James Blake The Whitest Black man In Pro Tennis. He is also a “Nice Loser” and a “Good House Negro” too!!!

I watched James Blake fourth round match against the German player Tommy Haas yesterday and I cringed. Mary Carillo the termagant tennis analyst, and her annoying sidekick John McEnroe tried to hype the match up. Unfortunately, in Canada, we get American feed so of course the American commentators have to hype Blake up. I guess it’s a part of their job?

Why can’t the tennis experts just be honest with the tennis fans? James Blake is such a loser and a flake he doesn’t have the big balls to become a champion. Carillo said it was Blake’s match to win. I disagree, I thought the match was even it could of went either way. Haas is a solid player, he has a good serve, and I knew he had the game to defeat Blake. I guess part of the mandate of CBS is not being honest with tennis fans.

I also was correct that Blake was going to lose the match in five sets. Blake has a 1-10 record in five set matches, he just can’t seem to play, well when it matters most, in the grand slams or the important matches. Blake has lost several matches this year when he had match points or was in a clear lead. Blake also has a horrible record in Davis Cup, he just cannot seem to win when the pressure is on.

Blake is the classic underachiever, he always capitulates under pressure, he never ever comes through with the big win. The truth is in the results. Blake has the worst five set record of any of the male tennis players in the top 10. Blake has only reached two grand slam quarterfinals in his career at the US OPEN.

The USA media will make a big deal to point out that Blake is “articulate”, “humble”, and “nice.” I find this kind of language insulting because it conceals the covert racist messages the media is really sending. The white press are saying James Blake is a “good Negro” he “knows his place”. James Blake doesn’t just avoid race he runs in the opposite direction of reality. So if you are a proud black man that has self confidence and is not an Uncle Tom you can’t be articulate or nice? Give me a break.

The white tennis commentators like Blake because he’s the classic “good negro loser’ he doesn’t win anything big and he never “rocks the boat”. Its the excuse the American tennis establishment can say if someone says that they are covert racists they can say well they like James Blake.

The only reason the white American tennis experts like James Blake is because Blake is a “safe black” he’s the “classic Oreo”. The joke is on James Blake because I don’t believe the white American tennis establishment really “accepts him” as an “equal”. If Blake was a winner they would find a way to turn on him too but the joke is on Blake because he obviously doesn’t get it. Since Blake is not a winner the white press go overboard in their “praise” for him there is no balance.

By contrast, the same USA white media hates the Williams Sisters and to a certain extent teen phenom Donald Young because they are black American champions that are proud to be black. The Williams Sisters and Donald Young are winners they may not win all the time but they believe in their talents and they don’t care what white people think of them they do their own thing. James Blake is the opposite he not only cares what white Americans think about him he craves their approval. Blake always wins the minor matches but can never win the big important matches at the grand slams in his career and Davis Cup.

Next, the cameras will gaze over at the most bizarre thing I have ever seen in tennis and that’s James Blake’s all white J Block crew. Where are James Blake’s black tennis supporters? Why is the J Block all white? Its a fair question. Now for the regular readers of my blog let me explain the J Block. The J Block are a bunch of rowdy white college guys and gals that wear T shirts and are Blake’s “supporters”. At the New Haven event prior to the US OPEN Blake’s opponents have complained about how rude the J Block have been to them.

In one match Blake almost lost to the Argentine Augustin Calleri even Calleri’s coach complained to the chair umpire about the J Block . Notice my dear readers the white American media have never written the truth about the J block? It appears Blake cannot fight his own battles on the courts he needs his “supporters” to upset his opponents? I think that’s really tacky and lame.

I wonder how James Blake would feel if the white tennis fans or white tennis players started to make taunts at him? I wonder how Blake would respond? Or would Blake cry to the media and say it was racism? Yet there is not one black person in the J block crew. I wonder why? The only black person I have ever seen support Blake is his older brother Thomas and he doesn’t even sit with the J block crew. Its just so weird to see a black man with just a group of all white supporters. I think this so called J Block speaks a lot about the kind of person James Blake is and where his heart is.

