leafar said:

Now that explains it

keepinitreal said:

Sorry and no offence intended but in my reality there is NO God....or Creator...so are you saying I can't have morals ?? The reality is that many believe as I do.....that there is NO God....so what....love4oneanother doesn't extend to us ?? and those that do believe in God are somehow better or more moral ?...now we are back to subjugation.
L4L

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I just wanted to know if he is having SEX or NO SEX since this celibate/celebrate thing going on..
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2freaky4church1 said:

Well, I do not see why he is nuts if he believes in the theory of chemtrails. Let's look at the history of this country's treatment and attempted destruction of black people from slavery on through the sterilization of black women in hospitals and the Tuskegee experiments right on up to the intentional dumping of toxic chemicals and waste into area where poor black people live. I am curious 2Freaky, are you white? If so, you might be one of the white folks Prince needs have over to the house to view Dick Gregory's speech.

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bellanoche said:

[Bait snip - luv4u]

2freaky4church1 said:

Actually I don't quite understand what this is about, is this something recent or history?
Why is Prince still living in the past. Let it go and move forward. I know it is difficult but no use opening up old wounds... let them heal.

42freaky4church1 said:

I gotta admit Tavis is hysterical... I think I even saw him drooling....

japanrocks said:

Japanrocks, what about my statements indicates that? If you know anything about the history of blacks in America, which you obviously do not, I referenced facts, actual documented incidents in American history where black people were targeted for destruction. Is used them to state that if Prince bases his acceptance of the chemtrail theory on this history he is not completely "nuts" as 2Freaky opined. So, what about that says that I am breathing chemicals?


I don't want to hijack this thread or get too far OT. However, this is for Japanrocks, so that you know I am not breathing in chemtrails.

Sterilization of Black Women

"Well Grounded Fears

In the 1960s, many African Americans around the country deeply distrusted the motivations behind government funded birth control clinics, fearing it was an attempt to limit black population growth and stunt black political power. Their fears were well grounded in past experiences. In the South, black fertility had a long history of being controlled by whites. Under slavery, African American women were encouraged to have children to increase a plantation owner's wealth. After the Civil War, when African Americans were no longer valuable property, the view among white supremacists abruptly shifted. It became desirable to decrease the African American population in the South. Sterilization abuse of African American women by the white medical establishment reached its height in the 1950s and 1960s. Women who went into the hospital to deliver children often came out unable to have more."

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/a...ocide.html

Tuskegee Experiment

Using Human Beings as Laboratory Animals

The true nature of the experiment had to be kept from the subjects to ensure their cooperation. The sharecroppers' grossly disadvantaged lot in life made them easy to manipulate. Pleased at the prospect of free medical care —almost none of them had ever seen a doctor before— these unsophisticated and trusting men became the pawns in what James Jones, author of the excellent history on the subject, Bad Blood, identified as “the longest non-therapeutic experiment on human beings in medical history.”

The study was meant to discover how syphilis affected blacks as opposed to whites —the theory being that whites experienced more neurological complications from syphilis, whereas blacks were more susceptible to cardiovascular damage. How this knowledge would have changed clinical treatment of syphilis is uncertain.

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When the experiment was brought to the attention of the media in 1972, news anchor Harry Reasoner described it as an experiment that “used human beings as laboratory animals in a long and inefficient study of how long it takes syphilis to kill someone.”


A Heavy Price in the Name of Bad Science

By the end of the experiment, 28 of the men had died directly of syphilis, 100 were dead of related complications, 40 of their wives had been infected, and 19 of their children had been born with congenital syphilis. How had these men been induced to endure a fatal disease in the name of science?

To persuade the community to support the experiment, one of the original doctors admitted it “was necessary to carry on this study under the guise of a demonstration and provide treatment.” At first, the men were prescribed the syphilis remedies of the day —bismuth, neoarsphenamine, and mercury— but in such small amounts that only 3 percent showed any improvement.

These token doses of medicine were good public relations and did not interfere with the true aims of the study. Eventually, all syphilis treatment was replaced with “pink medicine” —aspirin.

