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Destruction of “America’s Hope” To Dethrone a Black King: Mayweather V Pacquiao:The Aftermath

Posted by THEJNSREPORT on May 21, 2015
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Welcome to THEJNSREPORT’S: Destruction of “America’s Hope” To Dethrone A Black King: Mayweather V Pacquiao: The Aftermath

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Excuses, excuses, excuses.  No one wants to hear a loser bitch and moan about why or how he/she lost.  Here are some  thoughts on Mayweather vs Pacquiao the Aftermath.  First, shout out to ESPN_FirstTake  and Stephen A. Smith but Skip Bayless IS the “biggest contrarian” around.  I find he is this way for certain black athletes who are or were at the top of their respective sport. (Lebron James, Tiger Woods, Floyd Mayweather)

This is now true especially of Floyd Mayweather Jr.  Why?  Because much like a large portion of society, Skip hates to see a black man in a position of power doing what he wants to do, living how he wants to live and not dwelling at the bottom of the societal and financial ladder.

Skips dislike for Mayweather proves this over and over again.  He can’t give him credit for any of his accomplishments.  His dislike for Floyd seems to be a personal dislike for this wealthy man flaunting his wealth.  He can drudge up “domestic violence” as another reason to hate Mayweather.  Yet the truth can’t be ignored.  Floyd “Money” Mayweather epitomizes excellence regardless of any personal flaws.

Mayweather has definitvely and decisively show cased for the world he is excellence in the administration and execution of his skill set in his craft.  In short he’s a master boxer.  What happened in the fight many pundits, losers, haters, and non educated casual spectators will say is that Floyd “ran” from Pacquiao.  In reality what they mean is that Floyd frustrated, tagged, schooled, blocked, dodged, and counter punched a very game and motivated Pacquiao over 12 rds to a point where his supreme defensive skills made Pacquiao fight Floyd’s fight which is boxing aka Chess.

Pacquiao for sure is an elite and great “fighter” but he isn’t a pure boxer.  This was proved by his inability to reach Floyd with very many meaningful punches.  This is also a credit to the defensive wizardry of Floyd.  Pacquiao coming into the fight was so over hyped that people actually believed he was stronger, faster, quicker, more powerful, and a better boxer than Floyd and would knock Floyd’s head off.  They were very much like the evil Queen of Hearts yelling “Off with his head!!!”

I’ve heard it from many fans of Pacquiao (many of whom didn’t see the fight) but rather listened to the devastated fans and betters on Pacquiao to win.  They are disgusted that all the hype they heard going into the fight, all the trash talk, all the speculation was for naught.  They actually believed that Pac Man would beat “Darth Vader” played by “Mayweather”.  To be clear Mayweather plays the villain well, he’s the braggadocious, arrogant, wealthy and a non-sponsored boss who beat the game of boxing both in and out of the ring.  This might be the biggest reason why he’s so hated.

Floyd as Stephen A. would say, gave Pacquiao and the world yet again a boxing…lesson.  Many wanted blood instead.  Many haters wanted to see this black superstar (who isn’t everyone’s cup of tea) get beat, bloodied, and knocked out so that the world’s sense of the “natural” order of things would return.  They felt this man needs to be knocked back down more than a peg but back down to the bottom so they could all feel better about themselves.

Hats off to Floyd for saying bump that and all you haters “I’m on top for a reason and I’m not going anywhere.  Stomach it or not!”  And I gotta say I love every minute of that.  Make them all sick, make em all gag on your greatness, make em all say we hate you.  Knowing in the same breath they wish they were in his position.

Now I ask you, what is boxing traditionally known for?  For the common fan going back to gladiator days it meant two men go into the arena or coliseum fighting to the death for the pleasure and entertainment of a wealthy crowd of spectators.  Boxing and MMA for the most part are the modern day “Gladiator” sports where fighting to the death isn’t the expectation anymore but can happen.

It’s convenient for people to overlook the number of fighters who’ve died as a result of boxing.  No one wants to see or dwell on it yet it’s a part of this very dangerous sport.  Boxing is called “The sweet science” why is it called that?  Because the object of boxing is to hit and not get hit.  To expose an opponents weaknesses and capitalize on them.  Floyd’s application of his style of defense is arguably the best defense we’ve ever seen.

