Point Loma Writers: An Evening with Michael Eric Dyson

[tnadvocate411]

Great knowledge

[ricardofuego]

Great video! Fuck white supremacists and ventriloquists!

[yendorification]

LOL. Like i'll believe you when you talk about your fictional "degrees". As for Affirmative Action, if you werent a complete idiot, you would know that it benefits primarily white women (look it up ), and targets not only minorities but also ppl from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and the physically handicapped. Given the historical inequalities that resulted from slavery, and jim crow, affirmative action tries to give ppl who were not rich, white, males an opportunity to catch up.

[danL1011]

@yendorification [Like i'll believe you ...about your fictional "degrees".]

So much for putting money on it. Anyway, over time, I think less and less of my Ivy League pedigree b/c of people like Dyson (Princeton). He even "taught" for 2 years at my alma mater, Brown Univ. At least Brown got rid of him quickly.

Read T. Sowell's "Affirmative Action Around the World"; might give you a new perspective on things. And yes, white women were primary beneficiaries of AA. No need for name calling.

[liberatedvialove]

Here's a way to think about it. Maybe movies dsn't have the effect that music does because its all about role play and acting, maybe music is more relatable bcuz its comes from a real place, sung by a real person, the singer isnt acting a role per say. just a thought. maybe music becomes part of our lives more than movies ever cud. we ride the bus and listen to music, in the shower we play music it bcomes infused in away with our everyday lifestyle as opposed to sitting down & watching a movie.

[aeonstarmusic]

@walabee90 And I was able to articulate my point without having to resort to red-herrings and ad hominems, I dare you to give it try.

[ddsharper]

16 books??? WOW!

[aeonstarmusic]

@walabee90 Before you accuse black people of stealing a culture from Italians learn the origin first.

[walabee90]

@aeonstarmusic or how about you go fuck yourself you racist bastard, i hope u die. and nice username AEONSTARMUSIC HERPDURP

[aeonstarmusic]

@walabee90 Your level of intellect is quite astounding. I've presented a credible argument against your ridiculous rant and this is your response? What right do you have to call me a racist? Did I imply a racist statement against you? Stop being ridiculously idiotic and educate yourself. I have a PHD what do you have?

[davisne]

Black folks we created the ability to do that to words, like "number" and put a little swag on it and say "Numba". Now look who's using it, a white guy. Typical right? Just like everything else we do, whites try to take credit for. Blacks have style, creativity, darkness, which white people sought after and wish they had. That's why whites Tan!! White women dream of black men. haha, KinglyNumbaOne, sounds like you want to be Mr. Dyson, to bad you can't match his swag.

[walabee90]

@davisne stop trying to *claim* stuff... you use "we" like you can just take credit from any black person simply because you are also black, you didnt help "put a lil swag on it" you just use it like every other white guy, so stfu. If you really wanna go that far then we can also say you stole the whole "gangsta" scene from Italians, way to be original.

[aeonstarmusic]

@walabee90 WRONG!!!! Gangs have been around for centuries and it was not the Italians that invented the gang culture. They are improperly credited it with it but were not its origin. You can trace many well known gangs in east asia The Triads, YaKuzas, The Irish Mob, the Indian Thugs etc.

In Hip Hop culture the term gangster is a form of expressing oneself though dress, speech and personality not to say that they are being a menace to society but rather expressing their art form.

[walabee90]

@aeonstarmusic lolz! "gangster" is a form of thinking they're so badazz and hard. Also they posses lots of firearms and women are only objects to them because they're so gangster and can do whatever they want Cuz THEY RUn IT! ... and alright alright, maybe gangsters were also in other cultures and stuff but its still wrong to say that a "white guy" cant be GANGSTA... stop judging people based on looks. and i bet you think im white. lolz! like it should matter??? nope xD

[aeonstarmusic]

@walabee90 You need to stop making assumptions did I ever say gangster has a colour? No I didn't nor did I say it has race! Pay attention and comprehend before responding. I have known gangsters and bad-asses from many races and each one has its own distinct flair on it. So please relent the position and leave it be as this circular argument is getting us nowhere. I respect your position and can understand why you would assume it was the Italians due to what you were exposed to. To each his own.

[ddsharper]

@davisne couldn't have said it better.

