Wendell Tucker Saves The World

Reposted from my new weekly guest blog on www.chicagonow.com !!

Greetings Chicagoans! As you probably realize, I am not Kyra. My name is Wendell Tucker, and every Wednesday I will be invading this blog on my personal quest to save the world and increase my Twitter following (@theori). Together, we are going to not just complain about problems, but come up with solutions (the more radical and insane the better). And it goes a little something like this!

The Inspiration:

Remember After School Specials? Saturday morning cartoon's with your favorite sports heroes battling evil while reminding you how important it was to eat your vegetables? How about cartoons that came on right after school? How about the characters who's soul purpose was to instill character? There once was a time, not too far ago, when children came home to programming that was definitely bubble gum, but certainly appropriate to a mind that was being raised to be conscientious and kind. Those days have passed. Children are now coming home to programming such as Maury, Wendy Williams, the various Judges and VH1 (eroding the moral fiber of America since 1999).

Credit: VH1's "Real Chance at Love"

The Problem:

 If you look at the condition of the children in our community, you can definitely see the effects. Though overall violence is down, the brutality and maliciousness of teen violence are at an all time high. We are experiencing teen birthrates that surpass that of the "baby boomers" era. A degeneration of self respect in our young ladies. Young men who find it more appropriate to be a "Goon" than a Graduate. Need proof? Just go to Facebook or Myspace and do a search for females under 21. Be prepared to cry inside. Log onto Twitter after 7pm and do a search for #twitterafterdark. Or simply do a search for "hip roll" on YouTube. These are your children and this is what they are learning from our media.




Understand this: EVERYONE IS A ROLE MODEL. We absorb information that shapes our values from every person we encounter, no matter what the medium. With the before school and after school programming for children on every major broadcast network television network gone (except PBS), children are now being inundated with programming designed for adults. We have 16 year old Hip-Hop artist making albums about sex and alcohol. Entertainers across the board reject the title of Role Model, even though they constantly put out projects that are marketed to children. How do we expect them to be children, when they are constantly surrounded with adult material?

My Radical Solutions:

Raise the standards of responsible broadcasting. All broadcast networks are REQUIRED by the FCC to air 3 hours per week of "core programming" (programming devoted to the intellectual and moral benefit of children under the age of 17). Neither Fox, NBC, CBS, ABC or WGN feature recurrent children programming on any day of the week except Saturday. Daily children's programming should be mandatory.

A "Sin" Fine

Advertising directed towards young people on shows that showcase low moral fiber should be taxed. Now I'm sure some leftist is going to come in crying about censorship. I can see the collective WTF moment now, but hear me out. Billions of dollars are being made off of products that are marketed to children during programming like "Real Chance at Love" and the "Frankie and Neffe" show. These type of shows are degenerative to the development of our youth, and profit from them should come at a cost. The revenue made off this tax can be funneled directly into local school districts to supplement underfunded budgets.

Nothing will replace good parenting, but it is pertinent that we begin to reshape our culture. It's the only way we can reshape our youth. There are many things that we can do to help save our children. This is where you come in. What "Radical Ideas" do you have to change the way media influences our children?



 

 

I think its tragic that many people will not understand Micheal Jackson's true contribution to the world. Where are the songs of pure joy? Who lives now, that will put a smile on every face? Where do we look to in order to find the unbridled optimism to combat all the negativity in the world? Part of our innocence has left us. And while it was here, in our adult ignorance we mocked it. Now we are left with a void. Jesus told us "Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it."

Micheal got it.

We missed it.

Now what do we do?

Tearfully, I'm afraid for the world. Jaded and cynical, it has lost a beacon of joy.

There are so many things in the world, that will try to drain your joy. Many times people will drain your joy, and not even know that they are doing it. It could be the expression on your face, an unnecessary remark, or just general negativity. Then there are the general stresses of the world. How do I pay my rent? When will I break through to the next level? "There are these things in my past, that I just can't get over." When the forces outside you are infringing on your own happiness, what do you do?

We can't always wait for someone else to come and make things all better. There is a war on joy, and sometimes we have to be our own hero. You don't have to do it alone.

In 1 Samuel 30:06, David and his men were traveling during a time of great war. They came to a city that was under siege. The attack was so fierce that it made the MEN of the city cry until they lost their voices. The people of the city turned on David. They spoke against him, they wanted to stone him. Even though he came to help. Attacked by the pillagers, then persecuted by the people he was trying to help, David was under the ultimate stress. "BUT DAVID ENCOURAGED HIMSELF IN THE LORD"

Your joy is always under attack. From those who hate you and even those who love you. Sometimes we even attack our own joy. Things are going too well and it seems too good to be true. What do we do? We find a way to sabotage it and make things "normal." But when you are in hands of The Lord, you are not supposed to be normal.

