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

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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.

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I don't think there's such a direct relation between a social problem (gang violence) and a music style that appeared after said gang violence originated. It's as incongruous as putting the balme for all the speeding traffic accidents occured since the 1980's on Heavy Metal goons singing about speeding on their vehicle of choice.

So far, all it seems is that some people in here don't like hip hop culture. Which is fine. For another topic.

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I don't think there's such a direct relation between a social problem (gang violence) and a music style that appeared after said gang violence originated. It's as incongruous as putting the balme for all the speeding traffic accidents occured since the 1980's on Heavy Metal goons singing about speeding on their vehicle of choice.

So far, all it seems is that some people in here don't like hip hop culture. Which is fine. For another topic.

Wow, like we have said... over and over again...

Imagine a 3 circle venn diagram with the circles being society, media, and upbringing, and the space they all occupy being the person. They all contribute to creating the whole, but cannot be individually held responsible for the actions a person commits. In the end, the person has to be held responsible for their actions, but that does not mean they were not influenced.

We aren't blaming it all on the music, although... music plays a huge part in the gangsta' life style... these days the lyrics found in gangsta rap are almost like a template for what gangsta' should be or have. These ignorant muthers will actually buy into it. I'm not just talking about black people either... every f**kin race has their gangsta crew. I hate em all.