When I dealt with the subject of reapportionment
on, the national level in this column back in June, I
was well aware of the fart that my State of Illinois, i
would lose two congressional seats. However, while
it was speculated by some that my Second Congres-'
sional District might be placed in jeopardy, it was
not evident then that a move would actually be .
made to eliminate my district one of three held r
by blacks in Chicago.
As pf this writing the scenario ran like this; t
former -I1!'110" Governor Richard Ogilvie, a
Reaganite Republican, and former Illinois
Secretary of State Michael Howlett, an old machine
Democrat, joined in a so-called bipartisan effort to
deal me out of Congress.
I am not surprised that they would like to
eliminate my district, because Reagan Republicans,
plus some machine Democrats and white liberals
combined could not beat me in a fair election last -year
and, since then, I have kept my word with
the voters; and I have worked seven days a week to
become the number one freshman in Congress.
I am not surprised because I am one of Reagan's
most outspoken opponents, and for all of my adult
life I have been in the front lines battling for fair
political representation for minorities.
; We are losing two of our present 24 seats in the
U.S. House of Representatives because of our
A View From Capitol Hill: : J
Redistricting Tricks No Treat For Black
Members of Congress Bn L,.,
Member of Congrrs
state's population loss based on last year's census.
We will lose one seat in Chicago, and one from out
side Chicago. Since the state legislature failed to
agree on a new map, the matter is being heard by a
three-judge panel in the U.S. District Court in
Chicago. - , ' :
Any redistricting proposal, such as the Ogilvie
Howlett one and some other plans, which violate
the three principles I outlined back in June, is clear
ly unfair, j
First, there is no fair reason to reduce Chicago's
black congressional districts from three to two,
since the city's black population has increased in the
past years; second, for this same reason, there is no
fair reason to extend any one of the city's three
black districts into the suburbs; and, three, there is
no heed to shape districts in such a manner as to put
the residences of any two black congressmen into
ithe same district.
'The far Southside Chicago District is the most
populated district in Chicago and has. more black
vqters than any of the other 434 congressional
.districts in this nation. So, how can one justify pro
posing to change the boundaries of the district
which requires changing least?
. But VEvery goodby ain't gone", and every pro-
. posal does not pass. I have been entered as a peti
tioner in the federal court case. We are fighting to
keep three black districts but also to keep Reagan
from gaining majority control of the U.S. House of
Representatives by reducing the number of
Democratic members from Illinois in the 1982 elec
tions. We are fighting, and we shall win, because right
SAT., DECEMBER 5, 1S31 THE CAROLINA TIKES -If
is on our side. I will be in Congress long after
Reagan is returned to playing grade-B sheriff roles
in Hollywood. , - . - .- )-'
The worst form of redistricting that smacks of
racism is that which pits two blacks against each
other. In Chicago we are fighting to have a fair map
to avoid being in a contest with my longtime friend.
Rep. Harold Washington of the First Congressional
District. I believe we will not have to oppose one .
another, despite the wishes of some evil forces to
keep blacks divided by promoting fights between
us.
Just as black unity is needed in Chicago in the
redistricting fight, we need black unity nationally in
politics now more than ever to turn Reagan around.
As I said in June, if the potential for black
political power was not diluted through ger
rymanderig and other tricks, there is no question
that we would have more black members in Con
gress from across the nation, based on population.
I reiterate that reapportionment is a matter of
grave concern for all blacks if we are to hold on to
the gains we have made in congressional seats.
Moreover, if we are to make further gains, we must
guard against efforts to pit one black, against
another whether such efforts come from within
or from outside.
It is often the case that a significant number of
black men who characterize themselves, or are
characterized by others, as "militants" regularly
date their supposed "enemy," white women. Here
is the paradox: Black men who verbally indicate!
their dislike of the white person also indicate their 1
attraction to the white woman.
Loving the person whom you otherwise hate is
difficult to conceptualize in a logical manner. Yet,
it happens often. A common street expression goes
like this, "I hate the white man but I love the white
woman." This attitude is the result of insecurity
which is an outgrowth of racism. Everyone want to
beaccepted by else.
The antipathy expressed by the rejected party, to
the rejector is, in fact, an over.reaction to the feel
ing of rejection. In a sense, this attitude is a way of
Coping
Black Men and White
Women: The Paradox
By Dr: Charles W. Faulkner. J
the black person sayihg to the white person, "I
know that you do not like me, so I will let you know
that I do not like you either. However, if you will
accept me, I will modify my behavior toward you
and display kindness toward you because, in reality,
Obesity No Risk Factor For Heart Disease,
Federal Researcher Reports
By Otto McOarrin
CONTRARY TO
COMMON medical
belief, massive obesity
does not appear to be a
risk factor for heart
disease, a federal resear
cher reported recently.
