Saw this in a newsgroup:
I Don?t Want to be Black Anymore
By J.J. Johnson
Published 12. 17. 02 at 22:47 Sierra Time
xxx I Don?t Want to be Black Anymore
J.J. Johnson - Written: 02.28.00
It's not working, folks.
I have tried to do everything I can to be the African-American I?m supposed
to be, but I just cannot continue. I am hereby resigning myself from the Black
Race. And before I get death threats from my Black brethren out there, hear me
out.
I have almost made it through another Black history month, in which I?m
supposed to do all I can to insult White people for 28 days. I guess I should
even say the Black History month is a racial conspiracy by White people since
they only gave us 28 (or 29) days to rip their dignity to shreds, while the
other months have 30 or 31 days. I guess it?s just another example of the
Black man not getting his fair share.
Frankly, many of my Black brothas and sistas? are starting to? well...
embarrass me. Can I turn on the television and not hear some Black liberal puke
complaining about something?
I?ll start there ? television. First we had the NAACP (Notorious African
American Communist Pigs) lambasting Hollywood for not having enough Blacks in
front of (or behind) the cameras. ?We don?t see enough Black folk on TV.?
An economic boycott is threatened, the ugly ?R? word is used, and Hollywood
(you know, those rich White guys) capitulate. Did anyone ask were the
accusations true? And if so, who really cares?
Whenever I turn my television to watch my favorite programs, I see plenty of
very wealthy and successful Black men excelling in their trade/craft. But I
guess the NFL, the NBA, and Major League baseball doesn?t count. It must be
just me. I guess the "quota kings and queens" don?t count those folks. Then
another ?study? comes out. This one says, ?While Blacks are
over-represented on television, they are still given only minor roles, or are
on screen for less than 5 seconds at a time.? And, of course, this too is
unfair. The easy defense against this eternal whining was for anyone to just
mention three letters: B.E.T
That?s right, Black Entertainment Television, where you can get all the
Blackness you want, 24/7 with all those Black folks in front of (and behind)
all those cameras. Gee, only about 60 million cable viewers can see that.
I guess it?s just me. Maybe Momma didn?t raise me right. Now we have that
flag issue in Dixie. Most folks thought if they just took down that flag, all
this controversy would just go away. After all, it?s a horrible reminder of
slavery.
Strange, I can?t find a Black person in this country who can remember being a
slave. I also can?t find one White person in the country who will admit to
owning slaves. In fact, most of the Whites in this country (according to my
investigation) had ancestors who landed on these shores long after slavery
ended in North America. And I can?t repeat what some of those Irish folks
told me. But, for one month I?m supposed to hate the Confederate flag. Not
just waving over the South Carolina Statehouse, but on police cars in
Mississippi and in front of livestock shows in Houston. I?m supposed to call
for the changing of the names of bridges in Virginia, parks in Tennessee and
the defacing of portraits of General Lee. I?m even supposed to support Rep.
King?s (R-NY) demonizing of every Southerner in the halls on Congress. I?m
supposed to support and endorse all of this because I?m a Black man.
Yes, boycott South Carolina. Boycott the entire South until they get their
?minds right.? This means, no Blacks (like me) should do any business with
the South period. So, to that Black businessman in Memphis, sorry. Hope you can
get some of those racist White folks to patronize your store. The NAACP says I
can?t go there.
About the family reunion this year in South Carolina ? forget it. Nope, not
me. Our un-elected Black leadership says we gotta boycott. Don?t worry,
I?ll explain to that Black soul food caterer in Columbia that the reason
he?s losing so much business this year is because of a piece of cloth hanging
over the capitol building. He?ll understand.
And Florida? we?ll have to leave you out, too. You see, Governor Jeb Bush
enacted a program called ?One Florida? in which anyone who finishes in the
top 20% of his or her class gets a scholarship to a public University in
Florida. I can?t figure it out for the life of me, but according to my Black
leaders, that?s racist, too. The NAACP head (case) says we?ll boycott
Florida until that?s changed. By the way, isn?t it interesting that the
same people who say we should boycott everything economically are the same
people who say Blacks are economically deprived in this ?White dominated?
society? What they?re telling me is that Black people are too stupid to make
it into the top 20% of the graduating class, and that most Black people are too
stupid to see through their lies. And most of these self-appointed Black
leaders probably NEVER made it into the top 20% of anything. But nevertheless,
they?re my leaders. Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings, Bill Bradley and
Al Gore say they are, and since all these self-appointed ?oracles? are
White, they must be right.
