Yeah I remember something like that too. End of 6th grade, going into Jr. High. A lot of us were wanting to sign up for pre-AP courses and our teacher pretty much talked us all out of it on the same shyt. "Workloads" and all that. She made it out like if we did that we'd never see our friends or have anymore fun.
I feel like this video should be part of the discussion as well though:
Lol @ putting white power structure in quotation marks. Deniers of 400 years of white supremacy designed to injure blacks, are just as goofy as any anti fact based cult out there.
Jhoon
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or is it their default programming? There was a scene in the movie the truman show that always stuck with me. Truman, who wanted to be an explorer was rebuffed by his social studies teacher because everything was already discovered. I went to a high school and I didnt even thrive. However, I had one of the highest sat scores in my school. A higher sat score than the valedictorian. The counselor sought me out to tell me I would be better off going to a trade school instead of the community college of philadelphia. I reminded him I never asked for his input and hes lucky im a nice guy because that stunt with threatening my parents with arrest for truancy was unnecessary. Eventually I went on to ccp and became a nurse, moved on to a four year institution and got a bs in accounting, and now trying my hardest to get into an engineering program. All this coming from a kid with a d average in high school. But my grandmother always warned me that your enemy prays for your demise; thats why they are everywhere discouraging you when youre trying to be productive. If you want african minorities to thrive, you have to get these white women out our children's faces.
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So what the fukk is your point? Racism is "no big deal?" If that's your conclusion, you're a fukking idiot.
I don't think racism is a big deal. At least not as big of a deal as blacks like to make it out to be.
The funny thing is that part of the reason why so many people are racists is because they see black people blaming racism for EVERYTHING. So it's a perpetual cycle. Blacks will not taking responsibility for one single problem in their community. It is the white man's fault for everything.
And just to be clear, my whole point was that even though racism IS a legitimate obstacle, it is NOT an obstacle too big to overcome. Plenty of blacks have fought for their place in society and they have made it big, in spite of the obstacles.
Blacks frequently like to blame racism for why they haven't succeeded in life when in all actuality they use cries of racism as a crutch for their own inadequacy.
Jhoon
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written like a man who hasn't faced any racial obstacles. you'll sing another tune when you get your call.
Nigerianwonder
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If he really is black he already has.. he doesnt have to acknowledge it. thats his choice and it doesnt change anything. Racism is pervasive and intertwined into the american fabric. Its not an elephant in the room.. it is the room. Its not the result of anything... its the start of everything in america.. whites are always treated one way and blacks are always treated much worse.. from healthcare, to cops, to applying for loans and jobs...
Primordial
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ur literally wasting ur time trying to argue with that nikka. he brings up the same "what about the asians" point in every thread when anybody who grew up around asians, that were raised in lower class neighborhoods, knows that the darker brethen (vietnamese, cambodian, hmong, indians/pakistanis) dont give a flying fukk about education...and u can literally substitute the stereotypes they give us (gang affiliated, kids out of wedlock etc.) for them.
BlvdBrawler
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Hey man, do yourself a favor. Consider using a word other than "c00n" when you disagree with another black person.
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Book Excerpt: The Sky is Not the Limit | Blog, Perspectives | BillMoyers.com
I shortly came to the shattering awareness that few parts of society were prepared to accept my dreams. I wanted to do with my life what people of my skin color were not supposed to do. As an athlete, I did not violate society’s expectations since there was adequate precedent for dark-skinned competitors in the Olympics and in professional sports. To be an astrophysicist, however, became a “path of most resistance.”
I shortly came to the shattering awareness that few parts of society were prepared to accept my dreams. I wanted to do with my life what people of my skin color were not supposed to do. As an athlete, I did not violate society’s expectations since there was adequate precedent for dark-skinned competitors in the Olympics and in professional sports. To be an astrophysicist, however, became a “path of most resistance.”
wonderful answer. neil needs to be more outspoken on these issues. i know he's popular cause he's seen as a safe negro but i think it would shed light on the issues preventing more black folks from getting into the sciences.