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Originally posted by BLaCKPoWeR
Yeah yeah that's great about disproving stereotypes at all, but I just don't care for the idea of us HAVING to put on for the White man.
Negroes are not unique in their poverty, uneducation, ratchetness....or cultural brilliance and historical importance. It's just the White man who thinks we're the worst and makes us believe we are the worst.
I'm all for self-improvement, but if I like to sag my pants, listen to Chief Keef or whateva, and speak improperly, then that is who I am and I shouldn't have to change for the racist White man. The racist White man should change his VIEW for me.
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That is ALSO true, however, as long as you intellectually better yourself there is no problem. The issue we have is that many young black people (especially males) do
not do this, and unfortunately perpetuate the stereotypes (which were set up/created about them) as opposed to turn them on their heads with education and life results. We all can be as rachet as we want, but the issue is we also have to ensure that we're not just being rachet and ghetto, but also understand the value of education and goal setting.
Then there is also the issue of us black folk not being one monolithic culture/hivemind.