Even Secret Service is getting into the act. Some of these guys, even though
they get to guard the President and the Vice President, say they haven?t got
the promotions they deserve. Where?s the dignity? I guess those White Secret
Service agents get to guard folks more important.
Here?s a suggestion for the Black Secret Service agents who guard those
important White folks (from the south): Wanna become heroes and restore your
dignity? Quit. That?ll teach ?em.
As a Black man, I?m told I should pin my hopes on making it rich when the
NAACP gets their ?fair share? from suing all those guns dealers. After all
it?s those gun dealers? fault for all those Black folks shooting all those
Black folks. Perhaps next year, they?ll be suing bed-sheet makers, rope
manufactures, and the South American drug cartels.
I have asked my Black leaders to sue the ATF, since the only product in America
that ?requires? you to list your race before purchasing it is a firearm.
They haven?t returned my call. But then again, the right to keep and bear
arms isn?t listed under ?civil rights? anyway, is it?
It?s okay. We?ll just sue the gun-makers instead. That?ll teach them to
not sell guns to us Black folks (so we can get gunned down for reaching for a
wallet.) Yes, if we just sue a few more White folks, harass and slander the
rest, one day ? maybe one day--we won?t have to put a prefix in front of
the word ?American? anymore.
Well, I?m not waiting for that. I have done everything to try to advance the
cause of personal freedom as a Black man, and to enjoy the liberty that my
parents fought for, but it is just not working. These White people are just too
smart for me. They made sure that I never had to wait at a Denny?s restaurant
longer than anyone else does. Some of them hired me for simply having the
brains to do the job. Some of them (the real sneaky ones) had the gall to judge
me by the content of my character, and not the color of my skin. They?ve paid
me in dollars with White slave-owners' photos on them. And, damn them, they
made me earn it first.
They have allowed me to own my own business. They even went so far as to steal
tax dollars from other White people to make sure I got an education ? so I
could like?make it in this world.
What an evil plot. Since there is almost no reason to bitch about anything
anymore, it must be?institutional racism.
I am through being used. I am fed up with trying to conform. This year, when I
fill out my Census form, I will let them know that I quit. I wish to no longer
be a Black American. I want nothing to do with race baiting, whining, pandering
for more tax dollars; family breakdowns, and the Al Sharptons of the world.
I don?t want to be Black anymore.
I am somebody, and I don?t need Jessie Jackson to tell me that. My father
already did.
I don?t want to be Black anymore.
I refuse to be used as a statistic to get more left-wing socialists into
Congress.
I don?t want to be Black anymore.
There is no need to make me part of a ?protected group? as the California
Governor recently stated. I can protect myself, thank you.
I don?t want to be Black anymore.
Please do not feel sorry for me anymore, White folks. That liberal pity-party
really insults me, anyway.
I don?t want to be Black anymore.
You Democrats don?t have to act like you like me. I know it?s an election
year. I am tired of being the Black ?sheep? of the party. Leave me alone.
I don?t want to be Black anymore.
If it means disgracing my own heritage by insulting Southern history?
I don?t want to be Black anymore.
Since making the same statements Martin Luther King, Jr. made in 1963 are now
considered ?racist? and ?insensitive??
I don?t want to be Black anymore.
If it means more innocent White people are forced to go through ?sensitivity
training??
I don?t want to be Black anymore.
If it means that everyone loses their freedom of speech, freedom to peaceably
assemble, and their right to keep and bear arms?
I don?t want to be Black anymore.
If it means being a ward of the State, rather than a Child of God?
I don?t want to be Black anymore.
I?ll sign the papers, dammit. I?ll file the lawsuit. I?ll start the
boycott this time. I have every right. I am sick of these media-selected Black
prostitutes making a mockery out of my country, out of everything America
stands for. I?m sick of them giving everyone else a reason to hate me.
I quit.
I no longer want a prefix in from of my label. From this point forward, I, J.J.
Johnson, DEMAND that I be simply called?
