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Dear Larry: You are the sanest man in America! I look forward to your columns because I ALWAYS agree with your answers. Great work! Thanks for speaking the simple truth about all issues — racial, political, parental, common sense, etc.
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Hate Groups
Dear Larry: I want to forget for a moment that it is their constitutional right, because I detest the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis and all other groups that preach hate. A long time ago, they came into cities across America without any protest. Now …Read more.
Troubles With Raising Teenage Son
Dear Larry: I am African-American and a single mother with three children, ages 15, 10 and 8. All of them are boys. I am having a lot of problems with them, especially the eldest.
He argues with me about almost everything. He thinks he is the man/…Read more.
How To Get Race Relations Back on Track
Dear Larry: So many of my friends are upset with the way things are going, especially race relations. They are not saying anything openly, but among themselves there is constant complaining and fear. There is something simmering and brewing that …Read more.
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ETHNICALLY SPEAKINGDear Larry: All the uproar about the comments from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid really concerns me. Sen. Reid said Barack Obama could get elected president because he is light-skinned and lacks a Negro dialect unless he wants to have one. Larry, I cannot find any real reason for all the fuss, especially because, in my opinion, what he said is a fact. I remember when I was in the military and there was a great amount of picking and choosing among light- and dark-complexioned blacks. The light-skinned blacks were chosen over the dark-skinned blacks. I agree with Sen. Reid's analysis about the president's complexion. His light skin was an asset, along with his gift to articulate so eloquently. He reminds me a lot of you. I do not think the senator should step down. It is my opinion Sen. Reid may have unknowingly complimented Obama. Oh, by the way, I just happen to be a 70-year-old proud black man. What is your take? — Charles Dear Charles: Thank you for the compliment. Sen. Reid stated a well-known fact; blacks who are light-skinned and speak without a black dialect are more acceptable to America than dark-skinned blacks with heavy accents. What is ironic is the black community is more color-conscious than the white populace. The dirty little secret is there is a quiet war over skin color within the black community. All my life I have seen light-skinned blacks sneeringly called "high yellow" by the darker blacks and the lighter ones acting with a superior attitude. What is at question is Sen.
My mother, until the day she passed away, refused to call herself or allow anyone to call her black. Negro was her preferred title. She would think Sen. Reid to be a proper gentleman who knows the right words to use. As an aside, I have a different opinion of former President Bill Clinton's comment. According to the book "Game Change," Bill Clinton — speaking about Obama — told Sen. Ted Kennedy, "A few years ago, this guy would have been getting us coffee." In my opinion, that is a racist and elitist comment, and Clinton should be condemned. I find his behavior especially egregious and hypocritical because he postures himself as a friend to blacks. I believe he secretly harbors other views. What I find equally distressing is the lack of outrage by the so-called PC community. The press is silent; the black leaders are mum; and the politicians pretend nothing was said. This is a perfect example of how people overlook statements made by people they like and scream in outrage at people who do not reflect their political agendas. This is a sad time for truth and fairness. To find out more about Larry G. Meeks and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2010 CREATORS.COM
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