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Jun152008
Happy Father's Day Daddy!
Sunday, June 15, 2008 at 9:23AM The Blogmother
In a culture where we are often occupied with the truly crappy parents of the world, we pause to acknowledge all of those who weren't.
So Happy Father's Day. As the events of the past week demonstrate, daughters need their fathers. Decent, good honorable men, of which there is no shortage, the media just wants us to think it is so.
Obama is supposed to be giving a speech on fatherhood today, let's just hope he leaves out any reference to "pookie" or "Popeye's chicken" as he has been known to do on occasion when lecturing Black audiences.
Some News Articles:
Good Black Fathers?
Difference between father, dad shows in kids' character
Real Men Do Diapers
30 Black Fathers Who Paved The Way
All children need responsible and involved fathers
ED GORDON MAKES A FATHERS DAY PROMISE: T...
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So Happy Father's Day. As the events of the past week demonstrate, daughters need their fathers. Decent, good honorable men, of which there is no shortage, the media just wants us to think it is so.
Obama is supposed to be giving a speech on fatherhood today, let's just hope he leaves out any reference to "pookie" or "Popeye's chicken" as he has been known to do on occasion when lecturing Black audiences.
Some News Articles:
Good Black Fathers?
Difference between father, dad shows in kids' character
Real Men Do Diapers
30 Black Fathers Who Paved The Way
All children need responsible and involved fathers
ED GORDON MAKES A FATHERS DAY PROMISE: T...
What About Our Daughters has received credentials to cover the 2008 Democratic National Convention. We are asking for your support in making sure that the voices, stories, and perspectives of African American women and girls are woven into the fabric of this historic event!Please consider donating by clicking our donate button in the sidebar.
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"pookie" & "popeyes chicken"? Obama needs to be slapped for that foolishness.
smh
Happy Father's Day! I love the Real Men DO Diapers story. That would have to be hilarious to watch.
Hmph. I guess it is nice to know that the failure of so many black fathers does not necesarily equal the failure of all.
I typically give credit to fathers who are actually rearing their children AND PROVIDING for them, but I rarely see that.
The 30 fathers who paved the way list is a HOT MESS. Jess, Bill, Master P? Are they serious?
@blkseagoat - That is why I didn't comment on some of the other links. I felt I would keep it positive, for the sake of good black fathers everywhere. It can't be all doom and gloom all the time...
I need to get my work done, and stop procrastinating.
Thanks for the father's day greeting, and yes, I did my share of diapers.
Teen mother reared in crisis and poverty becomes a doctor
By S.A. REID
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 06/15/08
Real Men DO Diapers, ha ha ha
you got that right
Truly enjoyed your blog and hope that we continue to change the face of media by exposing the good examples of Black families we do have. As we are talking about what the issues are, we need more of our uncles, cousins, male friends to stand in the gap for those who are not taking personal responsibility. That's true legacy.
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I loved real Men Do Diapers as well!
I agree with BLKSeaGoat that some of the selections for the 30 Best List were ridiculous. Did they interview the kid Jesse has with Karin Stanford about what a great father he is!? Oh BET, you continually disappoint.
Zabeth's Corner has the link to the video of Obama's Fathers Day speech. No pookie or chicken comments:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj1hCDjwG6M&eurl=http://zabethblog.blogspot.com/
It doesn't matter if he didn't reference "pookie or chicken", the constant harping of the negative is sickening. This effects the way we are perceived!
"I typically give credit to fathers who are actually rearing their children AND PROVIDING for them, but I rarely see that."
If you want to see men who do that then visit my family which is packed with amazing black men who are good fathers. All of my friends but one have good fathers. I had a cookout on Saturday for the people in the neighborhood out by my apartment in Brooklyn. I got a tremendous turnout of black men from all walks of life with their children, wives and girlfriends. We had a wonderful time until it rained.
Every soul food and caribbean restaurant was packed in Brooklyn yesterday with black fathers and their families.
I am sick of how people only give attention to the negative then get upset when people think that anything black and black people are negative.
I have the same issue with the way people represent black youth. Whenever black and youth are in the same sentence its all negativity yet people never talk about the multitudes that are doing amazing things. Why dont they talk about all the movers and shakers. We talk about the 1 in 9 who goes to prison but not the other 8.
This gives people the impression that blacks-all blacks are no good. We do not live in a vaccuum. While we are fine talking about things because it may not pertain to us, in the public light, all blacks are slapped with the label. We live in a racist society. The black community is looked upon as monolith.
Lets us congratulate the ones who are good fathers. Obama got has yet another minus. Hopefully he refrains from getting anymore.
thanks for the big up..
@ BlkSeaGoat
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