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A "Sistah Soulja" Moment

Mike

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The term originated in the 1992 presidential candidacy of Bill Clinton. In a Washington Post interview published on May 13, 1992, the hip-hop MC, author, and political activist Sister Souljah was quoted as saying, (in response to the question regarding black-on-white violence in the 1992 Los Angeles riots:
Question: "Even the people themselves who were perpetrating that violence, did they think that was wise? Was that a wise reasoned action?"
Souljah: "Yeah, it was wise. I mean, if black people kill black people every day, why not have a week and kill white people?… White people, this government and that mayor were well aware of the fact that black people were dying every day in Los Angeles under gang violence. So if you're a gang member and you would normally be killing somebody, why not kill a white person? Do you think that somebody thinks that white people are better, are above and beyond dying, when they would kill their own kind?"
(Quoted in David Mills (16 June 1992) "In Her Own Disputed Words; Transcript of Interview That Spawned Souljah's Story" The Washington Post.[3])
In June 1992, Clinton responded both to that quotation and to something Souljah had said in the music video of her song “The Final Solution: Slavery’s back in Effect” ("If there are any good white people, I haven't met them")[4] while giving a speech to Jesse Jackson Sr.'s Rainbow Coalition, saying, “If you took the words ‘white’ and ‘black,’ and you reversed them, you might think David Duke was giving that speech.”
Prior to his appearance, Clinton's campaign staff had conducted an intense debate about how far he should go in distancing himself from Jackson, who was unpopular with moderate voters. When Souljah was invited to speak at the conference, Clinton's advisors saw their chance. However, despite the meme-like nature of the term in the mainstream media, there is little evidence that the act by Clinton had any effect on voters' mindsets.
Clinton's response was harshly criticized by Jackson, who said, “Sister Souljah represents the feelings and hopes of a whole generation of people,” and he claimed that she had been misquoted.[5] Clinton was also criticized by some of the Democratic Party's other African American supporters. Clinton was accused by Sister Souljah of being a racist and a hypocrite because he had played golf at a country club that refused to admit black members.
 

Steve

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Clinton used to be considered the First black president.. but now he was just a token white president.. used to get the half black president re-elected..
 

Mike

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ANGUS327 said:
So according to the "sista" it's ok to kill honky crackers jus don't play golf wiff dem.

Yep. On her website she claims to be an "Activist" & "Problem Solver". :wink:
 
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