We all have particular dates on the calendar that mark watershed moments in our lives. For me, one of those dates is Wed, Nov 3, 2010. Why this date and note say, the date I founded my blog, The Obsidian Files - which had just celebrated one year old on Halloween?

Because, more than the founding of my blog, it was the day that it was taken down, that looms the largest for me. And its a date others reading along should do well to remember.

Because its a date that follows on the heels of another important date for the body politic - it was barely two weeks after veteran journalist and avowed Liberal Juan Williams, was summarily fired from his job of more than a decade, NPR, for daring to speak his mind and do so with those on the Right. There's a great deal of similarity between Williams and myself - we both do what we love, which is to write and to give our take on the great issues of our time. To be sure, he's been at it a lot longer than myself, and he gets paid for what he does to boot - something I don't mind, because I never set out to do this blogging thing to make money (although that just might change, if my guess is right...). But perhaps the biggest thing we both have in common, is that we're both Black Men.

But not only are we both Black Men, we're supposed to fit into some kind of pre-defined box - we all know the drill by now. Black Men aren't supposed to think for themselves. They're supposed to be for Leftist causes and issues, come Hell or Highwater - and if we don't, if we question them, on any level whatsoever, then we're "Juan Williams'd" - meaning, thrown under the bus, tossed overboard, kicked to the curb. You get the idea.

Williams has said, in the days following his firing by NPR, that a lot of his assumptions came tumbling down - he was a Liberal because he thought that Liberals were tolerant, open minded folk. He found out the hard way - and I'm quoting him now - that this assumption simply wasn't true, and that if anything, it was those on the Right, who had proven to him far and away more tolerant. he ought to know - after all, he sat among the Rightest of the Right, for years. And they weren't the ones who cast him out, like a leper. It was NPR - bastion of Leftwing points of view.

The parallel for me could not have been more striking - for it wasn't rabid, raving, foaming at the mouth White racists in the form of "HBDers", storming the Wordpress gates and clamoring for my head on a platter - it was my own "people", in the form of Black Women, who did it. The very same Black Women, I would bet a dollar to a donut, who consider themselves progressive, open minded tolerant and "Liberal". The same Black Women who have pulled the level for the "D" column in virtually every election since they could vote. The same Black Women who claim to be for the rights of the minority - except "minorities" they don't like. Like Brothas who speak their minds for example, about issues that actually matter. What are those issues, Obsidian? Sexual Politics, that's what.

Earlier this year, during my tenure at the online Men's magazine The Spearhead, I ran into a buzzsaw of contention for merely pointing out some things about my White brothers than they didn't like. a veritable shitstorm was started, much gnashing of teeth, this, that...but I wasn't banned or "fired" from The Spearhead; and no one called for my blog to be taken down. Those who have known me for any length of time know that I've had epic battles with many on the HBD side of the ledger - again, no one called for my voice to be shutdown. True, I've been more or less banned from participating at certain blogs; but that's a far cry different from wanting to shut another person's blog down.

That only happened when Women, in this case they happened to be Black, did so.

And, let's be clear as to what kind of Black Women I'm talking about, lest I be accused of being a "misogynist" much in the way Williams was accused of being an "Islamophobe" - I'm not talking about the everyday Sista out there just trying to get by and live her life. I'm talking about Sistas who have chosen to enter into the public square of opinion and debate and attempt to foist their views onto the rest of us, without challenge or critique - then, when such a thing happens, which is inevitable, they want to suddenly revert from "strong, independent Women" to Damsels in Distress, pilloring you with all manner of Ad Hominem assualts in the process. In other words, these Sistas - and again I'm talking about bloggers and writers who have chosen to make it their life's work to be advocates for certain points of view, and in some cases GET PAID FOR IT - want to have it both ways. They want to go into the public square, get up on the soapbox and say what they want, without challenge of any kind. And when they are challenged, when their views are shown to be proven false, when they're exposed as the phonies and frauds that they are, they then want to shut you down, after attempting to paint you as a "misogynist" or a "racist" or a "stalker" or whatever else they can think of. Personally, it's Black Women like these, that are doing grave harm to Black America, and I say that without any hint of hyperbole; this is not purple prose I'm going into here.

For Wordpress' part, they are no better than NPR in my view, hang on, actually, they are worse - at least Juan Williams got a late night phonecall. I didn't even get an email from WP. I was informed by others than my blog was gone. Ask me what I think of Wordpress' commitment to freedom of speech.

Being born under the Sign of the Archer, every minute of every day is a "teachable moment" and had been reflecting on aspects of daily life long before that phrase became fashionable. Unlike so many others have been indoctrinated to do, my approach is to look at the world around me, and ask "wassup wit dat" and look for answers to explain it - not, instead, come to the table with preconceived notions already in my head, and try to make what I see fit those "facts". I've found personally, that such an approach, if nothing else, simply doesn't work. And it's served me well.

