Monday, August 6, 2007
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Thug-o-phobia:
Fear of Black Men as a Criminal Defense
Min. Paul Scott


You've seen the gag a million times on 70's sitcoms. A nerdy white guy rolls
up on a group of tough lookin' black dudes just chillin' on the block, then
all of a sudden the white guy yells for no apparent reason,

"Please, just take my wallet !!!" ...while the Black dudes look at him like
he's lost his darn mind.
I guess ole "Kneel and Bob" Allen must have left his wallet at home when he
went to the potty in the park, last month.

According to news reports, Florida Representative Bob Allen (Republican) was
arrested last July 11 for soliciting sex from an undercover black male cop.
The reason he gave was his fear of black men...

Now many will quickly ask what rational person would believe such a
cockamamy story ?

But hold on, now..

Allen is not the first one in history to cop the fear of a Black man plea...

How many cases of the slaughter of black men can be attributed to the fear
of the rise of a "Nat Turner" type leading a mass insurrection against
plantation owners during slavery ?

Also, one of America's biggest fears has been the rape of white women by
Black men. (However, you gotta admit the fear of the rape of white men was
kinda original.)

There are many cases, like those of the Scotsboro Boys who were accused of
raping two white women in 1931 and Emmit Till who was murdered for whistlin'
at a white chick in 1955, where black men were prosecuted "southern style."

And who can forget the hysteria surrounding the Central Park Rape case that
made "wildin" a household word in white America, back in 1985.

Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, author of the book "The Isis Papers" has chalked
this paranoia off as "the fear of white genetic annihilation." To break it
down, this means that if black men and white woman continue to have
interracial relationships, in a few years , because of the dominance of the
"black" gene there will be no more white people. A funnier more X-rated
version of this theory was delivered by Warren Beatty in the 1998 movie,
"Bulworth."

We must never forget the fictional black dudes that were accused of murders
that white folks committed.

Remember Charles Stuart, the Boston man who blamed the murder of his wife on
a black man or South Carolina's Susan Smith who had an APB issued for black
men, world wide, for the drowning of her children back in 1994?

Politicians have also found it politically expedient to blame "tha
brotha's," as well. Think back to 1988 when George Bush's "Willie Horton"
ads had white folks looking behind every bush for a black boogey man.

During the 90's, thanks to movies like Boys in the Hood and the popularity
of rappers like the late Tupac Shakur, the image of the young black male
became synonymous with "Thug Life. So, I just assumed that in 2007, since
most of the "gangsta rap:" is purchased by white people, the stereotypical
image of the black thug came with a " for entertainment purposes only"
disclaimer.

But there is nothing humorous about this image, especially when it could be
responsible for sending black men to jail, unjustly.

Although, Bob Allen was cold busted, he thinks that he should still be able
to keep his job representing the good folks of Florida.

I just have a problem with a dude that is so petrified of black men that he
would "assume the position" being responsible for making laws that will
effect the lives of thousands of black boys.

I am tired of Black men being thought of as blood thirsty thugs.

The people of Florida should be also and demand Bob Allen's resignation...

Min. Paul Scott is a writer and activist in Durham NC. His blog is
http://www.nowarningshotsfired.com
He can be reached at (919) 451-8283 [log in to unmask]

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