tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5178931450749929863.post3837740182472713068..comments2020-07-16T10:05:06.716-04:00Comments on Edifying Debate: On Hoyt Fuller & Black Aesthetic of the 70sRhone Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13117305607657139280noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5178931450749929863.post-42275239465351197012011-07-30T22:20:19.855-04:002011-07-30T22:20:19.855-04:00Thank you for the debate ANONYMOUS. In this blog e...Thank you for the debate ANONYMOUS. In this blog entry I'm only clarifying the definition of Black Aesthetic and showing counterexamples of it. So I'm unclear about the relevance of socialism. To your fundamental point about needing Black owned business, that route has been tried and the amount of wealth and power amassed by the Federal Reserve now makes sure that only those who obey the oppressive two party system will keep the capital they need to survive. Especially now that wealth is more concentrated in the news, commercial and investment banking industries. I mentioned Obama as a counterexample to the Black Aesthetic because of his obvious retreat to the right during his first term. He promised in 08 that government whistleblowers would be protected yet he sanctions the torture of Bradley Manning. The list goes on. Obama's 08 platform was based on misleading voters to believe he was more progressive than he actually was. Please listen to my interview with Paul Street also on my blog: <br />http://rhoneedifies.blogspot.com/2011/04/my-interview-with-paul-street.html<br /><br />What I am endorsing in this entry is the Black aesthetic, not isolationism as you call it. Many powerful Blacks have to decide to what degree will they plead while the basic power structure remains the same. The Black Aesthetic is simply warning those whose art is dedicated to fighting race and class oppression to be careful that the mainstream does not affect one's anti-imperialist, anti-racist and anti-sexist artistic vision. It really applies to artists and I believe, as president, Obama plays a role as an artist. It is a very difficult role because he always has to appear "safe" in front of the white normative gaze, while at the same time "get things done" like he feels he did with healthcare and the repeal of DADT. The Black Aesthetic was a very necessary standard by which artists judge their work, and I think it still should be. -RF.Rhone Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117305607657139280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5178931450749929863.post-7034916458877891572011-07-30T21:13:33.245-04:002011-07-30T21:13:33.245-04:00So, let me get this straight, you believe the two ...So, let me get this straight, you believe the two party system is oppressive because your participation has not resulted in handing over every reparation or amenity you demand? This is akin to changing the game entirely because you cannot successfully knockout your opponent with the current rules. Obama's platform has not changed and his intentions were fully recognized. This is a democratic society, not a socialist dictatorship. To expect a sweeping mandate without resistance was pure fantasy on your part. 50 years has amassed many changes and programs, some good and some bad. The de-regulation of credit and federally pushed homeowner programs such as ACORN are directly responsible for the current economic plight affecting the poor and minorities today. They changed the rules, circumvented solid financial thinking, to gratify some fraudulent idea that home ownership was wealth handed over. Unless a home is paid for, it is a liability, not an asset. This type of nonsense will keep the poor and minority buried. In a capitalist, two party system, business, and participation are essential. Business is the only true means of wealth. The employed are merely paid slaves of a business idea. If you want wealth, power, and equality, I suggest you focus your revolution on developing Black owned business, not handouts and fraudulent ideas. The whole scope of the black aesthetic is self-reliance and pure identity is it not? I suggest reading Gaines, "The sky is Gray". Octavia has a lesson or two I find up lifting. The difference between that story and now, the changes have been made, opportunity exists, but where is Octavia, James, and The Boy, in this dissertation? Did Oprah or Obama ride the socialist train to wealth and power? How can you possibly justify your argument for this agenda and maintain any self-reliance or identity? Are you disqualifying Obama because the reality of his position challenged some fantastical mandate? His platform for candidacy had goals to pursue and he has pursued them. You can't make a soup and declare the beans a non-participant. Whether your floating or drowning, your still part of the soup, unless your ideals follow eradication to isolate the beans. Is war and genocide part of the grand plan, or are you going to admit that participation is essential? Isolationism, self-imposed, is indifference to the system, leaving you without power. Purity contrived through distillation makes a finer product that will retain value only if it does not turn collecting dust. Our system is described as "The Melting Pot", it contains soup, stir it and see what floats, otherwise, it will burn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5178931450749929863.post-39317114580344098872009-04-14T16:53:00.000-04:002009-04-14T16:53:00.000-04:00Peace Rhone,
I was googling Hoyt Fuller (the sub...Peace Rhone, <br /><br />I was googling Hoyt Fuller (the subject of my dissertation) and came across your blog. Nice work.<br /><br />Jon FendersonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com