Not one black LGBT couple in "No on Prop 8" Ads. Why?

I've lived in Africa; I've lived in all-black Brixton, UK and I've lived in Black America.

And let me tell you something...

Black People can be exceptionally cruel.

The REASON our people can sometimes be so viciously evil and selfish is because our "historical victim status" allows our insensitivity to go unchecked in ways that other groups of people are not allowed to go unchecked. EXCUSES are made for our repugnance and our prejudice manifests and manifests.

It's often assumed "incorrectly" that we Blacks are MORALLY SUPERIOR to other people just because we've suffered the worst atrocities.

This is the reason that it's OK for a Black Man to stand up in a Hospital hallway and complain that his baby came out "too black"---yet you would never hear a White Man complaining that his baby came out too white. Only for Blacks do we make EXCUSES for that kind of evil.

As the Writer SAPPHIRE says--"Opressed people become the WORST Oppressors".

I have witnessed it all over the world; all my life.

During the FEMINIST Movement---White Women did the same thing that WHITE GAYS do now---they expected their WHITE ISSUES as females to be the defining anthem of Women's Rights. BLACK WOMEN roundly rejected the White Women's Feminist movement just as people like Jasmyne are rejecting the White Gays like Andrew Sullivan (and rightfully so).

But ultimately, Proposition 8 was not solely about "gay marriage"...and true, Blacks DID NOT singlehandedly repeal gay marriage...

But there is something MUCH BIGGER here that is being lost.

Because I don't know anywhere else in America but the Black Community that a Minister can use the words "faggots" and "Carpet Munchers" in the pulpit on Sunday morning and it's OK.

Let me tell you something else:

I don't enjoy seeing Black men with White women...but I would NEVER vote to enact a law forbidding them marry. I would never be cruel or unkind to their children simply because I had issues with Old Boy choosing Snow Swiss over me.

YEARS AGO, when I first came on the scene....I started a CAMPAIGN against "Colorism."

You know what the first thing the Black Community did to me as a reaction? They accused me of being a "Lesbian."

I must be gay if I have a "complaint" against Black MEN and the way they shoot their music videos and the blatant colorism in their movies and magazines.

After they got done calling me a "lesbian"--they saw my great height and decided that I was a "transsexual" and that became their next attack.

All because I publicly called Black People on "colorism" there were major BLACK Bookstores (ESO WON and HUEMAN in NYC) that refused to carry my books. They claimed it was because I was "naked on the back of the book"---yet they had no problem stocking books that showed Black women with Blond Weaves and Fake Blue Eyes. Lil Kim could be accepted, but not an African Mother in the state of "Zarpuniss"---that offeneded them. AND GUESS WHAT? I must be a "lesbian" or a "Transsexual" or some kind of "Freak" to be so Unrecognizable to Good Ole' Black America.

I love Black People. No one can read my work or look at my life and claim that I don't love my people.

But Black folks are some fugged up wicked mofos sometimes. And they need to be CALLED ON IT!

And please be clear...

The reason I voted "NO" on Proposition 8 was not because I support Gay Marriage.

The reason I voted "NO" was because after being born in the #1 Satanic Nation of SUDAN...there's no way I will EVER support "CHURCH" dictating social policy.

I am a HUGE believer in the separation of Church of State...because I come from a country where it was ILLEGAL for my own father to have breakfast with me (because I'm a female, not a SON).

Many Black People have a huge problem with me, but let me tell you...I can't support this hateful SUPERSTITIOUS B.S. that our race has Co-opted.

White Man may be a "Devil"---but we've become living Reflection. We're just as devilish and rotten.

How dare we tell two grown human beings that they don't have the right to CHOOSE who they love.

How dare we IMPOSE our religious superstitious B.S. on their FINANCIAL Insurance Policies and their Legal Papers and PROHIBIT them from having access to fair protection and democracy just because we don't like gay people.

And let me tell you...there really are a lot of gay people I can't stand. MAINLY the ones who always try to make everyone else "gay" with the goddamned finger-pointing...their self-esteem being so low that they constantly have to render the whole world GAY and Repp'n thing...because they aren't brave enough to represent their damned self!

Homosexuals have self-hate like no other. Belive that.

But I wouldn't wish any harm on them. They're just people. And because I am so sensitive...I really can see how they suffer being "stifled" and "hemmed in". They don't have basic Civil Rights. Otherwise, they wouldn't fear people who are supposed to protect them--such as the Police.

In my heart, I truly, truly love ALL human beings.

God in heaven knows that I really do.

But I love my own, the Blacks, the most.

And we need to stop making excuses for Black Homophobia, 70% Fatherless rate, BET, Blond Weaves on 8 year olds, sorry ass rap videos.

Black people are NOT GOD and a whole LOT of them need to stop sitting up in church every sunday getting on God's nerves, because I'm so sick of Christianity and Islam I don't know what to do!

Let's face it, the mental illness of white supremist mentality thrust on blacks for generations was detrimental to the self-esteem and psyche of black people here in this country, both straight and gay. We need to heal. Likewise the mental illness of homophobia must be worked through and healed. There must be a concerted effort to address these issues, expose and discuss them, examine their root causes, and reprogram our people based on new awareness. If black gays would admit it, they struggle with truly accepting themselves. Many say they are comfortable with being gay, yet subconsciously they really aren't sure if the believe that being gay is okay with God. And therefore, there if fear of total self-acceptance. They havent given themselves the permission to truly love themselves. When they truly love themselves there will be more community activistism. We have to take responsibility for raising our vibration by elevating our awareness. Love is the key. Love of self and others. Please see www.rainbowwarriorbook.com. Thanks.

