One of the most poignant argument points in the entire “cops destroy Black lives above all” debate is the multi-layered characteristics of Black people.
We could either be President, doctors, hood, scholars, contrarians, bankers, career criminals, Dr. Henry Louis Gates, garbage men — and all still subscribe to healthy portions of stereotypical Blackness.
So when I saw Grammy Award-winning, Christian-based rap star Lecrae sit straight-faced while some white guy “pastor” flat out admitted the toils of American slavery generated a “blessing” for his fellow bitchmade tribe a.k.a. Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy and everyone who loves him, I didn’t think much of it.
Never mind the “pastor” allowed his “polite hate speech” to clearly dispel the myth bubbles encased in terms like “white privilege,” “systemic racism” and “white guilt.” Nah, that still wasn’t my issue.
And yes, for the record, my militant ass would have reacted much differently, allowing them to indeed get the spectacle they signed up for in requesting a Black guest. I don’t want to distract too much from the issue discussing Lecrae’s religious ethos but for all you casual Christians out there (especially the ones who dragged those dusty “What Would Jesus Do?” keychains around in middle school), I’m pretty sure a passive response like Lecrae’s is just that!
Earlier this month, HipHopDX’s 2019 Rapper of the Year DaBaby literally retreated from his social media pages after he casually flexed with Chick-fil-A bag.
Photo:Twitter/DaBaby
It seems like a harmless enough photo, right? Well, tell that to DaBaby’s Twitter and Instagram mentions. “Damn I ain’t know niggas couldn’t eat chic fila during the protests,” he laughed off with emojis before deleting the post in its entirety — but screenshots.
Black people, just know, your privilege also shows too. No, it’s not parallel or equivalent to the aforementioned white privilege (a falsehood progressive racists love to entertain) but it does involve what we do with our freedom. A quick perusal on social media proves Chick-fil-A is still very heavy in the popular culture, despite their heavy monetary opposition towards all things LGBTQ. Some even go as far as to joke about being conflicted over the bigoted bird sandwiches.
Yet, when someone of stature, celebrity or influence jumps out of the pocket, all of a sudden it’s an issue of trending topic proportions? What happened to the man (or woman) in the mirror?
On Tuesday (June 16), Baltimore Ravens sensation Lamar Jackson was introduced as the latest athlete to grace the prestigious Madden video game cover — much to the positive reactions of many Black people. But just last week, it was “fuck” the NFL, Roger Goodell and Drew Brees as a staff, record label and as a muthafuckin’ crew over half-baked apologies, their silence and other associated horseradish involving the flag.
But wouldn’t it be counterproductive to support a widely-spread video game that actually represents a ton of the league’s intellectual properties?
Throughout this country’s latest bout with murderous police, I have realized I am proud to defend gay and trans people. As a heterosexual male, I completely understand how someone could not dislike gay or trans people in the slightest emotion but still be unknowingly plagued with homophobia.
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But please be fully aware and transparent. Allowing gay and trans people to have secondary consideration in your world is the exact same thing Black people are accusing the White people of doing. It creates a toxic pecking order that bleeds into politics, legislation, law enforcement and yes, even buttered buns.
Virtually every Black person knows a mother, auntie, sister, cousin — or even some dude up the street with a fire barrel who can fuck up some chicken. And we’re allowing places like Chick-fil-A and Popeyes to sell us and get wealthy off that experience?
Social media is absolutely, without-a-doubt, 100 percent a form of activism — and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. But if your buying habits don’t align with your hashtags, you’re just making noise. And when is the last time Black people organized a successful boycott since the bus boycotts in the south? One of equal importance and semblance? (Hit me in the comment section with examples.)
If any aspect of Chick-fil-A’s beliefs mentally harms, offends or disrespects you or anyone around you, being sometimey with your money doesn’t cut it. Make better decisions with your wallets and purses.
I employ everyone to check out the very first episode of Run The Jewels member Killer Mike’s Netflix show Trigger Warning with Killer Mike for a real live social experiment example.
Throughout the episode “Living Black,” Mike purposefully inconveniences himself while only shopping at Black-owned businesses. It’s a beaming glimpse on the disproportional economic structures within the United States and will speak to anyone who doesn’t want any discrimination with their dinner.
And White people, you can definitely “buy Black” too. Fuck evil.
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I will eat wherever I damn well please.
I’ll be back for the comments in a short while.
Kanye West wont like that.
Black ppl wanna boycott everything but drugdealers and gangs lmaoo
When you make general statements you make yourself look like an ass. That same general statement makes the person you spoke about look like an ass. Assuming without trying to know denotes a lack of intelligence.
You are not being oppressed by a chicken resturaunt be an adult already jesus christ this is unreal.
Only children call people cry baby as an actual insult. Little kid sit down somewhere. Since your mom pays for your chick fillet just chill.
Ive never seen a race so helpless in my life, im starting to feel kind of bad honestly. Asians, whites, hispanics, arabs, middle easterners, europeans all handle themselves and risenup themselves..
Black americans are the only race i feel like a father figure too bc they are always looking for help. Its kind of pathetic at this point..someone send me a link where i can donate to a poor neighborhood please.
