Going overboard
I'm new to this site, and I don’t generally blog about anything in particular, unless I come across something that has really upset me. While this site has not upset me, it has caused me to raise and eye brow, and wonder seriously why. While completing my profile I deliberately left out certain information, in an effort to protect my privacy.
Now, some would say that is completely understandable, and I should have that right. However, after completing my profile and pressing enter, I find that not only is the information I entered not what has been displayed, but rather, the site has searched my computer and filled in the blanks with all of my personal information. This is the very personal information, which I obviously did not wish to share with this site or any other site. So then, my question is why? Why must "Black web sites" always go over board? We as African Americans always seem to go overboard on simple task. I have spent a number of hours today in search of "the Black Facebook" and I have yet to come across anything even remotely similar. What I did find was this site (Black in America) and a couple of others, all claiming to be interested in raising social awareness. The rest of the web sites I cam across were all about exploiting young sisters and brothers by showing off their bodies. Neither type of website gave way for a simple place that could be accessed by Black people for Black people in the name of social networking fun. Neither type of website proved to be a place to communicate and hang out, and indeed shake off the ills of this warped and unjust society; a place to just have fun. While sites like "Black in America" do have their place and are greatly needed/ wanted. Why must we go overboard and violate the privacy and rights of the very people we claim to seek justice for? Why is there not a "Black Facebook"? Why must we go overboard?
Now, some would say that is completely understandable, and I should have that right. However, after completing my profile and pressing enter, I find that not only is the information I entered not what has been displayed, but rather, the site has searched my computer and filled in the blanks with all of my personal information. This is the very personal information, which I obviously did not wish to share with this site or any other site. So then, my question is why? Why must "Black web sites" always go over board? We as African Americans always seem to go overboard on simple task. I have spent a number of hours today in search of "the Black Facebook" and I have yet to come across anything even remotely similar. What I did find was this site (Black in America) and a couple of others, all claiming to be interested in raising social awareness. The rest of the web sites I cam across were all about exploiting young sisters and brothers by showing off their bodies. Neither type of website gave way for a simple place that could be accessed by Black people for Black people in the name of social networking fun. Neither type of website proved to be a place to communicate and hang out, and indeed shake off the ills of this warped and unjust society; a place to just have fun. While sites like "Black in America" do have their place and are greatly needed/ wanted. Why must we go overboard and violate the privacy and rights of the very people we claim to seek justice for? Why is there not a "Black Facebook"? Why must we go overboard?
I guess my brother, it is human nature to go over board despite color. Take for example Adam and Eve in the beginning. They were the first one's to go over board. Now we all are in deep water. So now we all must learn to swim no matter whats in the water. And thank God we now have Jesus who is our life jacket and savior. As far as a black facebook, i encourage you to perhaps create it yourself my friend! You can build your own website easily now days. Just yahoo search "building a website", they do charge monthly but its less than $10. But stay strong and be encouraged, God Bless my brother!