sigh...
well...now seems like a good a time as any to introduce you to a new word you may see from time to time on this blog. i already introduced you to the term "snake-butt" in my wtf?! vol II post but i want to take this time to introduce you all to a new term i use from time to time.
coonery (coo-nuh-ree) Slang. anything that one or more persons of color or African descent do that embarrasses ALL people of color or African descent.
make sense? maybe you need a few examples...
i thought about putting captions or comments on each picture but i don't really think it's necessary at this point. most of this shit speaks for itself.
these are all good examples of coonery. things we as black people do to embarrass ourselves. it's not cute, it's sad that's it's funny but it is at times because at some point all you can do is laugh and shake your head.
i know we've come a long way. we have a black president hopeful right now. we have several black professional sports team owners and co-owners. the numbers of black college graduates has gone up over previous years (in the last 3). so we're doing better than you'd think by watching tv or searching the net. the problem is there are still a lot of us out there that don't even realize they're walking embarrassments. making us all look bad.
people not raising their kids. people on Maury dancing about the fact that this hoe's child isn't his but no one realizes these are the people raising these kids. like the people on myspace who have their kids in fitted caps and a diaper throwin up gang signs or the middle finger. that shit is played.
it's not cute anymore. misspelling words on purpose isn't cute anymore. being ignorant or having no sense isn't cute anymore. the fact that your 2 year old can p pop on a handstand but can't count to 10 isn't cute anymore. it's a god damn shame. cause seriously...what are you or your child contributing to society?
now i know there are white people out there hoeing and embarrassing themselves as well but i'm not white. i'm black mexican and chinese so right now i'm talking to MY people. i'm addressing US. just cause someone else doesn't have their shit together doesn't mean it's ok for you not to.
it may seem harsh but look at some of the shit we do. this isn't white people holding us back or society oppressing us. this is US holding us back. yeah i know all the ramifications of slavery and disenfranchised family structures and the lower education standards in the ghettos of America but people...that doesn't mean you can't stand up and educate yourself and/or your children and make yourself a strong example of what a proud race is supposed to look like.
we complain that we have nothing but if we put half the effort into our mental wealth as we do our rims, chains, clothes and shoes we might start to have something. go through a nice neighborhood in your city. you'll see beautiful homes with toyota camry's, nissan maxima's, corrolla's, maybe a bmw in the drive way. now go through the hood and watch how many cadillac escalades you see on rims in front of a raggedy ass apartment where the driver lives with his momma, baby momma (cause they're not together and can't stand each other but they're still fuckin), his two kids and their sick grandfather.
put some money into property. a business besides a bootleg ass record label with one artist that is fucking garbage. stop having 5 kids by 4 different people when you can barely pay your bills. i know we went through a lot and we still go through a lot on a daily basis but at what point will we as a people stop making excuses why we are where we are and start manning up and DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT? when?
is this what all those slaves died and fought for? is this what Malcom X fought for? is this what Martin Luther King, Jr got his ass kicked for and died for? is this what Nelson Mandela lived for? is this the race of people Harriet Tubman traveled all that way over and over again to save? is this what Sally Hemmings was raped for? is this what our people fought for?
is it?
damn...this started off as a definition of a term and ended somewhere else. i apologize for the rant but i'm passionate about this subject because it's my people and i hate to see how re continue to embarrass ourselves while other people sit back and nod thinking "i knew they were like that...i told you we don't need to respect them...because they don't even respect themselves."
people...GET YOUR LIFE TOGETHER. wake up and make your parents and your ancestors proud of who you are and what you are and stop being a walking embarrassment to your family and your people as a whole.
being an adult and going out and partying and having fun and living life to its fullest is cool. that's not the problem. having kids and not raising them is. if you spend more time in the club than you do bettering yourself as a person that's a problem. if you spend more on your rims than you do on your home that's a problem. if you haven't read a book in the last 5 years that is a problem. if you don't know what's going on in the world around you and can't name the people shaping our lives but you can name every girl on Flavor of Love season 1 through season 3 that is a problem. if you read this long ass post and still don't get it...that's a problem.
peace.
well...now seems like a good a time as any to introduce you to a new word you may see from time to time on this blog. i already introduced you to the term "snake-butt" in my wtf?! vol II post but i want to take this time to introduce you all to a new term i use from time to time.
