Everytime I turn on my television or read a magazine theirs some gossip or talk about celebrities and the mistakes they made. Ask yourself how many times did you hear about Micheal Jackson donating money, very slim but he was one of the most chartiable artisit to ever live. Forget that how many celebrities do you see honored for what they have done for the industry and chartiable works? Let's just state the obivious; how many African American celebrities do you see in the good light.
Tyger Woods was seen a white man as long as he was doing good in golf, but when he made a mistake and was caught cheating on his wife he had never been more black then ever. Micheal Vick is a icon, a role model, and hope to a city where struggle is something you are acustom to at the age of 7 years old. Vick gives hope to the the children growing up in the "hood", were basketball and football are your ticket out, and if you arent granted talent then you sale drugs, and you only go to college if your parents care about education or want better for to you.
I never said that Vick dog-fighting wasn't bad, but that's how some people make their living in the "hood".Fighting dogs is a way of life, it alaramed rich white folks who praise PETA, but it didn't alaram the black community not because it isn't wrong, but because we know that fighting dogs is the only way some people eat. Now people don't want Vick in the league, well what about the old woman down the street who has 100 cats, or the old man with 7 dogs(all pitbulls), what about the people you see on televsion shows were the police finds a woman mistreating her pets, where's PETA then, where's PETA now that oil has spilled? Where are you PETA, or is the black athlete/celebrity your target?
Are black men/women that are celebrities, are they not suppose to make it? Is a black person having talent alaraming, or are they only good to you when they are winning games and making music? When will someone media specalist or journalist take the side of the famous and hear them out and speak for them. Well that will be me, that's what I will pride myself on. Nancy Grace you will soon see how it feels.
To be continued.......
