Comments on: Programming Note #20

By: The Cynic

The Cynic — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:51:36 +0000

@Dee

The trailer for “Dear White People” looks interesting to me. First off, the cinematography is beautiful. Second, I love social commentaries.

Lol I think it’s funny how some people are calling this film “racist” b4 they have even gotten a chance to view it.

By: dee

dee — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 21:05:18 +0000

sorry for the million comments here, but my god, that pbs site is awesome. i’ve just been going through it and it has a lot of very informative things on race. it’s like an interactive site.

By: dee

dee — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:42:12 +0000

I’m not sure how I feel about the “Dear White People” thing, but it’s come up in the news lately. Apparently it’s going to be a movie. I don’t understand the premise. I’m curious to know what Abagond and other people who comment here think about it

By: dee

dee — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:37:43 +0000

Oh, but thanks for acknowledging what I just posted, too. 2 of the videos are from a documentary called “Race – The Power of an Allusion”, which can be found here: http://www.pbs.org/race/000_General/000_00-Home.htm

I saw a couple clips from it on youtube and wish it was posted there in full. it’s very interesting. it came out in the 90s but it’s still relevant

By: dee

dee — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:33:31 +0000

No, I’m always just Dee

I’m confused why there’s seven videos of TV logos, though..

By: dee

dee — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 01:22:56 +0000

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dee — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 01:16:36 +0000

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dee — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 01:16:13 +0000

By: Blackwind

Blackwind — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 21:35:10 +0000

Happy Father’s Day to you Abagond! In a sense, you’re a like a spiritual father spreading knowledge to us all!

By: Etienne

Etienne — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:36:53 +0000

(I translate my message on Google Translate, there are probably syntax errors)

I am French and black, and I must say I am horrified by the racism of this blog. You do not fight prejudice, you reverse them, and reversed prejudice is still a prejudice.
The only way to overcome racism is to assert the nonexistence of races as abstract construction and dated.
You say you try to fight the stigma that society has put in you, yet you validate their scale of values and their dialectical system.
We can not combat racism by resorting again to the concepts of “Black” and “White” which are tools of the system of domination. We must dare to completely rethink and not seeing neither white nor black, but citizens.

After reading your blog, I really feel that you are trying to theorize an anti-white racism even though you probably are not racist. Come take a ride in France, you will see that we can fight against racism without hatred or counter-racism.

By: Lil Tejo

Lil Tejo — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:38:05 +0000

Abagond seems like a competent individual, therefore I surmise he is at the bottom of the pecking order taking all kinds of flak for things that are not his fault.

By: Cabbage Initiative

Cabbage Initiative — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:41:01 +0000

It is a shame to see this bare for the next four days, however I think you mean 2012.

By: JT

JT — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:00:58 +0000

Abagond,

Don’t leave us without a new post for that long!!! My thoughts won’t be stimulated for the next four daysssss ahhh *tunes back into CNN*

I will miss your blog but obviously i wish you the best of luck with work matters. If your posts are any indications, than we know that you are probably boss around there and get things done.