White People and Ghosts, Black People and Water and Digression Part III
When I was a kid I used to watch a ton of horror movies. I couldn't get enough of them - ghosts, monsters, vampires, the evil un-dead - you name it, I loved it. I especially loved the supernatural - tales that involved demons ghosts and good old fashion battles with the devil. These movies, while entertaining always left me with a puzzling question. Why did White people always stay in the house after they figured out that there was a damn ghost?? You knew they hated them, so why stay around and get possessed, get sucked into a TV, or get the shit scared out of you on a daily basis? You know you're not going to beat a ghost and reclaim your home so why try? I never could figure it out, especially knowing that most sensical Black people would break out and sell the house when they get within first earshot of the all too famous ghost line of "get out." Silly TV white people.
Anyhow, this gets me to my point. It's been really sad and crazy looking at all the destruction that hurricane Katrina left behind in the south. It's just crazy. But while perusing through the news and looking at the papers, there is one astounding trend I've noticed. Everyone is Black!! Why are all the people who decided to stay back and challenge a HURRICANE Black??? We all know that Black people generally don't like water, so why stay back to have to escape an ocean of water coming to engulf your city!! And all these fools were warned! When the mayor tells you "Get out of the city, there is a lot of water coming in the form of a deadly hurricane" you leave!! At least I would... Anyhow, so I will never again question why White people stay in haunted houses, cause we Black people are like them - We like to stay to see a hurricane...
Did you also catch the news coverage of looting? Does it seem like all the looters are black? Check this...
Anyhow, this gets me to my point. It's been really sad and crazy looking at all the destruction that hurricane Katrina left behind in the south. It's just crazy. But while perusing through the news and looking at the papers, there is one astounding trend I've noticed. Everyone is Black!! Why are all the people who decided to stay back and challenge a HURRICANE Black??? We all know that Black people generally don't like water, so why stay back to have to escape an ocean of water coming to engulf your city!! And all these fools were warned! When the mayor tells you "Get out of the city, there is a lot of water coming in the form of a deadly hurricane" you leave!! At least I would... Anyhow, so I will never again question why White people stay in haunted houses, cause we Black people are like them - We like to stay to see a hurricane...
Did you also catch the news coverage of looting? Does it seem like all the looters are black? Check this...
posted by Stephane King at 8:16 AM
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In the case of Katrina, the folks that stayed behind were the ones that weren't able to evacuate -- the ones that didn't have cars or the money to relocate. They were the poorest folks in the city. And yes, they were black. They did not decide to stay back simply because they thought they could beat the storm. Come on, King!
5:32 PM
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1:57 AM
Why is it that people from our own race can't help each other. I'm hispanic and the last person i'll ask for help is another hispanic person. Why is it that the mayor didn't do anything for "his" people. Tons of school buses were waisted when they could've been used to get these poor people out. And for the poeple that stayed behind simply because they though they could tough it out, *%$# you for waisting resources whey you could've gotten out.
7:07 AM
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