Which is more a pressing concern for our body politic - racism, or feminism? For me, the answer couldn't be  cleearer. After all, it wasn't hooded Klansmen, or HBDers, or Tea Partiers, or the Rotorary Club armed to the teeth with The Bell Curve, who stormed the Wordpress gates. It was those who consider themselves "progressive" and who all have vaginas, who did it. And they also just so happen to be Black.

I am hoping that this incident will be the one that will finally unite the much-beleagured "Men's Movement"; fellas, we have much bigger fish to fry here. And if we let differences in skintone continue to divide us, then it will be as I've said in one of my final Wordpress blog posts the other day, about why Black Men vote the way they do, with so very little to show for it - we will have brought it on ourselves, and will have no one to blame, but ourselves.

You have an ally in me, brothers. It's up to you, if you want to take a Black hand in friendship.

Many of you claim to be at least moderately to the Right. If that's true, then follow Fox News' example, not just over the past few weeks, but the past decade, because that's how long Juan Williams has been there. If you're truly serious about moving the ball forward, join with Brothas like me who are finding their voice and telling it like it TIZ. it isn't my skintone or my supposed "genetic inheritance" that's your problem. Your problem comes from a much more pernicious source, and you all know it. And we will never mount an effective counterstrike, if we remain divided. Do not get this twisted, gentlemen - if it can happen to me, it can happen to you.

Lastly, as we all know, it was a happy ending for Juan Williams - his firing by NPR led in truth, not only to a serious pay raise, but a full-on platform to air his views, uncensored and uncut. I think the same will be true for me - I think I'm on the cusp of something great. Because when people mobilize to have your voice shutdown, that means that not only have you struck a raw nerve, but that there's a there, there - and you need to cultivate that.

I want to thank all the well-wishers for coming out in support of me, online and especially off, and for all their help in assisting me in restoring key back postings of mine. I expect to have everything back up and running within a week or two. And when I do, it's no more Mr. Nice Guy. Now, it's ON.

Lemme tell you what I really think...

More to come - count on it

Now adjourn  your asses...

The Obsidian

To see The Spearhead version, click here.

 

I was reading over at abagonds blog...alot of good examples on how to deal with the "clever sillies." You could do a post on that, if you didnt already

Glad to see you back obs. This is seriously bullshit how so many MRA and Game bloggers are being taken down.

Obs - If possible, could you either up the size of the font OR make the background non-black?

It really kills the eyes to go from small white font + black background to anything else.

Good to see you're not taking this lightly though.

Hi WP,
You know what, I'm not all that crazy about this whole platform, so I've been looking into ways I can get all my content restored on a platform that's friendly with Wordpress. I'm in negotiations on that front as we speak. Will have more to say on that front in the coming days. In the meantime, we'll maintain this forum for communication and whatnot.

Thanks to everyone out there for their support!

O.

TO: Obsidian
RE: Welcome....

....to the 'party', pal. -- Bruce Willis in Die Hard

I was banned by Wordpress YEARS ago.

Regards,

Chuck(le)
P.S. Catch my comments at Had Enough Therapy....

@ obsidian,

I hit me that alot of these women exhibit behavior that is indicative of abusive women who are aggressors in the relationships....gaslighting, playing victim, projection, bullying, love bombing potential suitors...it all ties in...what say you?

Kid Gold,
I think you're onto something. Please notice how hard I'm trying to take the high ground here.

O.

Obsidian,
I see how your doing it and I admire it, b/c in therapeutic circles, the only way to get rid of a narcissist, histrionic or borderline woman is to close the door on her...if your dating.

One thing I noticed these women doing is damage control. They try hard to control the information about them that goes between different parties. Its the reason why women who promote "swirling" always mention black men in the negative, or just the black community. It sets the potential mark up to feel safe since he is with a victim. Never does it call into question her own behavior (chuck has a post about that jasmine chick and zek, which is a good example of this). When their behavior is questioned, they look for any means of shutting down the opposition, like how Natasha kept saying menelik charles was being "illogical" (ie feminine) in one of your posts. Islandgirl is doing the same thing over at abagonds. The best way to deal with these people when a person is not in a relationship with them is to let the facts out and ask very hard questions of them.

They will ignore and play victim in order to avoid suspicion, so the easiest thing to do is to draw conclusions from their lack of an answer, essentially forcing them to either come forward or keep certain names out of their mouths.

these women have huge egos....

my uncle used to say that every generation believes itself to be more progressive than the last, when the truth is that the next generation usually finds better ways it hide its bullshit from itself, and from others...this debacle has been a perfect example..

http://gawker.com/5683354/googler-accuses-twitter-engineer-of-sexual-assault-on-her-blog

Obsidian, I am opposed to censorship. We disagree on many topics. But I think you should be able to speak your views. Freedom of speech is a big value for me.

