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JustAnotherGen

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77. Within the thread op shows intent

Fri Oct 24, 2014, 07:27 PM

Oct 2014

Upset because we aren't all thrilled about Corny being on Bill Maher tonight. I think my list speaks volumes.

Uncle Frank didn't have Corny's education or the education of his Father In Law or brother in laws. He didnt speak "pretty" like Corny. Your grammar cops would have a fit with his fixin's and ain'ts -

But he didn't just talk. He did. He gave. He helped. So many black folks received the gift of education he didn't get. Some of them probably were taught by Corny. But I digress.

My list stands - because it provides an excellent contrast point.

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Please name five Black American males you respect [View all] reddread Oct 2014 OP

and your point? Lithos Oct 2014 #1

Why not? bravenak Oct 2014 #2

Here's my five, in no particular order: Maedhros Oct 2014 #3

Easy for me to do, but what's your point? It just feels like bait. nt Hekate Oct 2014 #4

Bait. Yeah, that's my take away, too. nt procon Oct 2014 #36

It is...nt SidDithers Oct 2014 #101

My husband, my son, my brother in-law notadmblnd Oct 2014 #5

Awesome. NT Adrahil Oct 2014 #131

If you're not willing to list yours, why should I list mine. MineralMan Oct 2014 #6

Here's mine: AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #7

I agree with your list, RebelOne Oct 2014 #37

Okay, but mine was in no particular order, TBH. AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #39

My friend Ari bigwillq Oct 2014 #8

no, please name five black American males YOU respect ... kwassa Oct 2014 #9

Hmmmm Kelvin Mace Oct 2014 #10

Nice lists, but as a nitpick Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #58

Doh! Kelvin Mace Oct 2014 #134

5 onecaliberal Oct 2014 #11

Here are mine, in no particular order Autumn Oct 2014 #12

Quite a few actually. I am even going by those who are still alive. Xyzse Oct 2014 #13

Agreed on all OriginalGeek Oct 2014 #64

No please, you go first. Rex Oct 2014 #14

Kind of a chickenshit post, if you "won't go first" villager Oct 2014 #15

Yup thats what chickens do madokie Oct 2014 #121

OK. hifiguy Oct 2014 #16

My 5 3rdwaydem Oct 2014 #17

Name five American males you respect cyberswede Oct 2014 #18

all should be respected Chaco Dundee Oct 2014 #19

My Five, INPO (In No Particular Order) RadicalGeek Oct 2014 #20

Why you ask? LeftInTX Oct 2014 #21

take your pick reddread Oct 2014 #22

I'll accept your list and add Barack Obama. bravenak Oct 2014 #26

This is an interesting thread JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #52

Oh. I think so too. bravenak Oct 2014 #55

Don't worry JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #69

Most of the ones I respect I know personally. bravenak Oct 2014 #72

Within the thread op shows intent JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #77

You are sharp! bravenak Oct 2014 #82

Myself as well. zappaman Oct 2014 #86

Yeah. I'm getting the feeling that this person is not on the up and up. bravenak Oct 2014 #91

Probably a Michiganist or whistler162 Oct 2014 #123

You got the icky feeling too? JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #92

I did as well. sheshe2 Oct 2014 #93

Because JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #94

Love that quote! sheshe2 Oct 2014 #98

Willie Mays is the greatest living human Black or otherwise randys1 Oct 2014 #76

Cool, because the wording of your OP makes it look like you can't think of any. Iggo Oct 2014 #61

no it doesnt reddread Oct 2014 #62

Except yes, it does. Iggo Oct 2014 #65

Michael Strahan hfojvt Oct 2014 #23

Paul Robeson, MLK, Bayard Rustin, Langston Hughes, Miles Davis Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2014 #24

Your turn (nt) bigwillq Oct 2014 #25

My friend Art, My President, Eric Wallace, Keb Mo (met him) and my grandson's paraeducator. Tikki Oct 2014 #27

People I know amount to more than 5 gwheezie Oct 2014 #28

You win the thread! JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #96

Charlie Rangel, Barack Obama, Bill Perkins, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton... stevenleser Oct 2014 #29

Eric, Greg, David, Ron and my son. n/t ieoeja Oct 2014 #30

Love your list! JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #70

50 Cent, Nas, Run DMC, Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dog... obnoxiousdrunk Oct 2014 #31

No Rob Hustle? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #59

You forgot Milli Vanilli whistler162 Oct 2014 #124

Only five? Sissyk Oct 2014 #32

What does this question even mean? REP Oct 2014 #33

I'm with you Cal Carpenter Oct 2014 #34

+1 Rex Oct 2014 #35

My father and my siblings... BklnDem75 Oct 2014 #38

President Obama, Morgan Freeman, Michael Jordan, Cory Booker, Denzel Washington (nt) Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #40