I have surfed various tennis internet sites and its the same topic that always pops up and its about Blake’s ambivalence about his black heritage. Has James Blake ever looked in the mirror? I am serious. Does Blake really think by “ignoring” the issue of race he will magically turn white? I understand that Blake has a white mother but in America if you look black you are black that’s how America works.

White North American people are the ones that created the one drop rule during the days of slavery. And the one drop rule exists today. On ESPN.COM tennis message board already over 2000 people have viewed the post about why doesn’t James Blake have any black supporters? Will the USA media have the courage to write an honest article about this issue? Or will they ignore it?

My perspective is the reason James Blake doesn’t succeed is because he has a conflict with his black heritage. When you are not true to yourself it shows. I also believe Blake has low self esteem if he had self confidence why the need for the J Block? I find it pathetic how hard Blake tries to attain white American acceptance. I also think Blake needed a black tennis coach years ago.

At the age of 27 I don’t think Blake knows what it means to be a young black man. I have to point out all the other black American tennis pros Williams Sisters, Lori McNeil, Zina Garrison, Chanda Rubin, Donald Young, and Malivai Washington all had black coaches. And the reason why is they realized they needed someone black in their corner that understands the psychological side of blackness in that small world of pro tennis.

No matter how nice or sympathetic a white coach is that white person will never know what it feels like to be black and a minority in a white dominated sport. I also believe pro tennis doesn’t really welcome black tennis players nor has the USTA done a good job to get young black kids to play tennis. The pro tennis world is still very white and the issue of racism is always something the white American and British media ignores because they love to ignore racism. A lot of the racism in pro tennis is covert.

I don’t think James Blake gets it even though the guy is 27 years old. Blake believes if he tries hard enough white people will like him. And I question why is Blake so desperate for white American acceptance? Why not just play tennis? Vincent Spadea a white American male tennis pro slammed Blake in his book last year. No one in the USA media questioned why Spadea specifically went after Blake and not the white American tennis player Andy Roddick? I think there is some jealousy in the ATP Tour lockeroom mixed with a vein of racism against Blake by his fellow pros because they believe he hasn’t really earned the media attention he has attained.

Blake’s father was black and he is now deceased but Blake has a couple of half brothers and a half sister that are also black. Blake has a black side to his family yet you never see them at tennis matches. Why is that? Its a fair question. When Blake lost to Andre Agassi at the 2005 US OPEN I realized he wasn’t a winner. And it wasn’t because Blake lost the match it was because of Blake’s attitude after he lost.

In the press conference Blake said he was “happy to lose” to Agassi. The Williams Sisters, Donald Young, the Black Frenchmen Jo Wilfred Tsonga, and Gael Monfils would never make such a stupid statement like that. The all white crowd at the Arthur Ashe stadium were happy for Blake in that match until they realized he was capable of beating the white champion Agassi and then they turned on him.

Now during the 2007 US OPEN in the second round against French journeyman Fabrice Santoro some of Blake’s white J Block even rooted against him.

In the New York Times this summer Blake’s memoir had a strong opening and it debut at number 22. However, the black critic Toure bashed Blake’s memoir for glossing over the issue of racism in pro tennis. Toure specifically was unimpressed with Blake for downplaying the racial incident with Australian pro Lleyton Hewitt at the 2001 US OPEN. Hewitt had the audacity to state that the black linesman was cheating for Blake because they are both black.

I also have to point out my dear readers Hewitt and Blake were supposed to play each other in Montreal just a few weeks ago but Blake did not play the match because he had an “abdominal injury.” Isn’t that interesting? Could it be that Blake is actually “afraid” to play Hewitt? Blake’s “sudden injury” in Montreal was magically cured when he played Cincinatti the next week.

I think Blake is cognizant of where the money is and I don’t think he even cares to be a tennis champion. Blake is all about making as much money from white America as possible. Blake is like the Uncle Ben of men’s tennis. James Blake seems to try to do everything in his power to deny he is black. And I think that’s the reason why some black tennis fans are suspicious of Blake. Some black tennis fans question if Blake is worthy of the black community’s support.

I mean why support someone that has a self hatred for black people? Black tennis fans and people of other races have been talking about Blake on the internet because we know in the mainstream newspapers this topic will never be discussed. Its a perfect example of the covert racism again they believe if you ignore something they can pretend and hope it goes away. Race always matters it always has and it always will to ignore race is to ignore reality.