[davisne]

Everyone notice how KinglyNumbaOne spells "Numba" in his name. Hmmm, then he has the nerve to make a comment against Michael Eric Dyson. I'm not even going to call this shell of a human stupid because he hasn't graduated to stupid yet. It's just sad that people like him still walk around. He's probably looking up words in the dictionary then getting on here trying to sound intelligent. But anyone who says MED is a windbag is clearly brainless and just has problems understanding. BANG!

[KinglyNumbaOne]

@MrMannM1

I'm sorry. I don't read Idiotese so I couldn't understand what you just said.

[KinglyNumbaOne]

@MrMannM1

Of course you can't engage in dialogue with a superior mindset like mine. However, what you might want to do with your time is enroll in a remedial English class. Maybe then you can learn how to spell basic words like "juvenile" and "important."

[KinglyNumbaOne]

@MrMannM1 Typical dumb black liberal. Anyone who speaks against your master sophists has to be a Caucasian and stupid.

What you fail to do, however, is formulate a cogent rebuttal for any of the points I made against Michael Eric Dyson or how he is superior to any of the black scholars I mentioned.

Run along, stupid liberal. I'm sure you have more pictures of Obama to add to your shrine before you commence your five-hour long worship session.

[jamessl09]

Michael Eric Dyson is an example of the best that black America has to offer not just the country but the world! And that's for all you white conservatives so take note!!!

[KinglyNumbaOne]

@jamessl09 God forbid. Michael Eric Dyson is a pseudo-intellectual windbag, and a disgrace to black academia. What scholarship has he offered the world? Shoddy analyses of black women's curves and the musical careers of Tupac and Nas?

Someone produce a seminal work by Dyson to prove that he isn't a hack...

You want examples of the best that black America has to offer? The inimitable Thomas Sowell, John McWhorter, Carol M. Swain and those are just off the top of my head. They are REAL scholars

[danL1011]

@KinglyNumbaOne [Michael Eric Dyson is a pseudo-intellectual windbag]

How true. This guy manages to use all the right words and say absolutely nothing meaningful. A successor to Jesse Jackson, Dyson is bad news for black Americans.

Thomas Sowell is great on economics along with Walter E. Williams.

John McWhorter states the unwelcomed truth and is branded a 'self-hater'.

Not familiar w/ Carol M. Swain. Anything you'd recommend?

[yendorification]

@danL1011 A pseudo-intellectual with a Ph.D. in Theology from a renowned university who came from a dirt poor background and rose to become one of the most vocal critics of America's shortcomings. Yeah, a real dummy

[danL1011]

@yendorification [a Ph.D. in Theology ...one of the most vocal critics...]

A pseudo-intellectual is usually not a dummy. Doesn't take much to be a hatemonger. Top American universities are filled w/ Ph.D. pseudo-intellectuals. Dyson is the poster child for everything wrong with affirmative action and political correctness. Ph.D. in Religion? Courses on gangsta rap? Give me a break. Check out Sowell and Williams for real scholars.

btw, nice video on the 'Duke'.

[yendorification]

@danL1011 I love how you denigrate the academic achievements of others while (and i'd put money on this) you probably havent even graduated from highschool yet, if you have did not attend university, and if you did attend university have no accolades to show for it. Theology is as viable a subject as any other in school, and the study of Hip Hop (a subculture that now dominates pop culture among young ppl all over the world) is equally valid as a subject of study in higher education

[danL1011]

@yendorification [...denigrate the academic achievements of others]

Actually, just Dyson.

[the study of Hip Hop ...is equally valid as a subject of study in higher education]

Did you type that with a straight face? Read T. Sowell's book on Affirmative Action. It talks about under-qualified minorities that gravitate toward easy courses like these.

[and i'd put money on this]

How much you got?  B.S. from an Ivy League school, MBA from a top 5 B-school. Not that it matters.

Dyson's a joke.

[KinglyNumbaOne]

@danL1011 Any of her books. She is a real scholar!

[mukundamoon]

Great interview of a great man, writer, & wisdom elder. Teach!

[bluenotejazz]

Brilliant.

[kreditkort]

He could have gon harder on oprah

[SuperWoodrat]

a true nizzle

[M3mPHiS]

I love this man

[tommybrown187]

i enjoyed this