In reading about the local/state elections, I've also read quite a bit about various current events. I've also watched a few thought-provoking (I'm using that term loosely) videos on Youtube as well. So, I'm just going to give a few thoughts on a few issues. I was going to do a video, but since I'm writing...
Penn State/Joe Paterno
Wow... . On one hand, I'm wondering why these men (the coaches, university officials) didn't call the police. I know people who were molested as children. I have nieces and nephews. I an a minister, and we have a good number of impressionable children in our church. If someone was to touch one of those children, or any child, I would have to do something. Children are precious, and adults HAVE to protect them. The devil always tries to yoke people with various yokes of bondage during the childhood years, mainly through abuse (physically, emotional, mental, sexual), neglect, lack of affirmation, and so forth. Many adults are walking around in society hurt, bitter, lost, spiritually bound and/or confused because of molestation and other tragedies that occurred during childhood. And, I'm even thinking that if someone would have stood up and put a stop to this when it first happened, then several more boys could've been saved. But, their silence enabled these gross crimes against children.
I can't excuse the poor lack of judgement that these men exercised, but I've tried to consider their mental/emotional state at the time. I tried to imagine how I would feel if I walked in on someone that I loved, respected, and trusted molesting a child; I know that I would be distraught. I also would like to believe that I would step up to defend the defenseless. Men are supposed to use our power, strength, and vigor to protect and uphold righteousness. I can understand that the grad assistant (now assistant coach), Paterno, and others may have agonized and been in turmoil over this situation, but they surely didn't respond in the right manner.
In short, my heart and prayers go out to all involved, especially those young boys. I hope and pray that the "accused" is able to get some help, because a person who would violate children is spiritually sick, and is in need of healing, deliverance, and a renewed mind. I pray that the Paterno, the Penn State coaching staff, and the Penn State administration will learn from this incident; I pray they learn to defend the defenseless, and that while loyalty is highly important, some issues/people/convictions are bigger than loyalty and friendship. I don't condemn Paterno and the others, but I would be remiss not to speak on the fact that they used VERY BAD JUDGEMENT in the situation and that their lack of wisdom has done more harm than good (the "accused" was unable to get help, additional boys were molested, reputations and legacies were tarnished).
Kim Kardashian
I saw a clip from ABC News about this, and I also saw a blog post about Ms. Kardashian on one of the blogs that I read regularly. According to ABC News, she's getting a divorce from Kris Humphries after a few months, she's starring in a reality show (her and her sister; I think this is the second season for the show), and she's starring in Tyler Perry's new movie, The Marriage Counselor.
The reason why I even mention Kardashian is because many Tyler Perry fans are having a sucka-attack over Kim Kardashian starring in this movie. They all say things like, she's not an example of morality and that Tyler Perry should've known better.
That's hogwash to me. There's been a load of actors/actresses that have starred in other Tyler Perry movies that haven't exactly been "poster children" for good morals. Even in nearly every Tyler Perry movie I've seen, there's been behavior portrayed that I've questioned (and ultimately led to my non-support of Mr. Perry).
Honestly, I think most Tyler Perry fans who are mad are mad because Kardashian is white. Yes, I said it. All the starring ladies in Tyler Perry's plays and movies up to this point have been African-American. Tyler Perry's fan base is primarily comprised of African-American women. So, now, all these "sistas" are feeling some type of way about Tyler Perry giving the lead role to a "white girl", but they won't keep it real and want to use "christian-nese" to cover their true feelings on the matter... this is my observation on the situation.
Intra-racial issues (Light skin/Dark skin, Good hair/Bad hair)
I was on Youtube earlier in the week, and I saw a few videos from a couple of women that I subscribed to, dealing with a fair-skinned, curly-haired woman who was griping about discrimination from the natural hair community. These two ladies, "Himay10nance" and "QueenNaturalBeauty" responded to the video, not defending the natural hair community, but addressing the irony of the situation (a "light-skinned", "good-haired" woman complaining about discrimination).
Apparently, there was an uproar over these two ladies' response videos, with folks leaving all types of unsavory comments and folks even going as far as to contact "QueenNaturalBeauty"'s Corporate Sponsors (she's an entrepreneur and media personality) and threatening to contact "Himay10nance"'s employer (according to videos that the ladies made).
Wow... .
But, the issue that I wanted to bring up dealing with this whole light-skinned/dark-skinned situation is that I've yet to hear anyone, especially women, address how MEN perpetuate this whole controversy. In just about every discourse I've participated in, no one has addressed that most of this issue surrounds one's perception of beauty based on what men think. They may mention that all the "video girls" are light-skinned, but they don't question why the singers/rappers usually pick light-skinned women to star in the videos. No one questions why men are STILL saying things like, "You're cute, for a dark-skinned girl", or "She's a cute little chocolate thing", or "Wow - you're the prettiest dark-skinned girl I've met"; I've never heard of a light-skinned women being subjected to such comments (example - "You're pretty, for a light-skinned girl"). No one deals with the role of men - instead, these women would rather fight each other, as always, and never bring change to the situation.
I may do a video speaking more on this issue and post it up. I did one, but my phone ran out of memory, and in frustration, I deleted the seven minutes of recorded video. I'll see how I feel tomorrow....
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Personally, I'm good. I'm in prayer for some people in my personal life (of course, there's always souls that need salvation, and some people in my life need encouragement and physical and/or spiritual healing).
I'm still praying for my city and pondering the things I wrote about in the previous blog (Haters: Cincinnati Edition).
I'm quietly working on some writing projects, and I'm always getting it in for the Kingdom (ministry, administration, prayer, counseling, prayer, et cetera).
Until next time - I'll holla.
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