InsidiousMerchant
The heart of a Baghdadi.
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I’ve been reflecting a lot on my past behaviour and views, and I feel it’s important to own up to my mistakes since I've spouted a lot of nonsense here.
I unfairly judged Black Americans by only focusing on their crime rated and bad culture, while ignoring their contributions resilience against oppression. Malcom X during the Civil Rights Movement. Black soldiers served bravely in World War II and as Buffalo Soldiers, enduring discrimination while fighting for a country that marginalized them. Black Panther Party for any of it's fault was a real attempt at organised Black Power.
Their influence on culture and entertainment is absolutely insane.
Boxing:
Jack Johnson (Early 1900s) - 72 Wins (38 KOs), 11 Losses, 11 Draws, and 3 No Contests. First Black heavyweight champion, winning the title in 1908.
"Great White Hope" fights— where white challengers were hyped to take him down —only boosted the sport’s drama and attention.
Joe Louis (1930s–1940s) - 66 Wins (52 KOs), 3 Losses. Held the world heavyweight title from 1937 to 1949 . Defended his title successfully 25 times.
Joe Louis knocked out Schmeling in the first round in just over 120 seconds. Schmeling was Hitler's favourite Boxer and seen as a symbol of Nazi Germany.
Joe Louis was one of the first Black athletes to gain widespread support from white Americans, particularly during World War II. His humble demeanour and patriotic actions helped bridge some racial divides in the U.S., at least temporarily.
Sugar Ray Robinson. Muhammed Ali. Joe Frazier. Mike Tyson. Evander Holyfield. George Foreman. Lennox Lewis. Tommy Hearns. Roy Jones Jr. James Toney. Larry Holmes. Riddick Bowe. Sonny Liston. Marvin Hagler. Sonny Liston. Michael Spinks. Ken Norton. Floyd Mayweather Jr. F' LEGENDS.
You have to understand boxing was a global sport back then. Moments from matches like Muhammed Ali vs George Foreman or Tyson's dominance in the 80's was global headlines and becoming part of the fabric of pop culture. It was ridiculous. Not to mention how much money it made...
Not even gonna talk about the era of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James redefining the NBA. Pretty self-explanatory.
Impact of Black Americans on music was monumental too.
Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker with regards to JAZZ which came out of New Orleans "African-American Experience".
Decades later...RAP emerging from the streets of New York in the late 70s. NWA, Tupac, NAS, 50 cents, Snoop Dog.
I know rap plays a part in the degeneracy and violence prevalent in the black community in America, but Funk and R&B didn't at all.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd3gl5gnMeA
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUh3Hj2-cCo
Fire.
Black Americans got done so dirty many times across history, slavery aside... [e.g. Crack Epidemic, etc] , and I think that should be recognised even now. I can't argue about systematic racism, or how wealth trickles down, but Black Americans have a lot of severe problems they need to fix because it's not just affecting them - it's damaging everyone else. They need to get their shit together for their own sake and everyone elses. Of course though, murderers should be murdered, and x.
But voluntary segregation is definitely a viable option. I don't want to support forced segregation. Black Americans SHOULD be in America since they were brought there and there's no logic in deporting them back to Africa when their generations before grew up as slaves.
They're not brainless curses that should be discriminated or treated like animals. I'm not here to be token anymore. I don't take pride in my own ethnicity as a Somali, and I don't classify myself as 'black'. I kind of don't gaf if people do because it's easier for them to group me by skin colour. The bad fruit-baskets from my folk are trash to me, like those Minnesota Somali thugs who I genuinely cannot excuse, but I can take pride in my sense of self, my own mental and physical development.
I unfairly judged Black Americans by only focusing on their crime rated and bad culture, while ignoring their contributions resilience against oppression. Malcom X during the Civil Rights Movement. Black soldiers served bravely in World War II and as Buffalo Soldiers, enduring discrimination while fighting for a country that marginalized them. Black Panther Party for any of it's fault was a real attempt at organised Black Power.
Their influence on culture and entertainment is absolutely insane.
Boxing:
Jack Johnson (Early 1900s) - 72 Wins (38 KOs), 11 Losses, 11 Draws, and 3 No Contests. First Black heavyweight champion, winning the title in 1908.
"Great White Hope" fights— where white challengers were hyped to take him down —only boosted the sport’s drama and attention.
Joe Louis (1930s–1940s) - 66 Wins (52 KOs), 3 Losses. Held the world heavyweight title from 1937 to 1949 . Defended his title successfully 25 times.
Joe Louis knocked out Schmeling in the first round in just over 120 seconds. Schmeling was Hitler's favourite Boxer and seen as a symbol of Nazi Germany.
Joe Louis was one of the first Black athletes to gain widespread support from white Americans, particularly during World War II. His humble demeanour and patriotic actions helped bridge some racial divides in the U.S., at least temporarily.
Sugar Ray Robinson. Muhammed Ali. Joe Frazier. Mike Tyson. Evander Holyfield. George Foreman. Lennox Lewis. Tommy Hearns. Roy Jones Jr. James Toney. Larry Holmes. Riddick Bowe. Sonny Liston. Marvin Hagler. Sonny Liston. Michael Spinks. Ken Norton. Floyd Mayweather Jr. F' LEGENDS.
You have to understand boxing was a global sport back then. Moments from matches like Muhammed Ali vs George Foreman or Tyson's dominance in the 80's was global headlines and becoming part of the fabric of pop culture. It was ridiculous. Not to mention how much money it made...
Not even gonna talk about the era of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James redefining the NBA. Pretty self-explanatory.
Impact of Black Americans on music was monumental too.
Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker with regards to JAZZ which came out of New Orleans "African-American Experience".
Decades later...RAP emerging from the streets of New York in the late 70s. NWA, Tupac, NAS, 50 cents, Snoop Dog.
I know rap plays a part in the degeneracy and violence prevalent in the black community in America, but Funk and R&B didn't at all.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd3gl5gnMeA
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUh3Hj2-cCo
Fire.
Black Americans got done so dirty many times across history, slavery aside... [e.g. Crack Epidemic, etc] , and I think that should be recognised even now. I can't argue about systematic racism, or how wealth trickles down, but Black Americans have a lot of severe problems they need to fix because it's not just affecting them - it's damaging everyone else. They need to get their shit together for their own sake and everyone elses. Of course though, murderers should be murdered, and x.
But voluntary segregation is definitely a viable option. I don't want to support forced segregation. Black Americans SHOULD be in America since they were brought there and there's no logic in deporting them back to Africa when their generations before grew up as slaves.
They're not brainless curses that should be discriminated or treated like animals. I'm not here to be token anymore. I don't take pride in my own ethnicity as a Somali, and I don't classify myself as 'black'. I kind of don't gaf if people do because it's easier for them to group me by skin colour. The bad fruit-baskets from my folk are trash to me, like those Minnesota Somali thugs who I genuinely cannot excuse, but I can take pride in my sense of self, my own mental and physical development.
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