coonery (coo-nuh-ree) Slang. anything that one or more persons of color or African descent do that embarrasses ALL people of color or African descent.
make sense? maybe you need a few examples...
i thought about putting captions or comments on each picture but i don't really think it's necessary at this point. most of this shit speaks for itself.these are all good examples of coonery. things we as black people do to embarrass ourselves. it's not cute, it's sad that's it's funny but it is at times because at some point all you can do is laugh and shake your head.
i know we've come a long way. we have a black president hopeful right now. we have several black professional sports team owners and co-owners. the numbers of black college graduates has gone up over previous years (in the last 3). so we're doing better than you'd think by watching tv or searching the net. the problem is there are still a lot of us out there that don't even realize they're walking embarrassments. making us all look bad.
people not raising their kids. people on Maury dancing about the fact that this hoe's child isn't his but no one realizes these are the people raising these kids. like the people on myspace who have their kids in fitted caps and a diaper throwin up gang signs or the middle finger. that shit is played.
it's not cute anymore. misspelling words on purpose isn't cute anymore. being ignorant or having no sense isn't cute anymore. the fact that your 2 year old can p pop on a handstand but can't count to 10 isn't cute anymore. it's a god damn shame. cause seriously...what are you or your child contributing to society?
now i know there are white people out there hoeing and embarrassing themselves as well but i'm not white. i'm black mexican and chinese so right now i'm talking to MY people. i'm addressing US. just cause someone else doesn't have their shit together doesn't mean it's ok for you not to.
it may seem harsh but look at some of the shit we do. this isn't white people holding us back or society oppressing us. this is US holding us back. yeah i know all the ramifications of slavery and disenfranchised family structures and the lower education standards in the ghettos of America but people...that doesn't mean you can't stand up and educate yourself and/or your children and make yourself a strong example of what a proud race is supposed to look like.
we complain that we have nothing but if we put half the effort into our mental wealth as we do our rims, chains, clothes and shoes we might start to have something. go through a nice neighborhood in your city. you'll see beautiful homes with toyota camry's, nissan maxima's, corrolla's, maybe a bmw in the drive way. now go through the hood and watch how many cadillac escalades you see on rims in front of a raggedy ass apartment where the driver lives with his momma, baby momma (cause they're not together and can't stand each other but they're still fuckin), his two kids and their sick grandfather.
put some money into property. a business besides a bootleg ass record label with one artist that is fucking garbage. stop having 5 kids by 4 different people when you can barely pay your bills. i know we went through a lot and we still go through a lot on a daily basis but at what point will we as a people stop making excuses why we are where we are and start manning up and DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT? when?
is this what all those slaves died and fought for? is this what Malcom X fought for? is this what Martin Luther King, Jr got his ass kicked for and died for? is this what Nelson Mandela lived for? is this the race of people Harriet Tubman traveled all that way over and over again to save? is this what Sally Hemmings was raped for? is this what our people fought for?
is it?
damn...this started off as a definition of a term and ended somewhere else. i apologize for the rant but i'm passionate about this subject because it's my people and i hate to see how re continue to embarrass ourselves while other people sit back and nod thinking "i knew they were like that...i told you we don't need to respect them...because they don't even respect themselves."
people...GET YOUR LIFE TOGETHER. wake up and make your parents and your ancestors proud of who you are and what you are and stop being a walking embarrassment to your family and your people as a whole.
being an adult and going out and partying and having fun and living life to its fullest is cool. that's not the problem. having kids and not raising them is. if you spend more time in the club than you do bettering yourself as a person that's a problem. if you spend more on your rims than you do on your home that's a problem. if you haven't read a book in the last 5 years that is a problem. if you don't know what's going on in the world around you and can't name the people shaping our lives but you can name every girl on Flavor of Love season 1 through season 3 that is a problem. if you read this long ass post and still don't get it...that's a problem.
peace.
1 comment:
Damn, cousin (literally you are my cousin) I couldn't agree with you more. I hate the fucking fact that when certain people meet me, they already have this fucked up image of who I am supposed to be. Some people believe that I should be speaking in a certain manner or among many other things, that I should be weaving my hair, etc.... It's really messed up that I have to set the record straight before even getting to know someone (Only certain times) and its all because of these embarrassing fuckers that cut away at our chances lol.
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