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Topic subjectNon-Believers of Color: Atheists and Skeptics in the Black Community
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12719121, Non-Believers of Color: Atheists and Skeptics in the Black Community
Posted by rdhull, Thu Feb-05-15 09:08 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InzsWmWcJ-4#t=336
12719243, Uppage
Posted by DaHeathenOne76, Thu Feb-05-15 10:28 AM
I am believer of sorts but I think this is really good stuff.
Very well presented.
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huh
12719252, The link started at 5:41, was that on purpose?
Posted by Grand_Royal, Thu Feb-05-15 10:31 AM
12719254, no...start at the beginning
Posted by rdhull, Thu Feb-05-15 10:33 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InzsWmWcJ-4#t=336
12719285, I'll watch the rest, it was pretty good
Posted by Grand_Royal, Thu Feb-05-15 10:48 AM
12719313, its interesting atvl...
Posted by rdhull, Thu Feb-05-15 11:00 AM
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12719343, RE: its interesting atvl...
Posted by Grand_Royal, Thu Feb-05-15 11:20 AM
I actually forgot about Carl from Good Times being an atheist. I know I've seen that episode, but I'd like to watch it now to see how it played out.

The Steve Harvey and that TVOne sitcom clips actually kinda pissed me off.

In the related vids, I saw one from a sister that I know here in Atlanta. I'll probably be watching these vids for the rest of the day lol
12719253, You know how I know I'm old?
Posted by John Forte, Thu Feb-05-15 10:32 AM
I get mad any time I click on a post and there's nothing but a youtube link. Unless it's an incident that has to be seen, I'd almost always prefer an article to a video.
12719257, you want a transcription of a 15 minute video? foh
Posted by rdhull, Thu Feb-05-15 10:34 AM
>I get mad any time I click on a post and there's nothing but
>a youtube link. Unless it's an incident that has to be seen,
>I'd almost always prefer an article to a video.
12719259, a summary, maybe
Posted by John Forte, Thu Feb-05-15 10:36 AM
12719265, title etc says it all..you dont need no damn summary
Posted by rdhull, Thu Feb-05-15 10:39 AM
now youre too old or lazy to click a youtube link

when its an article, I post the transcript..THIS IS A YOUTUBE

go siddown and dont be arguin with me in this thread over this bs
12719280, title doesn't give a stance
Posted by John Forte, Thu Feb-05-15 10:44 AM
You're clearly mad as shit if you're resulting to insults. "Too old or lazy". No nigga, I'm at work.
12719284, RE: title doesn't give a stance
Posted by rdhull, Thu Feb-05-15 10:46 AM
>You're clearly mad as shit if you're resulting to insults.
>"Too old or lazy". No nigga, I'm at work.

even if i were mad as shit, so what? you said your piece, damn.

go to breakfast, you made your point..geezeus


12719282, lol
Posted by Grand_Royal, Thu Feb-05-15 10:44 AM
12719263, a summary would help...
Posted by CyrenYoung, Thu Feb-05-15 10:38 AM
..most people are posting while handling real life shit (work, school, etc).

15 minutes is too long in any format, video, written, or otherwise.


*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

*STU*
12719287, yep
Posted by lfresh, Thu Feb-05-15 10:48 AM
and youtube links while on the go are a pain

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12719308, ^^^^^^^^^^^
Posted by bonitaapplebaum71481, Thu Feb-05-15 10:58 AM
real talk


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12719276, Co-Sign n/m
Posted by Marbles, Thu Feb-05-15 10:43 AM
12720257, Lines up here.
Posted by TheAlbionist, Fri Feb-06-15 09:27 AM
I'm normally reading OKP from work and YouTube is blocked, so I couldn't watch even if I wanted to...


>I get mad any time I click on a post and there's nothing but
>a youtube link. Unless it's an incident that has to be seen,
>I'd almost always prefer an article to a video.
12719324, Seriously y'all, just watch it when u can
Posted by Grand_Royal, Thu Feb-05-15 11:08 AM
There's no point in discussing it without seeing it for yourself.
12719337, I hate that folks don't know how to post youtube links anymore
Posted by Hitokiri, Thu Feb-05-15 11:17 AM
people stay posting timestamped links when they want you to watch the whole thing.

