We observed
The 70th anniversary
Of Jackie Robinson
Breaking MLB's
Colour barrier.
And yet
The plague of racism
Is alive and kicking.
As news of violence
Is the lead story
On the local and national
Broadcast.
In all
Of it's ugliest form.
Whether
On the television
Or the computer screen.
Am
Not so naive
To think
It'll disappear
With a blind eye
Like some people hope.
As the message
Is distorted
By multinational conglomerates
Spinning their version
Of the truth.
Caring only
For the bottom line
On the balance sheet
Be printed
In black ink.
While
They present
A caring veneer
To the general public
At large.
Therisa © 2017
Author's note: Some may call me, a Marxist, but my university professors, will that you that I hold the "left" and "right", under the same lens. Having been warned, in 1991, by one prof, for my sardonic essay, on Karl Marx's The Communist Manifesto that it will get me, into trouble, with the teaching establishment, at Carleton University. Rhetorically, he asked me, "how did someone so young, get so sarcastic?", when he handed back my essay, to me.
On Monday night, after the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, Adam Jones, the all-star Oriole outfielder, shared his experience of racial harassment, by the Boston fans, in Fenway Park. Although, a small group, they shouted verbal slurs and threw peanuts, at him. I understand, it's an accepted practice to shout disparaging comments, to get the opposing team player, off of their game, but there is a fine line, between this, and hate that spew from these fans' mouth and throwing objects.
On Monday night, after the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, Adam Jones, the all-star Oriole outfielder, shared his experience of racial harassment, by the Boston fans, in Fenway Park. Although, a small group, they shouted verbal slurs and threw peanuts, at him. I understand, it's an accepted practice to shout disparaging comments, to get the opposing team player, off of their game, but there is a fine line, between this, and hate that spew from these fans' mouth and throwing objects.