His physical gifts, his hand speed, his reach, his reaction time, his ability to counter punch with deadly accuracy, coupled with his foot speed and his vaunted defense mean you have to have those tools some what near to his to stand a chance.  Pacquiao definitely has some of those tools but his defense isn’t remotely close to that of Money Mayweather and in short Pacquiao was exposed.  I don’t want to hear about a hurt shoulder after a loss in which he was throwing haymaker combos during the fight that were mostly blocked or hit nothing but air.

Pacquiao and Skip Baseless cry sour grapes after a convincing loss to Floyd and now because of that bitter taste of defeat they throw rocks at the throne.  Pacquiao “He didn’t do nothing”.  Really Pacquiao? If he didn’t do nothing but threw more punches than you, connected with your face and body at a higher rate than you, and more often than you did, how do you figure you won the fight?  Could it be you’re a sore loser, or desperate to mask the fact that you were unpantsed and schooled?

Everyone and their mother knows had Pacquiao won by a knockout or on points no one would want to hear from Floyd about oh my hands were hurt or both my shoulders were hurt going into the fight that’s why I lost.  Give the man his due credit he beat your ass straight up.  Floyd played a bit of rope a dope on Pacquiao too and laughed at him several times after Pac Man threw a 7 to 8 punch flurry that mostly missed or was blocked.  The hatred for Floyd was so palpable that no matter what punch was thrown if it was blocked they cheered and roared.

In closing look at the big picture.  Floyd showed everyone a blue print.  Develop a brand, execute a business plan to become your own boss and bilk the most money out of your industry that you can because the game is designed to exploit you, and make the most money it can off of you till the next guy comes along.  There is no retirement fund or pension for boxers.  Nobody is looking out for the boxer.  You know the one who is putting his health and life on the line fighting for money while others look on or give pep talks and/or ride the coattails.

Hats off to the King of the Ring in this era Floyd Mayweather Jr.  Hopefully some other young fighters will learn from what he’s accomplished to be both a business man and a boxer.  Forget the haters, shake em off, and keep on winning.  There’s nothing more for Floyd to prove.  If I’m in his shoes I take all the massive cash I made and ride off into the sunset.  No rematch necessary for Pacquiao a sore loser, who by the way collects upwards of 80 to 100 million for losing to greatness.

A Billion Black Voices: A Poem

Posted by THEJNSREPORT on July 21, 2014
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A Billion Black Voices

Written by T.D Moody

R.I.P to Eric Garner

A billion black voices shouted at once

All in unison sounding as one

Why have you killed us

What had we done

Some taken before their lives had begun

Will we see justice under the sun

Hope in this cause expected for none

Gone from this world and our family’s embrace

To the lords kingdom away from this place

Where laughter, good times and smiles erase

Crying and tears and deaths bittermost taste.

 

R.I.P to Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, Oscar Grant and all the black voices silenced from this world.

You know you are on the right path when the world hates you.  They hated God too.  When all the good people are gone from this world what will you have left?

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The Killing Of Unarmed Black Men

Posted by THEJNSREPORT on July 19, 2014
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Written by Akan Bosemann

Just watched the news at 11 and saw the horrific murder of an unarmed brother at the hands of the NYPD!!!

These murders of black men are constantly paid lip service, swept under the rug, easily forgotten, and or blamed on the victims.

Their killers are supposedly sworn to protect and serve.  It’s is clear that the lay men’s  definition of protect and serve isn’t the same as what it means for police.

It appears the cops are protecting and serving unarmed black men to death literally.

Why is it we have to walk the streets and be targeted simply because of the color of our skin, be killed by cops and treated as an after thought?

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the murdered brother, his family and children left behind.

I pray for the souls of those evil cops who took away that man’s life for nothing.

Seeing the video is beyond disturbing.  Witnessing such an unnecessary and violent end of another human beings life is something I wish I could remove from my mind.

I could literally feel the fear and frustration in his voice throughout his encounter with the NYPD until his death at their hands.

These cops should be arrested, stripped of their badges,  prosecuted and serve prison time for killing this man for no reason with an illegal choke hold.

The same Chokehold Johnnie Cochran fought against and successfully got removed from the police department use in California.

I pray for all of us Black men dealing with the daily struggle and burden of simply being who we are.  For all of us  daring to claim our God given right to exist.  R.I.P brother.

Fuck the Police!!!

The Trayvon Martin Murder Trial

Posted by THEJNSREPORT on June 26, 2013
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Welcome to THEJNSREPORT’S: The Trayvon Martin Murder Trial: Initial thoughts

Written by Akan Bosemann

I scarcely know where to begin as I try to compose and organize my thoughts on this emotionally charged and polarizing case for justice in the murder of a 17-year-old black male that took place over a year ago in the state of Florida.

