(Video) Charles Barkley: Black People Are Brainwashed If You’re Not a Thug or Idiot, You’re Not Black Enough

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1. Eaddy on October 28, 2014 at 8:26 am

   Thanks Sir. Charles for describing the problem or rather the symptom. I think it is good to talk about certain happenings in the black experience, but to be responsible, we must also talk about the root cause. It was not that long ago that black people who tried to educate themselves were pegged as uppity and dangerous to white communities making demonstrating smarts dangerous for black. Dummy oneself down was in fact a coping mechanism used by Blacks so as pacify violent whites who needed to see blacks as inferior. Not long before that, slave masters only offer for black success was a system of betraying fellow blacks. Black drivers and overseers were used to whip other blacks, betray plans for resistance, etc. I dare say that the day in 1863 when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed and that the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education verdict came in, some expected coping behaviors blacks used to survive 250 years of hostile society would immediately disappear. I don’t think there is one credible psychologist anywhere that would deny that these modern issues are just a small part of the psychological legacy stemming from systemic and institutional slavery and persistent racism leveled at Black people for centuries. Now that we know the root, perhaps we can raise the consciousness of Blacks like Charles Barkley and the entire Western society.

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2. Eaddy on October 28, 2014 at 9:10 am

   Thanks Sir. Charles for describing the problem or rather the symptom. I think it is good to talk about certain happenings in the Black experience, but to be responsible, we must also talk about the root cause.

   It was not that long ago that black people who tried to educate themselves were pegged as uppity and dangerous to white communities, making a demonstration of smarts dangerous for Black. Dummying oneself down was in fact a coping mechanism used by Blacks so as pacify violent whites who needed to see blacks as inferior. Not long before that, slave masters’ only offer for Black success was a system of betraying fellow Blacks. Black drivers and overseers were used and rewarded for whipping other Blacks, betraying plans for resistance, etc.

   I dare say that the day in 1863 when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed and that the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education verdict came in, some expected coping behaviors Blacks used to survive 250 years of hostile society and discriminatory behavior whites used would immediately disappear. I don’t think there is one credible psychologist anywhere that would deny that these modern issues are just a small part of the psychological legacy stemming from systemic and institutional slavery and persistent racism leveled at Black people for centuries. Now that we know the root, perhaps we can raise the consciousness of Blacks like Charles Barkley, whites and the entire Western society.

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3. greg on November 5, 2014 at 5:34 am

   Here is a simple solution that addresses much of what Charles says….. GET RID OF RAP MUSIC

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4. Donald Gant on December 9, 2014 at 5:36 pm

   Hey Uncle Charlie, don’t worry you meet the criteria, idoit. You’re so dumb you need to read an instruction manual to change your mind.

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