[Tracey]

Your post is thoughtless and ingnorant. You say that in these movies Blacks are ‘portrayed’ as wise authority figures as though Black people are not capable of being in a postition of power. What? Are we all supposed to be organ-grinder monkeys tethered to a musical box? There ARE Blacks in positions of power; are YOU? Would you feel intimidated if a Black man was your boss, or in a position of power over you; if a black man was the Presedent of the United States…….or do you even think a Black man/woman is CAPABLE. It seems to me that you couldnt handle that; and if you can’t, you have fallen into the trap of believing the stereotypical notion that blacks are inferior, and that is FAR from the truth. Just because I see some ‘white trash’ tooth-less drunk on the corner does not mean that all white people are mindless morons. Don’t do the same to us. What about the many roles of whites mentoring Blacks? …the movie with Michelle Phifer, and the one with Sean Connery (Finding Forester?)……are you saying that only whites can mentor blacks and not vise-versa?? And about this ‘hip-hop’ culture……What in the world does Morgan Freeman and Densel Washington have to to with ‘hip-hop’?? Just because people are black, you dont put them in a box. You also speak like you assume that the majority of Black men do not speak and ‘act’ properly. I am an ordinary, everyday Black person. Black reality is not the sterotype that you seem to foolishly believe. Just because you see some rap video, dont think you ‘know’ black people. I am an everyday black person, who is surrounded by black people daily, most are actually in positions of power and are role models. I hope you are aware of how ignorant and how utterly thoughtless your comment was.

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Name : Tracey, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Christian, Age : 24, City : Norfolk, State : VA, Country : United States, Occupation : Medical Student, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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