I don't hate it as much as i hate religion but... c'mon ppl. Technology is moving fast. But not that damn fast.
12719344, Damn even Atheists gotta be segregated?
Posted by Atillah Moor, Thu Feb-05-15 11:20 AM
No offense, but these folks kinda sound like the poster children for "I don't believe in God because I'm angry about or don't understand 'X' "

12719374, the video really touched on why tho
Posted by Grand_Royal, Thu Feb-05-15 11:39 AM
I don't think they are trying to insulate themselves as much as they are showing that Black atheists exist; I believe they showed the only 3 Black atheist represented in tv and film lol
12719655, yeah it tried to, but I didn't quite get what it was trying to say
Posted by Atillah Moor, Thu Feb-05-15 02:14 PM
Like there was this jump from we're black atheists, but what are white atheists doing for social justice or something like that right? I guess I didn't get whatever the implied reason why there is a difference.
12719747, I knew there was a "stigma" associated with Black atheists
Posted by Grand_Royal, Thu Feb-05-15 03:07 PM
...but this highlighted a lack of representation that I never thought about.

Here is a pretty extensive list of atheists and agnostics in film/tv and there isn't one Black character http://theguttermonkey.hubpages.com/hub/AtheistCharacters
I am familiar with a lot of these characters and I don't remember them met with the type of disdain that the Black characters are met with. It's very telling IMO.

12719350, everyone's on the fucking debate team..smh
Posted by legsdiamond, Thu Feb-05-15 11:24 AM
12719437, the great debaters :-)
Posted by rdhull, Thu Feb-05-15 12:09 PM
12719726, DEFINITELY in here for this
Posted by GameTheory, Thu Feb-05-15 02:55 PM
no god...zone!
12719739, RE: Non-Believers of Color: Atheists and Skeptics in the Black Community
Posted by neuro_OSX, Thu Feb-05-15 02:58 PM
Religious brain washing/indoctrination from the moment you are born, good to see black atheists getting a shout out.

I always had issues with religion even as a child, seeing folks catch the holy ghost in church, looked more like demon possession to me. In my teen years when I learned about how religion was used to control the mind of slaves that was the moment everything changed for me. Then years later I read "Age of Reason" by Thomas Paine, after that I was done with religiosity. Anything that tells you not to ask questions and simply obey is suspect.

Being a brotha that doesn't go to church and trying to date black women can be difficult as hell, not impossible but challenging at times for sure. When you meet a sistas parents for the first time, at some point they ask "so what church do you attend?" You're pretty much persona non grata after that conversation, lol






12719786, RE: Non-Believers of Color: Atheists and Skeptics in the Black Community
Posted by rdhull, Thu Feb-05-15 03:19 PM
>Being a brotha that doesn't go to church and trying to date
>black women can be difficult as hell, not impossible but
>challenging at times for sure. When you meet a sistas parents
>for the first time, at some point they ask "so what church do
>you attend?" You're pretty much persona non grata after that
>conversation, lol


I'm gonna need some more of them mashed potatoes (c) Tami
12719976, i luckily found me an agnostic Black lady
Posted by astralblak, Thu Feb-05-15 05:52 PM
her pop is a republican though, but mad cool when Fox isn't on
12719980, gon need a summary bro, I don't believe in watching that shit
Posted by Rjcc, Thu Feb-05-15 05:57 PM

www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at
12720015, couldve just linked a Case One post if u wanted to reference dumb, angry black atheist
Posted by SeV, Thu Feb-05-15 06:52 PM
black atheist


peace tho.

but im banned tho.
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12720206, Being Black and atheist is hilarious
Posted by Musa, Fri Feb-06-15 08:46 AM
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knowledge of self.
12720288, why
Posted by rdhull, Fri Feb-06-15 09:55 AM
12720271, word up.
Posted by SoWhat, Fri Feb-06-15 09:42 AM
i didn't watch the whole video b/c the first guy annoyed me.