Comments on: Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Arrested http://www.obsessedwithsports.com/2009/07/22/harvard-professor-henry-louis-gates-arrested/ For obsessed fans, by obsessed fans! Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:44:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Preston http://www.obsessedwithsports.com/2009/07/22/harvard-professor-henry-louis-gates-arrested/comment-page-1/#comment-948 Preston Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:34:06 +0000 http://www.obsessedwithsports.com/?p=4421#comment-948 This professor, from what I have seen, has always had a chip on his shoulder towards white people. He would love to make the slavery issue TOTALLY the white peoples’ burden; and ignor the historical fact, that it was, and is, the black African culture that initially and PRIMARILY cultivated the racially organized slavery era. The blacks basically did it to themselves (just look at how they’re into ‘personality’ and ‘idol’ worship). But “the good professor” could never admit to that; otherwise how could he continue his ‘upperly mobile’ lifestyle… The proud ancestor of a house bleep-er. This professor, from what I have seen, has always had a chip on his shoulder towards white people. He would love to make the slavery issue TOTALLY the white peoples’ burden; and ignor the historical fact, that it was, and is, the black African culture that initially and PRIMARILY cultivated the racially organized slavery era. The blacks basically did it to themselves (just look at how they’re into ‘personality’ and ‘idol’ worship). But “the good professor” could never admit to that; otherwise how could he continue his ‘upperly mobile’ lifestyle… The proud ancestor of a house bleep-er.

]]> By: Reggie Greene / The Logistician http://www.obsessedwithsports.com/2009/07/22/harvard-professor-henry-louis-gates-arrested/comment-page-1/#comment-930 Reggie Greene / The Logistician Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:01:39 +0000 http://www.obsessedwithsports.com/?p=4421#comment-930 We have three observations about the Harvard professor incident: 1. We find it interesting that the fact that this was the professor's home was evidently not established early on way before the dispute escalated; 2. We find it fascinating that the versions of two members of society, who most would ordinarily view as responsible and honest citizens (this obviously does not include politicians), would vary so dramatically from a factual point of view. 3. Finally, considering that the reading and viewing public were not present at the scene (and thus have no first hand knowledge), and that there is no video tape to our knowledge of the sequence of events and what was said, how so many have formed conclusions, and made assumptions, about who did what and who was wrong. There are <a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/nxtywv" rel="nofollow">some things which Professor Gates might have considered</a> upon the arrival of the police, no matter how incensed he may have been. We have three observations about the Harvard professor incident:

1. We find it interesting that the fact that this was the professor’s home was evidently not established early on way before the dispute escalated;

2. We find it fascinating that the versions of two members of society, who most would ordinarily view as responsible and honest citizens (this obviously does not include politicians), would vary so dramatically from a factual point of view.

3. Finally, considering that the reading and viewing public were not present at the scene (and thus have no first hand knowledge), and that there is no video tape to our knowledge of the sequence of events and what was said, how so many have formed conclusions, and made assumptions, about who did what and who was wrong.

There are some things which Professor Gates might have considered upon the arrival of the police, no matter how incensed he may have been.

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