YOUNG BLACK JEW TRIES TO MAKE PEACE IN BROOKLYN

Check out this interesting news story about a young Hasidic man, who happens to also be of African-American descent. [click here]

What do you think?

Some of my thoughts were something like this…

- Dude looks like my cousin!

- Why he gotta be a “Black Jew”? They never label people “white Jews”.

- Why is it always incumbent on Black people to be the peacemakers?

- I believe it when they say he’s caught some flack. I can speak for my own best, but I think both culture’s can be unforgiving (as if there’s anything he should be ashamed or “forgiven” for!).

- Sometimes hate reading other people’s stupid comments on blogs, but one idiot wrote on the Daily News site about him having it bad enough being Black and now he’s “trying to be a Jew.” First of all, he doesn’t have to TRY to be Jewish, if one reads the article you see that he would be considered a Jew by birth since his mother is Jewish, as well as his maternal grandmother. Second, we shouldn’t forget that places in Africa and the so-called Middle East are mentioned WAY more times in the bible than places like Russia or Germany. Yet when we think of someone who is Jewish, we tend to have a picture of a European in mind. There are plenty of African and African-descended Jews – who are NOT converts, but born Jews.

Well, shalom G-N-B fans.....

Larry King Messed Up.....

Wow.....Here I was about to "big-up" Larry King's old azz for having Will.i.am (Obama supporter and creator of the "Yes We Can" video), America Ferrera ("Ugly Betty" and Clinton supporter), and others on his show tonight to talk about youth voter participation this year....

and the conversation was okay (if not simplistic and at times downright corny and preachy in a "ABC Afterschool Special" sort of way; like "Okay kids, now that we've paraded this cool entertainment folk in front of you, be like them and vote too"...)....

then he F-ed it up by playing a clip of that dumb-azz "Obama Girl" video. I know from reading other blogs that I'm not the only one that was a bit suspicious of that chic when she first came out on You Tube, running around half nekked, with "Obama" on her butt cheeks talkin' bout she in love with Obama. What about his wife and kids, bitch??? Being an Obama fan is all good (and he is cute), but don't you think the way you expressed it was a tad bit disrespectful? Is she really a fan or a saboteur (ya'll remember that movie Undercover Brother?; who did they send after him to bring him down??)?

Bottom Line: Larry, your intentions were good, but the so-called "Obama Girl" was not the best chic to roll out as a role model. And according to you, it turned out her tawdry behind ain't even end up voting no-how!!!

Also, please stop using lingo like "fo-shizzle"...I don't even like it when some Black folk use it. Geeeshhh!!!!