What we need: Knowledge of which hosting services and blogging service providers do censorship. We need to know which places to avoid when setting up sites.

Hi Randall,
Thanks for the support! And, I think the deal is this: ANY free blog service can pretty much shut you down at will. Simple as that. I plan to get my own site soon, so we'll give the haters a real target they can take potshots at. ;)

Stay tuned...

O.

Man I was wondering where the hell you went! Don't do that to us fam!:(

*two cents*

And don't worry fam, the same thing that happen to you happen to sargewp (a podcaster who calls out [black] women on their shit; not nearly as articulate but he gets his points across) and others but they found forums to voice their opinions and so will you. They fact that they went out of their way to 'shut you up' speaks volumes on the effect you have.

You are a threat to their silliness and people are listening to you brother. Keep it coming!

*two cents*

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE BLACK MAN?





By Michael Oluwagbemi II





http://www.nigeriansinamerica.com/articles/1120/1/What-Is-Wrong-With-The-Black-Man/Page1.html

"I for one believe that if you give people a thorough understanding of what confronts them and the basic causes that produce it, they'll create their own program, and when the people create a program, you get action."


Malcolm X.

In recent times I have been pondering over this question (indeed inspired by contributions of certain NVS and NIA contributors)…and have been lost for a single answer. Not as if I think that a single answer exists but try I will still try. Think about it, in every society the black man finds himself, he is at the lowest wrung of the society. Lowest in income, education, and health in America (perhaps the world) and highest in every available negative index: crime, prison stewardship, poverty, HIV etc. It so sad, that even beyond America they are the lords of distant lands that are the epitome of poverty, disease, corruption, and bad government. The black man of the world, is basically a walking laughing joke- a buffoon. We sit over the worlds most mismanaged economy from Caribbean (read Jamaica and Haiti) to Africa (read Nigeria and Zimbabwe) and even Australia (read Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands). Anywhere we find our selves, we have been a disgrace to manhood and a symbol of everything wrong with the human race.A disgrace to manhood. Thus the need to overcompensate in that department when it comes to appearances.The black man has lost respect for his person and has such sacrificed respect even amongst his peers. We traded our kinfolks and then whined about slave trade. We submitted sheepishly to the master's orders and complain about a lopsided World Economic Order. While the Indian, Mulatto (Brazilian), Chinese and Russian male freed themselves from global inequality by the power of their brain and brawn, the black man is still held hostage to him

self. We have been left behind in the latest wave of world economic development. How then can we stake claim to a thinking mind, as someone recently posited? It is so bad that the few ones respected amongst us have to either go to jail or get shot multiple times. You doubt what I just say? Please think Nelson Mandela, Olusegun Obasanjo, and 50 Cent (Gracing Forbes –white man capitalism – magazine this month). All "ex-jail men" or ex-ER room patients!





A race without leadership is doomed and headed to perdition.





The truth if it were ever said.





The black man has ceded his birthright position of leadership in our communities to no one but our women. We blame it on everything but ourselves. Some say is slavery, some blame feminism and other invincible gibberish. How about ourselves? What role did we play in getting into this quagmire? We have been out-maneuvered, outfoxed, and out-meandered in the global world economic and political order that we have been left with our pants hanging.





Women respect three things in men: knowledge, money, and power.And yet it is the BW - specifically African-American - who is expected to act unlike ALL other women in creation in this regard and "love" and sacrifice for often ignorant, often poor, angry, and unappreciative powerless BM. In other words be thankless, stupid, self-hating (that's all you can call it when there are intelligent, successful, and powerful men who would love and appreciate you but you instead reject them in favor of those who have the least to offer) mammy mules.





We have lost on those three counts to our women- at least in America – the melting pot of the world. More black women graduate in college than black men...at the last count with a three to one advantage. In addition, this boosts their earning power when they leave school and make them really not need any black man. Who needs a dead beat or a jail bird? We are rotting in prisons across the country

while the black woman is expanding in knowledge, seeing the world and really just envisioning us as stud machine! Haba! The only logical reason the black woman will ever go into bed with us this day is for the common good: so that the black race will not become extinct. What have we to offer?





Now THIS is what you call pity sex. Pity "love". Procreation for "the common good". Not out of a true mutual love and respect for your man. Using your womb to "breed blacks" for fear of extinction.





