Jun 14, 2010
President Barack Obama: The Next Angry Black Man?
Posted by Ariel Cherie
From Clutch Magazine — Silence.
Another brother has gone in.
Angry Black Man, the cliché term used for brothers who can’t hold their tongue or swallow their aggression when it comes to their passion for certain issues. They have a tendency to fly off the handle whenever they feel “hoodwinked,” and often times their outspoken nature resembles the likes of King Kong; fiery, petrifying and merely seconds from crushing the city of Manhattan.
… or so White Folks think.
Most notable A.B.M. include Comedian Paul Mooney, Harvey Walden, Spike Lee, Bill Cosby, Dick Gregory, Martin Lawrence, Dave Chappelle, Randy Moss, Allen Iverson, Latrell Spreewell, Nino Brown, the 2004 Indiana Pacers Basketball Team, Mr. T, Kanye West, and now…
…Verbally gloved, and ready to pack a punch at any second, the latest brother to wear the crown of being dubbed an Angry Black Man, is none other than our President Barack Obama.
As CNN reported last week, President Obama, whom many, including A.B.M. alum Spike Lee, have criticized for his lack of public aggression pertaining to the happenings in the Gulf of Mexico, has finally issued an eye raising statement on the NBC “Today Show” about his plans for those responsible for the oil spill.
“I was down there a month ago, before most of these talking heads were even paying attention to the Gulf. A month ago I was meeting with fisherman down there, standing in the rain, talking about what a potential crisis this could be. And I don’t sit around just talking to experts because this is a college seminar, we talk to these folks because they potentially have the best answers so I know whose ass to kick.”
So, Obama is looking for “whose ass to kick,” huh? But are his choice of words a reason to cause a spectacle, or just another excuse to peg a brother with passion an Angry Black Man?
Read the rest at Clutch Magazine!



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