see my comment to Miss Ginger. In his autobiography the only abuse I see is that Myers Anderson, his grandfather made him "work" 2 or 3 hours, but only after Myers paid for a private education, and made sure he had ample time to study. Myers was an uneducated man, but he stood tall and refused to kowtow or beg for a living from the white…
see my comment to Miss Ginger. In his autobiography the only abuse I see is that Myers Anderson, his grandfather made him "work" 2 or 3 hours, but only after Myers paid for a private education, and made sure he had ample time to study. Myers was an uneducated man, but he stood tall and refused to kowtow or beg for a living from the white man. Clarence says he was "aloof" and "unemotional" and then Clarence says he spent hours in conversation with him on the importance of standing up and being proud of himself. I saw in Myers my own grandfather---Clarence's continued wining was because of his own weakness. He was already the brunt of ridicule in his small village before he went to live with his grandfather. In Pin Point, he followed everyone around but was too scared to even play a game with others and would just stand watching. If someone asked him to go fishing, he would tag along and then just stand there. He wouldn't bait his hook, or even hold his own pole, he would stand behind and observe. I would have been proud to have been "abused" in the manner he was abused. Yes I know Clarence says his grandfather expected him to work too hard. His brother Myers Lee says it was minimal and Clarence had a great inability to even accomplish the few tasks he was assigned. So mostly sat on the wagon bench if they were making deliveries, and Myers Lee and their grandfather did the work anyway. In his book Clarence says he was a great athlete, but the others didn't think him so hot. If they played football, Clarence would cry if he was tackled and walk off the field. In his book Clarence says he was near the top of his class but couldn't get a job because no one wanted an affirmative action Yale educated lawyer. Frankly that's malarkey, everyone at the time he graduated wanted an affirmative action Yale educated and all of his classmates got top jobs, either in public or private, corporate or for non-profits. Clarence says he went on two or three interviews but they looked down on him when he was interviewed. Everyone who knew him says he never talked, and it's hard to get a job at Wal-Mart if you're mute when you're interviewed. Look the only abuse Clarence Thomas was a personal weakness and he had better opportunities than 95% of poor black children his age at the time. I know that quite well...don't give me he was abused nonsense. The only abuse he ever suffered was self-abuse due to a very weak anti-social personality.
see my comment to Miss Ginger. In his autobiography the only abuse I see is that Myers Anderson, his grandfather made him "work" 2 or 3 hours, but only after Myers paid for a private education, and made sure he had ample time to study. Myers was an uneducated man, but he stood tall and refused to kowtow or beg for a living from the white man. Clarence says he was "aloof" and "unemotional" and then Clarence says he spent hours in conversation with him on the importance of standing up and being proud of himself. I saw in Myers my own grandfather---Clarence's continued wining was because of his own weakness. He was already the brunt of ridicule in his small village before he went to live with his grandfather. In Pin Point, he followed everyone around but was too scared to even play a game with others and would just stand watching. If someone asked him to go fishing, he would tag along and then just stand there. He wouldn't bait his hook, or even hold his own pole, he would stand behind and observe. I would have been proud to have been "abused" in the manner he was abused. Yes I know Clarence says his grandfather expected him to work too hard. His brother Myers Lee says it was minimal and Clarence had a great inability to even accomplish the few tasks he was assigned. So mostly sat on the wagon bench if they were making deliveries, and Myers Lee and their grandfather did the work anyway. In his book Clarence says he was a great athlete, but the others didn't think him so hot. If they played football, Clarence would cry if he was tackled and walk off the field. In his book Clarence says he was near the top of his class but couldn't get a job because no one wanted an affirmative action Yale educated lawyer. Frankly that's malarkey, everyone at the time he graduated wanted an affirmative action Yale educated and all of his classmates got top jobs, either in public or private, corporate or for non-profits. Clarence says he went on two or three interviews but they looked down on him when he was interviewed. Everyone who knew him says he never talked, and it's hard to get a job at Wal-Mart if you're mute when you're interviewed. Look the only abuse Clarence Thomas was a personal weakness and he had better opportunities than 95% of poor black children his age at the time. I know that quite well...don't give me he was abused nonsense. The only abuse he ever suffered was self-abuse due to a very weak anti-social personality.