Janeane Garafalo on Racism -- Why She is Way off Base

A black woman on the HUFFINGTON POST sets things straight about Janeane Garafalo:

"She is wrong and she knows nothing about true racism-having never spent a day of her life being black in America. I do know something about racism as I and millions of other people of color have endured and experienced its ugly insidiousness. It is not a word that should be thrown around lightly or recklessly. If we dare not stand in defense of our fellow citizens right to protest peacefully against our/their government then we are giving into a sneaky form of Tyranny. Race has nothing to do with the hardworking, decent American citizens who simply got sick and tired of being overtaxed and outspent by their government and showed up to do something about it."

My point exactly in a previous post.

The following is what I posted on that site because many of the white "progressive," may I say, Garofalo crackers who made pro-Garofalo comments just did not get it.

This is what I had to say there:

"Until you have walked in my black skin, you are completely clueless about racism.

"Over 95% of racism in my life was from WHITE DEMOCRATS and not Republicans. What does that say about you?

"You all sit with Garofalo in the bleacher's nosebleed section, safe and secure, while I was on the field taking the blows. You have the gall to talk about who is racist and who is not. You white Garofalo fans would not trade places with me. You criticize white Republicans and conservatives but just like Garofalo, you also benefit from white privilege and you would not give that up yourselves.

"I have the utmost authority to say who is racist and who is not. You have no authority whatsoever to flippantly call people racist.

"Also you are not highly thought about with black Democrats if you are thought about at all. You are NEVER praised or discussed in black conversation no matter how 'pro-civil rights' you claim to be. The vast majority of Blacks do not even listen to Air America. I have never heard any black person, including the most rabid Republican/Bush haters, say they have heard Air America even once! They would rather listen to Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity, people they despise, than listen to you who claim to love blacks so much. We sense your phoniness. Blacks cannot relate to you at all so don't do us any favors with your phony outrage.

"Just sit down and shut up."

Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Janeane Garofalo and me (AND I HOPE SHE READS THIS)

First click this link http://www.urbanconservative.com/2009/04/17/janeane-garofalo-calls-teabaggers-racist-rednecks-who-hate-black-people/#comment-21625

I sent a gentle email to Countdown at MSNBC because I want to contact Ms Garofalo:

"HELLO

"I have some questions for her. Please tell her she is wacked out on her statements of the Tea Parties.

"Racism? I'm black and from Chicago, the most segregated city in the North. When I was younger in the 60's, a large stone came through our house because we moved into a new neighborhood. (By the way, these were not the "racist Republicans." These were all white Democrats. Were not the white Democrats supposed to love black people?) I have experienced racism up close and personal many times in Chicago, all white Democrats, even on a daily basis at one time. I have even been "Heil Hitlered" by Neo-Nazis.

"When it comes to racism, I was out on the playing field getting knocked down for years. She was sitting in the nosebleed section of the bleachers just watching and eating hotdogs and going home unscathed. Her attempt to somehow sympathize with black people is very pathetic and very phony. She is only fooling herself with her rhetoric.

"Racism is only a nice spectator sport for her.

"If she really cared about black people, she would have been outraged about the four black students shot in New Jersey where she is from. Three of them died. But I did not hear a sound from her. As a matter of fact, here is what I found on Google: "Your search - 'Janeane Garofalo' 'black students shot' - did not match any documents." It was on the news everyplace. What is she doing to stop the deliberate destruction of the black community? Her actions speak so loud I cannot hear a word she says.

"I dare say, if she was offered a million dollars to change her skin color to my color, she would not do it. Please tell her that for me. She benefits from the same white privilege that she pretends she is against. How clever. I know blacks much better than her and we can see that through that phoniness, but she cannot. She is completely blind yet touts herself as an expert in racial relations.

"If you can give her my phone number I would appreciate it. It is XXX-XXX-XXXX. She needs to learn what racism is about from one who has experienced it and knows more about it than she would care to know."

Now if you happen to be a white Janeane Garofalo fan who agrees with her, you are going to take this and like it:

The same goes for you. Until you have walked 51 years in my shoes, you are completely clueless about racism. I experienced racism on a daily basis for 4 years when I was in high school in Chicago. When I wanted to visit a white friend in a fraternity at the University of Illinois, I was told by one of the frat brothers "We don't want any trouble here," and he turned me away. I had a racist boss in Ohio and that was not my choice. When I was walking a street in Texas, I heard from a car “Hey, you’re a nigger!” and “Hooray for niggers! Hooray for niggers!” I was even turned away from a motel in Canada because of my skin color. And I repeat, over 95% of racism I encountered was from WHITE DEMOCRATS and not Republicans. What does that say about you?

You all sit with Ms. Garofalo in the nosebleed section of the bleachers while I played on field taking the blows. You think you are the experts in racism? You have the gall to talk about who is racist and who is not. You white Garofalo fans would not trade places with me, to go through what I have gone through and probably will go through. You white Garofalo fans criticize white Republicans and conservatives but just like Garofalo, you also benefit from white privilege and you would not give that up yourselves. I was born and raised in Chicago, a racist city, where I heard little boys on the street near White Sox Park say “White Power! White Power!” By the way, that was a 100% Democratic neighborhood.

I have the utmost authority to say who is racist and who is not. I can also tell who are the white phonies who claim they love black people but don't realize they don't fool me. I have lived through racism. You have no authority whatsoever to flippantly call people racist.

Sit down and shut up.