Although people who
weigh more than 350
pounds have other
seriqus conditions that
-shorten their lives, heart
attacks are not one of
them, said Dr. Bruce F.
Waller, a cardiologist at
the National Heart,
Lung, and Blood In
stitute. "We, were surprised at
the fi&dffeVtfc wHifer,
stated further, "because
everyone automatically
assumed that these peo
ple were prime can
didates for clogged
arteries."
AUTOPSIES OF eight
overweight persons
whose average weight
was 400 pounds revealed
that their coronary
arteries had fewer
atherosclerotic plaques
than people who were
underweight or of nor
mal weight who died of
different causes, Dr.
Waller said.
"Most people agree
that obesity goes along
with hypertension an
diabetes, which ac
celerate atherosclerosis.
So to find clean arteries
in people who were
massively obese was
amazing," he said.
The average age of the
obese victims was 38 and
their weights at the time
of their deaths ranged
from 350 to 450 pounds.
SIX OF THEM died
of acute respiratory
failure caused by ex
cessive layers of fat in
terfering with their abili
ty to breathe. One died
of an infection and only
one of a heart attack,
Dr. Waller stated.
Fat people often have
to sleep sitting up
because the enormous
weight around their,
necks can collapse their
windpipes if they lie
down.
In another report, Dr.
Henry Cabin, who also is
a cardiologist at the In
stitute, said triglycerides
may be more of a risk
factor in heart disease
than previously thought.
Triglycerides, like
cholesterol, are a type of
fat in the blood.
Autopsy studies of
people who died of heart
disease revealed that
those with high
triglyceride levels had
more atherosclerosis
than those with high
cholesterol levels, he
said. The results are
preliminary but "pro
vocative," he added.
SEX AND STRESS:
Sexual problems and
stress are inseparable
since one may cause the
other, a medical college
chief gynecologist
reported recently.
"I would be very sur
prised if a patient came
to see me with sexual or
other stress complaints if
she were blissfully happy
with her bed partner in
all, regards," said Dr.
Ronald Chez, the head
of the Department of
Gynecology and
Obstetrics at Penn
sylvania University Col
lege of Medicine in Her
shey. "I perceive sexual
dysfunction, lack of
libido, sexual unhap
piness, and nonoreasmic
response in someone
who is ordinarily
orgasmic, as manifesta-'
tions of stress," he said,;
and urged patients to be
candid with their doctors,
about such problems and
that doctors in turn try
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I feel inferior to you and insecure in your company.
"But, if you will just give me a small indication
that you find me to be acceptable, that you regard
me as a person (even though an inferior person),
that you do not find me completely despicable, I
will shower you with love and affection. I will give
you more love than you can ever give me. So, please
show me that you like me more than I like myself."
The white woman is additionally drawn to the
black man by the sexual mystic of the black man.
Black men are perceived of as having a sexual
capability "superior" to that of the white man.
This perceived capability is vested in the idea that
black men have the ability to arouse white women
and provide sexual satisfaction that white men can
; not. White women seldom select black men for their
; intellectual capability.
Black men, for the most part, who are attracted
to white women are pleading for acceptance by the
person to whom they feel a degree of inferiority.
White women, for the most part, who are attracted ,
to black men, are striving for acceptability and ego
enhancement which they are unable to find among
members of their own race. Their rejection, or
"perceived" rejection is so strong that they
desperately search for acceptance.
The black man, himself rejected and insecure, is
ready, willing and desperately in need of the accep
tance and security that a white woman can offer.
The nature of our society is such that people con
stantly strive to enhance their egos. When a person
is accepted by a partiular party for a certain length
of time, that person strives to be accepted by so
meone who is perceived of as being "just a little bit
better" and rejects as "not quite good enough" the
previous muiviuuai. tins cpimjuc is icpcaicu as uic
effort to be accepted by a "superior" person goes
on and on.
The black man who says, "I hate the white man
but love the White woman," is saying, in reality "I
hate being disliked by the white man but will do
anything to be accepted even by a white woman."
That acceptance may not be everything, but it is
"something."
Editor's Note: Your suggestions are welcomed.
Suggestions for future articles will be appreciated.
Cassette tapes of this and other articles are available
for individual use, discussion groups and classroom'
use. All letters and inquiries should be sent to: Dr.
Charles W. Faulkner. P.O. Box 50016.
Washington, D.C. 20004.
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