White man shut your mouth!

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I was web searching for articles and such about Michael Jackson today and came across some news show where some pompas white dude is talking to a black guy (It was a sports show I think) and he asks the guy his opinion of all the MJ hype, and informs him THAT WHITE PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF IT!! :scared1: Hey dude, dont speak for me! Have your opinion but KEEP ME OUT OF IT! Go ahead and say YOU ARE TIRED OF IT, but just because we share a skin tone YOU ARE NOT LIKE ME.

What an idiotic thing to say. :sad2:

I had to get that off my chest.
Thanks for reading.
 
Chances are he said it to get press attention. It is better to let his show fade away than to give him your attention.

Mikeeee
 

I find it absurd to think one person speaks for a whole race. Someone please pass this tidbit along to Al Sharpton.
 
I find it absurd to think one person speaks for a whole race. Someone please pass this tidbit along to Al Sharpton.

No offense, but that's not your call to make since he's not trying to speak for you. I actually agree with you, but that's up to black people to decide.
 
No offense, but that's not your call to make since he's not trying to speak for you. I actually agree with you, but that's up to black people to decide.

Sorry, I didn't mean anything by it. He is just the most obvious example of this kind of thing. I find it strange to think any one person speaks for any group regardless of race or nationality. It is kind of like saying the "gay agenda". I'm not gay either but find it a bit ridiculous to think everyone with a certain sexual preference has the same agenda.

Sorry if it offended you though, it wasn't meant to.
 
Sorry, I didn't mean anything by it. He is just the most obvious example of this kind of thing. I find it strange to think any one person speaks for any group regardless of race or nationality. It is kind of like saying the "gay agenda", I'm not gay either but find it a bit ridiculous to think everyone with a certain sexual preference has the same agenda.

Sorry if it offended you though, it wasn't meant to.

It should be safe to say no one person should take it upon themselves to speak for a whole group, any group, unless they've been given that task.
 
It should be safe to say no one person should take it upon themselves to speak for a whole group, any group, unless they've been given that task.

Of course this raises the question who can speak for the group in order to have the power to give someone the ability to speak for the group?

Now I'm dizzy.
 
Of course this raises the question who can speak for the group in order to have the power to give someone the ability to speak for the group?

Now I'm dizzy.

You are so right. Thats why I like to just speak for myself. That way if (when) anything stooopid is said I have only one person to blame. :rolleyes1
 
Well he can certainly speak for me, Because this white person is sick of it!

I am also white and beyond sick of it but I don't need some spokesman telling the world that on my behalf. Now had whomever this is called ahead of time and asked for my input I would have told him to go ahead and speak for me in this case, but probably not all the rest of the white people. Unless of course he called all of them too.
 
Sorry, I didn't mean anything by it. He is just the most obvious example of this kind of thing. I find it strange to think any one person speaks for any group regardless of race or nationality. It is kind of like saying the "gay agenda". I'm not gay either but find it a bit ridiculous to think everyone with a certain sexual preference has the same agenda.

Sorry if it offended you though, it wasn't meant to.

No offense taken.

Well he can certainly speak for me, Because this white person is sick of it!

I assume that your being sick of it has nothing to do with your skin color. There are black, latino, asian, etc... that are sick of it too. Not just one race. BTW I don't want to be reminded of the fact that he's dead everyday either. Let the man rest in peace.
 
I'm sick of it because I think they should let the poor man rest in peace, let his family figure out what to do about his estate and his children without the usual speculation & "opining" which our media calls reporting.

I am white, but I'm not sure what my skin color has to do with my wanting Michael Jackson to be able to rest in peace.
 
I assume that your being sick of it has nothing to do with your skin color. There are black, latino, asian, etc... that are sick of it too. Not just one race. BTW I don't want to be reminded of the fact that he's dead everyday either. Let the man rest in peace.

I totally agree. Let him rest in peace. But I have a feeling that won't happen for YEEEEAAAAARRRS to come!!!
 





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