I’m certain just from what I’ve seen on the media coverage of the case and the news reports from the time of the killing till now that this case is yet another case where America is on trial and not just Zimmerman.

My sentiments are reflective of a person who is of African-American heritage and ancestry.  They are of a Black Man living in modern-day America, specifically, New York City , who has had his own experiences with discrimination, bigotry, and prejudice on different fronts.

I know there are many others from differing ethnic backgrounds who will want to chime in and express their concerns and empathize with the plight of all people who are victims of violent crimes and gun violence and not just “Black America”.

Some will want to shun the issue of ethnicity all together.  I say ethnicity and not race because there is only one race on this planet when it comes to human beings and that is the human race.  With that firmly established I turn my attention to what we all basically are to understand from what is happening in the Trayvon Martin Murder Trial.

And that is that the victim a 17-year-old boy who had done nothing wrong other than be black ,gets murdered in cold blood, then blamed for his death by his killer under the Florida State “Stand Your Ground Law”.  The murderer, George Zimmerman is claiming he killed Trayvon in self-defense and feared his life was in imminent danger.

Tell me in what case anyone has ever heard of an accused killer being a minority in which the victim was white and the killer claimed self defense and wasn’t arrested on the day of the killing.  Regardless of Zimmerman’s literal ethnicity he appears as a “white man”.

It hearkens my mind back to remember the history of America.  An America that has so much of the blood of my people on its hands not even all the oceans of this world could wash them clean.  Black men and women, young and old lynched and murdered where all white juries came back with not guilty verdicts patting themselves on the back and celebrating.

Zimmerman’s own words convict him and these weak and desperate attempts by his defense team and his supporters to blame a defenseless Trayvon Martin wreaks to the heavens. I’ll tell you what else wreaks to the heavens is a six person jury of all women and five of them being white and not a single black person on the jury.

The police department didn’t follow proper protocol in its investigation of Trayvon’s killing and let his murderer go free the same night just taking his(Zimmerman’s) account as gospel for what took place.

I listened with disgust as one Zimmerman sympathizer after another attemped to explain their willful ignorance and stupidity in analyzing what we know and what Zimmerman has said.  The defense wants to claim it’s Zimmerman’s voice heard yelling for help on that 911 tape.

If that was Zimmerman screaming for help then the earth is flat and there is no sky.  He was the one with the gun!!!  Trayvon was the one who was running away from him. Zimmerman confirms Trayvon ran when he realized Zimmerman was watching him and following him, so how does that make Trayvon the aggressor?

In addition tell me of any person who has a gun on them and chases after someone after being told not to by the police forgetting that they have a deadly weapon on them.  The defense’s claim is that Trayvon Martin was also armed with a deadly weapon.

Are you ready for this?  What was the deadly weapon Trayvon Martin had outside of a bag of Skittles, and a can of Iced Tea he’d paid for?  The sidewalk!!!!  Really?!!!  That alone should be enough to tell any rational and thinking person who the aggressor was.

In a light rain that night if there was blood on the pavement from where Zimmerman claims Trayvon banged his (Zimmerman’s) head on the ground shouldn’t there be photo evidence and forensic evidence collected before the blood could be “washed” away?

Asking the right questions is the key to figuring out if Zimmerman’s story even holds a scintilla of truth to it.  Those heinous pictures shown in court of Trayvon’s lifeless body first face down and then rolled over were enough to churn my stomach and fill my heart with grief, compassion and sorrow for his family, while feeling nothing but contempt, and disgust for a cold, emotionless, fat fuck of a murdering bastard as he sat there stone faced.  There wasn’t one instance I could see any remorse in Zimmerman’s face or body language for what he’d done.

Trayvon didn’t deserve what he got but unfortunately in this evil world we live in that doesn’t matter.  My thoughts and prayers go out to Trayvon’s family and many others like his.  I pray that we all see real justice served and this murdering bastard found guilty, then sentenced accordingly.  JUSTICE FOR TRAYVON.  America… the world is watching.  GOD is watching.  What are you going to do?

B. B. A

Posted by THEJNSREPORT on June 10, 2013
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Welcome to THEJNSREPORT’S: Being Black in America (Chad Johnson headed to Jail)

Written by Akan Bosemann

Chad “Ocho Cinco” Johnson, found out today what being a Black Male let alone Celebrity can expect to encounter in the judicial system.  Prejudice and Racism are alive and well and always donning various outfits.   Some of them old, some of them new, some with face lifts to present time tested tried and true practices.

