Being black..., ...Is no excuse for failing. Options

[Kontroll]

Listen, I'm not racist. I'm just bringing up a topic that I know is on alot of people's minds.

Everynow and then I see these movies, or whatever...people saying that black people can't get anywhere in life because they are lazy, or because they are black they can't get anywhere in life.

I was sitting infront of Jeremy's house waiting for him to answer his friggin door. I was thinking about Albany(Where I live for the most part) and how it's just run down. Most of the people that live there are black.

I was thinking about how I see all this crap about how black people always say they might as well as just give up and deal with what they got. In movies, or even in real life. It pisses me off because the color of your skin does not affect your brain at all. It's an excuse and not a reason...

...if it was a reason then every black person would be in poverty. Is this not true? And you can't blame it on your environment because there have been many black people who have over come it. So, why do some black people just give up and don't try to succeed?

I know not only black people do it, but I'm just bringing this one up first. I'll talk about white people some other time just to be fair.

Input please. If this is in the wrong forum, just move it. Thank you.

[fameONE]

I'll take this as my cue to leave my rather brief input, because, I could ramble on about this for days.

Where I come from, you're expected to fail or live up to mediocre standards, regardless of race. Working class families struggle and that's just the way it is. I was fortunate enough to see the other side of things, move out of that environment and be forced to make decision without those circumstances to restrict me.

When it comes to stereotypes, especially those that seem to publicly humiliate a given race in the media, I'm angered relatively easily. Not to point to finger at anyone, but I feel as though everyone does an adequate job of perpetuating stereotypes to a certain extent.

The notion that African Americans/Black people/those of the Ebony hue (oo, I like the third one) are lazy, good for nothing beings is reflective of an old southern misconception. If, from birth, a person is told that they will never succeed in life, they aren't shown many opportunities for advancement, they're poorly educated and they truly don't know any better, this will happen.

Times have changed since early 20th century. Gone are the days where opportunities are limited solely to White people. Although, subtle discrimination still goes on, we are able to get jobs and provide for our families. Unfortunately, unless you were brought up in a middle class income bracket, these opportunities still don't seem to be available.

More to come.