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I'm wondering if anyone has comments about Sen. Obama's speech about black fathers 'MIA'
Please check out yourblackpolitics and Wattree's post on Obama's speech. You will find many comments there. If you already haven't read it also check out Dr. Watkins' post on the speech and read the comments from ypw readers.
I posted this comment on Wattree's blog:
I didn’t find anything offensive or insensitive about the speech. In fact I thought that it was a great speech and was needed by our community. My personal story involves not having a relationship with my biological father. My dad is 82 years old and has only shared a two-year relationship with me in the 54 years of my life. He came into my life at age 18 and existed at age 20. He has never seen 3 of my 4 kids. I just made peace with the fact that some dad are not good fathers this year.
I am thankful that my ex-husband (no 2 (lol) was a great father to our children. My first child was two years old at the time of his father and my divorce. My son was three when I met my second husband and 4 when we got married. He was 22 years old when we divorced. My three girls have stated in the past that they couldn’t related to their friends complaining about their step fathers not been able to relate to them. They stated that reason that they couldn’t relate was because in our house there wasn’t ever a time when their brother was treated unfairly or different than they were treated. In fact since he was 6 years older than the first child born of our marriage he was given more “things” and privileges.
My ex still lives in the same state as “our” son and youngest daughter. He has a key to his son’s house and they all gave their dad gifts and took him out to dinner for Father’s day. Obama speech wasn’t addressed to my ex and it was necessary to praise him because he received praise and thanks from his kids. Secondly, it wasn’t necessary because as Chris Rock said a father is supposed to take care of his kids.
On the other hand there are many women who made bad decisions/choices and as a result of those choices have been forced to be mothers and fathers for their children. I believe that Obama was speaking to those men. My belief is based on his stump speech in Houston. During the speech he laid out his agenda for America and stated that we all had to play our part. In an Op-Ed piece in the local newspaper a white district attorney wrote that his 7 or 8-year-old daughter had attended the rally with him and that she was so excited about Obama. He said that after Obama said students would have to turn off the television and study more. She became very serious and asked can I at least watch television on the weekend or something to that effect.
It is the same thing with Black America. We all are going to have to make some serious changes to get the results that will make all our lives better. For those who worry that he won’t deliver on his promises for our votes, please remember that he stayed at his church for 20 years. A church with a motto of that includes a deep commitment to the black race. Lets do everything humanly possible to elect him first. He will deliver and we will have Rev. Wright to thank for that fact.
Marriage doesn't make men want to stay in love. That's a fantasy for women and it's also why most of the pornography industry on the internet is supported by married men. Most of these politicians pretend to have perfect marriages because women like to see that. But behind the scenes, they are living the life that most men wish they could live.
It's too bad that women don't see that and they don't want to. Most men cheat and it's not because they are weak and pathetic. It's because a man is not meant to only have sex with one woman for his entire life. It's too difficult. But I'm sure women won't agree and will say that it's just because men don't care. We can love you and cheat on you at the same time, because who we are fucking has nothing to do with who we love.
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