Hey what's up y'all?
Been kind of obscure for awhile I know, but I'm back here, where you like it or not, with a brand new post:
I set some time aside to talk about something that has been bothering me recently, and by recently I mean always. That something is how "Blackness" somehow instantly creates memory loss in our society. What do I mean? I mean that most things/events/etc. that garners sympathy, admiration, or recognition from Black people is instantly and conveniently "forgotten" by society as a whole. I'll give some examples:
The American economic crisis:
Who does everyone blame? Obama. But, conveniently everyone has completely forgotten that it was during the previous President's term that the stock market crashed (If you don't believe my half-black ass, look it up... or watch this speech Bush made addressing the crash during his term http://youtu.be/YsDmPEeurfA). And yet who gets all the "impeach" signs made up for him and pictures that compare him to Hitler (...really?), Obama. It's like blaming the janitor for a giant turd someone else left on the floor.
The reinvention of the Super Hero genre:
Talk to most comic fans, read most articles, etc.; What is the movie that everyone claims reinvented the Super Hero genre for the new generation? 2000's X-Men. X-Men is the film that everyone praises for creating the template for deep, dark, intelligent, and gritty Super Hero flicks. Seriously, ask anyone and that's the movie they'll say. Seriously go ask someone right now or do a Google search. I'll wait...
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OK, so X-Men is undoubtedly the first of the new wave of Super Hero flicks, right? As a matter of fact, as Lex Luthor would say in my least favorite film of all time: WRONG! It was 1998's Blade (also a Marvel comic), an awesome film that is also arguably a better film than X-men (mostly because of this line: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXhKzY0BKwY). The movie also didn't get any credit for utilizing bullet time a full year before it was made famous in The Matrix. Do you ever hear anyone EVER praise Blade for basically recreating the comic book/Super Hero genre? Nope.
Lando Calrissian
You ever hear anyone praising that dude for blowing up the 2nd Death Star? Nope. They only remember that he betrayed Han.
So that's my rant for today. Cheers!
PS: During the whole gay marriage thing (maybe you heard of it, not sure if it got enough news coverage... sarcasm), this MUCH BIGGER ISSUE was completely ignored by the media, the repeal of anti-discrimination laws against voting minorities in the South, or Jim Crow laws.: http://www.upworthy.com/civil-rights-defenders-won-this-fight-in-1965-this-justice-explains-how-its-been-undone-in-2013?c=ufb1
Happy 4th! And remember, buttholes and firecrackers don't mix.