This is a recipe for disaster. Because procreation that is not born out of love and mutual true respect on BOTH sides - the man AND the woman - can only bare confused, hurt, and damaged fruit.What is wrong with the black man? Even in Nigeria, our women are showing us up; they have proven to be better managers and have earned the trust of the general public in their exemplary public service in the current democratic dispensation. Go to the Ministries of Finance, Foreign Affairs, Education, Solid Minerals, Due Process Unit, NAFDAC, Transcorp-NSE and you will see how Nigerian women are cleaning up the mess left by their ignoble men. Of course some of the few capable men have taken the easier route of taking comfort in the ease of life created in foreign lands by other male species of different color. We have become been-to, tokunboh and other terms used for us including hyphenated nationality; people without identity and pride of place. All in exchange for developing our guest homes while our own rot away in total oblivion handed over to men whose only claim to manhood is what dangles between their thighs. We have handed the key of the armory to the enemy and lost the respect of our women. Which kind of man runs away from his trouble?





NO woman - I don't care which "race" she belongs to - can ever truly love a man she has no respect for.





Bad part of course is that many amongst us will not even acknowledge we have a problem. Oh, we blame every

but ourselves. We blame the system, we blame the hate. Everyone hates the black man we are quick to say. We walk around with victim mentality. Once upon a time it was the white man conspiring against us, now it is so hard to prove that the Indian, Chinese, and Brazilian men were into that conspiracy as well. We now throw the books at our women: we blame them for being assimilated by the destructive ideology called feminisms but we don't see our culpability of leaving them with no option. At least we gave them cause to move to the West when we destroyed our respective homelands; so how can we turn around to blame them for choosing to put their brains where their livelihood is? How many of us are contented with what we have and don't live everyday as if it were our last? We don't invest, or expand our horizon. We splurge money on big this and big that to reflect on our inferiority complex while we make the white man and his peers around the world richer. We are buying drugs and destroying our youths, yet we leave the drug routes and drug business infrastructure to the Mexicans and Columbians. Why? We are the best athletes in the world, yet the white man is getting rich being the NBA commissioner, sports club owners and promoters! Vis-à-vis for music; we loathe ourselves so much and we are locked in a cycle of fratricidal killing- Biggie killed Tupac and Abacha killed Yaradua. From Nigeria where the policeman shoots his fellow citizen men at random to America where the inner city black male is killing his contemporaries in drove, we are killing each other like no tomorrow. We hate each other and have an endemic complex. We buy foreign goods and treat our own with contempt; how else will you explain talking down on Aba while its counterpart in Taipei is frequented by your ilk?

that's a good article :) Very intresting.

Good to see you back in business! Can't keep good brotha down, no matter what!!

I'm so glad that you stood up against the sellout Clever sillies. Why can't a brother speak for himself without being punished or shamed for it.

What's happening man. I heard what happened. The sellout black women censored you. The same women that is picked last by white guys. That does not surprise me. I support your work.

I read this and blackmenvent.com. Anyway, keep up the good work.

Mr Laurelton Queens

Glad to see you back up and running. I was actually starting to miss your blog.

Glad u are back man. Hope to see more of your viewpoints

Obsidianfilesphiles miss Obsidian Files. Looking forward to your return.

Welcome back Bro Obsidian! Your righteous masculine spirit has been much missed in recent weeks! May the Forces of Thor be with you in this new feature in pursuit of unvarnished truth!

God Bless

Menelik Charles
London UK

Bro Obsidian,

make sure to make an appeal for any of us posters who have previously downloaded stuff from your old blog. I have quite a few...maybe ten or more. I'm sure you can get at least 80 back if you make that appeal.

Menelik

MC,
Yes by all means, please do send me all the posts you have, and that goes for anyone else reading this! Just in case I'm not able to move my blog over to my own platform, I can use those posts to manually reconstruct the site by from scratch. Thank you!

O.

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Bro, you've got my hand. Been looking for your new site, gonna link it to mine. Welcome back and the best for you...

Obsidian... I am sorry to hear what happened to your old site... it seemed pretty mild compared to some in the blogsphere. (Certainly milder than some of the PUA sites...)

Will you continue blogging?

Hi Wonder,
Yea, I very much am planning to blog again, LOL. I'm working on it as we speak. Please by all means, keep the comments coming, I am deeply appreciative of all the support!

O.

There are various online channels available with an easy access to acquire information, but the way you have revealed precious information on such a great topic is really appreciated.

A woman gets killed and police immediately shake down the nearest man...but it turns out her killer was actually just another woman.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1377236/Shaun-Gayles-interview-pregnant-girlfriend-murdered-obsessive-stalker.html

I'm seeing shades of Mike Nifong in the folks who went after Mr. Gayle first.

The name of the game is innocent until proven guilty, and unless we unite and fight for this principle, the corrupt system will destroy us all.

Skin color doesn't matter, if you've got a Y-chromosome you are a target to these people.

Like you said Obsidian, its time all men of all races unite.

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