Alvin McEwen: LGBT's of color have been kicked off the bus & told to find our own way home

[Bluebear]

...When Obama first included McClurkin in his campaign, he made him himself look like a hypocrite. Here is a man who onced addressed homophobia in the black church now inviting a purveyor of it to raise money for him via a series of black gospel concerts.

And when he is criticized for this decision, he seeks to soothe wounded feelings by inviting an openly gay white pastor to take part.

So on one side of Obama is Donnie McClurkin, who represents the black church. On the other side is Pastor Sidden, who represents the lgbt community.

That is the wrong symbol to put forth.

Inviting an openly gay black pastor would have been an excellent way to demonstrate the commonalities between the lgbt and African-American struggles for self-determination.

Obama's clumsy invitation to Pastor Sidden only perpetuates the myth that being black and being gay are two separate identities that don't overlap.

Furthermore, it means that folks like myself (lgbts of color) are once again shown how invisible we are.

No. More than that.

We have been given the hook, pushed to the side, had the trapdoor to the alligator pit released under our feet.

LGBTs of color haven't been just pushed to the back of the bus in this controversy. We have been kicked off of the bus and told to find our own way home....

http://holybulliesandheadlessmonsters.blogspot.com/2007/10/there-goes-that-ugly-juxtaposition.html

[sniffa]

1. stop being so seLf induLgent

and this fake, bLack, gay person wiLL not deraiL obama. you hiLLary peopLe are so transparent.












k&r. ;)

[MNDemNY]

27. Maybe not "derail" him, but his track ends short.

[FlaxieB]

2. This is a BullShit Post. You want to be active and March to get rights. Go March on Washington and

Get the Senators Attention. March until you get what you deserve. Sitting here on DU complaining is not getting the Job done. Do what MLK did. March until the issue is Address. You are trying to smear Obama because of what Donnie said this is Bullshit. If you are so outraged then DO SOMETHING ABOUT. Get people together and go down and March on Washington. Get someone to be able to address congress with your issues. That is the only way you are going to be heard.

[Bluebear]

4. "This is a BullShit post" - is that so.

I have been heard, calling the Obama campaign & telling them why he's not getting my vote.

[FlaxieB]

5. Good for you. I am sick of the whinning and no one is standing up for themselves.

[NMMNG]

30. Nobody forces you to click on these threads.

And there is a very handy little "ignore" feature. Use it instead of "whinning" about the threads after you click on them and read them of your own volition.

[Dhalgren]

3. It is a "double struggle" or even a "triple struggle" for GLBT of color.

Some of us get it. And some of us will never rest, never shut up, never sit down till every American citizen has full and equal rights under the Constitution. No "same as" or "equal to" bullshit. Obama is continuing to disappoint. I wish I could say that the other "top" candidates were better, but if they are it is only by a small margin. Big K&R for you BB...

[Bluebear]

6. Thank you dhalgren

You do get it, and it is appreciated.

[BeyondGeography]

7. Only two more shopping days until you won't have Obama/McClurkin

to play with anymore.

Enjoy.

[Bluebear]

8. Shame on you. Shame.

[FlaxieB]

9. Shame on the people who are complaining and not doing a damn thing about it.

I want to see them March on Washington to get rights that they deserve. DU is not going to get you what you want. Why not march and get your voices heard?

[Bluebear]

10. Shame on people who won't hold their own candidate to the highest of standards

That's Bushista behavior.

[FlaxieB]

11. You are mad then do something about it African Americans were made in the 60's they did something

about it. If you are mad as you said you are why aren't you marching on Washington? African Americans did it and they got what they wanted. Are you mad enough to fight for your rights?

[Bluebear]

13. Excuse me, stop lecturing me. Thank you.

If you are suggesting we stop complaining about the gospel tour with homophobes and go march on Washington instead, sorry, no.

[BeyondGeography]

12. Yep, supporting Obama is just like supporting Bush

Now excuse me while I'll get back to reading his secret "war on gays" tract.

[Bluebear]

14. That's not what was said, and you know it. But you are excusing your candidate on this issue.

And you should be ashamed, implying pelple are "enjoying" "playing" with this issue. Shame on you.

[Name removed]

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[terrya]

17. We GLBT folks have Marched on Washington several times.

In 1987, in 1993 and in 2000.

A million people were at the Marches in 1993 and 2000.

Sadly, nothing much has happened as a result.

[FlaxieB]

22. Did MLK and the Civil Rights movement give up? No they kept on doing it until

they got what they wanted. You need to do the same. You need to push for members of the GBLT to run for offices. The more offices you get in Congress the more you can sway votes. Keep working at it. It will take time, but it will be worth it.

[bicentennial_baby]

23. Read my sig...

And if you don't know who the person who said it is, look it up.

[terrya]

25. Bayard Rustin is one of the heroes of civil rights.

And he was gay. The driving force behind MLK's March on Washington.

[bicentennial_baby]

26. Yep

:hug:

[terrya]

24. We won't give up.

I sure as hell won't.

[sniffa]

28. and neither wiLL we

:hug:

[truedelphi]

31. Actually MLK almost gave up. he couldn't at one point get too many

People to go along with him, as they felt he was too hard core and alienating, and so he said, "I'll take it to the youth of America."

And he reached out to people in HS and in college.

And his persistance got others like Abernathy to come back on board.

But he did have his doubts and his time of despair.

[KittyWampus]

15. Bluebear finally posts something INSIGHTFUL about this incident & probably doesn't even realise whyh

ironically.

"Inviting an openly gay black pastor would have been an excellent way to demonstrate the commonalities between the lgbt and African-American struggles for self-determination."

[Bluebear]

16. "Bluebear finally posts something INSIGHTFUL" - - piss off.

Welcome to the ignore list, I don't need to be insulted.

[sniffa]

18. but you'LL miss out on her shrieking

cries of fouL. i shouLd go kick my obama raLLy thread - i need to be vaLidated.

[Bluebear]

19. It's a chance I have to take.

Enough replies of sound and fury, signifying nothing, and I do mean nothing.

[flvegan]

20. Kicked off the bus?

That's putting it kinda lightly.

Maybe if the bus was going 80, and the door was via being thrown through the front windshield with enough force that you bounce once before being run the hell over by said bus.

[NMMNG]

29. This is the most important part:

I know Pastor Sidden. He is a good guy who probably jumped into the middle of this situation because he wants people to know that God loves them no matter what orienation they are.

The ironic thing is this entire controversy could have been avoided if Donnie McClurkin had practiced that same principle.