Comments on: Serial Link Dispatch: Translating Blackness, Ventriloquizing the Dead, Blindspots, and Racism in Surround Sound http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/07/serial_link_dispatch_translating_blackness_ventriloquizing_the_dead_blindspots_and_racism_on_surround_sound.html black looks Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:45:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: mamabones http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/07/serial_link_dispatch_translating_blackness_ventriloquizing_the_dead_blindspots_and_racism_on_surround_sound.html#comment-59471 mamabones Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:13:11 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/07/serial_link_dispatch_translating_blackness_ventriloquizing_the_dead_blindspots_and_racism_on_surround_sound.html#comment-59471 US of Africa, that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard of. Since so many people like to think that Africa is one big country - we might as well indulge them, right? Lets just start with all the power hungry, money-grabbing politicians all over Africa - who decides which one should be president of the US of Af? I think most countries have enough issues on their own, than to compound them with the issues of the rest of Africa. I hink each of the countries should clean up their back yards first before wanting to have one mess heap. I'm personally not interested in being an African. I'm a South African and that's that. US of Africa, that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard of.
Since so many people like to think that Africa is one big country - we might as well indulge them, right?
Lets just start with all the power hungry, money-grabbing politicians all over Africa - who decides which one should be president of the US of Af? I think most countries have enough issues on their own, than to compound them with the issues of the rest of Africa. I hink each of the countries should clean up their back yards first before wanting to have one mess heap. I’m personally not interested in being an African. I’m a South African and that’s that.

]]> By: kameelah http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/07/serial_link_dispatch_translating_blackness_ventriloquizing_the_dead_blindspots_and_racism_on_surround_sound.html#comment-59264 kameelah Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:46:26 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/07/serial_link_dispatch_translating_blackness_ventriloquizing_the_dead_blindspots_and_racism_on_surround_sound.html#comment-59264 I am not sure what clarification I can offer...my issue is that in talking about Pan-Africanism and bringing in icons of Pan-Africanism, we are getting caught up in the vision of of a US of Africa without thinking about it logistically. As far as ventriloquizing, it is a question of how much are we applying Pan-Africanist discourse shaped by a particular historical period to contemporary times without taking into account the specificity of the current context. Hope that helps. In that comment I was speaking about USA, UK and EU as nations/conglomerates and did not make a differentiation between whites and blacks because I assumed that the argument being advanced was that 'look, these nations are unified.' Black folks in the Americas are far from being unified even within our own communities. I don't get the last part of your final sentence...please clarify. I am not sure what clarification I can offer…my issue is that in talking about Pan-Africanism and bringing in icons of Pan-Africanism, we are getting caught up in the vision of of a US of Africa without thinking about it logistically. As far as ventriloquizing, it is a question of how much are we applying Pan-Africanist discourse shaped by a particular historical period to contemporary times without taking into account the specificity of the current context.

Hope that helps.

In that comment I was speaking about USA, UK and EU as nations/conglomerates and did not make a differentiation between whites and blacks because I assumed that the argument being advanced was that ‘look, these nations are unified.’ Black folks in the Americas are far from being unified even within our own communities. I don’t get the last part of your final sentence…please clarify.

]]> By: sondjata http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/07/serial_link_dispatch_translating_blackness_ventriloquizing_the_dead_blindspots_and_racism_on_surround_sound.html#comment-59257 sondjata Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:07:05 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/07/serial_link_dispatch_translating_blackness_ventriloquizing_the_dead_blindspots_and_racism_on_surround_sound.html#comment-59257 <i>And how much are we ventriloquizing the dead–Garvey?</i> Ummmmm..seeking clarification on that statement. Also, I don't believe that the commment that ". Clearly he is unaware that the USA, UK and the EU were all able to unify, despite their cultural, historical and linguistic differences." was even refering to non-whites. It is a true statement if taken to mean that white America has been able to unify culturally. While you are correct in observing that non-whites have been largely removed from that "unity", it doesn't really compare to a Pan-African vision being discussed. And how much are we ventriloquizing the dead–Garvey?

Ummmmm..seeking clarification on that statement.

Also, I don’t believe that the commment that

“. Clearly he is unaware that the USA, UK and the EU were all able to unify, despite their cultural, historical and linguistic differences.”

was even refering to non-whites. It is a true statement if taken to mean that white America has been able to unify culturally. While you are correct in observing that non-whites have been largely removed from that “unity”, it doesn’t really compare to a Pan-African vision being discussed.

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