My opinion is that part of the reason James Blake is not a champion is he’s just not that smart on the tennis court. Blake’s serve is garbage it is simply too weak. I can’t be more blunt then that. Blake’s serve gets broken too often. Blake doesn’t get a lot of aces in his matches so I don’t know why he tries so hard to hit hard serves? Blake needs a better service motion to get racket head speed on the ball. I believe Blake is a solid player with the current game he plays but I believe if he really does want to reach the top he’s going to have to use his brain a bit more. Blake’s backhand has improved but its always the side players pick on becuase they know Blake has a horrible slice backhand. Blake needs a better one handed slice backhand if he wants to become a grand slam champion.

The second reason why I believe Blake is not a champion is because he internalizes his self hatred. Blake is very careful on the tennis court to not be proud of his talent and in the press. Blake tries too hard to be the “House Negro” of the ATP Tour. Blake also attempts to exclude and distance himself from blackness. Blake’s fans will say that because Blake went to Harvard and was raised in the suburbs of Connecticut that he’s a product of his environment. So because Blake was raised in the suburbs and went to Harvard he doesn’t know any blacks? Give me a break. Black people go to Harvard and black people live in the suburbs. I don’t believe that for a second. I personally believe that James Blake has a disgust and a self hatred for black people. Why the need for the all white J block? I find it weird when I turn on the TV and I see a black male tennis player in a white sport such as tennis and the only black supporter he has is his older brother. I think James Blake seeks out whiteness and it is destroying his career. I feel that Blake is hiding from his true soul he has racial confusion.

James Blake doesn’t play tennis he doesn’t play the ball he worries too much about being the “good” black man stereotype. And I was not surprised at all that Blake lost the match in five sets. Blake has no heart and no guts. In fact, I expected that result. The USA media hypes Blake to the max but the truth is he’s not a winner like Malivai Washington and the late great Arthur Ashe. Malivai Washington reached the Wimbledon finals eleven years ago and he was never as popular as James Blake. However, I think Washington was a better player even though he was smaller then Blake he had more heart. Malivai would never capitulate a match the way James Blake does.

The third reason Blake will not become a tennis champion is because he let the hype get to his head. Hype is just hype without the results. James Blake believes the hype but he hasn’t produced and I don’t believe he’s worked hard enough off the court. I believe too much is going on with the book promotion for his best selling memoir. What about the tennis? And why does Blake have a memoir in the first place? What has Blake accomplished to even deserve one? Does anyone care that Blake wins minor events like Stockholm, or Bangkok or New Haven? At the end of the tennis career all fans care about is whether the player was a champion or not. Blake played five hardcourt events prior to the US OPEN and I believe he over extended himself.

I just think Blake was too tired at Flushing Meadows he won’t admit that but I definitely believe he was. Players have to peak at the right time and Blake peaked too early there was no need for Blake to play New Haven. Tennis fans need to know tennis stars like James Blake are paid an appearance fee to appear at smaller events. Right now it appears to me that money is the most important thing to James Blake now and being a media darling and not playing the ball and being a tennis champion. Is it too late for Blake to win a grand slam? Actually the real question is this the best Blake will ever be? Maybe Blake is just too lazy and just not good enough? Only time will tell but things don’t look very good for him with all these younger players coming up.

Michael Jackson is a product of Society

I finally got around to listening to Michael Jackson’s 2001 album “Invincible.”   Invincible sold 2 million copies in the USA. It isn’t surprising  that the  mainstream USA media declared that “Invincible” was a flop.  I thought Invincible was a solid album. I have to point out Michael Jackson still sells very strongly internationally and Invincible sold over 10  million copies outside of the USA.

One thing I don’t understand is why is R Kelly so respected by society, yet Michael Jackson is not?  Gary Glitter the white British pop singer was convicted of owning child porn and he also sexually abused a fourteen year old girl. Shouldn’t Glitter be scorned? I wonder why does the UK press go hard after Jackson yet not after Glitter?  R Kelly has been accused of having sexual relations with under aged girls.  Michael Jackson was also accused of sexually abusing young boys, but Jackson has been acquitted of the child molestation charges. So since Jackson has been acquitted why is he still scorned?

