Quote of the Day
Everyone I know, who has either held on during the bad old days, and is still hanging on, or chose to come back or join our communities since then, is very, very committed to not only keeping what we have now, but improving it. For ourselves and families, not to make it attractive and desireable…
Everyone I know, who has either held on during the bad old days, and is still hanging on, or chose to come back or join our communities since then, is very, very committed to not only keeping what we have now, but improving it. For ourselves and families, not to make it attractive and desireable to others. Because we, as a black community, are certainly not all poor, not criminal, not all unemployed, and not all concerned with impressing other people. We in Crown Heights North, did not work like dogs to get our neighborhood landmarked to impress white people, or make it “good enough” for them to want to move here. We, and by which I mean an organization that was about 95% black at the time, did it for US, because we are proud of our neighborhood, and wanted it protected, for now, and for our future generations, no matter who happens to live there.
— by Montrose Morris in What the Census Says About Us
Its an Honorary degree awarded by the Chancellor of Anomie from the College of Negativity and Nastiness. If memory serves me right, Mr. T. What declared MM a Pompous Black Asshat.
I was going to ask Montrose the same thing!!!
PBA = Professinal Blatant Asshat
^^^ joke
Montrose, somewhere along the line I missed when and why you added the PBA to your name. What does it stand for? Are you a card carrying member of the Professional Bowlers Association?
Wow, I had no idea I was QOTD. Been busy chasing the elusive dollar for much of today. Boy, am I tired, those dollars are quick. Thanks, all, for the nice words of encouragement.
I think anything pithy has already been said by others, and so I’ll leave it at that.
Happy Holidays.
Montrose Morris, PBA
Thanks for that benson- I admit to throwing it out there to bait you :-).
I don’t mean to cut him slack- I guess I’m just trying to understand what his problem is. But I have no difficulties going after him when he’s being an asshat of the highest order.I think he loves the attention and he loves the whole badass act. Half the stuff he says is just to get a rise out of us, I’m sure.
“I don’t see how pride in one’s neighborhood can cause one to be hateful towards others”
Completely agree benson. i feel like i am pretty consistent about this and feel like i speak up when What crosses various lines. at the same time, now that i live in What’s neighborhood (literally) i have tried to relate a little better and a little less reflexively to him that’s all.
Except Hannible, not so much.
It is my deepest fantasy to see The What sucked off while wearing nothing but an Ass Hat.
Remember, folks: “What” rhymes with “Hot”!
Oh yeah, baybay. . .mah ballustrades are a BURNIN’!!!
Bxgrl;
I was tempted to respond to your free market comment, but I then relented – I’ll give you a one day “welcome back” pass. 😉
I think you and Wasder are cutting The What too much slack. I don’t see how pride in one’s neighborhood can cause one to be hateful towards others, as he has been. Whatever.
I do agree with Wasder that we have some weird little community here, in a strange sort of way.