http://americanexception.com/?p=194 Some politics, some culture, some books and some fights Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:56:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://americanexception.com/?p=194&cpage=1#comment-529 AmericanException Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:56:37 +0000 http://americanexception.com/?p=194#comment-529 I hear you. I think this gets even trickier when we can't confront these issues even among ourselves. I've heard these fragile arguments in defense of Chris Brown from some very surprising sources. It's not even a matter of the presumption of Brown's innocence that bothers me so much as the presumption of Rihanna's guilt. James Baldwin once said that not everything we face can be solved but nothing at all can be solved until we are willing to face it. I hear you. I think this gets even trickier when we can’t confront these issues even among ourselves. I’ve heard these fragile arguments in defense of Chris Brown from some very surprising sources. It’s not even a matter of the presumption of Brown’s innocence that bothers me so much as the presumption of Rihanna’s guilt. James Baldwin once said that not everything we face can be solved but nothing at all can be solved until we are willing to face it.

]]> http://americanexception.com/?p=194&cpage=1#comment-523 Morning Skim: What Is Steele’s Message? - The Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:03:19 +0000 http://americanexception.com/?p=194#comment-523 [...] Exception: Jelani Cobb on the arguments in defense of Chris Brown in the wake of his alleged assault on Rihanna in [...] [...] Exception: Jelani Cobb on the arguments in defense of Chris Brown in the wake of his alleged assault on Rihanna in [...]

]]> http://americanexception.com/?p=194&cpage=1#comment-522 Leigh Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:09:41 +0000 http://americanexception.com/?p=194#comment-522 I agree with the idea that we tend to have a defensive reflex, I think that i have it when it comes to race , i can be having a candid conversation about crime statistics and black people with another black person and some difficult realities might be discussed without any emotion but somehow if I hear the same things discussed coming from a person from the larger community I feel a defensive reflex against them. i think that this is an obstacle to dealing with some of the pressing situations in the black community in particular crime and violence I agree with the idea that we tend to have a defensive reflex, I think that i have it when it comes to race , i can be having a candid conversation about crime statistics and black people with another black person and some difficult realities might be discussed without any emotion but somehow if I hear the same things discussed coming from a person from the larger community I feel a defensive reflex against them. i think that this is an obstacle to dealing with some of the pressing situations in the black community in particular crime and violence

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