Sunday, October 16, 2011

CM PRESS # 651

HERMAN CAIN GETS IT RIGHT AND SAYS: "I PREFER BLACK AMERICAN"

However, "African-American" would also work. 

Either of the above terms indicates that Cain  understands that before all else he is as he was born and is a product of his particular DNA code. It also shows that he does not apologize for who and what he is.

What would have been a mistake for Cain, or for anyone else, to say, would be some version of: "I'm just an American with no hyphens."

No one is born an "American."  It is an artificial national term and does not indicate the essence of a person. The essence of who you are refers to your genetic code.  It is that code that makes you who you are.

In staking a claim to being a Black American, Cain might risk the ire of some of the toothless, low consciousness types (who are mostly White), who say things such as "Don't put no hyphen in my name, boy, I'm just an American."

Now, to understand how beaten down White folks are, imagine the outrage if one of the White presidential candidates had said: "I PREFER WHITE AMERICAN."

Whites need to stop being afraid to assert their own distinct peoplehood. When you are afraid to be who you essentially are, and, in effect, deny your existence, this leads to a subconscious lack of self and group esteem and can psychologically limit the person from trying his or her best to be all he or she can be.
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