"It's surreal the American Black males fate intertwines so much with guns" - Coli breh

[jadillac]

A Coli breh said this in the Nipsey thread in the Booth on Sunday night. @Marc Spector
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Of all the posts in that thread, that's the statement that has stuck in my mind the past few days b/c it's just so sad that it's true.

Like its surreal to me that the American Black Male has so much of his fate intertwined with guns.

I don't even need to say anything more on it, you can just stop and think about it yourself.

 

[Rhapscallion Démone]

He's a dope poster. Rarely says anything but when he does it carries weight

 

[Worthless Loser]

Unfortunately when you confront flaws in our culture you're called a c00n/cac/the whole nine in this section so we'll see how this goes.

 

[xoxodede]

It's not just an American Black male thing -- nor Culture thing.

I would check out the stats. Gun violence is a major issue globally and needs to be halted.

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[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

It's not just an American Black male thing -- nor Culture thing.

I would check out the stats.

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The US has a higher violent gun rate death than Afghanistan - a country that's been at war since 1979 (40 years).

 

[Geek Nasty]

My history's defined
From the rope to the 9
In woe sailed below
Kings swung from tree lines

 

[thekingsmen]

The US has a higher violent gun rate death than Afghanistan - a country that's been at war since 1979 (40 years).

Why is this a comparison?

 

[Matt504]

Why is this a comparison?

because we haven't been at war in the US for the past 40 years.

 

[xoxodede]

The US has a higher violent gun rate death than Afghanistan - a country that's been at war since 1979 (40 years).

It's bad. But, it's a U.S. thing.

America’s unique gun violence problem, explained in 17 maps and charts

 

[jadillac]

It's not just an American Black male thing -- nor Culture thing.

I'm just talking about Black men, how much we glorify guns(mainly thru rap music) and the amount of damage it's done to our communities which are already behind the 8ball to start with.

I really do believe those stories about the govt dropping boxes of weapons in urban communities decades ago.

 

[xoxodede]

Why is this a comparison?

Afghanistan has a population of 34 million -- and we have 327 million. So, it is a weird comparison -- with them having such a small population compared to ours.

But, I get what he was trying to say.

 

[EndDomination]

Our gun violence rate is absolutely mind boggling, especially for African-Americans, of any class.

 

[thekingsmen]

because we haven't been at war in the US for the past 40 years.

Again why is this a comparison. US is a larger country with a larger population. Even though Afghanistan is one of the poorest nations in the world( thanks to Russia and U.S.), they carry guns over there.

 

[Yade]

Hurt breh

 

[xoxodede]

I'm just talking about Black men, how much we glorify guns(mainly thru rap music) and the amount of damage it's done to our communities which are already behind the 8ball to start with.

I really do believe those stories about the govt dropping boxes of weapons in urban communities decades ago.

No, I get you. It's an issue. I just hate when it's dropped on Black men in America. A lot of shyt is placed on them by everyone -- it's always Black American males -- and they are made to think it's just them. And it's placed on their said "culture."

This is a global issue -- but in the States it has been an issue for a minute - and the thing is -- it's bigger than music or glorification.