Few things that's popped in my mind lately, all opinions based from my experience in life thus far, nothing is meant to be offensive in this politically correct and over religious goals of today's society...
Today's Topic : Many random Black People, specifically American-born, rather than foreigners.
I don't believe I've seen anyone pull the race card out more times than a black people. I doubt there are any minor ethnicity out there that can comfortably create a tv show that is purely of one color other than black. I do realize they were enslaved, but so has every other culture in the world. If one was to go back far enough, I am pretty sure he/she would find one of their ancestors being enslaved. It is unnecessary to pull out the slavery card over and over for compensation. It is even a bit more strange to see black people today blame the great-grandchildren of slave owners for slavery. This might sound a bit ballsy, but Get Over It. No one is forced to be slaves on a cotton farm now, and universities from all over the nation present opportunities to anyone who has the willpower to work their way through it.
Money is NOT (for most) a reason why one cannot succeed in college. Student loans are available everywhere, scholarships are listed by hundreds if not thousands, and community colleges are a great cheap start. It pisses me off that people say the system/their background/poverty/etc. is holding them back, when the opportunity to pull yourself from the bootstraps is available. My parents came over here speaking not a single word of english, and shared a 1-bedroom apartment slump with almost a dozen of my other family members who have ALL worked their way up to give their children, like myself, the opportunity to go to college and become a contributing member of society. Everyone has to start somewhere, and blaming a shitty future because of a rocky start is a waste of a life. You've already lost the war if you have already admitted defeat before trying.
I was watching an episode of survivor, and there is a contestant whose name was "Dreamz". A black guy who teaches high school cheerleading. They sat there in a hut, forced to sleep together on the floor while ants/spiders bit them, and eating nothing but coconuts and drinking stale water. His comment is the exact type of response that annoys me from certain black people. "This is paradise compared to my usual life, I don't think anyone here (other contestants) has suffered much in their own lives." As well as a series of other comments about being colored, hardships of being black, etc. (1) When were you able to peek into people's lives and experience what they did when you just met them? (2) Being a high school cheerleading coach is worse than wiping your ass with leaves, waking up with new rashes and bumps every morning, and forced to eat nothing but coconuts and stale water? Which America do you live in? I hate it when anyone pulls the "I have a much harder life than anyone else" bullshit. Everyone goes through shit in life, some worse than others, but just because you're black doesn't mean you have it the worst. People who have it the worst do not live in America. They do not get the chance to win a million dollars by being on a TV show. They are the people who crawl by life on a day to day basis. Last time I checked, cheerleader coaching wasn't exactly the most difficult job in the world. Stop bitching "Dreamz", what a stupid name.
We need more Real black role models in today's society. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are jokes, they're media-whores who like to pull the race card whenever the situation presents itself. Racism exists like it always has, ever since different ethnicities existed, and it always will exist. We don't need people who are screaming for media spotlight to use this reason to do so, it annoys the sh*t out of me. Real role models like the deceased MLK, intelligent, fair-minded, and mature. People like Barack Obama, or Condoleezza Rice, who has worked their way through the system and proves anyone can do anything if they put their minds to it. It is unfortunate that hip-hop/rap/popular culture dictates that it is cool to "pimp ho's", "cap fools", or deal drugs. Not all black artists push this idea, but enough do to create a negative trend upon the black community. Rap especially pushes the idea of sluts, drugs, guns, and money. It is sad because there are young kids who actually look up to these music producers and take their lyrics as the rules of life.
My Theory about Saggy Pants
If anyone has studied the history of staple ethnic dishes of different cultures, they will be surprised to find that a great deal of them stem from survival. People are on the verge of starving and must make due with what ingredients they have on hand, which eventually becomes a common dish for that specific culture. What if the idea of Saggy Pants was from the same premises?
1) Most poor people are black. Don't believe me? Go Research. (I am not saying most black people are poor)
2) I see more black people wearing baggy pants than any other ethnicity out there, but hey maybe it's just me.
You know when you go to shop for clothes on sale, the stores usually have only the extra-sized pants left most of the time? What if poor people went to shop for pants and all they could afford/find was extra-large pants? So instead of letting people think they look funny, they try to make a statement with what they have, and Saggy Pants was "cool". You know, like Billy Madison making those kids think that peeing in their pants are the new cool. The trend caught on, so you see many black kids wearing baggy pants on purpose now, as well as kids of other color of course. Pretty wierd right? Is it true? I don't know.
In the end, these are all generalizations. Will people disagree with me? Of course. They're just opinions. =)
- Sleepy Time, Cya
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