Vision Circle

Who Am I?

My name is Ed. If you've been around the Usenet for a bit, particularly soc.culture.african.american or soc.culture.african.american.moderated, you will "know" who I am. I go by the nick of DarkStar.

Why DarkStar? 'cuz I'm dark skinned (and no longer "burdened" by the issues associated with that) and a star (queue Prince, "Baby I'm A...").... Alternatively, it's because I used to be interested in space and was drawn into the theory of black holes; dark stars. Get it? :-)

I'm a husband, father, software engineer, growing individual. It appears my personality type is to "cut to the chase." So, I tend to be brief, or as I've been told, "economical with words."

My purpose here? Well, long story short, I "challenged" a few bloggers known as The Conservative Brotherhood. In email, I really "brought it" -- kinda sorta -- and then the firebrand Ambra gently called me out. DCThorton then got her back and brought some heat, so here I am.

First off, let me say I miss s.c.a.a. and s.c.a.a.moderated. s.c.a.a. is now a wasteland. s.c.a.a.moderated is a shell of it's former self.

So, while I'm here, I think I'll go about blogging about the "liberal" vs "conservative" foolishness that Blacks have allowed ourselves to become a part.

I'm sure I'll rant about the inaccuracies of media perceptions of Blacks.

And I'm sure I'll blog about "nothing" and may not blog for a bit.

That's who I be.