Well many black people in the BLM movement expect modern white people to apologize for what white people did to them over 120 years ago. Holding white people accountable for what our ancestors did is shallow thinking in and of itself.
Yes, but it'd be nice if some of the previous transgressions in this country against African-Americans were more readily acknowledged, and that when we make a big deal about such issues, we're not me with responses like "Shut Up and Dribble."
I'm not looking for an apology, because that would be asinine. What would be nice, though, is that when I say "Black Lives Matter too" and explain what that means, that people don't automatically respond with "All Lives Matter." Or, when I explain why black people today have issues with the Confederate Battle Flag, that I don't get met with things like "
Now it's about Southern Pride," or "well, that was a long time ago."
The point being black people in developed nations have it way better than they'd otherwise have on average in North African territories.
Yes, that's generally true, but that also doesn't mean that things are perfect either. As an example, if a family member of yours was killed at their job, and you found out the cause of their death was at least partially due to lackluster policies, would you not go out of your way to make sure those policies are addressed?
If your answer is yes, congratulations, you now know why people are protesting in regards to the death of George Floyd and are calling to de-fund/re-distribute the money police departments have.
Black people kill each other at higher rates than whites kill blacks in regards to street crime. It's a household issue and how they raise there young.
Classic Deflection. I can safely say that I wasn't raised to kill anybody, let alone another African-American, or engage in street crime. Minus the car addiction, I'd say I'm pretty well-adjusted, despite having an unfaithful father. And I know a good number of other Black folk that fill a similar mold (again, minus the car addiction).
The dis-functional home life is the biggest issue facing blacks and absent fathers.
I'd argue that one of, if not the biggest issue by far facing African-Americans currently is our disproportionate lack of money.
According to Tables A-1 & A-2 on this US Census page, African-American households consistently make the least amount of money compared to other major races in the US, and by a very noticeable degree. The rate of growth (as demonstrated in Table A-2) also shows that African-American households show the least amount of growth in ~50 years time (~$54K to ~94K for White Households from '67 to 2018, vs. ~$34K to ~$59K for African-American households in the same amount of time).
I'm willing to bet that if this economic gap was better addressed, a lot of the problems you mentioned would fix themselves rather quickly.
The negative defeatist outlook creates a negative loop making them feel trapped when in reality they can lead better lives by putting the effort in. I had to put lots of effort to make my life decent years of split shift mistreatment from bosses and 7-8 hours between shifts and took it all over the years. Nothing was handed over to me because I'm white I had to beat the streets on foot or bicycle for 2 years to get a job! No golden spoon and diamond chalice in my hands.. success takes effort no matter the race you are.
Nice. The classic "I put in the work and got by, why can't Black people do the same?" line.
News flash, we do, and have been pretty much since the inception of this nation in one form or another, whether that be working the fields, working retail, doing sanitation, or fighting wars overseas. And, on a rather consistent historical basis, we tended to get less reward, sometimes economically, and mostly socially, compared to our fellow countrymen, even if we were doing the same (or similar) jobs.
My best friend Ron(a black man because I'm not racist)....
Please, for the love of God, stop saying this stupid 🤬. Just because you have a black friend doesn't mean you're incapable of being a racist. It at minimum means that you know a black person that chooses to associate with you.
The sooner people stop using this dumbass scapegoat, the happier I'll be.
...scored his first job way faster than me...but that's anecdotal.
Yes, it is. At least that much is accurate.
Edit: It seems this thread took off a bit while I was typing.