I don’t believe Michael Jackson is a pedophile, but I do believe he is a naive person. I also believe the issue of gender needs to be discussed since nobody wants to talk about it. The fact remains society is cynical of a grown man that may have genuine interest in helping children.  We live in a society that has very specific gender roles for men and women. Feminists state women are discriminated in society and yet some of them act as though men aren’t? Its like give me a break. I find the mainstream culture to be very misandrist at times. The Michael Jackson case is a perfect example of this misandry and society’s hatred for black men.

Recently there have been news stories about sick and perverted female teachers that sexually abuse young boys yet everyone just seems to ignore that. I wonder why? Child abuse isn’t just specific to one gender yet when women exploit kids no one seems to care. Where are the feminists on female child abusers? Or do feminists just turn a blind eye when women sexually abuse children? Where are the feminist groups when female teachers sexually exploit kids? Why are feminists silent when women abuse? Why are there these double standards? And look at the double standards its abhorrent! I mean look at Mary Kay Letourneau she’s now famous.

Now  Mary Kay Letourneau is  profiting off of her own child abuse scandal. In a bizarre twist Letourneau is now married to the young man she  sexually assaulted.  If Letourneau was overweight and looked like Rosie O Donnell do you really think the USA media would still care? Letourneau is a “thin” white woman that America considers “beautiful”. Once again the USA media loves the classic “pretty” white female victim stereotype. Yet Letourneau is no victim she is a predator and a pedophile. Entertainment Tonight covered her wedding she was even on Larry King Live and she was also interviewed by Barbara Walters.  The media have treated Letourneau’s wedding as though it was a “love story” and that’s disgusting. Letourneau is a pedophile and that’s a fact.

I doubt if Letourneau was male the media would be as enthusiastic to interview her. The American public actually has sympathy for Letourneau just because she’s a woman. So when a woman sexually abuses a young boy and has two kids with him she can become a celebrity? America is indeed a strange and twisted place. And what about the young female teacher in Florida? The female teacher is clearly a pedophile and yet the media didn’t take the case seriously because she was a woman.

I think the negative perception of men as caregivers is one of the reasons why less men become teachers and why less men do the kind of charity work that Michael Jackson does. Jackson has raised millions of dollars to help young kids yet he is treated like some kind of a monster when he is the victim.

The truth is people still believe it is weird for grown men to want to help children. If Michael Jackson was a woman  I doubt the child abuse case would even come up at all.  I doubt the media and public would think of his charity work as sinister or weird.  I think there are double standards in relation to how society treats men and women in relation to helping kids.  Jackson seems a bit too trusting of people and I think people exploit his generosity.  In the recent case it was proven that the mother of the accused has a history as a con woman and she simply wanted to exploit Jackson out of his money.

Yet R Kelly still sells out concert theatres and he always goes multi platinum. Even the so called “mainstream media” have given a shrug of the shoulders with the R Kelly child molestation case. Could it be because the alleged victims are young girls and not boys that people don’t care as much? Is it possible the mainstream media is apathetic  about the R Kelly case because the alleged victims are young black girls and not white girls?

Let’s face it the American media have a fascination with young white females that are victims of violence. CNN, Fox News, NBC, CBS,CNBC, and various other American TV and news media networks love stories about white females that are vulnerable and in danger. Its the classic white female victimization stories that sells and provides huge ratings. People seem to love stories about white girls in danger.  I actually believe because R Kelly’s alleged victims are young black girls the mainstream media and the black American media just don’t give a damn.  The white media doesn’t care because the victims are black girls and lets face it the media cares about sensationalism.

And it would be considered much more scandalous if R Kelly had been accused of sexually molesting young white girls because it would feed into white America’s own racist perceptions and beliefs about interracial sex and about black males. Yet since the alleged victims are black its just not a story the mainstream media believes they can sell to white America so they ignore the R Kelly case.

