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[SmootSmack]

Brent Celek has changed his name to Celek-X after joining the Nation of Islam

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Brent Celek has changed his name to Celek-X after joining the Nation of Islam

What the heck? Is that for real? The Nation of Islam is a black supremacist organization - why would he join it? And why take the name Celek-X, since presumably his ancestors were not trafficked as slaves?

[REDSKINS4ever]

Originally Posted by Lotus

What the heck? Is that for real? The Nation of Islam is a black supremacist organization - why would he join it? And why take the name Celek-X, since presumably his ancestors were not trafficked as slaves?

Farrakhan has permitted caucasians to join the Nation of Islam. This is true.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by REDSKINS4ever

Farrakhan has permitted caucasians to join the Nation of Islam. This is true.

I realize that. But that is not the point. The NoI ideology remains racially charged and because of this there are very few Caucasians who have taken Farrakhan up on the offer.

If you are Celek, why not join a more mainline version of Islam which doesn't have the history and ideology of the NoI?

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by Lotus

I realize that. But that is not the point. The NoI ideology remains racially charged and because of this there are very few Caucasians who have taken Farrakhan up on the offer.

If you are Celek, why not join a more mainline version of Islam which doesn't have the history and ideology of the NoI?

Maybe they don't like sitting on the back of the bus?
Hmmmm........Hog-X...

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Lotus

What the heck? Is that for real? The Nation of Islam is a black supremacist organization - why would he join it? And why take the name Celek-X, since presumably his ancestors were not trafficked as slaves?

Who knows. Likely he was just joking around