"All truth goes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed; Next, it is violently attacked; Finally, it is held to be self-evident." --Schopenhauer Why is the world so hell-bent on refusing to listen to what Nobel Peace Prize winning Biochemists and Classical Virologists have been trying to say for years that “THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS HIV”? Might it be that there is too much money to be made from killing people all over the world, mainly people of color and gay people? Might it be that those who think themselves philanthropists and who urge HIV testing, and more money for the distribution of deadly drugs (AZT) really harbor deep fear and hatred for gay people and thus justify their refusal to re-educate themselves to the truth of the matter, because they really do believe that homosexuality is an “abomination” to God? Do they think HIV is God’s punishment? Who among you will be brave enough to go against the grain and get the facts and expose these atrocities some call genocide? Well, I am one such person. I won’t stop until someone listens. There are many other like me who will never stop fighting to stop these mass murders and people are given the chance to stop living in fear of their sexuality. Someone must read my work and the tireless work of those like me. Read The Rainbow Warrior: Healing HIV Through Chakra Awareness, by Kabir Amen Ra Horakhty, found at: http://www.amazon.com/Rainbow-Warrior-Healing-Through-Awareness/dp/1440408440/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1223646320&sr=1-2 A synopsis can be read at www.rainbowwarriorbook.com A panel of experts can be found by reading: www.virusmyth.com Dr. Kary Mullis www.aliveandwell.org Christine Maggiore www.aras.ab.ca David Crowe www.help4hiv.org Stephen Davis Help give people all over the world the opportunity to decide for themselves. I can be reached at rainbowwarrior7@yahoo.com, or by calling 404 587-3324. Sincerely, Kabir

The white gays are just trying to scapegoat Latinos and Blacks. First, neither Latinos nor Blacks put the measure on the Ballot in the first place. Neither group funded or coughed-up the cash for the ad campaigns either "for" or "against" Prop 8. Latinos make-up about 13% of California voters, while Blacks are 7%. Add-up the numbers. It's 20%. Even if the Latinos and Blacks voted 100% against gay marriage (which they didn't) that's only 20% of the voters. So, WHO REALLY DEFEATED gay marriage? Try white people. White people put the measure on the ballot, white people PAYED for the campaign ads, white people VOTED overwhelmingly to defeat gay marriage. So, why then is it thrown at the feet of Latinos and Blacks? Sounds like classical scapegoating to me. Those gay guys and lesbo gals need to look at the 80% of the white voters and ask them why there is soooo much homophobia in the white community. We have enough problems. Heck, we don't even get married for heaven sakes! We invented the term "baby momma and baby daddy" since so many of our kids are born to unwed parents. Again I say, the Black community doesn't hold marriage in high esteem, otherwise we'd practice what we preach. Most black folks don't even know what the big fuss is all about. Heck, just "shack-up" and get an attorney for property rights. Life really isn't that hard. We seem to manage, albeit dysfunctional, but manage nonetheless.

I would be curious to know what is the position of the National Black Justice Coalition on this proposition? Since they are currently considered a "leadership" for the African American GLBT community, I am challenged to find much presence from them on this issue. I have asked this question in various circles and I will continue until someone can give me an answer. Since many GLBT African Americans are not passionate enough about marriage, what are we passionate enough about to fight for? Why is our response always about what the white GLBT is doing or not doing for us or gay rights? It seems to me that the African American GLBT community could unite and start somethings on their own without being so passionate about issues pertaining to our own sexuality. IF we have separate issues from our white counterparts, and we do, then why do we not become more active participants to address those issues and partner with others to make it happen? The time has come to look within African American GLBT people for solutions and stop blaming others for our own self hatred, down-low drama, and religious ignorance.

Since the anti Prop 8 people consulted the NAACP about reaching out to black voters, it's also NAACP's fault if they didn't provide the "right" strategy for them. Also how many black gay folks work in the NAACP ? You keep harping on the anti Prop 8 people failing to reach black community yet how many black gay folks actively work with them?

I just don't understand why gays are blaming blacks for the whole Prop 8 marriage ban. Obviously, we as black people don't hold marriage in high regards. Blacks are the most "unmarried" people in America. Nearly 45% of blacks won't ever get married. Also 70% of our kids are born out-of-wedlock and over 58% of black kids live in poverty. Blacks, regardless of sexual orientation really don't care about marriage, gay or straight. Good grief, gays can get an attorney to sign over EVERYTHING that a married couple would receive. I mean EVERYTHING! There are legal instruments called wills, powers of attorney, living trusts, etc. There is absolutely NOTHING that gay folks can't get except citizenship and social security. So, is it about citizenship and social security? If not, then gay folks just need a good attorney and live as the Negroes do, unmarried and poor.

As if 6% of the population has that much clout. Why aren't they blaming Orange County? Kern County and almost all the counties in he Central Valley? What about the Latinos an Asians? What about their own families?? Oh yeah, as usual, blacks are the easiest to scapegoat, but, they found out scapegoat and racial slurs just don't cut it in 2008. As for marriage, these anti-gay marriage black folks need to be more concerned with why blacks that have the right don't ? Black women the largest group of people in this country that will never be married, children with no male image in a church every Sunday with the gays singing up a storm, speaks louder than what two consenting grown folks want to do, and, if marriage is what they want, why not? Nothing off mine. Keep "religion" out of the public light. And just wait until the "religious" folks get another hate for votes issue that concerns blacks on the ballot, like we all know they will.

Racism within the gay community is not new news. We mirror what is happening in larger society. If you want to win the fight on gay marriage, do some internal work. Get Black, Latino, White, Asian, and the rest to work together. Then you will have a force to be reckoned with.