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PostPosted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 3:17 am 
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No, this is serious......When I look at the way marches and protests operate today, it reminds me of how highly effective Dr. King was in not only getting his message out, but to be able to do so without violence or other issues that would cause others to easily dismiss his message as one coming from a vandal, looter or hoodlum. Instead of stopping traffic, burning down buildings and looting businesses, he protested and marched peacefully. Even when provoked to retaliate against those who initiated acts of disrespect and violence, he refused. Thus his message was taken to heart and change took place. He had many faults. He liked to screw and beat white prostitutes among them. But he had a dramatic effect in the battle for civil rights and on this day I think it's only right to give the man some credit. Todays civil rights leaders should follow his example better.

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 Post subject: Re: Martin Luther King
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you lyin, you ain't never met no doctor martin luther the king

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you lyin, you ain't never met no doctor martin luther the king

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xhXNls-lh4

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On another forum, we actually came up with a connection between Dr. King and school snow days


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The second to worst thing about King getting assassinated was that Jesse Jackson had higher prominence.

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I probably agree with the sentiment in that post but it coming from Jezebel of all places is pretty amusing. You only get one shot in life, so definitely tweet about how the Oscars got it wrong.


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So I’m white and British so it’s really easy for me to put my fingers in my ears, go lalalalala and pretend people like this don’t really exist. How you guys go about your daily lives without setting things on fire every time someone says shit like that, I don’t know. Seriously, snaps to you.

(I sympathise because my mother’s husband is one of these idiots, but I just unfriended him on facebook and refuse to talk politics in front of him)


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 Post subject: Re: Martin Luther King
PostPosted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 5:01 pm 
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All the while, Republicans tweet out flowery statements on MLK Day and even insist that King was one of them, ignoring that the GOP is a different party today than it was then and that King would likely oppose their policies fervently. It’s nearly as annoying to see white politicians on the left proclaim their allegiance to King—and sometimes, their presence at one of his marches—as a substitute for substantive racial justice platforms.


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 Post subject: Re: Martin Luther King
PostPosted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 5:16 pm 
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Fan of the Week: Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Why Dr. King would of supported Riley Cooper, my column":

Todays a great day in American history where we can look back on all the great chacnges we've made and all the battles we've won against discrimination. But sadly, there are still those out there among us who would disavow the teachings of Dr. King and allow racial intolerents to persist.

Of course, I'm speaking of those who still harbor resentment for Riley Cooper. Mr. Cooper is probably the most Martin-Luther-King-Jr- like of any NFL player, and its terribly sad to see people continue to harrass him just because of the type of words he naturally uses. I think we all could use a history lesson from Dr. King when it comes to understanding Coopers life, and how the only way to fight someone whose trying to fight you because of the color of your skin is to not fight them.

Riley didnt exactley have the easiest life leading up to his career either. Coming from a background where as a white wide recever he was technicaly a minority being pressured into following more traditional paths like becoming homecoming king or quaterback. A country kid from the Clearwater whose more used to wake 'n' lake then wake 'n' bake was cast as a fish out of water at a Universty so street even their coaches office was a urban environment.

Dr. King would of forgiven Cooper the instant he said "sorry I said those words." If you hold a grudge, the grudge actualy ends up holding you. In fact, Kings major problem with this whole ginned-up controversey would be the fact that the word is used as a exclusive tool to divide us instead of letting white people use it to demean minorties. Dr. Kings message, first and foremost, was "Racism is a WE problem" and before the healing can truly begin, I think both races need to acknowlege they had a part in Riley Coopers outburst.

King was locked up for his beliefs, and anyone who refuses to support Cooper for his redempton is figuratively spitting on "Notes from a Birmingham Jail." You know folks I know another guy that wrote alot of his ideas down while he was in prison, and the real danger comes when people misuse everything they were trying to say in order to support there own selfish causes. Can you imagine trying to explain to MLK that his principles of Civil Disobedence laid the foundation for Terrell Owens to do sit ups in his driveway, or for DeAngelo Williams to continue to honor his familys history of breast cancer? He probably would of rather just stayed home and watch cartoons


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 Post subject: Re: Martin Luther King
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 Post subject: Re: Martin Luther King
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Not enough Boondocks references on this board.


Close out the day with a couple shots from The Midnight Special when music was music and people could perform without a bunch of electronic gimmicks.

James Brown, The Big Payback

BB King & Gladys Knight, The Thrill is Gone

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 Post subject: Re: Martin Luther King
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Close out the day with a couple shots from The Midnight Special when music was music and people could perform without a bunch of electronic gimmicks.

James Brown, The Big Payback

BB King & Gladys Knight, The Thrill is Gone

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