7 Things I Can Do That My Black Son Can’t

[O.T.I.S.]

lol #4 reminds me of this one time when I unintentionally cut a hispanic lady off. I was driving a truck and I could hear her yelling obscenities directed @ me with a heavy mexican accent. When they got next to me the old lady (her mom?) began to roll down her window. I looked down with the thinking "try me u old coot " and she quickly looked up like she was about to say something then instantly looked away and rolled her window back up. I sped off with the and they turned left with the L

True story.

I supposedly backed into this chick at the drive thru the other day. She got out the car heated and I got out the car looking like this nikka

with the face...


chick was like "nevermind "

 

[The_Truth]

This is what I want to know, all I expect is for some people to try and understand, this dude penning an article trying to relate is more than what most people do, so I'm not going to shyt talk him. People have so much going on in their life for them to even take a half hour out of their week means something to me at least. Like I feel for natives and try to understand but I'm not out there cursing white people out for stealing their land and fighting for equality with them. Would they then have the right to snap on me for not giving a fukk enough about them? I'm just curious and not coming at you, what would you like or expect from them?

That analogy doesn't work because White people are the ones who created White Supremacy. And they're the only ones who can end it. The burden of ending White Privilege falls on the people who benefit from it. Not the victims.

 

[O.T.I.S.]

Both. It would be easy to acknowledge shyt from a place of privilege. But if that's all you're gonna do then who cares?

So basically, you're just tired of white people





and his acknowledgment seems to come from the fact that his wife and kids are black and do/will suffer more so than he does because of that privilege

and writing an article that some white people will read IS doing something... regardless if it's easy or not. He's creating the discussion, bringing more awareness to it to those that would ignore it, and creating the idea that things need to change


what does do?

 

[The_Truth]

So basically, you're just tired of white people





and his acknowledgment seems to come from the fact that his wife and kids are black and do/will suffer more so than he does because of that privilege

and writing an article that some white people will read IS doing something... regardless if it's easy or not. He's creating the discussion, bringing more awareness to it to those that would ignore it, and creating the idea that things need to change


what does do?

You're clearly taking this more serious than I am. My first response to you was pointing out that what's said here isn't in anyway comparable to what's on St0rmfront. Dudes may clown the author, but that's it. No one said anything degrading or even hurtful about this guy or his family. So it was out of line to even compare us to St0rmfront.

 

[O.T.I.S.]

You're clearly taking this more serious than I am. My first response to you was pointing out that what's said here isn't in anyway comparable to what's on St0rmfront. Dudes may clown the author, but that's it. No one said anything degrading or even hurtful about this guy or his family. So it was out of line to even compare us to St0rmfront.

i'm laying in bed getting over my hangover for round 2 , I'm not taking shyt serious


nice deflection tho

 

[The_Truth]

i'm laying in bed getting over my hangover for round 2 , I'm not taking shyt serious


nice deflection tho

Getting drunk is bad for gains.

 

[O.T.I.S.]

Getting drunk is bad for gains.

says who


tequila speeds up your metabolism

 

[The_Truth]

says who


tequila speeds up your metabolism

Says the HodgeTwins.

 

[O.T.I.S.]

Says the HodgeTwins.

Ive been lifting longer than them, so i'll take my word over there's


edit: and Keith does drink in moderation

 

[Tae]

7 Things I Can Do That My Black Son Can’t
Calvin HennickOctober 27, 2014

The writer with his son. Photo courtesy of Calvin Hennick.

In the days after the Michael Brown shooting, I wrote an essay titled “I Hope My Son Stays White,” detailing my fears about what might happen to my biracial three-year-old son if he grows up to have dark skin. The upshot: America, to its shame, is still a place where black males are feared, and I don’t want that fear to turn itself on my son in a way that leads to his arrest or death.

I published the piece on Ebony.com, and the reactions from black readers ranged from “sad but true” to allegations that I myself was engaging in the very racism and colorism that I was decrying. But buried among these was a comment from a white reader who accused me of “sucking up to black folk” and then went on to list the supposed advantages of being black in America. (Apparently, according to this reader, my son will have an unearned fast track to a career as an air traffic controller. Um, okay?)

I can’t help but think that, if the essay had been published in an outlet with a larger white readership, many more commenters would have chimed in to deny the continued existence of racism. In my experience, white people (and straight people, and male people, and Christian people — all groups of which I’m a member) tend to dismiss the notion that we’re privileged. It’s an uncomfortable thing to acknowledge that you’re the recipient of unfair benefits, especially when those benefits are often nearly invisible to those who receive them.

But when you’re a parent, those privileges stop being invisible. It’s the reason why male congressmen with daughters are more likely to support women’s issues. It’s the reason why Ohio Sen. Rob Portman suddenly declared his support for same-sex marriage after his son came out as gay. And it’s the reason why, everywhere I look, I see hassles that my son will have to face that I don’t. Here’s a partial list of things I can take for granted, but which will likely be problematic for my son:

1. I Can Walk Through a Store Without Being Followed

To take one high-profile instance, Macy’s and the city of New Yorkrecently settled with actor Robert Brown, who was handcuffed, humiliated, and accused of committing credit card fraud after buying an expensive watch at the store.

I never have to worry about this happening to me.

2. I Can Succeed Without It Being Attributed to My Race

When my wife, who is black, received her acceptance letter from Boston College, a peer told her she must have gotten in due to affirmative action, effectively ruining the experience of receiving the letter.

When I succeed, people assume I’ve earned it.

3. I Learned About My Ancestors’ History in School

I can tell you all about Louis XIV, Socrates, and the Magna Carta, but I always wondered when we would finally learn about African history (beyond Pharaohs and pyramids). The subject never came up.

4. I Can Lose My Temper in Traffic

Once, an acquaintance who got into a confrontation while driving told me how scared she was of the other driver, describing him as a “big black guy.” When I get heated, no one attributes it to my race.

5. I Can Loiter in Wealthy Neighborhoods

No one has ever called the cops on me to report a “suspicious person.” My wife can’t say the same.

6. I Can Complain About Racism

When I point out that black people are incarcerated at alarming rates, or largely forced to send their children to underperforming schools, or face systemic discrimination when searching for jobs and housing, no one accuses me of “playing the race card.”

7. I Can Count on Being Met on My Own Terms

If I’m being treated poorly, I don’t stop and think about whether it’s due to my race. But unless we somehow make a giant leap forward, my son will always have to wonder.

Recently, I became a father for the second time. My daughter, only three months old, will grow up to face many of the same challenges as my son, on top of the extra ones that come with being a woman: the struggle for equal pay, the catcalling, the constant threat of sexual assault.

I don’t want to give my children a complex about all of this, but I can’t wish these problems away, either. I can’t eliminate all the unfair hurdles that exist in the world. I can only do my best to raise kids who are able to jump over them.

https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/7-things-i-can-do-that-my-black-son-cant-99408985077.html

Had this been a white woman there would've been all sorts of but since its a white mean he gets the treatment

 

[NelsonSwagdela]

That analogy doesn't work because White people are the ones who created White Supremacy. And they're the only ones who can end it. The burden of ending White Privilege falls on the people who benefit from it. Not the victims.

Shouldn't we do what we can to help others? I'm in a much better state than most young black men and natives, I'm not going to worry about who did what. Just do my part and appreciate it when dudes of privilege make an attempt to help and understand black people. This isn't directed at you because I don't know your stance in particular but it just seems like lots of people here want to complain no matter what and enjoy the division between races, which is cool just don't pretend when you have white folk making more of an effort than you have. Again not directed to you just some coli posters