How do you mentally cope as a black man?

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Knowing the entire system is against our very existence and we are literally at the bottom of the racialized caste system hierarchy?

How does it feel knowing that most of us won’t make it out of poverty at worst and mediocrity as best, if we weren’t lucky enough to be born or put into position?

How does it feel knowing that even if you manage to make it out, you’ll have to sell apart of yourself and live as a hypocrite in order to maintain whatever economic means you have accumulated?

How does it feel knowing that despite however hard we fight, how much effort we put in, most of us will still come out at the bottom?

Honest reflections only. Don’t come in here, shoftshoe, and try to downplay the existence of systemic racism and the plight of the black man in this world. This is real life, not a fukking fairytale.
 

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Shut up cracker. I can call these unnecessary ass threads out because I’m a black man. Are you a black man? If not, take your smilies and get out the thread breh. You been here long enough to know what to play with and what not to play with


you don't know me, shut your ass up.

that smilie says it all, though. don't play yourself.
 

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you don't know me, shut your ass up.

that smilie says it all, though. don't play yourself.

Don’t play ya self dumb ass boy. If you not a black man, we don’t need your goofy, and I do mean goofy as fukk, post in the thread. Take that shyt somewhere else. And stop taking like you tough or some shyt man smh. We know you. You a weird (Indian I think) that is tolerated.
 

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It can be tough to reckon with, and there’s a fine line between being “woke” enough to want & pursue change vs. enjoying life as an individual.

There’s some solace in knowing the black population worldwide is set to grow the fastest even with the poor economic/health conditions. I choose to think that means we’ll inevitably grow in power and status on the world stage…we just need the right leadership in Africa however difficult that sounds.
 

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This thread been made 700 times. Y’all be killing me with this shyt. Besides maybe a random thought do to a specific situation, nobody sitting down trying to analyze how hard the black struggle is
That’s why I made a thread on contextualizing the experience of black men in this society. If you don’t feel the need to contribute, ignore it.:unimpressed:
 

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Don’t play ya self dumb ass boy. If you not a black man, we don’t need your goofy, and I do mean goofy as fukk, post in the thread. Take that shyt somewhere else. And stop taking like you tough or some shyt man smh. We know you. You a weird (Indian I think) that is tolerated.

yo trying to Nap me?

:pachaha:

yo, lemme tell my call center co-workers to be quiet.
 
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