No, he just doesn't have a serious bone in his body. There is no use trying to convey your views without him trying to shut it down for jokes or to sound tough.And he is basically saying I am "blaming the white folk like all of the other blacks," but who else put blacks in slavery in this country? I'm not blaming white people today for what their ancestors did, but why would I not blame their ancestors for some of the ills and underdevelopment in the black community today?