There is so much to discourage us, but you must be able to encourage yourself in the Lord. There will not always be someone who can do it for you. Joy doesn't always have to come to you, it can definitely come from you. You can win the war on your happiness. David was victorious against those attackers because he encouraged himself in God and realized that he had favor in His eyes. You have favor in God's eyes. But if you do not accept the favor, you cannot benefit from it. Practice claiming favor. Practice encouraging yourself in God and stop discouraging yourself in the world. You deserve the best. HE has given it to you. Wake up in joy. Everyday is another chance for another victory. There is nothing stronger than His love and His Word. Be encouraged in God. He's with you.

A friends status message, plus a couple of overbearing people I know inspired this note. As always, if you think I'm talking about you, then I probably am. Let me start off by saying this: The greatest man to ever live, was a servant of the people. If the heir to God's throne himself was a servant, and was humble enough to drink dirty water, to catch his own fish and cook for himself, humble enough to suffer indignities greater than we will ever experience in our collective lifetimes, how in the hell can someone who has contributed nothing to the world have an ego???

The worth of a man/woman is not found in his or her wallet, it is in the deposits that they have made to the bank of humanity. For some reason, it seems that everyone these days considers themselves a star. They believe that their life is more fantastic than the next person's, that apparently the life of a deadbeat dad, living home with his parents, working part time at best buy, splurging on playstation 3 and evisu jeans while his child is raised by a single mother surrounded by the most niggardly beings this side of the international date line is worthy of envy.

Reality Check: Because someone notes that what you are doing is wrong, does not make them a hater.

Reality Check 2: One half of One Percent of the population in this country has ninety-eight percent of the wealth. If you aren't in that tax bracket, you don't qualify to have haters.


What you do have is an over inflated sense of self worth. The reality tv epidemic has created a new disease. I call it American Idolitis. Everyone is a star now. I hate to break it to you lady, but you are not the next big thing, you are just a big thing. Legends are made because they had something that they contributed to society. What is your contribution? Where is your legacy? If you don't have one, guess what? THAT IS JUST FINE!!!

Everyone is not supposed to be a Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Bob Dylan, Mother Theresa, John Lennon, Cab Calloway, Bernie Mac or Micheal Jordan. These types of people are the exceptions. To be honest scientifically speaking, they would be your mutants, they would be your freaks. The norm would be people who's sole contribution to society is to be a part of it. Nothing more, nothing less. And that is ok.

What is not ok, is for a person to behave as if they are Barack Obama and you are just charles with the green jacket.

Big lips don't make you Angelina shorty.

Take an honest look at yourself and see where you fit in. If you believe you have a higher calling, then pursue that with all you have. If you are who you believe yourself to be you don't have to speak for your work. Your work will speak for you. There was no cnn.com, TMZ or Facebook and I am positive that MLK never had to introduce himself once his work began.

Please people, stop with the bullshit. If you have time enough to notice your "haters" then you clearly aren't focused on what matters, or else you would be to busy achieving to even realize they are there. Humble yourself. Its an endearing quality, and it makes the work you do even more appreciated.

“Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.”

~Saint Augustine

Dell Out.

As the self proclaimed leader of the Intergalactic Anti-Coon Force, I find it neccessary to outline proper behavior for those who consider themselves "Coon Free". Therefore I am demanding an immediate end to the following actions.

1) The white tee. Dammit that is an undershirt. That means that it goes under a shirt fool. It is not the main shirt, its a subshirt and as such should be on a sub-layer. Furthermore, your undershirt should not be longer than the over shirt. Get it together man.

2) The mohawk. Many great things came out of the 80's. Rakim, CD's, Def Jam, Nintendo, Me... The mohawk was not one of them. Especially since the majority of coons wearing this hairstyle refuse to comb their fucking hair. Look here you slovenly bastards, this is america and you have every right to look like an idiot, but at least be a neat idiot. I know yo mama had to teach you something in between homeboys in outer space and Cisco margaritas.

3) Baby Daddies/Mamas. If you ain't feelin each other wear a damn condom. I dont care about you havin random acts of sexy time. But be considerate, if you know you aint shit, and you know he/she aint shit, don't combine your wack ass forces to bring an heir to your lame ass misfortune into the world. And before some retarded ass Sith Coon Lord leaves me a comment talkin about condoms break or birth control isnt 100% effective think about this: 99% > 0% you simple bastard.

