The Conclusion of Rev. Lowery's inauguration Benediction

[pinkriffic]

People who call this racist are missing the point; you reduce his speech to each line and mutate its true sentiment, and attempt to fit your own stereotype and agenda upon it; you should actually be taking the holistic message that race is something that shouldn't separate us, or cause the world trouble.

Besides, there was a need to rhyme white with something. Chillax people, everything's going to be fine. You white folk sure get angry. ;)

[unlckyleprechan]

if he was white he would be saying the oposite!!! he is a racist and if you disagre you clearly do not know what racist means

[DAFreestylePostKing]

@unlckyleprechan You are stupid!!!

[xMessenjahx]

Racist!!!!

[DAFreestylePostKing]

@xMessenjahx You are stupid!!!

[pilatapus]

yellow be mellow O_o?

[DAFreestylePostKing]

@pilatapus You are stupid!!!

[moluvsage]

makes me sick!!

[KeanuReeeves]

come on everyone lets learn to laugh at ourselves

here's a joke hope you enjoy

everyone is tellin me its just a joke!

if its white its alright

if its red it is said

If it's yellow, let it mellow

If it's brown, flush it down

If it's black, it sells crack clinging to the past

lmao!

i need a shit, hope it's not diarhea!

[DAFreestylePostKing]

@KeanuReeeves You are stupid!!!

[bsk1002]

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[jsignorelli1]

I don't think it was meant as a racist remark; however, I do think it is unappropriate. I know this man has walked through the streets during the civil rights movements, and I respect that, but for things to truly get better, we cannot teach kids to hold on to those things. Learn from history, but don't say that all white has done wrong. My Great Grandparents came from Italy, and they were treated like Mexicans are now days, but no matter what I am white and therefore categorized"doing wrong"

[riddlemethis1234567]

Everybody keeps telling me, it was a joke.

I can tell jokes too.

If it's yellow, let it mellow.

If it's brown, flush it down.

HA HA HA!

[KeanuReeeves]

if its black, it sells crack!

[Craigbe]

is anyone else tired of the anti-white HATRED?

is anyone else tired of the double-standards?

Why is it OK to examine the "wrongdoing" of whites, which is always "historical" since very little "white-wrongdoing" exists today...Yet it's WRONG to examine the wrongdoing of OTHER RACES, for example, blacks, where EXTENSIVE wrongdoing exists right now?

"Racism," like it's publicly-funded cousin "Global Warming," is a scam used to steal power and money from the productive and give it to the EVIL!

[threetracks]

Racist? You kidding me? The people who are saying this are probably very white and have very short memories. Let's try to remember what this man has lived through and seen in his lifetime. Sorry but,"White embracing what is right" is what we had to wait on for the events of yesterday to even begin to happen. Am I wrong? Well, what was the color of the people who stood in the way of civil rights? Black? Brown? Yellow? Red? Nope. I heard 1.5 million people say Amen. Too bad not everybody could

[virtualdynamo]

"Well, what was the color of the people who stood in the way of civil rights? "

forget about the many many many whites who helped the civil rights movement. Or the people of other racists commiting violent crimes & harboring hatred based on race RIGHT NOW. Forget them, we can only look at the bad SOME white people did & act like today we can finally move toward getting whites to embrace right. I wasn't surprised that he said it, but the number of people oblivious to why it's wrong are sick.

[idiotfinder911]

The first paragraph was lyrics from the "black natioanl anthem", which kind of says black will be true to Africa before America.

Get ready for 4 years of this shit!!! This is your typical negro..

[salticusscenicus23]

This guy is so great. Love it!! Some people are SO unintelligent, uber sensitive, or like...just flailing in their frustration that their candidate didn't win that they just try to jump on anything they could hold against Obama. Please get a life you people.

[AsangaBF]

it was just a RHYME!!!!

[sportsfanNW]

I posted this video because I thought it was a genius moment of levity in an otherwise serious inauguration. I never thought for a minute that the Reverends comments would be viewed as racist (and I'm white). I think we should all enjoy this historic moment and not look try to read between the lines when there aren't any. I mean, are asians supposed to be offended at the hope that "yella' will be mella'" Come on. Let's all enjoy this moment. I'm happy to witness this historic occasion!!!