The black media also doesn’t care because R Kelly is a black male and he’s considered a hero.   I also believe since Kelly’s alleged victims are black some black people want to “protect” Kelly and try to blame the young black girls even though they are not responsible and R Kelly is.  Is it possible that people regardless of race consider it palatable for a grown man to have sex with fourteen and fifteen year old girls? I mean Kelly was married Aalyiah when she was only fifteen years old! When Aalyiah’s family found out she was sexually molested by R Kelly they had the marriage annulled.  But why didn’t Aalyiah’s family do more? Why didn’t they go after R Kelly? Kelly clearly has a pattern of behavior of a pedophile.

Vibe magazine was the first black publication that broke the story back in the 1994. I couldn’t believe it when I heard about it back then because I found it so shocking and so disgusting. And yet the rest of the black media was silent about R Kelly. There was no follow up story to the Aalyiah and R Kelly case it just vanished. It was like the black media just wanted that story to go away and it only resurfaced due to Kelly’s recent child molestation case.  R Kelly is finally going to court for the child molestation charges and the black media again are silent. Why? I think its sick that Kelly was even able to marry Aalyiah.  Different States in America have different age of consent for marriage. America is truly a very bizarre place. Why didn’t Aalyiah’s family have R Kelly charged? Why did they let R Kelly get away with molesting their daughter?  Kelly has a serious problem he is clearly a pedophile.

Now Michael Jackson has lived in exile for the past two years in Europe and the Middle East. Jackson is planning to comeback with a new album but will it sell in America?  I think with Invincible Michael finally attempted to “embrace” his black audience with this album by trying to get a more “urban” sound with Invincible. Some black people we are cynical about Michael Jackson I do like that Michael branched out and tried to change his sound. And I hope the new album Michael comes out with is a huge success. I really liked the album and there were strong songs such as butterflies, heaven can wait, you rock my world,. I was impressed with Michael changing his sound from a dance/pop sound to more a urban R&B hip hop sound. Michael Jackson is still one of the strongest R&B male singers he can hit the high notes I love his work. I really don’t care for what the mainstream USA media has to say about Michael Jackson he is a legend.

However, the one thing I find strange about Jackson isn’t that he had the monkey Bubbles, or that Neverland Ranch, it’s the confusion he had about his race I find most disturbing. Now people make jokes about Michael Jackson and call him all kinds of scatalogical names.

However, no one seems to question why does Michael want to have a more Eurocentric look and image? Why did Michael have so many nose jobs to make his nose so thin like a white person’s nose? Everybody forgets about Michael’s lips. Remember black people we tend to have more thicker lips. And now you see white actresses in Hollywood getting collegen implants in their lips because their lips are so thin.

Look at Michael Jackson’s lips they are also thin like a white person’s lips. And why is Michael’s nose so thin? I swear the Jackson family is so obsessed with whiteness to conform to Eurocentric standards of beauty. It makes sense though North America culture is over-saturated with the image of whiteness as the “only” image of beauty. All the Jackson kids including Janet have had nose jobs to make their noses appear more “thin” like white people. Why is Michael’s skin so white when he used to have dark skin?

I believe Michael Jackson is a perfect example of how racism can destroy a black person’s self esteem and sense of self worth.  Black people and white people laugh at Michael Jackson in private and call him “weirdo” or whatever. However, when I think about Michael Jackson I have  feelings  of sadness because it’s obvious racism has so polluted his mind its destroyed him in some ways.

Just Look at Jackson! Michael Jackson he used to be a very attractive black man even with the “first” nose job back in 1982.  Even with “Thriller” I thought Michael was cute. Next, when “Bad” was released in 1987 I remember I was dancing at a friends house to that CD. Michael was still black but his skin did look lighter and then by “Dangerous” in 1991 he had gone a few shades more to appear more “white”. And now well Michael doesn’t even have white skin he looks like Casper the friendly ghost.

Michael is perplexing at times because at one moment he claims he’s  proud to be black and then next moment he tries so hard to be white. It’s obvious in North America and maybe even the world that whiteness is valued and anything else is considered the “other.” I think its kind of sad though the internal confusion Michael Jackson has had for all these years about his blackness.

Pop culture is very racially stratified still. Sure young black rappers like 50 CENT are popular but 50 CENT is just a minstrel and another damaging stereotype of the black buck.  The thing I don’t understand about Michael is his ambivalence about his black roots.

