2007-12-20 01:14:42 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I'm Black, and I don't feel like they are.
2007-12-20 01:17:29 · update #1
I'm with you all the way. I don't think they're leaders at all. & I dont think they're doing enough to get the younger generation involved with the cause. They hold totally out-dated, racists opinions on today's society. I dont believe they are leaders simply because they're still preaching about White people being our oppressers when, in reality, we're holding each other back. White people just believe that they're leaders because they fit the typical militant Black "leader" stereotype.
2007-12-20 01:24:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think of guys like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson pass way too some distance. as quickly as I hear that they are in contact with a particular difficulty, i be attentive to this is in all probability BS and not even properly worth listening to. They make each and every little thing sound worse than that's. easily, i think that they only are not very smart or tactful. I purely wish that the greater smart human beings from the black community could have the capacity to have their voices heard over those embarrassing loudmouths. so some distance as Don Imus' is going, this is great that Sharpton needs Imus to be held in charge for the racist fact. although, for Sharpton to insist that Imus could resign is rediculous.
2016-11-04 03:08:32 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm white, and I know Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are not leaders of anything but their own ambition. However, the media portrays them as champions of civil rights. For some reason, people don't contradict this.
2007-12-20 01:28:47 · answer #3 · answered by cornbread_oracle 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WE don't. (At least not where I come from.)
Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton believe they are "black leaders".
White people in the South tend to believe that they are racist loudmouths who like to create racial tension, rather than work on reducing racial tension.
I live in an area that has large numbers of both black people and white people, with smaller Asian and hispanic minorities.
The NAACP and other organizations in this county (and yes, I mean COUNTY, not COUNTRY, as I am not speaking of the nation as a whole, but the specific area where I live and work) do more to increase racial tension and prevent equality than they do to try to ease tensions and create equality.
2007-12-20 01:19:18 · answer #4 · answered by Matthew Stewart 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of us don't. We need to look at local government more. We should talk to each other more. In my city, we have a very autocratic mayor, who has the needed votes to override citizen input for issues. He is quite despised by people of his own race. One of my fellows calls him, 'racist.' The 2 (of 6 council members)African-American council members vote against him frequently. In a recent effort to stop a 'yes,' vote on an issue, African-Americans opposed him. These are the leaders I respect. Many arguments between races can be resolved through discussion. Example, sorry to bring it up, OJ Simpson. Friends asked me if I thought him, 'guilty,' meaning of course did I agree with jury. I always said ,'no, but he did it.' If the evidence is not there,or false testimony is given, and if 'guilty without a doubt,' is followed, acquittal must be verdict. Very good question.
2007-12-20 01:31:57 · answer #5 · answered by peter s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because anytime an issue involving a black person rises to national attention, they're both standing in front of the camera - because the rest of America knows who they are.
2007-12-20 01:18:02 · answer #6 · answered by Prophet 1102 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Cosby and the Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson (of New Orleans) have shown some really good leadership. I'd love to see more of it.
2007-12-20 01:34:02 · answer #7 · answered by pike942 SFECU pray4revival FOI 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES WILLING STEP UP TOO THE PLATE AN MAKE THEIR VOICE HEARD , NOT SAYING THE BLACK COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE DON'T HAVE MANY OTHER WILL QUALIFIED AND GREAT LEADERS IN THEIR SOCIETY ; HOW MANY ARE YOU SEEING STEP UP SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN IT MEANS PUTTING THEIR OWN OWN NECKS OUT THERE FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS CORRECT FOR THEIR BLACK COMMUNITY . LATELY NOT TOO MANY...
2007-12-20 01:37:29 · answer #8 · answered by AFRO-MAN 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's all based on perception and they both typically stand up for minority rights. They want to be perceived as leaders - and often times, I think the media even introduces them as black leaders.
2007-12-20 01:20:21 · answer #9 · answered by Maris 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The people with the loudest voice are normally perceived as the leader.
2007-12-20 01:17:44 · answer #10 · answered by Steve is cool 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