?American.
I Don?t Want to be Black Anymore
By J.J. Johnson
Published 12. 17. 02 at 22:47 Sierra Time
xxx I Don?t Want to be Black Anymore
J.J. Johnson - Written: 02.28.00
It's not working, folks.
I have tried to do everything I can to be the African-American I?m supposed
to be, but I just cannot continue. I am hereby resigning myself from the Black
Race. And before I get death threats from my Black brethren out there, hear me
out.
I have almost made it through another Black history month, in which I?m
supposed to do all I can to insult White people for 28 days. I guess I should
even say the Black History month is a racial conspiracy by White people since
they only gave us 28 (or 29) days to rip their dignity to shreds, while the
other months have 30 or 31 days. I guess it?s just another example of the
Black man not getting his fair share.
Frankly, many of my Black brothas and sistas? are starting to? well...
embarrass me. Can I turn on the television and not hear some Black liberal puke
complaining about something?
I?ll start there ? television. First we had the NAACP (Notorious African
American Communist Pigs) lambasting Hollywood for not having enough Blacks in
front of (or behind) the cameras. ?We don?t see enough Black folk on TV.?
An economic boycott is threatened, the ugly ?R? word is used, and Hollywood
(you know, those rich White guys) capitulate. Did anyone ask were the
accusations true? And if so, who really cares?
Whenever I turn my television to watch my favorite programs, I see plenty of
very wealthy and successful Black men excelling in their trade/craft. But I
guess the NFL, the NBA, and Major League baseball doesn?t count. It must be
just me. I guess the "quota kings and queens" don?t count those folks. Then
another ?study? comes out. This one says, ?While Blacks are
over-represented on television, they are still given only minor roles, or are
on screen for less than 5 seconds at a time.? And, of course, this too is
unfair. The easy defense against this eternal whining was for anyone to just
mention three letters: B.E.T
That?s right, Black Entertainment Television, where you can get all the
Blackness you want, 24/7 with all those Black folks in front of (and behind)
all those cameras. Gee, only about 60 million cable viewers can see that.
I guess it?s just me. Maybe Momma didn?t raise me right. Now we have that
flag issue in Dixie. Most folks thought if they just took down that flag, all
this controversy would just go away. After all, it?s a horrible reminder of
slavery.
Strange, I can?t find a Black person in this country who can remember being a
slave. I also can?t find one White person in the country who will admit to
owning slaves. In fact, most of the Whites in this country (according to my
investigation) had ancestors who landed on these shores long after slavery
ended in North America. And I can?t repeat what some of those Irish folks
told me. But, for one month I?m supposed to hate the Confederate flag. Not
just waving over the South Carolina Statehouse, but on police cars in
Mississippi and in front of livestock shows in Houston. I?m supposed to call
for the changing of the names of bridges in Virginia, parks in Tennessee and
the defacing of portraits of General Lee. I?m even supposed to support Rep.
King?s (R-NY) demonizing of every Southerner in the halls on Congress. I?m
supposed to support and endorse all of this because I?m a Black man.
Yes, boycott South Carolina. Boycott the entire South until they get their
?minds right.? This means, no Blacks (like me) should do any business with
the South period. So, to that Black businessman in Memphis, sorry. Hope you can
get some of those racist White folks to patronize your store. The NAACP says I
can?t go there.
About the family reunion this year in South Carolina ? forget it. Nope, not
me. Our un-elected Black leadership says we gotta boycott. Don?t worry,
I?ll explain to that Black soul food caterer in Columbia that the reason
he?s losing so much business this year is because of a piece of cloth hanging
over the capitol building. He?ll understand.
And Florida? we?ll have to leave you out, too. You see, Governor Jeb Bush
enacted a program called ?One Florida? in which anyone who finishes in the
top 20% of his or her class gets a scholarship to a public University in
Florida. I can?t figure it out for the life of me, but according to my Black
leaders, that?s racist, too. The NAACP head (case) says we?ll boycott
Florida until that?s changed. By the way, isn?t it interesting that the
same people who say we should boycott everything economically are the same
people who say Blacks are economically deprived in this ?White dominated?
society? What they?re telling me is that Black people are too stupid to make
it into the top 20% of the graduating class, and that most Black people are too
stupid to see through their lies. And most of these self-appointed Black
leaders probably NEVER made it into the top 20% of anything. But nevertheless,
they?re my leaders. Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings, Bill Bradley and
Al Gore say they are, and since all these self-appointed ?oracles? are
White, they must be right.
