Comments on: Dear Black People: Stop Embarrassing Me

By: abw

abw — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:07:04 +0000

Laughs!You funny Geraldo! But it is a given that they are going to have the unfortunate opportunity of stumbling across some stupid behind stuff. Sherry Shephard stuff though-as questionable as it is at times is the tip of the iceberg! It is the other foolishness that far worse that crosses the line that we need to be vigilant of! I feel the irritation made by some of the things Sherrie Shephard says but ignorance of some of US and other Americans reaches no bounds!

By: Geraldo Jenkins

Geraldo Jenkins — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:45:50 +0000

depressing as hell…….My biggest concern is when life as we know it…meaning our current lifestyles, values, etc. are wiped off of the planet and the next humans (if the race is fortunate enough to sustain itself long enough) are researching what (particularly black) people were doing during the time surrounding the second millienium. It would be extremely unfortunate for the next wave of intelligent life to stumble upon quotes from the majestic Sheri Sheppard and scriptures from the all knowledgeble “Plies” and then piece together an image of what our life used to be like. scary…yes…. As for the conspiracy theory, im sure it exists to some extent, but white people seem appeased by things that don’t challenge the ongoing cultural schemata. For instance, it’s much more fun to proliferate the sub-standard vocabulary of a southern dingbat who is clearly a poor representation of people from the south, then to spread knowledge of certain facts like how inventions such as the refrigerator, the hair comb, shoe lasting machine, toiltet flush, stop lights, etc. were created through the ingeniousness of the black mind. It’s like Styles P said, “They focus on the negative attention, do something positive and never get mentioned”. But in addition to the white conspiracy, there are also black decision makers who allow this type of shit to fly (in regards to shit hop). ever see BeT at night? it’s pretty contradictory to the message sent through its gospel members. As for Sherri…………shit……….

By: abw

abw — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 06:38:44 +0000

I am from the South,my nigga, we don’t learn no grammar.

If you really said this, Plies, please speak for yourself. Alot of us “N’s, no black folks, paid attention in school in English class!!! The South may not have as much as every other region in the U.S. but we have at least the basics like schools that teach roughly the same curriculum as everyone else, bruh. Nothing wrong with Southern drawls, Ebonics, and out and out slang at times and many places(the streets,the clubs, the neighborhood,hip hop magazines like Vibe and anywhere else outside of church,school, and work), but some of us grasp at least the rudimentary elements of Standard American English if not the kings English.

As for the View, I have not stayed up on it. I am not all to sure she is ignorant in every issue but the Christian one is admittedly a sore spot.

By: littlem

littlem — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:10:44 +0000

First, what Afrodyte said. (But not just to white people. To, like, the world. I’m less worried about what American white people think than what, say, the Chinese think. Learn your Mandarin now, y’all.)

Second, I thought “plies” were something we used to warm up in ballet class.

But of course, I’m one of those WOCs who “talks white”.

Give me strength. I also can’t deal with this mess happening on my birthday. I love Whoopi, but I won’t watch the View.

Plus, IMO, the REASON we have to send Afrodyte’s email is because Perception Is Reality.

I know some here would prefer not to believe it.

I believe most here believe it SHOULDN’T be that way.

But the Jena 6 case SHOULDN’T have come to court, either.

Perception is Reality. If not necessarily for you, for the people you deal with (which can and will boomerang back into your life).

Believe it.

And can we get that ignorant Sherri girl off the air, please?!? What, they had to have a Mammy figure to replace La Star after she got thin?

Pleeeeeeeeeze.

By: Afrodyte

Afrodyte — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:44:33 +0000

Dear White People,

The beliefs expressed by Ms. Sherri Shepherd do not reflect the consensus of Black people. Please do not ask us if we all think the world is flat.

Sincerely,
Black People

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By: Trula

Trula — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:56:29 +0000

FannieLouHamer wrote: Or they thought, hey, we’re marketing to black folks, and they’ll buy just about anything.

most people who actually buy rap are white American males ages 16-24. So they were probably thinking hey this just reinforces stereotypes our buying/target market feels about black people.

I am still laughing over Sherri Shepherd, LOL!

but she doesn’t represent me and neither does Plies. People, seriously, there is enough room in our culture for everyone to be themselves. and we have got to quit worrying over what racist white folks think, and thinking that anything we do or don’t do has any kind of effect on racist white people. We could all be proper-speaking, well-educated, clean-cut, ‘perfect’ black people and you know what? They would not stop being racist.

Let’s focus more on ways we can make positive changes within the black community.

By: Trula

Trula — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:16:59 +0000

Sherri Shepherd…LOL. I’ll be back to write my comment after I stop laughing, ah ahahahahaha hah ahahaha ha ha ha!!

By: Brittany

Brittany — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:24:21 +0000

Wow, I am pretty pissed about that Plies interview. He is really fucking us over by thinking that its ok to talk like that because he is from the south. Thats really not cool.

By: FannieLouHamer

FannieLouHamer — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:10:48 +0000

Wow. “Plies.” Now the funny thing is, I bet a conference room full of suited and booted white music executives had to keep a straight face on that one. Or they thought, hey, we’re marketing to black folks, and they’ll buy just about anything.

As for Sherri Sheppard — what was she thinking? Since when does Christian have to equal stupid? That reminds me of an anecdote T.D. Jakes related on NPR. He said that one of the members of his congregation was telling him that she had to have surgery, but that she felt good because her surgeon was a Christian. Rev. Jakes said to her, “Yes, but is he a good surgeon?”

Faith and intellect are not mutually exclusive.

This Sherri Sheppard thing makes me miss Lisa Ling even more. At least she was intelligent, even though she often got shouted down by Barbara and the View Crew.

BTW, why can’t Latinas get a shot at being on The View? I think America is a bit more diverse than black, white,and Asian.