Some jackass sent me a PM

That email just struck me as funny, not thought out, and actually very self righteous. Just wondering if I was wrong in my assumption, but I am the only one that read it. So...... how about them there Texans?

not dancing around any issue, I know what the black power sign is, I know exactly what it symbolizes personally, so I also know that it is not racist.That is also not the only thing that picture symbolizes to me... That is one of the most hardcore things that you can do, excel and be the best at something on your own terms not anyone else's. Since you go to Wikipedia for your perspective on it lol... let me show you something you can relate to:

On the morning of October 16, 1968,[2] U.S. athlete Tommie Smith won the 200 meter race in a world-record time of 19.83 seconds, with Australia's Peter Norman second with a time of 20.06 seconds, and the U.S.'s John Carlos in third place with a time of 20.10 seconds. After the race was completed, the three went to collect their medals at the podium. The two U.S. athletes received their medals shoeless, but wearing black socks, to represent black poverty.[3] Smith wore a black scarf around his neck to represent black pride, Carlos had his tracksuit top unzipped to show solidarity with all blue collar workers in the U.S. and wore a necklace of beads which he described "were for those individuals that were lynched, or killed and that no-one said a prayer for, that were hung and tarred. It was for those thrown off the side of the boats in the middle passage."[4] All three athletes wore Olympic Project for Human Rights (OPHR) badges after Norman, a critic of Australia's White Australia Policy, expressed empathy with their ideals.[5] Sociologist Harry Edwards, the founder of the OPHR, had urged black athletes to boycott the games; reportedly, the actions of Smith and Carlos on October 16, 1968[2] were inspired by Edwards' arguments.[6]

Both U.S. athletes intended on bringing black gloves to the event, but Carlos forgot his, leaving them in the Olympic Village. It was the Australian, Peter Norman, who suggested Carlos wear Smith's left-handed glove, this being the reason behind him raising his left hand, as opposed to his right, differing from the traditional Black Power salute.[7] When "The Star-Spangled Banner" played, Smith and Carlos delivered the salute with heads bowed, a gesture which became front page news around the world. As they left the podium they were booed by the crowd.[8] Smith later said "If I win, I am American, not a black American. But if I did something bad, then they would say I am a Negro. We are black and we are proud of being black. Black America will understand what we did tonight."[3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Ol...k_Power_salute Originally Posted by Luxury Daphne

I knew you would take that wrong and that is why I put in the comment to describe the intense time of 1968. There were riots in the streets. I lived in Detroit in 68 and there were riots. People who lived through those times have a different perspective. The murder of Martin Luther King was a huge blow to all Americans. The man has never been replaced. Viet Nam was raging as was the Cold War. We had an innefective President who had no idea how to conduct a war. America was one hell of a mess, and it still is. I have never been bothered by your avatar.

no harm no foul.

Its just an avatar.....

Well at least I thought so.....

Its just an avatar right? No special meaning right?

Luxury Daphne, please do not change the avatar!

It serves as a reminder of how far we have come since those very turbulent days. And how far we still have to go.

And yes, I was around back then, a young teenager, but I remember the news reports.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy
Vietnam war in full swing
USSR try to annex more of Europe
Chicago Democratic Convention riots

And a short 10 days after that picture was broadcast, I lost my father.

The Colonel

(BTW, if it matters too anyone, I am caucasian)

LD at least you didn't get a text from some pushy punk telling you that your reviews are not descriptive enough and wants you to text him your services. WTF?

umm that would have been a popcorn moment.

Its just an avatar.....

Well at least I thought so.....

Its just an avatar right? No special meaning right? Originally Posted by lisa.lisa0302

that's me and Genesisnicole's theme pic
go team hardcore!

People can express pride in the ethnic background. That is not being racist.

LD at least you didn't get a text from some pushy punk telling you that your reviews are not descriptive enough and wants you to text him your services. WTF? Originally Posted by Reese McClain

The color RED is always signifigant in M. Night Shyamalan's movies

I thought the avatar looked familiar.

Cool avatar by the way.

Whoever said that the Smith/Carlos photo is racist is an ignoramus. They were protesting racial and social injustice, not endorsing it.

It's very opinionated but shit who isn't around here.

Ummm, I hate to always be the one to point out the OBVIOUS, but for someone to get all in a tiff about that picture and not be bothered my mothers and daughters having sex together on a hooker board, is just delusional!

There are a lot of things on this board that are offensive and downright past criminal, and I am not talking about tricking. Just sayin.

I think anyone who considers that a racist avatar has little understanding of the context--of what has happened since thos Olympics. Maybe they see something few others do, but I suspect it says far more about them than it does about your avatar.