Please Just Flash It!

Personally I feel that Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) was wrong in not identifying herself to the guard. She should have let the guy do his job. I have to wonder if she knows on a personal basis anybody who has worked as a security guard. It would have only taken a few minutes for her to dig out the ID and showed it to the man. Unfortunately, it does show an arrogance on her part to think that he should have known who she was. As a person who wears natural styles, I know that White America is still adjusting to those that choose to do so. Any major or drastic change in our hair can be considered political on the job. Even those black folks that think that "Straight is First Rate!" still have a problem with those that chose to wear the natural, wiry, tightly curly or nappy hair texture that the majority of all us Black people are born with. For those that have heard the Kizzy, Kunta, and slave jokes from our own people, we know them very well and despite having strong mental armor, they still do sting.

I can't help but think that the incident has grown out of proportion, with the radio DJs and commentators foaming at the mouth, even to where Neal Boortz referred to Rep. Cynthia McKinney as looking like "a ghetto slut," Although Mr. Boortz issued an apology for his remarks, he still gets away with that remark. I doubt he will not be punished or affected in anyway for his actions. I do admire Rep. Cynthia McKinney for her outspokenness, but I worry that this situation will be a major mark against her to putting her on a slippery slope. I really hope that the situation will not help those that want her out of office.