Plain Talking Gary Glennell Toms
Note: The following commentary was published a three years ago. It is being reprinted because the prediction I made came true and the article is still extremely relevant.
Okay, here’s the scenario. It’s January of 2009, and the world is riveted to the media coverage of the swearing in of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America. Cable and network news stations showcase an array of all-star commentators and pundits, all of whom are in a virtual state of shock because they never thought they’d live to see a black man obtain the most powerful position on the planet. President Bush and Dick Cheney have been purged from the White House, so the celebration is twofold. “The Term of Hope” has begun, and no sector of the American population is happier, prouder or more optimistic about the future than black people. However, I truly believe that with Obama acquiring the position of “Brother-in-Chief”, it would place greater emphasis on the endless and sometime brutal battle that wages between two very distinct groups within the black community: the knights and the niggers.
It’s no secret to my loyal “G-Fans” that I absolutely loathe the word nigger. I have expressed my sentiments in an article or two on my AC page and during many speaking engagements, but I am using it in this context to describe a group of people, both male and female, that refuse to be recognized as anything but “real niggers from the hood”. The G-Man is about to piss a multitude of people off, both black and white, but it’s not like I haven’t before. I’ll be accused of stereotyping, being “bourgie” and not understanding “the black plight” in this country, but nothing could be further from the truth. Moreover, there isn’t one person out there that will be able to proclaim I don’t know or understand anything about the hood because I was raised in one of the toughest hoods out there: the Redfern Houses of Far Rockaway, New York. An intense love for the black community, as well as black history, is what prompts me to address this topic. If I have to kick a little ass, get ghetto or bruise a few egos to get my point across, then so be it! The truth is a powerful medicine, and no one said medicine is supposed to taste good. So, open wide!
The two classifications are as follows. The real niggers from the hood have no desire to pursue higher education, let alone finish high school. They are perfectly content with “keep it real” by urinating on the steps and elevators of their building or hanging out on street corners, or the courtyards of dilapidated housing projects, playing a dice game called C-Lo. They take great pleasure in walking into a neighborhood bodega and buying a “Philly” and “a 40” for the sole purpose of rolling a blunt and getting high. The word nigger has become part of their everyday language; they are obsessed with wearing their pant down to the middle of their ass; and a good number of them are extremely proud to say they have spent time in jail, beat a fellow nigger’s ass or have “a body” on their record.
The females are just as bad as the men. They curse worse than a drill sergeant in the United States Marine Corps and are very, very quick to start a fight. Sadly, many of these women, who are usually in the age range of 17-27, have very young children that are always in the direct line of fire during their vulgar tirade or physical confrontations. They brazenly display tattoos running from the small of their lower backs to the upper cracks of their ass. By the way, there is nothing cute or sexy about a tatted-up woman, in the area of 300 pounds, calling her girlfriends bitches…while chewing on a Twinkie and showing butt-crack. These men and women just don’t give a damn about anyone or anything but “staying weeded”, getting laid and finding quick ways to get paid.
Chris Rock displayed his comic genius while highlightng the differences between righteous black people and niggers in a previous HBO comedy special.
(Photo credit: Nightscream at en.wikipedia, Permission: CC-BY-SA-2.5)
The knights are the fighters, protectors and stalwarts of the black community. Contrary to popular belief, in the hood and in the mainstream media, they are not just people who decided to get an education, ascend the corporate ladder and now talk white. The knights, in all their honor and glory, are represented by people like high school and college students, ministers, teachers, local librarians, barber shop, gas station and business owners, and last but not least, “Miss Johnson”, the 92-year-old grandmother who sits on a housing project bench and tirelessly shares stories about Dr. King, Malcolm X and Emmett Till with curious, wide-eyed youngsters. These warriors don a coat of armor called pride, lift their swords of righteousness, and attempt to slay the black dragons that seek to tear the fabric of our African tapestry. They are the sole reason why the real niggers from the hood have been kept in check and not viewed as the dominant group in not just public housing areas across the country, but in America as a whole.
With Barack Obama being elected President of the United States, both groups would surely rejoice. The difference is the real niggers from the hood would no longer have an excuse to maintain their dangerous and self-destructive patterns and behaviors. With a black man seated at the highest level of government, no longer could “Whitey” be blamed for holding them back because Whitey, namely the white voters, will have played a pivotal role in helping place the Obamas in the White House. No longer could they claim that they aren’t smart enough to succeed. No longer could they claim that there are just too many racial barriers to prevent them from having a better life for themselves or their children.
The ones with any damn sense left would be forced to look in the mirror and do some real soul searching. Granted, it shouldn’t take a black man being elected president to spurn them to undergo this transformation, but an event of this magnitude could literally restructure their thoughts and attitudes about race, the future and the country. Racism will always be the ugly, three-headed dragon lurking in America, but with a black man as leader of the free world, and the real niggers from the hood promoted to knighthood status, the country would be well on its way to slaying it…once and for all.