For those of you who haven’t heard about this by now.  Here is the crux of the situation.  Chad Johnson former NFL pro bowl wide receiver had a domestic violence case stemming from an incident he had last summer with his newly wed wife, a reality show actress.

He was put on probation and missed a meeting with his P.O. and so he had a court date today to address that.  The plea deal reached would allow that he wouldn’t have any jail time and was all set until an ego-maniacally acting judge revoked the deal because, as she stated she didn’t believe he was taking the court case seriously by patting his attorney on the ass and saying good job.

Now before you leap to the conclusion he deserved what he got one has to understand the context of what was unfolding right before our eyes.  First off, an agreement had already been reached.  The judge was satisfied with the deal.  Chad was then asked if he was happy with the services and representation his attorney provided to him by the judge.

This is important because the judge asked him the question.   She went on to tell him that he should be very happy with his attorney and that she knows he’s a good attorney and does good work.  Chad tells her his attorney’s awesome and he is happy with his representation.  It is at that moment that he lightly pats his attorney as most athletes do to one another on the ass.

The sheriffs along with some other people present in the courtroom then laugh openly in response.  He did what came natural to him as an athlete in response to the judge’s prodding him almost imploring him to demonstrate physically how grateful he should have been to have this plea agreement come out good for him.

Then suddenly, she snaps and says she’s not accepting the agreement and asks if Chad thinks there’s something funny about the days events.  Chad never smiled or laughed and says he doesn’t find anything funny.  He even looked behind him at the people who were laughing.  She yells the whole court room was laughing and she isn’t accepting the plea deal.

If you view the video footage of the black sheriffs who laughed they suddenly stop laughing when they realize their laughter just got Chad Johnson a fellow black person sent to jail for thirty days.  Yet Chad gets the blame from Stephen A Smith and Skip Bayless.  It doesn’t matter that they believe he was stupid.

The judge simply over reacted and took her emotions out on him for what others were doing.  If anything the judge should have realized he (Chad) has no control over the actions of other people.  In addition it was the sheriffs who were unprofessional in their response by laughing out loud.

TMZ’s Harvey Levin spoke to all these points and I was surprised to say the least, to see and hear him in defense of Chad Johnson.  That woman needs to be in jail for thirty days for her gross over reaction.  Even the attorney whose ass was patted said he didn’t believe it was in any way meant as a sign of disrespect to the court.

America take a good look at yourself in the face and dare cry about how black people are always complaining about injustice.  Here we have another example of it on video.  The evidence is indisputable if you’re a reasonable and rational thinking person.

If not God bless you that some day your mind will be lifted out of your ass.  At the end of the day what I took away from what I saw was a white female judge satisfying herself and her ego by arbitrarily sending a Black Man to jail as if she had just undergone a rite of passage.  Sick to my stomach!!

Black Men Man up and Pull Your Pants Up!

Posted by THEJNSREPORT on August 15, 2012
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Welcome to THEJNSREPORTS “BLACK MEN MAN UP AND PULL YOUR PANTS UP WHILE YOU’RE AT IT!Pull Your Pants Up

AS THE TITLE TO THIS POST STATES, TODAY WE ADDRESS A SERIOUS ISSUE PERMEATING BLACK CULTURE FROM ITS ORIGIN IN PRISON TO MAINSTREAM FASHION, AND THE COMMERCIAL WORLD AS WELL AS URBAN CENTERS.  THERE WAS A TIME IN OUR HISTORY WHERE A MAN COULD BE LOOKED AT AND RESPECTED ON THE BASIC PREMISE FIRST AND FOREMOST THAT AS A MAN, A MAN FIRSTLY SHOULD RESPECT HIMSELF.  HOW DOES A MAN SHOW THAT HE RESPECTS HIMSELF?  I TEND TO THINK THIS IS USUALLY MANIFESTED BY HOW A MAN CARRIES HIMSELF, AND FROM THAT, THE WORLD AND SOCIETY AT LARGE WILL VIEW HIM  EITHER RESPECTING OR DISRESPECTING HIM.

