If and when you have children, and they decide to favor a different culture, specifically that of some caucasian origin, are you going try and defer or halt their lifestyle, or let them be who they want to be?
I had this convo with one of my brothers last week and I'll give you some insight as to what I would do. I would raise my kids to stay away from the "american" (main stream) culture. Don't be a follower, don't be a mindless sheep, don't place emphasis on tangibles and never look at a persons "worth" by what they own. I would halt their lifestyle if the lifestyle was "life threatening" to them, my family and others. Gangs, drugs, premarital/unprotected sex, crime and laziness are all life threatening. Life threatening is also a lack of relationship with the CREATOR and thats something I would base my child raising principles on.
I would hope they would want to learn from other cultures and not just from mine. They would get enough "NIGGER" or "NIGGA" or "BLACKNESS" from me. IMHO one of the best ways WE can ease racial tension in the world (especially babylon) is if we actually take the TIME to LEARN about other cultures. Learning about (and from) other cultures will allow you to understand others, which will lead to having something in common with them. Learning about other cultures will also allow you to learn about yourself. I like the japanese culture, I'm fascinated by japanese swords, bushido, anime, manga and ancient japanese warfare. Learning about the culture and the people allowed me to learn of the african presence in japan such as Sakanouye Tamuramaro and Aoshima. Now does all this mean I will visit a geisha or commit hari kiri/seppuku with mcleanhatch as my second/kaishaku? No. Does this mean I'll eat sushi? Nope.
Supposing your first born son at the age of 12 starts listening to heavy metal, takes up skateboarding, and starts wearing clothing lines such as Independant, American Eagle, etc. What are your sentiments?
I have a nephew in san diego who is into skateboarding (he's in a couple of mags and videos) and he just hit 12. He doesn't listen to Heavy metal but he does listen to some alternative. He's more of a jazz guy because thats pretty much all my brother listens to. My brother is from "the streets". My brother has hustled in "the streets" and my brother was almost killed in "the streets" but he doesn't force "the streets" on my nephew. My brother was also into sports but he didn't force his son to play sports like he did. What he did was force him to educate himself and force him to excell at what he likes which is skateboarding. If the child has a genuine interest in it why not steer them in that direction? Riding a skateboard or listening to metal does not make one white or black. It doesn't make one a sellout or uncle tom (a term that is misused 99.99999999999% of the time) and if I saw/heard occult symbolism/influence in the skateboarding or music I would tell them to avoid it.
If my child came home singing a rap joint and said "I copped a zip blah blah blah" I would ask him if he knew what he was talking about. If he didn't I would sit him down and explain what a zip was and where a zip could lead you. If he already knew what it was I'd ask him how he felt about it. I wouldn't accuse him nor would I be his friend. I'd be his PARENT...which is something most people DON'T have today. Would I teach him how to rock,break and cut? Nope but I would teach him to have street smarts, common sense/mother wit and book smarts. Both sides of the coin and all aspects of the game.
Proverbs 22:6
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