My friends. You know we're hearing a lot about Mad Cow Disease. That's when the breeders feed the same slop to cows that we get in Harlem. We call it sloppy seconds.
Frankly, I feel more sympathy for the cows than the people who have died from this disease. American slaughter seven million cows a year so the rich can get the choice cut. We get the hind tit, as they say in South Carolina. Sure, us Blacks eat a lot of hamburgers because it's cheap food and there's something addictive about this food. I was sorrow to hear the Bronx judge threw out of case by Black teenagers who got fat on a burgers-only diet. These girls couldn't stop themselves. Actually, I think Mad cow disease could be another white conspiracy. We know that the bulk of fast food is eaten by ethnic groups. We also know that hamburgers represent the low-end of the meat cut--it's where a lot of slaughterhouse garbage is dumped. Could this be another conspiracy like selling cocaine in the ghetto. We already know who had a role in introducing HIV into our community.
You know, the country gets all excited when we find a Mad Cow in Washington state. This gives the French a chance to poke fun at our arrogance, which we deserve. But all this chatter about the beef is missing the real point.
Let me be clear. As sure as I am that Ms. Brawley told the truth, I am sure there is a Mad Cow disease. But I think it's more of a cultural or racial disease than a physical one. We have made cows cannibals, forcing them to eat themselves. And god knows what is happening to the poor, illegal Mexican immigrants who are forced to work in the slaughterhouses.
The cows are not cannibals; man is. Or should we say, the white man is. For most of his history he has been gobbling up people of color. He has forced once-proud Indians to clean toilets in Conneticut casinos. We know how hard he tries to keep us in the ghetto, which Elvis didn't understand either.
The white man is like the mythological Titan which destroys everything around it and eventually destroys itself. His has no regard for the sanctity of Life. If he was really God-fearing, he wouldn't feed animals the remains of his brothers and sisters or ship their burnt-out carcases to Harlem. This Republican Titan will kill its own to gain more power. By shpping so many jobs to China America is mortgaging the future of its young. The debt we are running up by buying cheap good overseas is another payment on the mortgage. The Big Money Titan is ruining our land, our people, and our hope. He is especially hard on the Black population.
That is why Mad Cow disease is a beautiful metaphor for the cannibalistic soul of the white man. He takes the best cuts of life, contaminates the rest and ships it to 125th street. Every day he feeds us a little poison. He takes our money to fuel his Titanic GDP and takes a little bit of our life, liberty and culture.
The Black and Latino populations are major foces fueling the US economy. Without us the economy would stop. I don't mean to bring the house down on ourselves. That would be suicide. I want to suggest we stop eating hamburgers, Southern Fried chicken, and any food that have been overly processed. You see, these foods are killing us, taking an average 30% of our weekly wages, and making us fat but not happy.
The way to counter this white man's disease is through our money and our imagination. Let's stop fueling the Man's Titanic Greed. Let's stop ruining our health.
Let's imagine our lean and clean ancestors who were the first beautiful people.
Let's stop consuming the Man's Fast Food and Fast Booze.
I lost 40-pounds in prison--and that didn't include the haircut.
My brothers and sisters, I urge you to take the Pledge.
(The sound of wild applause)
Posted by Chuck at February 3, 2004 02:16 PM | TrackBack