Of Donovan McNabb - Rush Limbaugh vs Bernard Hopkins

Maybe its me.
I have read several points of analysis of the words said by boxer Bernard Hopkins against NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb and not one of them seek to "get it" with respect to what these words say about Black people as compared to the words said by radio host/provocateur Rush Limbaugh.  At minimum Hopkins will not have a single Black person boycott his bouts as a repudiation of his words.

The Ghetto Black As "The Real Black"
The Root.com - Hopkins, McNabb and Willful Ignorance

"He's got a suntan. That's all," said the boxer during press day at his gym. Hopkins further implied that McNabb's privileged upbringing set him up for a rude awakening when the Philadelphia Eagles traded him to the Washington Redskins last year. "Why do you think McNabb felt he was betrayed? Because McNabb is the guy in the house, while everybody else is on the field. He's the one who got the extra coat. The extra servings. 'You're our boy,' " Hopkins said, patting a reporter on the back to illustrate his point. "He thought he was one of them."

First let me say that - with Donovan McNabb as a multi-millionaire, several times over - he does not need any affirmation from a convicted felon like Hopkins to bestow "Blackness" upon him.

For the record - I have the ultimate respect for Donovan McNabb.  He is a man of character.  Independent reports detail his prioritization of young fans as they interact with him and seek his autograph.

While there is little chance that any people other than Blacks were VICTIMS of Bernard Hopkins' criminal rampage - there is also a great chance that a group of Blacks will agree with his assessment of McNabb.

Born to Bernard Hopkins, Sr. and his wife Sue, Bernard grew up in the Raymond Rosen projects with his family. Hopkins turned to crime early in his life. By the age of thirteen he was mugging people and had been stabbed three times. At seventeen, Hopkins was sentenced to 18 years in Graterford Prison for nine felonies. While in prison he witnessed rapes and the murder of another inmate in an argument over a pack of cigarettes, but also discovered his passion for boxing. After serving almost five years, Hopkins was released from prison in 1988, decided to use boxing as an escape from his previous life, and converted to Islam.[1] While leaving the prison for the final time, the warden told Hopkins he'd "see [Hopkins] again when you wind up back here," to which Hopkins replied "I ain't ever coming back here."

In effect Hopkins is saying that "Blackness" is defined by some sort of battle with:

• Poverty
• Crime
•  Economic Disenfranchisement

The fact that the McNabb family was able to leverage their past education to provide for their children is a pox against the entire family.

Rush Limbaugh Don't Like Black People

Rush Limbaugh stands on the other side of the picture
away from the  two  Black hosts - proving that he is RACIST!

Rush Limbaugh's infamous attack on Donovan McNabb focused on his skills on the football field and how the NFL sought to protect the image of the "Black Quarterback".

 "I think what we’ve had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well"

  Limbaugh thought that he was on his radio show where like-minded fans (and Media Matters) were listening in.  He tried to bring politics and racial invective into the sports arena.  As a result of his claims he was released from the ESPN broadcast after being pressured to resign from the backlash and unwanted attention that distracted from the football coverage.

Deeper Analysis
Why is anyone surprised with the views of Bernard Hopkins when "the Trafficking Of Black Inferiority" is the trademark of those who seek to keep us unified as a race and an ideology?

If we think about the insinuation - the constant struggle to have the Black community lifted up via education and opportunity - the ignorant and perverted views of Bernard Hopkins means that as Blacks receive education and prosperity - we lose our soul.

Just this past week on "Fight The Power Radio" I heard a Black man call in to disparage:

• Black Police Officers
• Black Mayors
• Black Judges

He said that once "WE" get power we lose our consciousness about our people.  "White folks have their people in power cutting them breaks when they or their kids get into trouble.  A Black man with power wants to throw the book at you.  A Black cop is the first one to beat you down".

This caller is loathed to admit that HE was among those who:

• Told of the importance of having mayoral chair of Atlanta remain in "Black hands"
• That the choice of the "Black Police Chief" in Atlanta over a White finalist was applauded
• That every single one of those "Black judges" that he is complaining about got 50% + 1 of the Black vote in the election.

This caller, like Bernard Hopkins is unable to cease from running away from reality.    "Black Inferiority" as with "Racism Chasing" has some noted predictable responses.  

Sadly with the facts of "Non-White White Supremacy" these words said by Bernard Hopkins will never been seen as EQUALLY harmful to the Black Community as are the snips from Rush Limbaugh that Media Matters dangles before Black people - knowing that the masses will vote in a racial defensive posture against "Rush Limbaugh's KIND" than they would every chose to repudiate the people who they put into power and who have failed to prepare MORE OF OUR CHILDREN to be able to live the gilded life that Donovan McNabb lived with his family.