[23292] in APO-L
Re: [APO-L] Pre-Convention Greetings to my Brothers
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (JayBEE!)
Sat Dec 14 02:20:25 2002
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 02:19:59 -0500
Reply-To: JayBEE! <JayBEE@25-52.zzn.com>
From: JayBEE! <JayBEE@25-52.zzn.com>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
<html><head><meta Name='keywords' Content='commtouch, pronto, mail, free email, free, branded, web based, free web based email, communications, internet, software, advertising banners, e-mail, free software'></head><body ><div align='left'><font ><blockquote><blockquote><TT>Wow Kami, you missed my point. I have both Q100 and 95.5 the beat <BR>
on my programmed into my channels. And I know some "white" people <BR>
like rap music. I know many black people who don't like rap music. <BR>
That is why if you read back I stated (some people), not "all" <BR>
whites or "all" blacks. Because their are other races within this <BR>
organization. But allow me to re make my point, using my same <BR>
analogy.<BR>
<BR>
Some people do not like rap music. But there are those who don't <BR>
even find it interesting, so they tend to not even stop on the <BR>
channels to hear it. They'll skip over it just to find their <BR>
favorite channel. I do country music that way. I have a low <BR>
tolerance for most country music. But occasionally one might find <BR>
me and it'll turn out to be very interesting. Most people do not<BR>
go out the way for something they know will not interest them.<BR>
And others will even attempt to influence others not to be <BR>
interested. This is true in all races. I've even heard of a <BR>
members feeling odd with a majority asian chapter within Alpha Phi <BR>
Omega. It happens to be that different people are drawn to what <BR>
interest them. And there is nothing wrong with that. Because <BR>
believe me, from what I know each race is in their comfort zone. <BR>
But if you want understanding you have to cross those lines and <BR>
investigate. You can't go just by what you heard, and make <BR>
judgements for a poor vantage point. Each and every time, your <BR>
judgement will be aimed through a wide atmosphere. And will almost <BR>
never be on target. Just because you know some black people and <BR>
listen to there music, you still can't imagine what kind of <BR>
pressures they have when they are constantly amoungst each other. <BR>
Some people can, because they've actually live that life. And I <BR>
know some white people that can tell the difference. There are <BR>
white females within Gamma Sigma Sigma that are always at functions <BR>
that we have that are predominately black, and they do feel <BR>
comfortable. But within all worlds each individuals has to make the <BR>
decision to explore other worlds on there own. <BR>
<BR>
Example: A black brother told me that he went to a sectional <BR>
conference and when he told them that he doesn't have "rushes"<BR>
he calls them "smokers" the brothers he was talking to laughed at <BR>
him. Even though that tradition may be older than them. <BR>
<BR>
Within Alpha Phi Omega, there are judgements being made without <BR>
thorough investigation from the mainstream. And that, to me, will <BR>
always be and unjustified act. You'll never know what is real when <BR>
you judge from a tower. And that has been how Ay-Phi-Que has been <BR>
judged within Alpha Phi Omega. How bad is it. Within Alpha Phi <BR>
Omega, Ay-Phi-Que rarely gets a second chance. What ever is stated<BR>
always seems to precieve to being as true. <BR>
<BR>
Let me stop here, it's getting late.<BR>
</TT><br><br><font><p align=left><TT>Humility is must be learned <BR>
(you have to want it to <BR>
acquire it), but Imperialism <BR>
is hereditary, (you have to <BR>
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