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I do admit there are sisters of integrity still around, but I look at them with a jaundiced eye

 because I saw how quickly sisters of integrity sank to the depths of lechery after that first

hit and I understand the same is now occurring with the drugs Ecstasy and Speed.

 

 

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Love and War: Poems  / In the Crazy House Called America / Woman: Man's Best Friend Beyond Religion Toward Spirituality

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Negro Psychosexuality in the Post Crack Society

By Marvin X

The idea of the negro in the window actually happened during the height of the Crack era, during this time the negro and negress stood on the auction block of the crack house trading sexual favors for drugs. The most beautiful men and women stood butt naked before the dope man or woman. Husbands not only traded their wives but ultimately themselves. After offering his wife, one of my friends whispered that I could have him too. I was so shocked I pretended not to hear.

Before long the naked, raw display and behavior of the Crack auction became the new sexuality, AIDS included. Several of my friends died of drug/sex related AIDS. The nude display in the Crack House soon became the new norm in ghetto sexuality. Whoring reached new limits. 

Actually, the Crack Ho put the prostitute out of business in the hood. How can a nigguh pimp a two dollar Crack Ho? Those men familiar with the crack ritual no longer bothered dating square women. The Crack Ho made the "chase" unnecessary. She was more accessible and reasonable than the square woman and the prostitute. No conversation was necessary, just drop the rock on the table and it was on. She performed all manner of tricks, surpassing any monkey in the zoo. 

And now her sexual manners have infected hip hop culture. The video ho's reflect the Crack Ho's unabashed shamelessness and debauchery. Actually, the video ho is a Miller lite version of the Crack Ho. The video ho's origin is the Crack House because it was there that the negress performed for basically nothing, a crumb of crack. The video ho's also perform for nothing, for a chance to be seen. My daughter closed down her New York casting company because she became tired and disgusted sending her sisters out to be video ho's.

It is almost laughable to hear women speak of themselves as "Sisters of Integrity," in light of all I have seen and participated in during my sojourn as a Crack Head. But I do admit there are sisters of integrity still around, but I look at them with a jaundiced eye because I saw how quickly sisters of integrity sank to the depths of lechery after that first hit and I understand the same is now occurring with the drugs Ecstasy and Speed.

Where do we go from here? Hopefully towards a revolution in morals and manners. As Sun Ra taught me, life is really about discipline rather than freedom. If we think we can get away with any and everything, we will do it. Elders like myself who think we can get out of our responsibility toward children and youth will be forced to contradict ourselves and reach out to the generation without fathers or mothers, to the children who've had to raise themselves because of the pervasive drug culture and socioeconomics, including the criminal justice system. 

We must return to the old days of every child is my child, my responsibility to mentor, guide and direct. We cannot abuse them sexually or otherwise, if we do, they shall curse us and continue the pattern of disrespect so apparent in the dope culture where they call us punk bitch men and women for being gullible old fools rather than the wise men and women our children need so badly as they search for light in a dark world. Happy Father's Day, Brothers!

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Catch the Last Poets and Marvin X at the July 4 Freedom Concert at Recovery Theatre, 133 Golden Gate, between Leavenworth and Jones, San Francisco. Make reservations, seating is limited. Call 510-7989155. Advance, $15.00, at the door $20.00.  

 

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posted 31 July 2008

 

 

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