A Confused Black Person

A person who I will assume to be "African-American" wrote a comment to the NY Times:

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April 29th,

2008

6:18 pm



Why is Rev. Wright attempting to bring down the person who could very well be the first Black president of the U.S.? Does Rev. Wright really stand for the advancement of blacks in America, or simply himself? Race was not an issue for Obama, and it looks like that his problems now are not about race, but perhaps “bitterness” from another powerful black man, Rev. Wright?



I hope that Obama can get beyond this issue, however I do find it ironic that the chance for the first black president was ruined, not by whites or Clinton or McCain or the Republican PArty, but by another black man.



— Posted by annmarie

This is one of the best examples of the confusion that has cropped up in the African-American psych of late. How is Rev. Wright bringing down anyone? Seriously. Most black folk have no problem with what Wright has said. Any informed person knows that 99% of what Wright has said is factual. How is it that Rev. Wright would be bringing down Obama by telling the truth? This is classic "blame black people for white racism" talk.

How can this nitwit claim that Wright is not for the advancement of blacks? Seriously. Wright has been working for said advancement for longer than Obama has been in politics. It was Wright, who gave Obama legitimacy in the South Side of Chicago. It was Wright who was instrumental in getting Obama where he is now. Obama owes a whole lot more to Wright than vice versa.

And then we have the last line. No doubt, sell out Knee-grows will feel this particular sentiment. Note to these knee-grows. If whites were racist in the first place, there wouldn't be a problem. Obama gets into office, or not, based on white folk's votes. It will be their fault if he doesn't get in or their credit if he does.

Personally I'm tired of these weak knee-grows, to busy trying to tell what black folk ought to be doing to make white folk feel comfortable with themselves.