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i think there are degrees to coonery. As Jason Black says, "Coonery is generational." Growing up, my family was always quick to point out obvious racism, but not once did I ever hear the phrase "white Supremacy" spoken in my household. The elders from my grandpa's generation were savvy to how things worked but, they never taught us about how the system worked, in fact, my mother and grandparents were just happy that I didn't get anyone pegnant and I didnt go to jail. So for the longest time I thought I was doing okay because I had seen the streets eat up a lot of my cousins and friends from the neighborhood. I never conciously cooned, but I can think of lots of instances of my upbringing that contributed to my brainwashing. It wasn't until I had read Malcolm X's autobiography that I got my first inclination that something was off. I think there comes a point in time where one realizes that they have been wrong about things and must fix it and adjust. My family taught me that everyone was equal, blah blah blah, and it sent me down the wrong path. Once I became aware of this, I had two options: contiue down the path to obvious destruction or get on code immediately and educate myself. I thought that it was enough to know our people's history and being kind and generous to everyone was enough, but it wasn't. I was never a full blown coon and there aren't any full blown coons in my family, but I can pin point an exact moment in the late 80's and early 90's where people in my family got money, made it into the middle class, and thought that was all there was to it. Unfortunately, I can't even talk to them anymore because they are so far off code. My mom and cousins thought I was crazy when I said I won't patronize an Asian restauarant. and don't get me started on the jab.....so I will say that the degree of coonery determines if they can be reformed. Miseducate, misled folks can be fixed if they want to,but the larry Elders, Thomas Sowells of the world are lost. this is a great thread. Thanks for making this.
