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Originally Posted by blaise
My comparison to Jesse Jackson is that he does the same thing but for a different audience. Are you denying that he's made a living pandering to a certain audience in much the same way you say Whitlock does? You're not naive enough to believe that he says the things he says and does the things he does for totally altruistic reasons are you? Sure, some of it comes from his beliefs but not all.
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Jesse Jackson has a legacy of work in the communities that he has spoken for. Much of this work is obscured by mainstream America. If having the eyes and ears of mainstream America is his goal... Toiling in Black communities is the worst way to achieve that goal. He'd be better off pandering to America or subscribing to a melting pot or color-blind theory of American society.
Jackson is certainly not without fault. He's made mistakes along the way.
Very well publicized mistakes.
But make no mistake about him...
He has given his life to doing everything within his power to empowering Black people in this country.
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My issue is people like you that label anyone that says things they don't agree with as an Uncle Tom.
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The fact that Whitlock and I disagree is immaterial.
The real problem here is that Whitlock never provides a balanced and judicious critique of Black America. It never references social responsibility. It's incendiary and inflammatory to say the least. And in many cases, it's been flat untrue. When you utilize your platform to give scathing critiques of Black America without also giving scathing critiques of institutionalized racism and systemic inequality... AND don't live by the codes you continue to impose on Black America...You're a tapdancer, a hypocrite, and a panderer to the fears, anxieties, and myopic views of a large part of White America...