To ensure that the men would show up for a painful and potentially dangerous spinal tap, the PHS doctors misled them with a letter full of promotional hype: “Last Chance for Special Free Treatment.” The fact that autopsies would eventually be required was also concealed.

As a doctor explained, “If the colored population becomes aware that accepting free hospital care means a post-mortem, every darky will leave Macon County...” Even the Surgeon General of the United States participated in enticing the men to remain in the experiment, sending them certificates of appreciation after 25 years in the study."

http://www.tuskegee.edu/G...?s=1207586

There are too many cases of intentional dumping of toxic waste in black neighborhoods for me to post. Just Google "dumping toxic waste in black neighborhoods" some time.
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Jazz albums?

pplrain said:

He wasn't drooling. He's good friends with P:




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Riverpoet31 said:

I didn't feel that way at all.
I thought he opened up a bit more than he usually does.

I simply don't get why Prince always seems the need to mystify things, and too be 'cryptic' about himself.

As if people with some common sense don't look through him?

Its one thing if you are acting like an enigma when you are 20-something, at the start of your career, but it gets annoying when you are a 50 yo that keeps playing the same kind of games.

I honestly think Prince would get a lot more respect when he simply opens up, and expresses himself beyond the calculated answers people like Tavis Smiley 'take' from him.

Serena said:

Thank you, Serena

RUHip2TheJive said:

Ok... he has a drooly kinda way of speaking... slobbering..?

liv4love said:

Liv4Love - I think you missed my point -- My point is how did you obtain your morals - and I believe as a human being we all are created by God and are instilled in our heart with his standards from the bible instintively - However just like Adam and Eve a person can choose with their free will to follow the instintive morals provided by God or not. Also depending on the environment a person is raised also affects their morals/ethics.

The point I am making is even though you do not believe in God does not mean you were not instilled with morals from God and from people around you who do believe in God. It is your choice to believe or not believe - I am just providing my comment to your post and I am not judging you.

Just KeepinItReal

Damn, first folks complain cuz P dont do interviews much, then he does one and they find all kinds of shit to complain about.

OK just watched it. My first thought is what is going on with this Tavis guy.

Thankfully we don't get this rubbish in Australia (We've got plenty of our own!).

He can barely string a sentence together, is clearly a P sycophant and seems to be under the misapprehension he's actually a journalist!

Serious question. How is he on TV??

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I'm watching the Bria/ Prince interview right now and it's clearly that they been here reading our post here on the org. They made comments about a lot of things we complained about. .
Tavis did great asking great questions.

merrickjones69 said:

I liked today's interview a lot better

merrickjones69 said:

LOL RIGHT!

merrickjones69 said:

Part 2 was far better! Prince and Bria both sound very humbled by the critical reception to her cd:

-Prince backtracking on the Sade comparison
-Bria saying to Tavis they made exceptional elevator music

It is clear that they both read the reviews here on the ORG because this is the only place where anyone brought up Chante Moore's name. Of course, the comparisons always cast Bria as a lesser vocalist, but nonetheless they were made here.

All in all, I think Prince sounds very intelligent and comes across quite informed when talking about the ins and outs of the music business--his field. He has truly mastered his field of endeavor and is to be credited for that.

merrickjones69 said:

yeah .... how did Prince find out about the Sade rant lol .... But I'm glad he digs THE QUEEN.




Matter of fact let me play Stronger than Pride right now!

thepope2the9s said:

i agree with you, it's crazy how everyone is complaining! be glad he DID an interview folks!

He mentioned wanting to work with Anita Baker... and a jazz record with John Blackwell, Rhonda, and Renato... based on how the Target deal goes. NEWS/Expectation part 2?

kimrachell said:

i finished my blog post on the two nights... so many different things I wanna do now... on top of working on my critiquing and determining a few other things

yeah, the more I watched the interview, the more I was hearing the jeering voices here and wondering why the hell I waste my time here with them

Is this interview broken up into two parts at two different times? According to my paper, it aired at 7:00 and will air again at 11:00. Is it a repeat or is the interview broken up into two segments?