Woman Vows to Only Shop at Black-Owned Stores

[Ralph Wiggum]

proud2BlibKansan  (1000+ posts)       
Mon Mar-01-10 07:54 AM
Original message
Woman Vows to Only Shop at Black-Owned Stores

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- We all have New Year’s resolutions. Ultimately they all involve changing some habit into positive behavior. But one local woman’s goal benefits an entire community.

"I've made a commitment to shop only black-owned businesses for an entire year," said Lora McDonald.

As a social worker, McDonald found she was earning a living off working with blacks and wanted to find a way to put some of that money back into the black community. She decided to patronize only black-owned businesses for an entire year.

In two months McDonald has struggled with singling out those stores to meet all of her needs. She has, however, found the only black-owned grocery store in Kansas City - Leon’s Thriftway.

“Their service is incredible, like I never carry my own groceries to my car," said McDonald.

more . . . http://www.nbcactionnews.com/mostpopular/story/Woman-Vo...
 

I wonder what the DUmmies would think if someone were going to shop at only white owned stores....

[Duchess]

I wonder what the DUmmies would think if someone were going to shop at only white owned stores....

I used to see those kinds of declarations when I would lurk at a couple of black-oriented websites (another thing which would "racist" if whites did it--have a mainstream white-oriented website).  I always wonder how they think its unfair that with blacks being app 12% of the population, they don't have 50% or more representation-in anything (except maybe basketball). If we want to do things on a strictly "fair" basis by the numbers, blacks would be even less represented in media, popular culture, etc, than they are now.

[thundley4]

I think some family in Chicago did this a year ago or so. The last I heard was that they were doing without some things because they could find a "black owned" vendor. 

[JohnnyReb]

Sounds like fun to me....shoot your way in and then shoot your way back out.

Well, that's the way it's done around here.

[AllosaursRus]

Sounds like a good way to get killed, if you ask me. I've lived in OK city and Fort Worth. You'd take your life in your hands if you even tried driving into the neighborhood. I've had Black cashiers lay my change on the counter because they didn't want to touch my "white" hand! There's way more racism in those neighborhoods than I've ever seen in the Caucasian part of town.

[Karin]

Hoo Boy, you should go over and read the thread.  See all the mental gymnastics!  See the tortured logic and justification!  See the Rec/Unrec wars go on for 33% of it!

Our friend Beth:  

EFerrari  (1000+ posts)        Mon Mar-01-10 11:21 AM
Response to Reply #62
66. It is "for the common good" to support minority owned businesses.
 There is nothing irrational or hostile about that.

Well, then it's disgraceful and against the greater good to be all racist, discriminatory, and bigotted against those hard working Indians, Pakistanis, and Korean immigrants who open up shops here...or any other immigrant minority.  Horrible.  

Wait!  A free market capitalist gives Beth what-for:

kctim (788 posts)      Mon Mar-01-10 11:48 AM
Response to Reply #66
76. Sorry, but I disagree
 It is "for the common good" for all of us to stop placing everybody into little groups, and to start supporting all local businesses. People who use race in order to support or avoid a business, are being irrational. Any successful business does not want to be known as white, yellow, red or black, they want to be known as the best.
And sorry, but affecting a persons livelihood by using race IS a hostile action.

[Duchess]

Eh, it's all irrelevant in the end, anyway--the Chinese manufactured it or a Mexican picked it--if they wanted to be really consistent about the whole thing, they'd have to go live in a cave and catch fish to eat with a rod made from the tree limb.

[Tucker]

peggygirl  (94 posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Mon Mar-01-10 08:02 AM
Response to Reply #2
6. There is someone who unrecs all left-leaning posts right off. nt

proud2BlibKansan  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Mon Mar-01-10 08:04 AM
Response to Reply #6
8. More than one person
   
RW trolls do it and they brag about it on their sites that can't be mentioned here.

What site would that be? BTW. I haven't bragged about it.

[The Village Idiot]

Eh, it's all irrelevant in the end, anyway--the Chinese manufactured it or a Mexican picked it--if they wanted to be really consistent about the whole thing, they'd have to go live in a cave and catch fish to eat with a rod made from the tree limb.

That doesn't sound like a bad way to live, excepting I don't much like fish (without mac and cheese) and I am a very bad fisherman.

