Now, I don't necessarily agree with this, but I thought it would be interesting food for discussion...
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Monday, October 19, 2009
Nobel what???
This was supposed to be short and quick, which is why it has the intro that it currently carries. But then I realised I had a lot more to say about the topic than I first thought. So now it's a 2-parter:
So, I’m not fully up to speed with my writing yet, but it’s simply a matter of ekeing out time. I have been trying to get back up to speed with work, life and everything else that I have missed while my head was buried in a book. Combine that with the fact that I came home Sunday morning to meet my house flooded out, and my PC shorted out as a result, and you get the general picture. I’m currently typing this on a loaned laptop. I hate laptops. Anyway, I figured I would be a good and committed blogger and at least do a quick post on a topic that seems to be relatively news-worthy, if only for the reason that it was hilarious when the announcement was made. Yep, the second black president of the United States won the Nobel Peace prize.
So Barack Obama won the Nobel. Whoopee-fucking-doo. Somebody please show me to the nearest Boardwalk so that I can do a little jig in celebration. And in case you didn’t notice, there was a heavy dose of sarcasm in those last two sentences. No really, take a minute and look. Now before anyone jumps down my throat about why am I hating, really I’m not. I’m glad the man has a nice Peace Prize to put on his mantle. More power to him. Now if someone can please tell me what Barack did to deserve this prize, I will very happily shut up. Because this award reeks so much of racial patronage, that I swore I passed it on the Beetham when I was driving by sometime recently. Hell, I think I can still smell it from here. (The award, not the Beetham. The Beetham hasn’t been so bad recently).
Why do I think his being awarded the Prize is patronage? Well, let look at certain inalienable facts. Firstly, let’s look at what he won the prize for. According to the press release, he has “fostered an atmosphere of peace, and cooperation in world”. (Not an exact quote, but close enough.) Hmmm, last time I checked, the US was still stuck balls deep in Afghanistan, and Uncle Hugo still didn’t like their ass. He isn’t even that well liked in his own country. He is the most polarising president in US history. Voters in the US simply would have preferred to have been hung by their nipples and dipped in hot oil rather than deal with another 4 years of the Republicans. Don’t get me wrong, the man has charima out the ass, and he deserved to win. But the Nobel Peace Prize? Ummm…
Secondly, let’s look at the timing of his nomination. Barack was in office for only 2 weeks when the deadline for nominations closed. Two weeks. Really? He did enough in two weeks, to merit winning what some people take a lifetime to achieve? Really? He brought about an atmosphere conducive to world peace, in just 2 weeks? Damn. And I thought Santa worked fast. Then again, I guess when you compare him to Bush… Look, I’m not being a hater. I’m just asking the question of where are the tangible achievements that merited Barack winning this prize? Does anyone have the answer? Somebody? Anybody? Thought so.
This leads to my next point. The only reason Barack won the Nobel, is because he is black. To be more specific, he won it because he is the first African-American President of the United States. (Sorry, Clinton was as black as they come, he just didn’t have the skin tone, hence the differentiation between black and African-American). And I know the response that is coming: so what? What’s the big problem? We should be happy… Well, without simplify and trivialising the overall gist of my argument, here is my overall problem. Black people need to stop taking handouts. Especially handouts that serve the trivialise or make mockery of moments or accomplishments, that need no further embellishment to legitimise them. No matter how auspicious, well-respected or well-intentioned that handout may be.
So, I’m not fully up to speed with my writing yet, but it’s simply a matter of ekeing out time. I have been trying to get back up to speed with work, life and everything else that I have missed while my head was buried in a book. Combine that with the fact that I came home Sunday morning to meet my house flooded out, and my PC shorted out as a result, and you get the general picture. I’m currently typing this on a loaned laptop. I hate laptops. Anyway, I figured I would be a good and committed blogger and at least do a quick post on a topic that seems to be relatively news-worthy, if only for the reason that it was hilarious when the announcement was made. Yep, the second black president of the United States won the Nobel Peace prize.
So Barack Obama won the Nobel. Whoopee-fucking-doo. Somebody please show me to the nearest Boardwalk so that I can do a little jig in celebration. And in case you didn’t notice, there was a heavy dose of sarcasm in those last two sentences. No really, take a minute and look. Now before anyone jumps down my throat about why am I hating, really I’m not. I’m glad the man has a nice Peace Prize to put on his mantle. More power to him. Now if someone can please tell me what Barack did to deserve this prize, I will very happily shut up. Because this award reeks so much of racial patronage, that I swore I passed it on the Beetham when I was driving by sometime recently. Hell, I think I can still smell it from here. (The award, not the Beetham. The Beetham hasn’t been so bad recently).
Why do I think his being awarded the Prize is patronage? Well, let look at certain inalienable facts. Firstly, let’s look at what he won the prize for. According to the press release, he has “fostered an atmosphere of peace, and cooperation in world”. (Not an exact quote, but close enough.) Hmmm, last time I checked, the US was still stuck balls deep in Afghanistan, and Uncle Hugo still didn’t like their ass. He isn’t even that well liked in his own country. He is the most polarising president in US history. Voters in the US simply would have preferred to have been hung by their nipples and dipped in hot oil rather than deal with another 4 years of the Republicans. Don’t get me wrong, the man has charima out the ass, and he deserved to win. But the Nobel Peace Prize? Ummm…
Secondly, let’s look at the timing of his nomination. Barack was in office for only 2 weeks when the deadline for nominations closed. Two weeks. Really? He did enough in two weeks, to merit winning what some people take a lifetime to achieve? Really? He brought about an atmosphere conducive to world peace, in just 2 weeks? Damn. And I thought Santa worked fast. Then again, I guess when you compare him to Bush… Look, I’m not being a hater. I’m just asking the question of where are the tangible achievements that merited Barack winning this prize? Does anyone have the answer? Somebody? Anybody? Thought so.
This leads to my next point. The only reason Barack won the Nobel, is because he is black. To be more specific, he won it because he is the first African-American President of the United States. (Sorry, Clinton was as black as they come, he just didn’t have the skin tone, hence the differentiation between black and African-American). And I know the response that is coming: so what? What’s the big problem? We should be happy… Well, without simplify and trivialising the overall gist of my argument, here is my overall problem. Black people need to stop taking handouts. Especially handouts that serve the trivialise or make mockery of moments or accomplishments, that need no further embellishment to legitimise them. No matter how auspicious, well-respected or well-intentioned that handout may be.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
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