It’s time to wake the fuck up, people. I’m so fucking tired of writing about this subject and I’ve discussed it so many times I feel like I’m running around in a conversational hamster wheel praying for God to just make my heart explode and take the pain away. The argument is endless; somebody asks me about Barack Obama expecting me to be like, “Oh he’s so wonderful. I just wanna stare into his eyes all day and accept everything he tells me because he’s the first ever Black President and no matter what he says or does I’ll support it, even if it’s the complete opposite of anything that could possibly have a positive result.” Needless to say, my response to their question usually generates a less than favorable reaction and leads to the other person insinuating that I’m racist.
Let’s make one thing clear: I am not, nor have I ever been, racist. First off, I’m North American Indian (as in Native or Aboriginal or whatever the new politically correct term is for it) and if you’ve ever been to Canada, you’d know that there is not one group of people who have suffered more from the pure evil that is racism than us. Secondly, I rap. So if I’m a racist then I am the most confused, ass backwards bigot in the history of the world. But wait, it’s because I’m an Indian and a rapper that I’m supposed to be on the Obama-wagon, right? I have to back a Black President based strictly on the fact that he’s supposed to be our guy. I mean, he listens to Hip Hop and plays basketball for fuck sakes! Come on man, how much Blacker does it get? Cuz, you know, all Black people like Hip Hop and basketball. Look at all the Black people on TV with their loud stereo systems, impeccable fashion sense and super cool demeanor. They always play basketball whenever they’re not in prison, living in the projects or banging Kim Kardashian.
Fuck you, you ignorant, unintelligent zombies addicted to celebrity gossip and sugar. Here are some facts: Barack Obama is Black. Barack Obama is President of the United States of America. Barack Obama promised a lot of things and like every other president before him, Barack Obama didn’t deliver. Yes, when he was elected things were bad. And not regular bad, they were “just ate 3 burritos at Taco Bell before a date with Rosa Acosta and can’t find a restroom anywhere” bad. Or as the Black people in movies and on TV would say, “Shit was mad fucked up, G”.
But as bad as things were, we all thought that he was the guy who was gonna pick up the pieces and put the world back together again. With all that charisma and confidence, how could he not be the one to make it all ok again? And the rest of the planet had to have seen what we did. How could they miss it? We voted for a Black guy! Everybody who hated The States (and Canada by default) had to be envious of how progressive and inventive we were. We were the hot, funny girls of geo-politics. Surely they’ve seen at least a few episodes of “Fresh Prince”. They get it.
Unfortunately it didn’t happen that way, mainly because we didn’t care enough to follow-up with “the homie” Barack after he was in office. Everybody pretty much just sat back while a bad situation got worse. Do I think that Barack Obama intended for it to happen that way? Yes. Was it because he’s Black? Fuck no. It’s because he represents long-running bank owned government that systematically sucks the poor dry and fuels their own private agendas. Barack Obama was just the face that locked us into a paradox; support their policies and suffer or speak out against them and get labeled a racist. Obama was never concerned about the people who propped him up, he was an agent for Goldman Sachs and it just so happens that he’s Black.
I personally don’t care who you vote for, just be aware of who they are and what their plan is. To vote for somebody based on nothing more than the color of their skin is the stupidest fucking thing you could ever do. Back in 2008, most of the people I spoke to had not the slightest idea what Barack Obama stood for, they were just eager to see a Black President. Well, you got him and look where we are now. And please don’t misconstrue that last sentence; what I’m saying is that Black, White, Red, Yellow or Brown we have to support leaders who represent our best interests. Anybody who attempts to pressure you into backing a candidate based solely on race is an idiot and shouldn’t be held responsible for bathing themselves, let alone electing a president.
Believe it or not, I hate politics but I make sure that I’m at least informed about the issues and how a possible leader of the free world perceives them before I cast a vote for that person, and I encourage you to do the same. Voting for somebody because they’re Black is the same as voting for somebody because they’re White; they’re both equally retarded. All I ask is that you take the next 11 months and study up on who you think is best suited to represent the North American continent (let’s face it, Canada is America’s little bitch and Mexico is it’s drug dealer) and if you conclude that Obama’s the guy for you, great. Let Obama-mania 2012 begin. Just make sure you base your decision on actual information, not race.
