When Proposition 8 was passed in the November 4th election, I penned a post about some of the specifics pertaining to the protests that erupted in the streets of Los Angeles, in the wake of the unfortunate outcome.
In response, a blogger posted a comment in which he alleged that 70% of Blacks voted "yes" for a ban on "gay marriage", for good reason.
"Because gays in West Hollywood are racist," Monster 62 (!) lamented.
In a follow-up post, I laid bare such a notion and backed up my position with a solid argument.
In the final analysis, I asserted that the black community stabbed "gays" in the back.
Some have alleged in the front, too!
Therefore, I was quite appalled when I read in the weekend newspaper that protestors at a rally against Prop 8 in Los Angeles urged the emotionally-charged activists not to blame the black community!
After all, exit polls verified that blacks voted 2 to 1 in favor of a gay marriage ban.
I proceeded to denounce the anti-Prop 8 rallies on the grounds that the protestors were wrongfully "singling" out Mormons and Evangelicals and ignoring the truth.
Until the protestors were prepared to put part of the blame where it belonged - on the black community - I noted that I could not support their misguided harassment of a select few.
I was quite surprised (and thankful) to open the Sunday paper and come across an editorial by writer Gregory Rodriguez which appeared to be in accord with my position.
Ah, an individual not afraid to voice an opinion, for fear of being labelled a racist!
He started by saying:
"The chattering masses on the post-racial right say Barack Obama's win is one more nail in the coffin of affirmative action. It proves blacks are equal , they say, and therefore they don't need "special consideration" (Amen!) anymore. Abigail Thernstrom wrote it in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday."
Maybe they're right, he continued.
"And gays' attack on blacks for voting to ban gay marriage is the proof. Since when have blacks been the target of left-wing opprobrium about the way they vote? At least since Obama was elected president."
Mr. Rodriguez proceeded to argue that because blacks had no power in the past they could not be racist.
"Difference plus power (old race warriors insisted) equalled racism. Those with no power therefore could not be racist, and by extension, could not be bigoted in other ways as well."Then, he bold-faced argued that the ascension of an African American to the presidency changed that calculus, primarily because of the symbolism of a black man in the "White House".
At this juncture, he noted that he was deeply impacted by an image he caught on the local news.
A dejected gay protestor at an anti- Prop 8 march - he asserted - argued that blacks got theirs - in the form of a president - but did nothing to help the little guys.
"We're the last minority left," he wailed to the media.
In sum, Rodriquez smugly asserted, whether the gay man knew it or not - he was accusing blacks of doing what many other ethnic groups have done - joining the mainstream by stepping on the group below them.
Then, Rodriquez took a leap!
"I hate to say it, but that's the American way - a constant struggling of outsiders to become insiders."
"If the controversy about Proposition 8 tells us anything, it's that even as discriminatory borders fall, groups in our diverse society will continue to jostle for power, position, and whose vision of the country will prevail."
"Implicit in the criticism of black support for Prop 8 is the idea that, as historically oppressed people, African Americans should have greater empathy for gays. The assumption here is that they cast their ballots as a liberal or even progressive bloc of "black voters"."
That issue aside, Rodriquez also put forth the idea that blacks may have voted "yes" on Proposition 8, because they are all basically "Church-goers" with a traditional Christian ethic which see gay marriage as an abomination in the eyes of the Lord.
Hogwash!
If the sermons at the Churches they attend are anything like those wildly pounded out from the pulpit in Chicago by Barack Obama's pastor friend - what's his name - then it's easy to fathom why the black community has gone astray!
Notwithstanding, alleged Christians - involved in the Prop 8 controversy - have been quoting scriptures in support of their stance on a gay marriage ban - that have never been determined to be the actual "word" of God.
In view of the fact the Bible has been edited, rewritten, and updated - by a myriad of Church Officials with secret agendas over the centuries - the words within its covers can not be trusted to be held true.
Moreover, it should be obvious to anyone with a modicum of intelligence, that it is not necessary to turn to the scriptures to resolve the problem at hand.
If each of us simply recognized that all individuals are equal - no matter their race, color, creed, or sexual persuasion - the answer to the current "dilemma" facing the courts would be crystal clear.
It's the Devil in sheep's clothing along the way the trips up the many at the expense of the few!
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