Who saw Dr. Shakur on American Gangster?

[nattyreb]

i'm posting this here because i don't want to eclipse the post on Peltier's emergency over on the POW forum.

i thought the balance was OK, not great, because i think there was too much focus on the violence and not the entire movement, which wasn't fleshed out as completely as i thought it should have been. They did a good job of explaining his work as a Dr. of Acupuncture, but you didn't come away exactly seeing him as a "Doctor," however. Also, some of the editing (like Bro. Ferguson) was too tight, i think he was even cut off mid-sentence. However, the "pro" side was very, very well represented, even featuring Bro. Chokwe Lumumba!

Overall, tho, i give it a B-. The history was pretty good but again, didn't really delve deeply enough into the murders/maiming/intimidation of everyday Bros./Sis. by police, not just COINTELPRO killings. The complete drug/murder war on the total community.

But i felt good when it was over, because i felt love and pride for Dr. Shakur, and i hope people meeting him for the first time will, as well. He sounded and looked like such a strong soldier, he was fantastic! They also let it be known that the cop who arrested him got popped for burglary himself, which was a great aha! moment in exposing the contradiction of "who are the REAL criminals"!

[Majadi]

Are they airing this again, My water head self missed it as I studied so hard last night I lost track of time! I study us so much I miss stuff that I can study about us as well! Isn't that crazy? All work and no play makes Majadi one awesome Afrikan!!! LMAO!

[nattyreb]

i'm sure they will, Bro., you know how they do at BET, there's liable to be a marathon any day now! Hopefully, somebody recorded it and will make it available for everyone to view.

And AWESOME you sho nuff is!!

Originally Posted by Majadi

Are they airing this again, My water head self missed it as I studied so hard last night I lost track of time! I study us so much I miss stuff that I can study about us as well! Isn't that crazy? All work and no play makes Majadi one awesome Afrikan!!! LMAO!

[Walk Wit Me]

FUCK B.E.T


but someone hook up a linky link

:/

[Majadi]

Bro. Walk, I am right with you it is a parahna attempting to eat our young! I did finally see the special, and I am still trying to figure out the Amerikkkan Gangsta concept and connection? Still it was fair considering it comes from the beast. I did feel that a couple of reactions may occur from this as the beast does nothing lest the agenda of Global Aryanism be upheld. It may have been a ploy to turn our folks away from the movement, because of the violent overtones, it also may serve to trivialize the movement as "bizarre" "crazy" and "cult-ish"!!!!

[SoularFlarez]

i missed it but da homie saw it.........i KNOW theyll show it again though. but knowen BET, itll probly be biased. hopefully it at least gets some of us curious to who he is.......im asumen people will just cuz he got Shakur in his name.

they need some REAL American Gangsters on there........ like the ones gettin paid by our tax dollars!!

[akilamaru]

i watched it and if i didnt know any better my overstanding of dr.Mutulu in particular and our struggle in general wouldve been one of gansterism. yeah they sprinkled in some concrete facts of dr.Mutulu and our struggle mixed with alot of main streme media biases but then again i couldnt complian considering its b.e.t

[nattyreb]

Thanks all, y'all, i hear ya, we can't truss it, especially with that whole "gangster" connotation, which is definitely a major problem. Considering the source, it could have been a whole lot worse, IMO.

i just haven't been seeing/hearing anyone discussing this at all, i appreciate y'alls feedblack and would love to read more!

[SoularFlarez]

this is why our OWN media outlets are important...... his-story usually told from HIS point of view

[Jalili]

I don't watch BET even though I heard that this was to come on.
I wanted to see it but I never watch the channel so I never caught it when it did.

[Majadi]

Originally Posted by SoularFlarez

this is why our OWN media outlets are important...... his-story usually told from HIS point of view

RBG Tube! We need to expand this to include creation of our own documentaries, we can do it, hell I am a writer, some of you all are good at the whole video editing, production, I love a microphone as much as Jesse Jackson...but I am dope as hell, whereas he is one hell of a dope! I digress, but we can do this type of thing as well!

[Fenix]

Bro Majadi, with all due respect...you are a nut! But I must agree. You are dope as hell and he is one hell of a dope.

[Majadi]

Thank you , thank you Fenix tonight I will be appearing at the hanging of G.W.Bush!

Seriously, though we need a revamp of all documentaries produced from a revolutionary perspective and put on RBGTube!!!

[MsLioness]

i thought it was alright...i agree with Sis Natty Reb, for the most part....and i do feel as though "gangster" and "american" were/are wrong terms to use....

[Majadi]

Originally Posted by MsLioness

i thought it was alright...i agree with Sis Natty Reb, for the most part....and i do feel as though "gangster" and "american" were/are wrong terms to use....

You know what I think for the purpose of Viacom owned, Aryan Capitalist Supremacist BET! The terms American and Gangster are right on time! They knew exactly what they were doing, painting a blood drenched picture of Dr.Shakur as someone to fear and hate as opposed to love. They only held back some volatile projections of him for fear of inciting the masses to actually think. For Afrikans like us this would not work, this show was not for us, it was for the masses. Well thought out, well produced with just a sprinkling of, "Hey, nigga don't resist, rebel or evolve" cuz' we will do you like this guy!"