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Originally Posted by kathytheshopper  Back to my op-I don't understand why the "black man-he belongs to us" isn't a racist type thing to say. Isn't that separating him by race? Isn't that what African Americans don't like having done? Or is it just ok if they do it? This is a sincere question. As far as entertainment, there have been many, many awesome black entertainers before Michael Jackson. However, with MTV, cable, etc... that opened up a much wider avenue to showcase talent. The list is really endless-James Brown, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald (the first black woman to win a grammy in 1958), Louie Armstrong, Chuck Berry, etc.. I'm not trying to downplay racism either. I did write Mr. James Harris, the guy that was on Fox News, and got a nice reply from him. |
I don't know what you're talking about when you say, ""black man-he belongs to us". (Don't watch Fox) I honestly haven't heard that.
I remember the time that he shot to superstardom. He belonged to everybody.
Maybe it's because little girls are attracted to shiny thing. I know that I love glitter.
Of the jazz musicians and singers you mention, yes, they certainly had plenty of white fans. But they were secretive pleasures. Can't say that James Brown didn't exude raw sex from every pore, but soul is distinctively a black genre.