Ok, I’m done. I’m gonna let the guys in the videos below finish this article for me.
(Jason James is an artist, freelance columnist and writer for RefinedHype.com. You can listen/download his most recent album, "Marvelous World Of Color", here and you can contact him here and here.)
Barack Obama, Ron Paul and the Politics of Likability
Let’s make one thing clear: I am not, nor have I ever been, racist. First off, I’m North American Indian (as in Native or Aboriginal or whatever the new politically correct term is for it) and if you’ve ever been to Canada, you’d know that there is not one group of people who have suffered more from the pure evil that is racism than us. Secondly, I rap. So if I’m a racist then I am the most confused, ass backwards bigot in the history of the world. But wait, it’s because I’m an Indian and a rapper that I’m supposed to be on the Obama-wagon, right? I have to back a Black President based strictly on the fact that he’s supposed to be our guy. I mean, he listens to Hip Hop and plays basketball for fuck sakes! Come on man, how much Blacker does it get? Cuz, you know, all Black people like Hip Hop and basketball. Look at all the Black people on TV with their loud stereo systems, impeccable fashion sense and super cool demeanor. They always play basketball whenever they’re not in prison, living in the projects or banging Kim Kardashian.
Fuck you, you ignorant, unintelligent zombies addicted to celebrity gossip and sugar. Here are some facts: Barack Obama is Black. Barack Obama is President of the United States of America. Barack Obama promised a lot of things and like every other president before him, Barack Obama didn’t deliver. Yes, when he was elected things were bad. And not regular bad, they were “just ate 3 burritos at Taco Bell before a date with Rosa Acosta and can’t find a restroom anywhere” bad. Or as the Black people in movies and on TV would say, “Shit was mad fucked up, G”.
But as bad as things were, we all thought that he was the guy who was gonna pick up the pieces and put the world back together again. With all that charisma and confidence, how could he not be the one to make it all ok again? And the rest of the planet had to have seen what we did. How could they miss it? We voted for a Black guy! Everybody who hated The States (and Canada by default) had to be envious of how progressive and inventive we were. We were the hot, funny girls of geo-politics. Surely they’ve seen at least a few episodes of “Fresh Prince”. They get it.
Unfortunately it didn’t happen that way, mainly because we didn’t care enough to follow-up with “the homie” Barack after he was in office. Everybody pretty much just sat back while a bad situation got worse. Do I think that Barack Obama intended for it to happen that way? Yes. Was it because he’s Black? Fuck no. It’s because he represents long-running bank owned government that systematically sucks the poor dry and fuels their own private agendas. Barack Obama was just the face that locked us into a paradox; support their policies and suffer or speak out against them and get labeled a racist. Obama was never concerned about the people who propped him up, he was an agent for Goldman Sachs and it just so happens that he’s Black.
I personally don’t care who you vote for, just be aware of who they are and what their plan is. To vote for somebody based on nothing more than the color of their skin is the stupidest fucking thing you could ever do. Back in 2008, most of the people I spoke to had not the slightest idea what Barack Obama stood for, they were just eager to see a Black President. Well, you got him and look where we are now. And please don’t misconstrue that last sentence; what I’m saying is that Black, White, Red, Yellow or Brown we have to support leaders who represent our best interests. Anybody who attempts to pressure you into backing a candidate based solely on race is an idiot and shouldn’t be held responsible for bathing themselves, let alone electing a president.
Believe it or not, I hate politics but I make sure that I’m at least informed about the issues and how a possible leader of the free world perceives them before I cast a vote for that person, and I encourage you to do the same. Voting for somebody because they’re Black is the same as voting for somebody because they’re White; they’re both equally retarded. All I ask is that you take the next 11 months and study up on who you think is best suited to represent the North American continent (let’s face it, Canada is America’s little bitch and Mexico is it’s drug dealer) and if you conclude that Obama’s the guy for you, great. Let Obama-mania 2012 begin. Just make sure you base your decision on actual information, not race.
Ok, I’m done. I’m gonna let the guys in the videos below finish this article for me.
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(Jason James is an artist, freelance columnist and writer for RefinedHype.com. You can listen/download his most recent album, "Marvelous World Of Color", here and you can contact him here and here.)