PANDERING Will NOT Cure HIV/AIDS
Fri Jun 29, 2007 at 12:24:35 AM PDT
cross posted from MyDD with permission
Tonight's debate may have scored some points for Hillary Clinton , but I was insulted and infuriated. Whether or not the Media and the American people would be more concerned about HIV/AIDS among African American women and it would be addressed more if they were White women, does not address this serious issue and I am disgusted that Hillary addressed it as cheaply as she did.
It's called race/gender baiting and this African American female was not impressed. I think , one of the mistakes that Hillary and some of the other white candidates continue to make, is underestimating our intelligence to know the difference between a race baiting panderer and someone who is genuinely concerned about the Black community. They think they can fake a black accent and mimic some in the Black community, and assume that they are relating to us as a people. It's beyond fake. It's offensive and insulting and I have had it with Hillary doing this. It may work on older uneducated Blacks who are still under the impression that ALL of their problems are related to the White man keeping them down, but it doesn't work on me. I am part of a new generation of Blacks and I don't blame the "White Man" for everything. Some things are , gasp , actually my own peoples fault. If Hillary really cared she would have addressed the actual problem. AIDS among African American women.
If I were standing in place of Hillary, I would have stated the following:
"Ladies, we need to start getting real. Seventy percent of the new cases for H.I.V are among us. This is BS. (applause) If we really want to stop this, we are going to have to take steps on our own to stop it, whether or not the Media addresses it. (applause). The most effective way to ensure that we don't get HIV/AIDS is to KEEP OUR LEGS CLOSED! You don't have to wait for the media to tell you that. Tell yourself that(roaring applause) Now, some of you are obviously not going to do that, and that's your choice. You have that right. So, if you are going to insist upon "getting your freak on" (laughter) then I would strongly urge you to use some common sense. By that, I mean, use a condom, keep it out of your mouth and stop taking it from behind (roar, laughs, applause) ."
"And Brothas, (ooooohhhh) if you are confused about yourself (laugh) and can't decide on just one "partner" or one "type" of partner, the very least you can do , is have some respect and use a condom while you are trying to figure it out. We all know about the practice of DOWN LOW and you have the right to be whatever and whoever you want to be, but you also have a responsibility to practice safe sex if you are going to have multiple partners. Having unsafe sex and then taking that back to your wife is immoral. I don't care if people get angry. I'm trying to save your lives here. I'd rather have a low approval rating than a 70% approval rating to match that 70% new cases for H.I.V. among African American women. ( applause )"
In all fairness, maybe Hillary Clinton would not be able to get away with talking like that, but I bet you Michelle Obama would.
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