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Deep Underground Poetry Is Racist
I see you…
Hiding behind your buzzwords:
Inclusivity
Diversity
Are these our allies?
Caucasian Jesus with his thorny crown?
A black man stands up to a white stalker
And he’s struck down
“Back to the fields, jiggaboo”
Yeah, I see you…
White men telling me what Black Lives Matter would think of me?
How nice of you to explain what it means to be black to me
What don’t I see?
What you’re really saying is: I like them blackies just fine
So long as they ain’t too uppity
You don’t want me on your poetry site
Let alone as a neighbor
You just want me to smile them pearly whites
And perform elsewhere
You want me to go
This the new minstrel show
This the new noose hangin’ off the tree
Now do you see me?
Hiding behind your buzzwords:
Inclusivity
Diversity
Are these our allies?
Caucasian Jesus with his thorny crown?
A black man stands up to a white stalker
And he’s struck down
“Back to the fields, jiggaboo”
Yeah, I see you…
White men telling me what Black Lives Matter would think of me?
How nice of you to explain what it means to be black to me
What don’t I see?
What you’re really saying is: I like them blackies just fine
So long as they ain’t too uppity
You don’t want me on your poetry site
Let alone as a neighbor
You just want me to smile them pearly whites
And perform elsewhere
You want me to go
This the new minstrel show
This the new noose hangin’ off the tree
Now do you see me?
Published 2nd Dec 2021
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when angry, it is easy to use whatever's available right next to you.
yes there's creeps and trolls of all colours and shade out there bro.
Painting the whole rainbow with shit ain't the right way.
Yes the world could've been a much better place than it is today if not for 'some' of the old white men.
Whatever your grievance is, I don't find it particularly convincing what you're claiming.
Freedom of speech ain't freedom to abuse. Period.
yes there's creeps and trolls of all colours and shade out there bro.
Painting the whole rainbow with shit ain't the right way.
Yes the world could've been a much better place than it is today if not for 'some' of the old white men.
Whatever your grievance is, I don't find it particularly convincing what you're claiming.
Freedom of speech ain't freedom to abuse. Period.
6th Dec 2021 2:05pm
That’s all fine and good but my mind started wandering about a third of the way in. Try this again, but in haiku form
2nd Dec 2021 3:09am
Dude, really?
If anyone in this site is harassing you or belittling you, based on your race, report them. And, tell me. I will make it a hobby to assist you in any way I can. Because you're one of us, based on being a writer.
I don't give a shit what race you are. Or what you identify as, or any of the menagerie of labels the world is coming out with.
You're us. That's it.
But, to blast an entire race and make racist statements, all in the name of "poetry" is only alienating yourself as a person, not as a representative of your race. Because i know that you do not represent even the majority of your race.
Most (about 99 percent) people do not care what color anyone is! It's not a factor. There is only good and bad, as individuals.
Again, ask me as a friend to help you, or anyone, and I'm always there (You have no idea). But, to lump me in as part of "your" problem, and you don't even know me, shows your own racism.
Here is a news flash for you, "we're trying", even though most of us aren't guilty of anything in this battle being fabricated. Don't ignore the sincerity of good people, regardless of their skin and such.
If anyone in this site is harassing you or belittling you, based on your race, report them. And, tell me. I will make it a hobby to assist you in any way I can. Because you're one of us, based on being a writer.
I don't give a shit what race you are. Or what you identify as, or any of the menagerie of labels the world is coming out with.
You're us. That's it.
But, to blast an entire race and make racist statements, all in the name of "poetry" is only alienating yourself as a person, not as a representative of your race. Because i know that you do not represent even the majority of your race.
Most (about 99 percent) people do not care what color anyone is! It's not a factor. There is only good and bad, as individuals.
Again, ask me as a friend to help you, or anyone, and I'm always there (You have no idea). But, to lump me in as part of "your" problem, and you don't even know me, shows your own racism.
Here is a news flash for you, "we're trying", even though most of us aren't guilty of anything in this battle being fabricated. Don't ignore the sincerity of good people, regardless of their skin and such.
6th Dec 2021 2:04pm
Did I blast an entire race? Wasn’t talking about all of Deep Underground Poetry. Also, how would you work minstrel show into a poem? Respect the art, sir!
Most people do not care what color anyone is? Where you livin’, friend?
Most people do not care what color anyone is? Where you livin’, friend?
I don't think we're racist on here & that's coming from a middle aged white guy; lol. 😉
7th Dec 2021 12:43pm
Deep Underground Poetry is Racist had a better rhythm than “A few of the moderators and some dude with poor taste in hats on deep underground poetry is racist”- the latter didn’t really work as a title. The point is, I ain’t talking about everyone on here. I’m talking about the folks behind the scenes. Them puppet masters
15th Dec 2021 8:39pm
I will never knock how an individual feels, but one must treat each individual separately on their own actions and merits.