I ALSO ASSUME MOST PEOPLE HAVE HEARD THE PHRASE “CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN”, WELL THAT STATEMENT GENERALLY CAN BE UNDERSTOOD AS TRUE DEPENDING ON THE MAN IN THE CLOTHES, HIS CHARACTER, INTEGRITY, AND THEN HOW THE CLOTHES ARE WORN.  I’LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.  WHAT YOU WOULD THINK OF A POLICE OFFICER WHOSE UNIFORM HAS HIS PANTS SAGGING BEHIND HIS KNEES, AND HIS BADGE BARELY HANGING ONTO HIS UNIFORM SHIRT?  WHAT WOULD YOU THINK OF A DOCTOR  SLOPPILY DRESSED WITH ALL HIS  UTENSILS STREWN ALL OVER HIS OFFICE AND HIMSELF LOOKING DISHEVELED AND DISINTERESTED?  WOULD YOU GO TO THAT POLICE OFFICER AND TAKE HIM SERIOUSLY?  WOULD YOU GO TO THAT DOCTOR JUST BASED ON HOW HE WAS DRESSED FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION? OBVIOUSLY THOSE WITH ANY SEMBLANCE OF COMMON SENSE WOULD IMMEDIATELY I SHOULD HOPE, SAY HELL NO!!!  WHY IS THAT?  BECAUSE THE IMAGE YOU PRESENT TO THE PUBLIC IS WHAT THEY SEE AND IN MOST CASES JUDGE ONE BY.  THAT BEING SAID WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO BLACK MEN IN THIS COUNTRY IS SO DISTURBING I CAN NO LONGER HOLD MY TONGUE ON IT OR EVEN TRY TO DEFEND THE DECAY IN THE PUBLIC IMAGE AND PERCEPTION OF YOUNG BLACK MEN TODAY.

THE ORIGIN OF SAGGING

THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE YOUNGER BLACK MALES AND FEMALES WHO ARE HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY WHAT THEY SEE THEIR FAVORITE RAPPER OR ACTOR OR MAINSTREAM ICON THEY LOOK UP TO DOING, FROM HOW THEY DRESS AND SPEAK TO HOW THEY TREAT OTHERS AROUND THEM.  THE IDEA THAT IF THESE ICONS AND CELEBRITIES ARE DRESSING A CERTAIN WAY, AND ACTING A CERTAIN WAY MEANS THAT IT MUST BE COOL AND THEREFORE ACCEPTABLE TO EMULATE.

EARLIER IN HISTORY (AND I’M SURE IT PROBABLY IS STILL TRUE TO AN EXTENT TODAY) PRISON ISSUE CLOTHING CAME IN A STANDARD ONE SIZE FITS ALL.  NOT THAT IT MATTERS TO MOST PEOPLE ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE IS IN JAIL, HOW THE FASHION AND FIT OF THE PRISON CLOTHING IS.  I IMAGINE MOST WOULD HOPE IT WOULD BE THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE AND DETESTABLE GARB EVER DESIGNED AS FURTHER PUNISHMENT AND A REMINDER FOR THOSE DOING TIME AS TO THE UNIFORM OF THE INHABITANTS OF PRISONS.  MANY YOUNG BLACK MALES SENTENCED TO PRISON TERMS WERE GIVEN THE STANDARD PRISON ISSUE AND WHEN THE PRISONER WAS  SMALLER THAN THE CLOTHES ISSUED THEY SAGGED.  THEY PROBABLY DIDN’T HAVE BELTS FOR FEAR OF THEM BEING USED TO EITHER HANG THEMSELVES OR AS A WEAPON OF SOME KIND.  THE LOOSE FITTING UNIFORM SAGGED AND IT WAS HOW THEY WERE WORN.

NOW IN ADDITION TO MANY OF THE CLICHE HORRORS OF PRISON ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT STANDS OUT IN MY MIND IS RAPE AND PROSTITUTION.   THE LACK OF FEMALE INTERACTION FOR THE HETEROSEXUALS IN PRISON LEAD TO THE DESIRE AND NEED FOR A SUBSTITUTE AND IN PRISONS WHERE MALE AND FEMALE ARE SEPARATE, WHAT IS LEFT?  THE MORE DOCILE AND EASIER TO CONTROL MEMBERS OF THE SAME SEX.  A HO OR PROSTITUTE IN JAIL WOULD BE KNOWN BY HOW THEY DRESSED AND WALKED AND THE MORE EFFEMINATE WERE BRAZENLY AND SEEMINGLY RESIGNED, IF NOT FORCED,  TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT THEY WERE ABOUT BY HAVING THEIR PANTS DOWN SHOWING THEIR UNDERWEAR OR  BARE ASSES LETTING ALL THOSE WHO WANTED TO ENGAGE THEM SEXUALLY KNOW THAT THEY WERE AVAILABLE FOR CONQUEST.  THIS PRISON MENTALITY WOULD BE RELEASED  ALONG WITH MANY OF THOSE WHO SERVED PRISON SENTENCES BACK ONTO INNER CITY STREETS AND NEIGHBORHOODS.  ONCE OUTSIDE, THE PRISON MENTALITY AND FASHION BEGAN TO PERMEATE THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THESE FORMER INMATES WOULD GO AND RESIDE.

