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originally posted by: CJS4life
So in his story, the parents stayed together and worked hard. So basically you are adding 3. Bad parenting by deadbeat dad's to the list.
a reply to: intrptr
originally posted by: Sublimecraft
a reply to: reddragon2015
Fast forward to today and ask yourself what the African-American community leaders are doing about stamping out the rock-star hardcore gangsta rapper paradigm where the gang mentality has all but destroyed the family mentality.
"I see no changes, wake up in the morning and I ask myself:
"Is life worth living? Should I blast myself?"
I'm tired of being poor and, even worse, I'm black
My stomach hurts so I'm looking for a purse to snatch
Cops give a damn about a negro
Pull the trigger, kill a nigga, he's a hero
"Give the crack to the kids: who the hell cares?
One less hungry mouth on the welfare!"
First ship 'em dope and let 'em deal to brothers
Give 'em guns, step back, watch 'em kill each other"
...."Take the evil out the people, they'll be acting right
Cause both Black and White are smoking crack tonight!"
..."Instead of war on poverty
They got a war on drugs so the police can bother me"
originally posted by: NateTheAnimator
a reply to: reddragon2015
Why can't black people seem to get out of the ghetto?
There are culturally enforced influences to make living in the 'ghetto' or other impoverished areas seem appealing.
Most if not all of these influences come from inside these communities.
I know how this is going to sound...
But I think it's also a partly because black people are lazy.
My family (whom is black btw) would jokingly ask me if I had experienced yet what they called "n*gg3r-itis" which is essentially 'black laziness' or sleepiness.
Now according to them it is quite common among black people to be quite lazy.
Although I wouldn't take my word on this.
originally posted by: reddragon2015
a reply to: Teeky
I think what you say is reversed. You are the case of the few. Not the other way around.