Roland Martin's Controversial Tweets Draw Attention To Issues Faced By LGBT Blacks, Activists Say

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7. "feeling a little disheartened by the 'liberal and progressive' community at large"

Join the club. I joined about 12 years ago which is why I'm an independent.

And yes, you can "go there." That's what this group is all about.

And for the record, I agree with you. I don't care how many whites scream "it's not race, it's class!" because more often than not, it IS race. No matter what the cause (equal pay, gay rights, victims of crime, whatever) if the media in this country can find a blue-eyed blonde male/female (or as close to it as possible) to personify it and become its living, breathing embodiment, that will ALWAYS be the way that they choose to go. The way it's always been in this country. This is exactly why so many blacks and other minorities have formed and have ALWAYS formed their own separate entities (including minority media) to deal with the unique issues that they face that the majority culture doesn't even consider.

Conversely, if it's a cause that a group is trying to do AWAY with (welfare, veterans' benefits, anything at all) the quickest way to build up public opinion in favor of getting rid of it is to cast it as benefiting too many blacks (although now Hispanics and Arabs are added to this Undesirable list).