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I heard a remake in a restaurant… some obviously *very white* man & woman doing a cover tune of “Cruisin'”. Dammit, Smokey Robinson was turning in his grave…\n…and he ain’t even dead yet!<\/p>\n
Dear White people:<\/p>\n
In honor of Black History Month.. I’ve been asked to make a simple request of you. They’re not asking for much, okay? They’re over the “slavery” thing, they’re cool about that “busing” stuff… hell, they can even chuckle about “Amos & Andy” now (they’re still a little pissed about Jolson… don’t even go there!)<\/p>\n
But please… white people… for all that is sacred:
\nSTOP SINGING R&B!!!!!!
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\nYou lack soul. You lack rhythm.
\nFace it. You’re the “Pat Boone” of our generation.<\/p>\n
I heard a remake in a restaurant… some obviously *very white* man & woman doing a cover tune of “Cruisin'”. Dammit, Smokey Robinson was turning in his grave…
\n…and he ain’t even dead yet!<\/p>\n
It needs to stop. You’re making fools of yourselves. Remember when Tom Jones redid Prince’s “Kiss”?<\/p>\n
Remember how you laughed yourself silly for three days straight???!!??<\/p>\n
It’s not that white people are incapable of having “soul”… I mean Daryl Hall had “soul”, Michael Bolton had “soul”, Vanilla Ice had “soul”.<\/p>\n
Hee hee… just fucking with you with the last one. I had to see if you’re still paying attention. :0)<\/p>\n
Not all black people have “soul” either… Jasmine Guy and Bryant Gumbel immediately come to mind. So it’s not a racial thing… it’s just… just…<\/p>\n
Goddamn it, it’s a reasonable request, okay??? Just 28 days to let a group of people celebrate good music, tremendous advancements in our culture and society, and making it though hardships that would drive a normal person insane.<\/p>\n
No butchering “The Temptations” on Karaoke night, okay?<\/p>\n
![\"Malcolm](\"http:\/\/www.ericbrooks.com\/images\/posts\/malcolmx.jpg\")
In March, you want to resume that epileptic fit you call “dancing”, hey… be our guest. In the meantime… start listening to Country Music or something.<\/p>\n
(The author has been dubbed an “honorary brotha” in 1981 in Erasmus Hall High School… therefore has every right to post this…<\/p>\n
And yes… I say “BLACK”. Malcolm X gave that word power, and Dr. King gave it respect. When my friends choose to start referring to themselves as “African\u2013Americans”, then so will I.<\/p>\n
Though referring to myself as an “English\/German\/Massapequadi\u2013American” afterward is going to be a royal bitch!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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