You a whole lame. You have to ask what neighborhood to donate to. That’s because you stay inside all day and never been to an actual neighborhood.
Its bc i have thing to do and accomplish. i dont sit online all day whining about a bad life when ik i can go out in the real world and make my own destiny.. the only race who wants everyone else 2 change but refuses to end their own short comings.
Now you looking like a hypocrite. You just ran your damn mouth on the internet. Then you say you don’t do that. Ok your argument is null and void. You can’t even keep your shit straight.
Bc im out of work. Work, you know a place where you go to make money and provide. Not a place where u guilt ppl into giving u a handout on a daily basis
They’ve taken over the comment section.
Great piece man.
Imagine claiming that white people are fragile and then crying about a chicken nugget store. Trent Clark is a legitimate race vulture, and you’re trying to get in on the perceived oppression of other groups as well. Black trans lives matter? Hey Trent, which demographic murdered nearly every trans individual killed in the US last year? Shit, THAT’S some privilege- committing the lion’s share of violent crime while maintaining that coveted victim status.
You are a whole clown. How can black people have privilege and be oppressed globally by system’s white supremacy at the same time? Lgb isssues have NOTHING to do with the black community, and conflating the two is partly why we can’t get anywhere. Slavery, jim crow, war on drugs, was aimed specifically at black people, yet every time we try to get some type of restitution and justice, someone deliberately tries to crowbar in another group, and its c*on ass n*iggas like you that keep that con going.
Yo trent, get a fucking life or just end it already!
Going off on White people and Chick-fil-A like they’re responsible for every bad thing in the world. Spoiler alert: they’re not at all!
White bitches be bad, chicken is dope. NFL best sports league by far, Madden awesome.
Ain’t homophobic so I’m good tellin ya go suck a dick, then another, and another, and just keep sucking them til you choke n die you pussy ass nigga.
THIS!
FUCKING RIGHT!
This article is such bullshit going off on a person’s race just because someone gave you a hard time it’s people like you that gives black people a bad impression do everyone a favor and don’t reproduce.
Chick-fil-a is oppressing you? Please grow up, and find something concrete to be oppressed by.
These comments are disappointing and show who is only here for the beats… Good article, Mr Clark!
You are a gross hypocritical racist
Well written, not a lick of untruth in the whole thing.
Props, even if some of the children on here aren’t ready for that conversation.
Nobody has to have these conversations with you. Keep talking to yourself all you want. Nobody owes you a conversation. Racist mfers like you love to dish it out to white people and then act like a pathetic victim when the shoe is on the other foot. We have nothing to talk about.
I’m more than ready for the conversation. But when I start making valid points that these emotional “militant” black people can’t handle, they throw tantrums and start bitching about “privilege” (which is nothing more than a catch-all way to shut down criticism of the far left agenda). There’s a ton of untruth in this article. Chick-fil-a doesn’t oppress anybody any more than other fast food restaurants do for one thing.
Stop trying to shoehorn LGBT issues and concerns into black concerns. Gays are just a racist as everyone else, until it’s time to piggyback off black folks for some benefits.
You dont have any room to call anybody else a racist
Chick file oppresses u? Really?
My militant ass…lol pussy ass keyboard gangsta. I’m sure you woulda really done something drastic. Does anybody here do journalism, or just a bunch of race-baiting wanna be tough guys?
This beta male writer should do some articles about how gangster rap has harmed the black community by making it cool to sell drugs and shoot each other, but he won’t, because he’s a coward and the path of least resistance is to blame white people for everything. Black suffering is white people’s fault, and even when black people act ignorant it’s because they don’t know any better because the white man had held them back. It’s such a pathetic way of thinking, and does absolutely nothing to fix anything.
Bitch ass Trent removed my comment bc I called him a spade. “My militant ass” lol. He a keyboard gangsta. Remove my comment, but there’s plenty other comments up here w worse language. Grow some balls. Quit being a race-baiter. Stop going to chick-fil-a then…who gives a shit?
Boycott Chik-Fil-A? As good dem mofugun sandwiches is?
Lol @ this article
Oppressed lmfao your ancestors would laugh at you lmfao black people are not oppressed even a little bit … there is a authoritarian problem that effects all the races but there is not one thing in America that black people are held back from … there are no opportunities they are not afforded …. in fact it’s the very opposite …. affirmative action for one which is racists in its very definition … black only schools … the very fact Black people can spray disgusting racist hate speech towards anyone they desire and it’s the other person fault … Black people can kill more people than any other race in the country but we aren’t allowed to talk about it …… you fuckers are dreaming
I will eat whatever I want. Race shouldn’t have nothing to do with chicken. Everybody eats fried chicken from here to Dubai and Japan. Gtfoh with all this literary nonsense. We have all kinds of problems in this world to be talking about instead of food. We need to not think so deep on these issues because it’s another form mental and spiritual hindrance. We need proper food for thought instead creating confusion which is of this world. Knowledge, wisdom and understanding cures a wicked appetite. So God bless everyone and we should go on about our business. We only live one life on earth before the metamorphosis takes place. Peace be among us!!