Nose Cutting Black Racists

Zeb, one of the maintenance men at the law school, was

arrested on Friday night.

On Monday morning, Zeb’s coworker, Danny, mentioned it

to a few of the Law Students as they passed to class.

Nera, a student Danny hadn’t spoken with, approached

and he told her; “Richie’s going to deal with it.”

Richie did not deal with anything.

After class, Richie went to the library to do his work.

When Nera asked him if he were going to check on Zeb, she

got a look as if she’d offered him rotten meat for lunch.

When again she spoke to Danny, Nera was told;

“Zeb doesn’t want a white woman to check on him.”

For two weeks Zeb remained in custody. Eventually he

pleaded guily, was fined and released.

Zeb no longer had a job at the Law School.

Zeb had chosen to spend two weeks in a jail, lose

his job, to maintain a “principle” of “Blackness,”

By inculcating the belief that “all white people are

racist” and “all blacks are brothers”, the Black

community builds its own trap.

The story of Zeb is not just about his principles of

blackness. It is also about his expectations that Richie,

a Law Student who happened to to be Black, should drop

everything to show his “brotherhood.”

Richie saw no link between himself and the guy who mopped

the floor. To leave the Ivy Halls of a prestigious Law

School, travel to a police station to inquire as to why the

guy who mopped the floor had been arrested, was as odious as

eating rotten meat.

Why should Richie, by virtue of the melanin in his skin, be

obligated to disturb his day, for someone who meant nothing

to him?

Zeb saw Richie as a color. Richie did not see himself

through that lens.

Nera saw a principle; Zeb worked at the Law School, the

Law School should take responsibility for him.

Of course, being melanin deprived, Nera was excluded from

Zeb’s understanding of the universe.

Zeb behaviour is not unique. Many people, judging by the

‘color of the skin’ not the “content of character”, put

themselves at risk.

Recently, a black “businessman” was able to fleece the

most vocal “black power” advocates of a great deal of

money as he had no trouble convincing them not to deal

with the white guy.

That the white guy could supply the benefits claimed

was not considered. “Helping” a “Black Brother” was.

The “Black Brother” took every cent he could and

disappeared. The victims considered, “how would it

look for Black men to put another Black man in prison?”

which was exactly what the scam artist expected.

Using ones own prejudices against them is how those

who have agendas get things done.

In some cases, it might be positive, such as getting a

nursing school for black women in the south to prevent

white women having to treat black patients.

In most cases, however, it is a way to have one act

against his own interest.

Whites have often used it. In selling a house, for

example, it is more likely the white home owner living

in a mostly white area, would sell to a white person for

less than listed as opposed to a black person for the

list price.

One should never factor complexion into a business deal.

It is irrelevant. One must never bet their freedom on

the “consciousness” or “solidarity” of a person who might

not share the “unity”.

When it comes to marriage, friendship, inter-personal

social encounters, race, religion, sexual preference

can be paramount. But when it is not, to rely on

those attributes can be hazardous to your well being.?