Uncle Tom

It was an unfortunate thing. In one deaf discussion forum I brought up the "Restoring Honor" rally where Glenn Beck played the host and the question quickly came up on where were the blacks or African Americans in a "sea of white." Of course, there were many that attended the event which happened to be the same date when MLK did his "I have a dream" speech on August 28, 1963 exactly 47 years ago on the same steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Though light on the turnout for those who were not "white" the whole theme of this rally was about honoring people and America, not about skin color. A concept lost on some of the people in Alldeaf who were so focused on the racial aspect rather than see the rally for the content of a person's character instead.

Lloyd Marcus, a black Conserverative, wrote a piece today in the American Thinker about the issue of race at this rally but Beck isn't the one who are having issues:

Alleged civil rights leaders, including Rev. Al Sharpton and NAACP President Benjamin Jealous, are having a cow because Glenn Beck had the audacity to schedule his "Restoring Honor" rally on August 28th on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. It is the same date and location of Dr. Martin Luther King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech 47 years ago.

These are the same hypocritical so-called black leaders who demanded that white America honor the memory of the civil rights icon with MLK Boulevards across America. But when a "white boy" chooses to embrace Dr. King's vision and dream by holding his "Restoring Honor" rally on the same day as Dr. King's historic speech, the Black Civil Rights Mafia, the race profiteers, yell, "How dare you? MLK belongs to us!"
I am a black American who wishes to thank brother Beck for honoring Dr. King in such a powerful way. Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally is linking the restoration of our great nation's Godly principles, freedom, liberty, and culture to the black civil rights leader. Beck's rally is a wonderful tribute to the man I remember, when I was a little boy, as being larger than life. I was there, August 28, 1963, in Washington, D.C. with my dad -- yellow school buses lined up and black people as far as I could see. I do not remember feeling hate in the air. Dr. King spoke of all Americans yielding to God, righteousness, and brotherhood. Sounds like Beck to me.

It certainly does sound like Beck.

And the unfortunate thing happened unbelievably in this day an age from a deaf, ignorant lily white guy who had the unmitigated gall to call Lloyd Marcus (and others) an "Uncle Tom" in a discussion forum (keep scrolling, you'll find it). This was your typical name-calling race card thrown about haphazardly in the hope that something sticks. It didn't. "Uncle Tom" (see definition) is one of those overly used race card category that has no merit in this day and age. The irony of it all was that the name calling came from a white guy calling a black guy an "Uncle Tom." Pretty laughable if not for the sheer stupidty of it all. Might as well be tone-deaf, too. It's pretty regretful to see this happen and I'm still trying to understand why somebody would say such a thing. I am hoping that this was simply done out of anger toward me than anything else. Or perhaps the person doesn't fully understand the meaning of the word "Uncle Tom" and the impact it can generate for saying that unnecessarily so? Who knows. The fact is that these are American people who simply showed their support by going to the Restoring Honor rally. And yet they get called out because of the color of their skin? Unreal. This is 2010. We should be past that by now.

With black Conservatives we'd get to see morons call people like Lloyd Marcus an "Uncle Tom" just for having an alternative opinion and beliefs that go along the same vein as the National Black Republican Association's own conservative beliefs.

Lloyd Marcus sums it up nicely about this "Uncle Tom" thing:

The Black Civil Rights Mafia are the true racists, guilty of betraying their own people. While claiming their mission is "black empowerment," these race-peddlers cripple blacks by convincing them they are victims. In reality, black Americans are truly blessed to be born in the greatest land of opportunity on the planet.

There were many blacks at the event such as some of the members of the Project 21 black conservative group who attended the event like Deneen Borelli, a conservative Republican, attended the rally along with her husband.














And then have Izzy Felix, a conservative in D.C., writes on his Facebook page: " I had a great time in DC today to honor our military and our God. Very inspiring speakers. Palin was awesome as usual."

Where's the outrage when black Conservative supporters and activists are called the "N" word or as "Uncle Toms" (scroll a few pages and you'll find it) by people who are of the non-caucasian type? What right does a lily white guy to go around calling Lloyd Marcus and many other well known black Conservatives as "Uncle Toms" ? It's rather odd and surprising to hear those two words, Uncle Tom, tossed about haphazardly from a lily white guy who is gay and deaf who should already know enough about repression and discrimination yet does the same thing against Lloyd Marcus and other black Conservatives for simply having their own conservative beliefs and ideology which happens to match much of what Glenn Beck and many others believe that day at the rally and at the microphone. Such shame of all things in this day and age. This is 2010. Not the 1950s, 60s or 70s. This closed-mindness from people need to seriously stop associating skin color with what political party one ought to belong to or not belong to. There are many people whether the skin is black, white, green, blue, yellow, orange, brown or rainbow colors who do agree on many of the conservative beliefs and ideology. This is about what people believe in , the content of a person's character and not about skin color that was so espoused by Dr. Martin Luther King that day on August 28, 1963 on the same steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

What I think speaks volume in the city of D.C. (blacks make up 54% of the population or about 320,000 blacks or African Americans) that day is when you had Sharpton and Jealous, both black leaders, who couldn't get more than a couple thousand of black folks (with a few white folks, too) on a Saturday to support their own rally which was nothing more than a rant against the Restoring Honor rally which was also a day of honoring MLK and people of all stripes. Not a day about politics.

And as a close out we have Nadra Enzi (aka Capt. Black who is a self-described "Republican with sense on social issues" promotes Black bipartisanship; crime prevention and self-development) who had this to say about the "Imperial Left":

We know the Imperial Left decreed all Black folks should be Democrats. This remains in force despite acute need for representation on both sides of the aisle. Within the Black community this decree morphed into a litmus test so intolerant that if Malcolm X returned as " Malcolm the Republican " many former followers would reject him without second thought. The same hold true for any other progressive figure one could name.

and he ends with this:

While they blame the Right they overlook their crimes against the poor and people who work hard. play by the rules but don't have the pedigree to live the good life enjoyed by the upper crust of the Imperial left.

I've refused to bow down to them for one simple reason: a dictator who resembles me isn't an upgrade over one who doesn't.

Indeed.

ADDENDUM: I am including these captioned videos with Glenn Beck discussing various race issues with black members and leaders. Very insightful to learn what they think about politics and race today. I advise you to take the time and watch these clips and perhaps come away with a better understanding on race relations.