Comments on: Tearing Down the Tavis Smiley Doctrine http://www.jarrett-carter.com/2008/07/tearing-down-the-tavis-smiley-doctrine/ Intelligent Black Perspective In the Last Place You'd Think to Look Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:53:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: TheMan370 http://www.jarrett-carter.com/2008/07/tearing-down-the-tavis-smiley-doctrine/comment-page-1/#comment-60 TheMan370 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:30:17 +0000 http://www.jarrett-carter.com/?p=145#comment-60 That seems too good to be true, don't you think? That seems too good to be true, don’t you think?

]]> By: JC http://www.jarrett-carter.com/2008/07/tearing-down-the-tavis-smiley-doctrine/comment-page-1/#comment-59 JC Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:13:33 +0000 http://www.jarrett-carter.com/?p=145#comment-59 I don't think he can be balanced. I think that his career and legitimacy depends upon being the shining black advocate. Unfortunately, black and white folks are moving past rhetoric and are beginning to make that slow turn towards the mirror for answers. This isn't to discredit Tavis' work, but to say that his methods and messages are not changing with the times. I don’t think he can be balanced. I think that his career and legitimacy depends upon being the shining black advocate.

Unfortunately, black and white folks are moving past rhetoric and are beginning to make that slow turn towards the mirror for answers.

This isn’t to discredit Tavis’ work, but to say that his methods and messages are not changing with the times.

]]> By: Afroamerica Writer http://www.jarrett-carter.com/2008/07/tearing-down-the-tavis-smiley-doctrine/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Afroamerica Writer Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:02:36 +0000 http://www.jarrett-carter.com/?p=145#comment-58 Thanks for stopping by my blog and a quick note on Tavis: Yes his criticism on Barack was misplaced when he didn't give Hillary the same critique (at least in my view). But I don't think he deserved the firestorm he got for asking critical questions of Barack. He is supposed to do so; but he just needed to be more balanced. Thanks for stopping by my blog and a quick note on Tavis: Yes his criticism on Barack was misplaced when he didn’t give Hillary the same critique (at least in my view). But I don’t think he deserved the firestorm he got for asking critical questions of Barack. He is supposed to do so; but he just needed to be more balanced.

]]> By: JC http://www.jarrett-carter.com/2008/07/tearing-down-the-tavis-smiley-doctrine/comment-page-1/#comment-57 JC Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:00:52 +0000 http://www.jarrett-carter.com/?p=145#comment-57 I think its important that blacks in the media and in position of public commentary make this known in a more succinct way, rather than alluding to castration or 'passing,' if you will. Maybe the passing joint was a stretch, but the point is that we can be critical and analytical and not confusing or damaging at the same time. I think its important that blacks in the media and in position of public commentary make this known in a more succinct way, rather than alluding to castration or ‘passing,’ if you will.

Maybe the passing joint was a stretch, but the point is that we can be critical and analytical and not confusing or damaging at the same time.

]]> By: Yobachi http://www.jarrett-carter.com/2008/07/tearing-down-the-tavis-smiley-doctrine/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Yobachi Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:58:17 +0000 http://www.jarrett-carter.com/?p=145#comment-56 Well written. A good, clear, thoughtout argument is not what we always get in the bloggosphere. Though I'd take issue with some of the details, I think I agree with your overall point. Tavis played himself; and he and Jackson trying to make Barack the Black candidate, when he's running for president of the united states, and not head Negro; is just ignorant. However, just as we expect any other politician to respond to our needs as a constituent; we likewise have to hold Obama equally as accountable as we should (but most often don't) hold any other politician. So, he should neither get a pass, nor be demanded to run as the Black candidate. Well written.

A good, clear, thoughtout argument is not what we always get in the bloggosphere.

Though I’d take issue with some of the details, I think I agree with your overall point.

Tavis played himself; and he and Jackson trying to make Barack the Black candidate, when he’s running for president of the united states, and not head Negro; is just ignorant.

However, just as we expect any other politician to respond to our needs as a constituent; we likewise have to hold Obama equally as accountable as we should (but most often don’t) hold any other politician. So, he should neither get a pass, nor be demanded to run as the Black candidate.

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