Who are black leaders, IMO

PacadermaTideUs said:

Every name in this thread however has been discounted as a sellout "house servant".

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JBama_in_PCOLA said:

One thing I've found out about today's so called leaders is that they need all these "flaws" in America. If it weren't for these flaws, racist cops, white supremacy, MSNBC, etc. they would be out of a job. They don't want to held accountable so they cry wolf, when that's exactly what they are.


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JBama_in_PCOLA said:

Someone asked me who would I consider a 'black leader.' I didn't know at the time, but after thinking about it I have come to the conclusion that a black leader is someone who does the right thing even when someone isn't looking. Also, I think it is someone who takes care of their family without someone asking them to and who doesn't look for a hand out. One thing I look for is someone who has an opinion and stands behind that opinion regardless of what someone says. Someone who stands for what's right, who is accountable, and especially someone who is logical. Those guys are few and far between to me. You can't call Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton any of that because they need certain things that are illogical to me. They don't have real jobs, they hurt other people just to gain what they want. That's just a little something from me. Roll Tide, y'all.

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Bamabuzzard said:

Here's my unpopular take on why people like Bill Cosby and others named in this thread cannot spark change within the black community.

Many in the black community have a lot of angst towards anything that is perceived to be a part of the white culture. They don't want any part of it. So when you have people like Bill Cosby call out black people for the way they talk, dress and act. They automatically dismiss him because what he's asking them to do is considered "acting white" in their minds. Even though what he's asking them to do is basically talk, dress and act like main stream society. Not "like white people". It's not just white people doing what he's asking them to do. People from all races make an effort to dress, speak and act in a manner that is accepted in main stream society. Yet you see so many black people speaking, dressing and acting in a manner that simply is not and will not be accepted by the main stream. Whether it be in business or social arena. I've listened to him and other black people like him (Stephen A Smith comes to mind) continue to tell the black community that the thug, ghetto, rap culture and dialect simply is not and will not be accepted by main stream society. So if they want to be successful they better ditch it. Yet their words and advice fall on def ears. It seems many are hell bent on forcing main stream society to accept the above mentioned culture/lifestyle even if it means hurting their ability to succeed in society.

That is why Bill Cosby gets so much backlash when he says "Pull your pants up, speak proper English etc.". Many in the black community perceive that what he's wanting them to dress and speak like are white people and they don't like it.

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