[Duchess]

That doesn't sound like a bad way to live, excepting I don't much like fish (without mac and cheese) and I am a very bad fisherman.

I like fish just fine, but wouldn't want to have to survive on my fishing skill or luck!  The cave I could deal with, as long as I had a pact with the American government that as long as I'm not using resources other than what I grow/catch/hunt/craft, they lose my SS# and strike me from the IRS rolls.

[The Village Idiot]

I like fish just fine, but wouldn't want to have to survive on my fishing skill or luck!  The cave I could deal with, as long as I had a pact with the American government that as long as I'm not using resources other than what I grow/catch/hunt/craft, they lose my SS# and strike me from the IRS rolls.

That'd be a fair trade. Especially if the "cave" can be a camper/ fifth wheel.

[GOBUCKS]

proud2BlibKansan  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Mon Mar-01-10 08:04 AM
Response to Reply #6
8. More than one person
  
RW trolls do it and they brag about it on their sites that can't be mentioned here.

And we get paid! Or, as a DUmmy would put it, we get payed!
But why isn't p2B over there commenting on the muslim supporting firing union teachers?

[The Village Idiot]

I like fish just fine, but wouldn't want to have to survive on my fishing skill or luck!  The cave I could deal with, as long as I had a pact with the American government that as long as I'm not using resources other than what I grow/catch/hunt/craft, they lose my SS# and strike me from the IRS rolls.

The government auction site has buses going for a few grand!!! OMG!! Somebody buy me one and charge me rent!!

http://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/aucindx/

[Duchess]

That'd be a fair trade. Especially if the "cave" can be a camper/ fifth wheel.

That'd be perfect, except they wouldn't make the bargain if I was still using the tax-payer funded roads in a vehicle   They might cut more slack if I just walked, or rode a bike or a horse.

[franksolich]

But why isn't p2B over there commenting on the muslim supporting firing union teachers?

My question, too.

[Texacon]

I've been doing the same thing, sort of.  I have been shopping only homeless owned business for the last decade!  Everyone shuns the homeless owned business in favor of black owned business or white owned business because they have HOMES.  Where are the outcrys for the homeless owned businesses?!

 

That bobbo .... 

KC

[Duchess]

Quote from: bobbolink

I've been doing the same thing, sort of.  I have been shopping only homeless owned business for the last decade!  Everyone shuns the homeless owned business in favor of black owned business or white owned business because they have HOMES.  Where are the outcrys for the homeless owned businesses?!

That bobbo .... 

KC

OK, that's GOT to be a mole!

[The Village Idiot]

OK, that's GOT to be a mole!

 

She buys one cigarette at a time... they buy shares in a lottery ticket...

[The Village Idiot]

That bobbo .... 

KC

They have rented refrigerator boxes and time share dumpsters.

[Texacon]

They have rented refrigerator boxes and time share dumpsters.

Don't forget the homeless owned GoodWill store!  They have half smoked cigarettes, snuff that has only been dipped once, chicken that has barely been nibbled on ......

 

KC

[The Village Idiot]

Don't forget the homeless owned GoodWill store!  They have half smoked cigarettes, snuff that has only been dipped once, chicken that has barely been nibbled on ......

 

KC

I don't even want to know whats in the bargain bin

[AllosaursRus]

What site would that be? BTW. I haven't bragged about it.

Guess what DUmmies, I do it just to piss ya'all off!

[happy1ga]

A homeless owned business? Uh, wot??

[AprilRazz]

A homeless owned business? Uh, wot??

Bobo could be a HObo. I am assuming that that car has a back seat.
Going out to get some brain bleach now just thinking about that one.

[delilahmused]

I used to see those kinds of declarations when I would lurk at a couple of black-oriented websites (another thing which would "racist" if whites did it--have a mainstream white-oriented website).  I always wonder how they think its unfair that with blacks being app 12% of the population, they don't have 50% or more representation-in anything (except maybe basketball). If we want to do things on a strictly "fair" basis by the numbers, blacks would be even less represented in media, popular culture, etc, than they are now.

Well I say we start advocating affirmative action for short white guys who want to play basketball. Lower the basket when they're making a shot, raise it higher when one of those tall black guys is shooting. You'd have to put the whole damn thing on pulleys but equality should be worth any inconvenience.

Cindie