KIDS SEEING THESE OLDER FORMER PRISONERS WOULD TRY TO EMULATE WHAT THEY PERCEIVED AS COOL DUE TO THEIR LIMITED LIFE EXPERIENCE AND GENERAL IGNORANCE TO THE FACT THAT, WHAT THEY BELIEVE TO BE COOL IS ACTUALLY A BY-PRODUCT OF A NEGATIVE ASPECT OF PRISON AND PRISON CULTURE.  THIS HISTORY AND ORIGIN HAS BEEN LOST AMONGST CURRENT BLACK YOUTHS WHO EITHER DON’T KNOW OR DON’T CARE ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL IMAGE AND THE PERCEPTIONS THAT ARE CONJURED BASED ON HOW THEY DRESS AND CARRY THEMSELVES.  THE PROBLEM THEN ESCALATES WHEN TRYING TO BREAK STEREOTYPES ABOUT INNER CITY YOUTHS WHO MAY NOT IN FACT BE “THUGS”, “GOONS”, “GANG-BANGERS” ETC, BUT MERELY YOUTHS WHO WANT TO REBEL AND THINK THAT THEY ARE BEING DIFFERENT OR “REAL” OR “DOWN” BY DRESSING “URBAN OR HOOD”.   THE TRAYVON MARTIN CASE IS ANOTHER SHINING EXAMPLE OF THIS STEREOTYPICAL THINKING THAT LED TO A YOUNG BLACK MALES LIFE BEING TAKEN.   IT ALSO SPEAKS TO A HISTORY WHERE BLACK MEN WERE DEGRADED, ABUSED, LYNCHED, AND EVERY OTHER HORROR IMAGINABLE THAT WENT ALONG WITH SLAVERY AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERAS.  COPS FREQUENT “RANDOM” STOP AND FRISKS AKA ILLEGAL SEARCHES AND EMBARRASSMENT OF MANY BLACK MEN INCLUDED HAVING THEIR PANTS PULLED DOWN AND THEIR UNDERWEAR  AND EVEN THEIR GENITALS EXPOSED FOR THE SIMPLE PURPOSE OF HUMILIATION FOR THE AMUSEMENT OF THEIR TORMENTORS MANY OF WHICH WERE COPS.  IT APPEARS AS THOUGH CONTEMPORARY “BLACK AMERICAN CULTURE” HAS INTERNALIZED THIS HATRED AND DISRESPECT TO A POINT WHERE THEY DO IT TO THEMSELVES AND THINK THAT THEY ARE BEING REBELS OR “REAL” WHEN IN FACT THEY’VE ACCEPTED THAT NEGATIVE AND ARE NOW DISRESPECTING AND DEBASING THEMSELVES WILLFULLY THROUGH THEIR OWN IGNORANCE OF HISTORY.

WITH A GROWING DISINTEREST IN EDUCATION, RELENTLESS BUDGETS CUTS TO PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, COUPLED WITH MANY POVERTY STRICKEN YOUTHS ENTICED TO STREET LIFE HUSTLING (IN MANY CASES DUE TO  SERIOUS SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES), THE DRESS CODE OF THE STREETS BECAME POPULAR AND BLENDED SEEMLESSLY WITH PRISON MENTALITY.  SAGGING BECAME ACCEPTABLE.  IT BECAME RECOGNIZED AS THE UNIFORM OF THE STEREOTYPICAL DRUG DEALERS, EX-CONS, GANG MEMBERS AND INNER CITY YOUTHS.  MY POINT BEING ONE MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY BE A PROSTITUTE, BUT IF ONE CONTINUALLY DONS A PROSTITUTES UNIFORM MANY WILL JUDGE THAT PERSON TO BE AS THEY ARE DRESSED.  RIGHT OR WRONG THAT IS THE WAY OF THINGS.  THIS SIMPLE TRUTH ESCAPES SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ITS REALLY SICKENING AND FASCINATING AT THE SAME TIME.

TO BE CONTINUED IN BLACK MEN MAN UP AND PULL YOUR PANTS UP WHILE YOU’RE AT IT PT.2