In no particular order Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #41

Stevie is God whatchamacallit Oct 2014 #42

Fredrick Douglas, Booker T. Washington, Richard Wright, MLK Jr., Malcolm X. nt bemildred Oct 2014 #43

1. My father Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #44

Your mind went to your dad first too? JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #97

I thought of you! Behind the Aegis Oct 2014 #114

Thanks you! JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #119

In no particular order csziggy Oct 2014 #45

mine demigoddess Oct 2014 #46

only 5 ? JI7 Oct 2014 #47

I'm not sure why we're doing this, but why not... Algernon Moncrieff Oct 2014 #48

great list, much appreciated reddread Oct 2014 #57

OIC! OilemFirchen Oct 2014 #66

Okay. Skidmore Oct 2014 #49

Pharrell Williams, Samuel L Jackson, Wynton Marsalis, LittleBlue Oct 2014 #50

ALL men and women have my respect unless they prove they don't deserve it. blm Oct 2014 #51

^^^THIS Kalidurga Oct 2014 #56

Easy. Living or in history? JaneyVee Oct 2014 #53

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Oct 2014 #54

Easy peasy JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #60

5 Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #63

In no particular order Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #67

five Black American males I respect gladium et scutum Oct 2014 #68

Blind Melon Chitlin BKH70041 Oct 2014 #71

Simple enough.... Rowdyboy Oct 2014 #73

The POTUS,John Lewis,Eugene Robinson,Clarence Page, the AG. Vinca Oct 2014 #74

As in, *Some of my favorite famous people are black*? Mister Nightowl Oct 2014 #75

You are a breath of fresh air! JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #90

Okay. LWolf Oct 2014 #78

Five marle35 Oct 2014 #79

To the Ignore list for you! valerief Oct 2014 #80

So, we never did get a list from the OP. MineralMan Oct 2014 #81

Oh. We got this list. bravenak Oct 2014 #84

So the OP really is bait of a sort. nt Hekate Oct 2014 #106

Of course. I mean, we all knew that, though. bravenak Oct 2014 #107

Pres. Obama, Hank Aaron, Rep. Lewis, Thurgood Marshall, MLK Drunken Irishman Oct 2014 #83

Of the entertainer athlete set - famous people JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #88

No reason to repeat everybody else, so I'll just add a couple new names... DreamGypsy Oct 2014 #85

Only 5? Egnever Oct 2014 #87

Alive or dead? sakabatou Oct 2014 #89

Er, no thank you H2O Man Oct 2014 #95

Many more than five. delta17 Oct 2014 #99

Living wyldwolf Oct 2014 #100

Wow. Betcha this is a racist baiting project. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #102

Think so too. cwydro Oct 2014 #110

All of them. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #103

Heres mine warrant46 Oct 2014 #104

Besides President Obama... 3catwoman3 Oct 2014 #105

My 5 demwing Oct 2014 #108

Why do they have to be MALE? cwydro Oct 2014 #109

OP was upset that JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #120

My list: phylny Oct 2014 #111

Many listed here, plus Charles Dutton joeglow3 Oct 2014 #112

*ONLY* 5? Sheeeeeeeew, I could give you a lengthy list, or do you just want the top 10? LaydeeBug Oct 2014 #113

Just to add my 2cents: scarletlib Oct 2014 #128

My father ariesgem Oct 2014 #115

JC, Lang, Keelan, Jeff, Pete SoCalDem Oct 2014 #116

I'll go davidpdx Oct 2014 #117

My five LostOne4Ever Oct 2014 #118

Willie Mays, Willie McCovy, Juan Marichal ...Vida Blue yuiyoshida Oct 2014 #122

Sure I'll play mythology Oct 2014 #125

Why Emmet Till? exboyfil Oct 2014 #127

I'll add Paul Laurence Dunbar to the list. OilemFirchen Oct 2014 #132

In respect of privacy exboyfil Oct 2014 #126

I can't think of five WHITE American males I respect TlalocW Oct 2014 #129

Easy... Adrahil Oct 2014 #130

If I do I'll get verbally abused as several have been thrown under the bus here Corruption Inc Oct 2014 #133