4) 30 year old aspiring rappers. And I'm being hella lenient. If yo ass has lived through more than two different presidents, and you still talking about "listen to my demo" or "check out my new tracks on myspace" unplug your computer, take that cord, scrape the plastic off, plug it back in and choke yourself electrically. Your time has passed and it would be prudent to consider a nice trade. I would suggest grave digging. That way you can save money when you kill yourself out of shame.

5) Dropping Out of High School. Nah this is not a PSA my spear chucking friend. Even drug dealers need a high school diploma now. You might as well have dropped out in kindergarten. Cause a high school diploma dont mean shit, and an 8th grade diploma means less than shit. You can't even work at McDonalds without a high school diploma. Do you understand what that shit means? You aint even qualified to push McGriddles my nigga. Good luck wit that demo.

6) Reppin for the hood. I'ma say this first, and maybe this will catch on. FUCK THE HOOD. FUCK HOOD NIGGAS, FUCK THE HOOD MENTALITY. That's some delusional ass thinking man. Fuck being proud of what you got, be proud of working to get more. Watch some clown with Coondows Vista brainwashing come up talkin about, "you forgot where you came from." NIGGA I WISH I COULD. Life in the hood is miserable, thats why people get money and MOVE OUT dumbass. I can't wait to be able to rep a place that coons ain't never heard of and cant get to because its out of the darklands.

7) Drug Dealers turned Rappers turned Political Scientist. Nigga shut up. Don't you try to tell me shit about africa, when the farthest you have been is Dolton. You aint thought about shit outside your neighborhood for 25 years, now all the sudden you're Young Kufi the Sociologist. Shut the fuck up and stick to snap music.


8) People complaining about foreigners opening businesses in their neighborhood. I don't care about your perspectives on how the koreans come in the hood and open up a store with $500, when you get your income tax (which has been padded by claiming kids that aint yours) and instead of investing, paying down your debt or using that money to start your own business, you go out and buy $1000 worth south pole jeans, some ugly ass dunks, 2 bottles of patron, and put a down payment on a an excursion. Meanwhile, Abu Graib over here is driving a 93 taurus and owns 3 restaurants, a nail shop, two cell phone places and a dollar store. But you flossy right? Dumbass.

9) Settling. Subjugation only last as long as you are submissive. Know why there was a boom of black business in the 60's? People were not settling for other people making money off them. Want to know why shorty's man treats her so well? Cause she won't put up with no bullshit and she lets him know it. Want to know why certain neighborhoods are clean, well lit, have nice parks and grocery stores that actually sell healthy food? Because the residents demand the best. As long as you don't stand for something you will fall for anything. Coons have "chronic have-not-itis". They pride themselves on saying that they can do ok even though they are the have not. It gives them an excuse to not be more. It seems rational that you may not be the best you can be, because you were deprived of the finer things. But evolutionist and creationist agree, man came from dirt. So if even dirt can evolve to single celled organisms, and those organisms can evolve to eventually become man, ain't no fuckin reason in the world that you shouldn't be able to go from broke to at least respectably stable. Unless you have settled for wretchedness.

10) Poor parenting. These kids are fucked up and its the parents fault. Your kid can't count, but he got on dunks. Your daughter is filthy, but you out at the club spending $10 per shot on don julio. Your kids don't have uniforms, but you have an IPhone. They don't know how to brush their own teeth, but you have you tube videos of them doin the stanky leg and the single ladies dance. The sins of the father are passed on to the son. So how do you expect your children to develop under your selfish, shortsighted, simple minded ass. What nutty ass logic, causes you to laugh when your child uses profanity. How do you send your child upstairs to play on the internet, while you bustin down some nigga cause "he got swag"? How the fuck do you expect that child to have any kind of moral fiber, when you will sit with them and watch A Real Chance at Love, but won't take them to church? You will get up at 4 am to embarrass yourself on american idol, but wont sit with them at 4pm to help with their home work. You spend $300 a month on liquor, but won't invest to put them in an after school program. Where are your priorities. Bad parenting is the the soil that the seeds of modern coonery is planted in. Its probly too late for you. But damn at least give the kid a chance to not follow in your niggerish ways.

Coons beware. Your days are numbered. You have been measured, you have been weighed and you have most definitely been found wanting. We are coming for you. Your time is shorter than Lil Zane's career. We will find you. Join us or perish sweater monkies.

Dell Out