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Oprah discusses Chris Brown and Rihanna
9 Mar 2009When I saw this, I was vaguely irritated by the screaming white woman–why is it that white women always feel that they know the most about black women and abuse? There are two black women and two men of color on that panel…is it necessary for a white woman to be screaming over the black women speaking truth?
I also appreciated Oprah’s words–she’s clearly speaking from one survivor to another–and I felt that the way she spoke was not condescending or irritating. She’s been there and she clearly knows what needs to be said.
But at the same time, I must ask–where are the prominent men of color and/or black men speaking out to Chris Brown? And I’m not talking some community activist man of color that works mostly within the black community, I’m talking big talkers that interact regularly with white audiences (ala Oprah) like Bill Cosby or Jesse Jackson. These men have so much to say about how poor black women conduct themselves (having multiple babies with multiple partners, having children out of wedlock, etc)–but in a clear case like this where a man has clearly violated and abused a woman on the deepest level–they are silent. Tyler Perry just sat there like a bump on a log and then says the reason Brown should be concerned is because “he could’ve killed her.” Um….would this have been ok if it were “just” a slap in the face? (also notice how Perry said *if* this happened? Dude. It happened. Everybody from Rihanna to Chris Brown to onlookers all say that he did it.)
It shouldn’t have been Oprah saying what she said, it should’ve been Tyler Perry. And Jesse Jackson, and Bill Cosby and Al Sharpton. I would even argue that President Obama should be speaking very clearly about this. All of them should be hosting conversations about domestic violence on their shows. All of them should be talking about male sexuality, masculinity, maleness, and how that all interacts with violence.
It’s time for domestic violence to stop being a “woman’s” issue and start being a community issue. That can only happen once men join the conversation, however.
Lou Dobbs’ Beef with Mexico
7:02 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Immigration| TV| mexico · 23 Comments
13 Oct 2005
This country has its fair share of xenophobes and racists, some of which have made a name for themselves on cable news networks, where every non blond-haired, blue-eyed Jesus fearing individual is subject to belittlement and allegations of being responsible from everything to gas prices to terrorism.
CNN’s Lou Dobbs, however, is a different breed of bigot. Whether or not true reflections of Mr. Dobbs’ own convictions or the work of a few savvy producers with a penchant for sensationalism (remember when Bill O’Reilly was on A Current Affair and was “normal”?), Lou Dobbs is OBSESSED with Mexicans. I repeat: OBSESSED. And I actually do think the obsession is real, especially given the above photo of him with the “Minutemen”.Lou Dobbs is OBSESSED with Mexicans. I repeat: OBSESSED. And I actually do think the obsession is real, especially given the above photo of him with the “Minutemen”.
At first it was kind of a joke with my friends: “Guess what Lou Dobbs’ lead story is today…Uh, I don’t know, the outsourcing of America to MEXICO? Our unprotected borders open to evil MEXICANS?” Later I realized that the subject of illegal Mexican immigration was even more common on his show “Lou Dobbs Tonight” than I thought. I think it’s pretty safe to say that at least one of bigger stories each night is about illegal Mexican immigration to the U.S., if not more.
So, my question is: why just Mexico? Why not throw in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador or any other country every once in a while? Was Mr. Dobbs slighted by a Mexican girlfriend at one point and expressing his ire years later via cable news, or does he not know that these other countries exist? I’m stumped.
True testament to his obsession can be found in the transcripts of his show on CNN.com. On October 10th, Dobbs had two (count ‘em, two, on a one hour news program) stories about Mexican immigration; one about Mexican illegal immigrants coming in to “take away jobs” in New Orleans post-Katrina and another about the “disturbing rise in the number of Mexican consulates” in the U.S.
You can read the transcript of this show at CNN.com.
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