The strange thing about Michael Jackson is that he tries so hard to attain white America’s acceptance and yet they are the ones that hate him the most.  Actually I take that back the UK media  are no fans of Michael Jackson either. The UK media also have an axe to grind with Jackson yet even the British respect Jackson for his talent. Michael Jackson transformed the music industry. Another thing people forget about is Jackson’s talent as a songwriter Michael is very smart he writes his own songs. A singer that is also a songwriter will be a very rich person. The money is in the songwriting. If a song is a hit the songwriter gets a lot of royalty cheques and not the singer.

I think the international community respects Michael Jackson so much more then the USA media. Despite the doom and gloom the USA media is lying to American music fans because Michael’s albums still sell millions of copies overseas. Michael Jackson does not need America to sell over 10 million records or even more he can sell that amount without the USA. Yet it wouldn’t be in the USA press  “interest” to even “admit” the truth that Jackson is viewed and respected as a  musical legend across the globe.

The white North American media have no respect for Jackson at all as a legend. Yet since Justin Timberlake is white he is celebrated by many white American  media outlets some are even calling Justin the new “king of pop”.  Justin is the “king of cultural appropriation” but he is not as talented as Michael Jackson.  Justin is just another white singer that has appropriated black culture and has profited off of it.  Whites want to see other white people “incorporate” aspects of black music its the whole Elvis Presley syndrome. White singers  are able to cross musical genres and  get rich  off of  black culture but the opposite is not true.  Look at Justin Timberlake that white boy’s vocals sounds similar to Michael Jackson’s.  He has also copied Michael’s  mannerisms, dance  moves, yet Justin Timberlake is a “big star”. Why don’t the white media go after him? Oops I forgot its perfectly acceptable for Justin Timberlake to rip off Michael Jackson’s image and music because he’s white.  Just look at the hypocrisy and racism its like give me a break.

Notice the white American media never criticize Justin for copying Michael Jackson. I can understand being “influenced” by Jackson since Usher and Chris Brown have admitted they are influenced by Jackson. However, Justin is clearly copying Michael’s voice when he sings its so obvious.

The USA tabloid industry have made millions of dollars in the early 1990s off of Michael Jackson and a few years ago about the alleged child abuse claims. Notice the USA tabloids don’t write much about Jackson these days because he’s not in the United States. Its really racist and disgusting the way the USA white tabloids have totally attempted to destroy Jackson’s reputation as a legend. Michael was acquitted of the charges two years ago and he hasn’t returned to America since. I can’t blame Michael for not wanting to return to the USA. I just wish Michael would admit or get help for whatever problems he may be having. I also wonder why he hates being black  so much?  Michael may have vitilgo it does indeed cause the skin to turn white in patches. But why is his skin so white it looks like it is bleached? I mean what does Michael expect? Michael used to be a very handsome dark skinned black man and now he looks like a ghost. Michael has to be cognizant that of course people are going to be curious about why he made the drastic changes to his body to appear more European.

A few years ago Vibe magazine had an interview with Michael but they didn’t ask Michael the tough questions. I have to admit one of the problems I have with the major glossy black mainstream magazines such as Ebony, Vibe, or Essence, is the fact they do not ask black celebrities the “tough” questions.

Its a very boring read I personally think. I understand in order for black magazines to “get” the celebrity to agree to the “interview” the publicists for the star have to sometimes “see” the questions prior to the interview. However, I have stopped buying a lot of these black magazines because there is nothing “new” or “interesting” I am going to find out about my favourite black stars.

I think if Michael Jackson wants his next album to be a big success he’s going to need the support of the black media. The black media has been more “balanced” with the articles published about Jackson. Yes the black media have criticized Jackson but they also realize they cannot alienate the black audience either. Plenty of black music fans still have a lot of love for Michael Jackson.

In the African Diaspora we just question why he refuses to answer the questions about why be decided to bleach his skin and try so hard to be white? Its kind of sad that this living legend has been humiliated so much by the USA white media.   The black press has actually been more respectful to Jackson.  I hope Michael can comeback with a hit album.