[Timbul53525253]

A-men!

Personally, I'm British - and we were the only country named as an 'enemy' in Obama's speech. But do we take offence? Of course not...

[Anthony1040]

wow racist or what? embrace what's right...wtf black people had slaves too and who's to say obamas white ancestors didnt either...

[AsangaBF]

??? he just said it cause it rhymed.... nothin more, just funny

[biophiler]

2 wrongs don't make it right!

[victorlamont05]

I'm telling you man I was so nervous about what he was going to say about white, but my goodness he hit it square. That's my bro from now on. Love him.

[scottfree33]

I' m sorry to hear that people think these comments are racist. This man has lived during the time where these sentiments were widely felt. There is nothing racist about what he said. Any race could have said it and it would have been embrace the same way. Watch your favorite rapper used these same lines and there be no problem. Stop being so sensitive

[Yealdin]

Telling whites to stop being sensitive? Lol? We've had to put up with whiny blacks, jews, and mexicans for a loooonnngg time. Pot meet kettle. And yes, it was racist, you saying it wasn't doesn't make it true. ;-) I've contacted all of my white friends about this, we're not going to forget that Obummer let all of his white voters get mocked.

[threetracks]

I voted for Obama, I'm white and I don't feel mocked. And while all races have people within it that embarrass the rest(obviously),I have to wonder how you would have reacted to the strange fruit that hung heavy from southern trees. Yep, some have been whiny in recent years, but the man who gave this benediction did not whine- HE MARCHED AND WITNESSED AND PROTESTED what he knew to be wrong PEACEFULLY though he probably lived with fear in his heart. I call that brave. I call your comments whiny.

[NEOCON23]

racist piece of shit. if a conservative had said this all hell would break loose

[GoAwayNightmare]

These statements were inappropriate at best and, if said by a white man, would have caused complete outrage.

MLKs dream was for his children to live in a nation where they would not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. Look around, we're not living his dream...

The best man wasn't elected - the 1/2 black man was; in the most racially motivated election of all time.

Until people can see past skin color, this nation will remain divided.

[TOL1488]

What more do we have to give them before whites will be embracing what is right? America has provided the greatest levels of freedom and prosperity blacks have ever known. No people anywhere have done more to lift up blacks than white Americans. Ignoring racism like Affirmative Action or The Community Reinvestment Act trillions have been spent on welfare, food stamps, Section 8 housing, Pell grants, medicaid, and other programs designed to bring the Black community into the mainstream.

[oh4567]

Feel free to call his boss at John Carroll University

John Scarano 216-397-1886

[combatvetdoc]

How racist! White people just elected the FIRST 1/2 black president and still we get no credit!

[kellyc612]

it was cool. :) can't believe he's 87 to me. it didn't seem racist to me either! just funny more than anything, lighten up. he wasn't implying that all white people DIDN'T do what was right, just that that's what they should strive for, basically. jeez.

[Yealdin]

You never win at the game of politically correct combatvetdoc, the most self hating white man is still a cracka oppressor to them. Remember that.

[scottfree33]

Touche Yealdin! But what offends you exactly? Because we ask for the day when you embrace what is right. And for your statement of whiny blacks, jews and mexicans if you don't stand up and fight there will be no change. That whiny is for equality and once again stop being so sensitive.

[GoAwayNightmare]

"equality"???

Tell me what you see equal about One sided funds like the United Negro College fund OR special funds for the education of illegal immigrants OR Black Entertainment Television OR special lending for minorities. I could go on, but I think you see the point.

Until everything is equally available to everyone, there is no equality. As it stands, your government wants you to believe minorities couldn't get ahead without public assistance and social progtams.

It's not true...

[virtualdynamo]

"But what offends you exactly? Because we ask for the day when you embrace what is right"

Yes, because how on earth do you know if I embrace right? What about all the bad people of other races.

If you don;t see why this is wrong, you need to do some self examination.