The Shaun is going need to contact his people and ask that this arrangement be at his gathering for this Sunday’s game. There is so much WIN in this picture that even The Shaun’s mind can barely handle it! Whoever put this together needs to rewarded with a medal!
THE SHAUN SAYS THIS…
On this day in which we celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., each of us will reminisce about Dr. King from many view points. Some will simply post a YouTube clip or transcript of his “I Have A Dream” speech and leave it at that. Some will obviously highlight his role in the Civil Rights Movement. Some will take the time to review his unique relationship with Malcolm X. Some will choose to quietly meditate over his life accomplishments and ponder over the possibilities of what could have been if he still was with us today.
Let us quickly add a bit of clarity to those who may have the impression that Dr. King was assassinated over his role in the Civil Right Movement. “The Black Power Mixtape 1678-1975″ discusses the moments leading up to the assignation of Dr. King, highlighting his increasingly anti-military stance on the Vietnam War. The highlight of his anti-war protests was his “Why I Am Opposed To the War In Vietnam” speech that he gave just under a year before he was shot while standing on that balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. While his “I Have A Dream” speech is Dr. King’s most popular speech, some have argued this was is his most impact-full as well as the real reason he was killed.
So The Shaun says…WHAT IF?
What if Dr. King was allowed to transition the Civil Rights Movement into the Human Rights movement he seemingly leaned toward near the time of his death. One has to wonder how far we actually could have gone and the infinite possibilities for progress that could have been reached. Would he have had to wait for Obama to see our first non-white President of The United States. Would African-American culture have been exploited as much as it has since his death? Where would Jesse Jackson be still at his side? Would his influence and quest for equal rights reached past the borders of this nation?
Would the world be a different place?
Surely many will consider the episode of the Boondocks if which Dr. King awoke after a 40 year coma to return and see how much the world had changed without him. In this episode, Aaron McGruder illustrates King’s reaction as first confusion then frustration over, in his view, the decline of African-American culture in his absence.
It is very easy to anyone to assume that Dr. King would not approve of not only the state of current state of African-American culture but global society as a whole. Yet what is interesting to ponder is even though we all can assume Dr. King wouldn’t approve of it, we stay intent on going along with the current state of affairs. Even though we KNOW King would openly speak up against the open disrespect and exploitation of our young women, we support a culture that encourages them act as Jezebels and whores to succeed. Even though we KNOW King would insist on organizing and leading marches in our street to gather these young brothers selling drugs of the corners. Even though we KNOW Dr. King would DEMAND MORE from the church, we accept their role of REactivity as opposed to PROactivity.
So The Shaun asks you to be honest with yourself and ponder how much progress have we really made since Dr. King’s death? How much potential have we left untapped? Can it not be argued that mentally and spiritually we have actually taken several steps back from the days of Dr. King?
We have the audacity to openly joke about streets named after Dr. King being the most violent in our major cities instead of treating them as sacred ground to support and grow our youth. We naively pat ourselves on the back and say the King’s “Dream” is still alive when nothing could be further from the truth. Are we truly ignorant enough to believe THIS is the DREAM, Dr. King spoke of?! You really believe THIS is what he wanted?
We have brothers unemployed and/or locked up more than ever while others become slaves to drugs, sex and money.
We have sisters openly dressing like prostitutes at a younger and younger age while fighting each other and stabbing each other in the back as they embarrass themselves on TV.
The traditional black family has become an extinct species right before our very eyes!
YET WE HAVE THE NERVE TO SAY THE DREAM IS ALIVE
Every year we get together on the 3rd Monday in January to “remember” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and act as if so much as been accomplished since he was taken from us. Some of you will read this with your lip twisted and your eyes rolled into the back of your head because you think that the It is about time that we cherish his memory properly by living the actually DREAM he spoke of and not the mockery we have made of his legacy.
THE SHAUN SAYS THIS…
Yesterday, Broncos won another exciting game in the closing moments over the Steelers when Tim Tebow threw a 80 yard touchdown pass on the first play of overtime.
In the age of ME ME ME, The Shaun can’t have nothing but the highest respect for a young humble brother who openly lives a positive lifestyle and then finds success as a result. Call it karma, call divine intervention but either what it has to make you look at yourself just a little bit.
People can say want they want about Tim Tebow….and they will. Tebow, himself, does not give anyone any reason to hate on him yet so many do! Could it be so many hate on Tebow because of he is a reflection of what they need to work on themselves.
The Shaun is very very much a self-diagnosed movie addict. This diagnosis is backed up by the 500+ DVDs and 100+ Blurays that sit in The Shaun’s house along with the 200+ movies sitting in The Shaun’s Netflix queue.
This being said, The Shaun will now grace with his take on probably the best movie you did not see in 2009… “The Hurt Locker”. Now The Shaun is sure that some if not most of you are thinking, “Yeah I hurt of that movie but never got a chance to see it” Well there’s no excuse now but to see it now that it’s been released on DVD and Bluray.
This is the IRAQ war movie many have been waiting for because mainly it is not trying to send a political message on the war itself. “The Hurt Locker” mearly paints the picture of war from the eyes of an EOD unit. For those who are unfamiliar with the term EOD, it essentially means BOMB SQUAD.
While the movie has actors you are familiar with, none are actors that would sell you to the movie on their own yet collectively each play their role quite well. However Jeremy Renner turns in quite the star-making performance as the lead that is truly worthy of the Oscar buzz he is receiving. He embodies the unpredictable intensity that surrounds the movie.
The director’s (Kathryn Bigelow) decision to ignore an actor’s Hollywood status in regards to whether they live through the movie add to its intesity and realism. You will find yourself say”Hey, isn’t that…” and they’ll be dead be you can finish the sentence.
This movie is not “Jarhead”, there is action and the suspense does pay off throughtout the movie. There are surprises all the way to the end of the movie and moments of the movie will change what you think about war. What this movie won’t do is change your opinion of the IRAQ war either way because it’s not trying to and that is its strength.
The Shaun strongly recommends everyone see this movie as it will surely be nominated for awards. However, it is not essentially at this point that you own this on DVD or Bluray yet as niether disc is filled with mainly special features and is clearly being prepared for a “COLLECTOR’S EDITION” or “DIRECTOR’S CUT” that will be more worth a purchase in the future.
