Don Lemon, a Black guy and a White guy
Yesterday, CNN anchor Don Lemon had as his guest a Black Guy and a White Guy discussing U.S. President aspirant Herman Cain.
I say Black Guy (BG) and White Guy( WG) because in the old days you would see the names of the person talking staying on the screen for a long time. In the TV world of today, that practice is all too rare and in many cases, gone with the wind.
BG was expressing his feelings as to why he is finding Mr. Cain an embarrassment and WG was disagreeing that Mr. Cain is a buffoon due to the fact he has held CEO positions in the private sector and that he has literally pulled himself up by his boot-straps to become a wealthy man and is presently running for the Presidency of the United States of America.
BG didn’t want to hear any parts of the positive. He was now trapped in what could be called his Crabs in a Barrel Syndrome. Once he realized where he was as articulated by WG, he may have wanted to get out of his reverie but lacked the appropriate skills: Too late! WG was already over the finish-line and Mr. Lemon concluded the interview.
What touched me so much about the exchange between the two of them was the role reversal. It was WG extolling the virtues and worthiness of a Black man while BG was doing the opposite. It was not difficult to visualize why white Republicans voted for passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and members of the Democratic party did not think we Blacks were ready to have full citizenship. The exchange between BG and WG was, to me, very moving and very personal.
My world is not going to come tumbling down because of anything Mr. Cain says. He has his views of life and I have mine. If he feels a close affinity to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as he articulates, why in hell should I care?
Fighting for the dignity of my Ancestors,
God bless Bill Gates, WPFW, C-SPAN and the spirits of the unborn for the help,
BB
I say Black Guy (BG) and White Guy( WG) because in the old days you would see the names of the person talking staying on the screen for a long time. In the TV world of today, that practice is all too rare and in many cases, gone with the wind.
BG was expressing his feelings as to why he is finding Mr. Cain an embarrassment and WG was disagreeing that Mr. Cain is a buffoon due to the fact he has held CEO positions in the private sector and that he has literally pulled himself up by his boot-straps to become a wealthy man and is presently running for the Presidency of the United States of America.
BG didn’t want to hear any parts of the positive. He was now trapped in what could be called his Crabs in a Barrel Syndrome. Once he realized where he was as articulated by WG, he may have wanted to get out of his reverie but lacked the appropriate skills: Too late! WG was already over the finish-line and Mr. Lemon concluded the interview.
What touched me so much about the exchange between the two of them was the role reversal. It was WG extolling the virtues and worthiness of a Black man while BG was doing the opposite. It was not difficult to visualize why white Republicans voted for passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and members of the Democratic party did not think we Blacks were ready to have full citizenship. The exchange between BG and WG was, to me, very moving and very personal.
My world is not going to come tumbling down because of anything Mr. Cain says. He has his views of life and I have mine. If he feels a close affinity to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as he articulates, why in hell should I care?
Fighting for the dignity of my Ancestors,
God bless Bill Gates, WPFW, C-SPAN and the spirits of the unborn for the help,
BB
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