Even Secret Service is getting into the act. Some of these guys, even though
they get to guard the President and the Vice President, say they haven?t got
the promotions they deserve. Where?s the dignity? I guess those White Secret
Service agents get to guard folks more important.
Here?s a suggestion for the Black Secret Service agents who guard those
important White folks (from the south): Wanna become heroes and restore your
dignity? Quit. That?ll teach ?em.
As a Black man, I?m told I should pin my hopes on making it rich when the
NAACP gets their ?fair share? from suing all those guns dealers. After all
it?s those gun dealers? fault for all those Black folks shooting all those
Black folks. Perhaps next year, they?ll be suing bed-sheet makers, rope
manufactures, and the South American drug cartels.
I have asked my Black leaders to sue the ATF, since the only product in America
that ?requires? you to list your race before purchasing it is a firearm.
They haven?t returned my call. But then again, the right to keep and bear
arms isn?t listed under ?civil rights? anyway, is it?
It?s okay. We?ll just sue the gun-makers instead. That?ll teach them to
not sell guns to us Black folks (so we can get gunned down for reaching for a
wallet.) Yes, if we just sue a few more White folks, harass and slander the
rest, one day ? maybe one day--we won?t have to put a prefix in front of
the word ?American? anymore.
Well, I?m not waiting for that. I have done everything to try to advance the
cause of personal freedom as a Black man, and to enjoy the liberty that my
parents fought for, but it is just not working. These White people are just too
smart for me. They made sure that I never had to wait at a Denny?s restaurant
longer than anyone else does. Some of them hired me for simply having the
brains to do the job. Some of them (the real sneaky ones) had the gall to judge
me by the content of my character, and not the color of my skin. They?ve paid
me in dollars with White slave-owners' photos on them. And, damn them, they
made me earn it first.
They have allowed me to own my own business. They even went so far as to steal
tax dollars from other White people to make sure I got an education ? so I
could like?make it in this world.
What an evil plot. Since there is almost no reason to bitch about anything
anymore, it must be?institutional racism.
I am through being used. I am fed up with trying to conform. This year, when I
fill out my Census form, I will let them know that I quit. I wish to no longer
be a Black American. I want nothing to do with race baiting, whining, pandering
for more tax dollars; family breakdowns, and the Al Sharptons of the world.
I don?t want to be Black anymore.
I am somebody, and I don?t need Jessie Jackson to tell me that. My father
already did.
I don?t want to be Black anymore.
I refuse to be used as a statistic to get more left-wing socialists into
Congress.
I don?t want to be Black anymore.
There is no need to make me part of a ?protected group? as the California
Governor recently stated. I can protect myself, thank you.
I don?t want to be Black anymore.
Please do not feel sorry for me anymore, White folks. That liberal pity-party
really insults me, anyway.
I don?t want to be Black anymore.
You Democrats don?t have to act like you like me. I know it?s an election
year. I am tired of being the Black ?sheep? of the party. Leave me alone.
I don?t want to be Black anymore.
If it means disgracing my own heritage by insulting Southern history?
I don?t want to be Black anymore.
Since making the same statements Martin Luther King, Jr. made in 1963 are now
considered ?racist? and ?insensitive??
I don?t want to be Black anymore.
If it means more innocent White people are forced to go through ?sensitivity
training??
I don?t want to be Black anymore.
If it means that everyone loses their freedom of speech, freedom to peaceably
assemble, and their right to keep and bear arms?
I don?t want to be Black anymore.
If it means being a ward of the State, rather than a Child of God?
I don?t want to be Black anymore.
I?ll sign the papers, dammit. I?ll file the lawsuit. I?ll start the
boycott this time. I have every right. I am sick of these media-selected Black
prostitutes making a mockery out of my country, out of everything America
stands for. I?m sick of them giving everyone else a reason to hate me.
I quit.
I no longer want a prefix in from of my label. From this point forward, I, J.J.
Johnson, DEMAND that I be simply called?
?American.