ask him questions in interviews and he doesn't know the answer he says "I don't know. I really don't know." He encourages other people to think for themselves and to write from their lives.I'm glad Coates deleted his twitter. Why waste your time talking to idiots?
Rod been heavy in these Twitter streets for a minuteSide note, when did ol' rodimusprime get verified on Twitter?
It's one thing to criticize Coates on intellectual grounds, it is another to try to go after him as if he is the enemy.
The only black people who really seem to be offended by Coates seem to be people who think Coates isn't extreme enough?! Or that some white people like him? Or that he is...a writer?! I don't know - these people seem very illogical. I mean, the dude was raised by black panther parents, went to Howard (dropped out) and writes about how white people objectively, factually, and historically oppressed black people...but he is the enemy? Take a look at this bio and tell me that this is the white man's ally:
"Coates was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His father, William Paul "Paul" Coates,[9] was a Vietnam War veteran, former Black Panther, publisher and librarian. His mother, Cheryl Lynn (Waters), was a teacher.[10][11] Coates' father founded and ran Black Classic Press, a publisher specializing in African-American titles. The Press grew out of a grassroots organization, the George Jackson Prison Movement (GJPM). Initially the GJPM operated a Black book store called the Black Book. Later Black Classic Press was established with a table-top printing press in the basement of the Coates family home.[2][12]"
Are these brehs jealous that he became famous for his hard work? Do they not understand that he is a writer and not a god? Coates isn't saying he's a god - a perfect Kanye-like person like Cornell West. When people ask him questions in interviews and he doesn't know the answer he says "I don't know. I really don't know." He encourages other people to think for themselves and to write from their lives.I'm glad Coates deleted his twitter. Why waste your time talking to idiots?
Have you ever read the variety of critiques of Coates? I stopped reading your post when you started characterizing it as abo ut not liking him and then started talking about his parents as if that has anything to do with his arguments. I could post several brilliant and well thought out critiques of Coates. You do realize that you're making the point for West? A lot of you guys read nothing but Coates and look at him as black Jesus so anyone who criticizes him must be a hater and you use the term radical as a pejorative. Take a look around you, the intellectual weight of HL is gone strictly because 95% of it got tired of arguing with idiots. Now look @ who just cosigned you. You just made the worst sort of defense of Coates. I guess MLK's son is above critique because of his pops. Coates is telling you to think for yourself and I stead of engaging with the critique you're cheerleading.
But it says a lot that people are attacking West and not his points. Coates does lionize Obama and does have a defeatist mentality towards race that allows him to set a low bar.
It's fascinating how this somehow became a proxy between centrists and leftists. And Coates didn't delete because of West. He got mad because people from all angles came at him. Feminists, leftists and the alt right.
But it says a lot that people are attacking West and not his points. Coates does lionize Obama and does have a defeatist mentality towards race that allows him to set a low
People are attacking West because his anti-Coates diatribe was founded upon a false premise, that Coates is a "neo-liberal " darling, which is an absurd claim. Coates isn't out here stumping for Keynesian economics, open borders or free trade. To paint him as such renders his facile argument moot. Secondly, Coates does not lionize Obama, he has criticized Obama numerous times for his drone policy, Obama's response to mass incarceration and talking down to black people in a patronizing way. Coates ionized Obama the symbol while remaining a steadfast critic of Obama the President. Lastly, how is it defeatist to look at 400 years of history and conclude that despite our best efforts, white supremacy is so thoroughly ingrained in Western civilisation that defeating white supremacy in all its form is a nigh impossible task. It may be that we are Sisyphus, destined to roll that rock up the hill for as long as we remain here. It is what it is.