jilla82
Superstar
Its the Media, its the media!!!
haha...you sound just like Rock
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Black Americans Should Embrace the Crabs In A Barrel Mentality-Rolling Stone Article
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haha...you sound just like Rock
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And why should all black people be lumped together?
I'm pretty sure that is what the author is getting at. Then again I never said I agree with the author, that's just my reading of it bra
Black people shouldn't all be lumped together, we don't fit in a box. This isn't one stereotype that all black people live up to. Everybody's an individual regardless of race. If you or whoever wrote this truly understood and accepted that, then there wouldn't be a need for you or any other black person to separate/distance themselves from the black community.
Nope. You misunderstood what I was saying. I didn't say ratchet black people don't exist. I said the media promotes the images of ratchet black folks. Then people project that image on all black folks.
And I really wish people would quit citing Chris rock in these conversations
he's a comedian, his stuff is supposed to be funny, not a real analysis of race relations in America.Rock has also expressed regret for those "******s vs black people" jokes, basically denouncing them. He did that because he realized that racists/self haters were using those jokes as ammo. These bk comedians sometimes forget that it's not just black people who are listening and laughing.Nope. You misunderstood what I was saying. I didn't say ratchet black people don't exist. I said the media promotes the images of ratchet black folks. Then people project that image on all black folks.
And I really wish people would quit citing Chris rock in these conversations
Roaden Polynice
Superstar
In all honesty I don't follow breh
First you said that self-hate is at an all time high and the article was c00n shyt.
Now you're arguing for individualism, which the article was arguing for. So you agree with the article?
He article is advocating that some blacks need to distance themselves from the community. I clearly don't agree with that. The fact that we are individuals goes without saying.In all honesty I don't follow breh
First you said that self-hate is at an all time high and the article was c00n shyt.
Now you're arguing for individualism, which the article was arguing for. So you agree with the article?
I can't really be the first person to realize this is a fictitious made up article?
Shawn C. Booker is a PhD/Journalism student currently enrolled at Emory University with an interest in race relations and history. He is currently researching for a book that explores the effects of the internet and jordans on black people
when i google it all i get is this thread, so threadstarter needs to fess up and drop that onion lankthe article is all over the place but in general i agree with the importance of increasing individualism and intellectual diversity, but i wouldnt put it the way this fake person did it
Roaden Polynice
Superstar
the article is all over the place but in general i agree with the importance of increasing individualism and intellectual diversity, but i wouldnt put it the way this fake person did it
Dunno b. shyt popped up on my trending list this morning from some ratchet I follow for some reason.
I just posted it
Eh, I'd say this would work at best in a personal development level. Even then he got the term wrong, Crabs in a barrel and individualism isn't quite the same and in fact, his misuse of the term is pretty irresponsible in that it threatens to reinforce a bad habit within the community if in the event this piece is taken seriously.
Some good points, some reaching, but I don't think we should ever encourage a lack of unity. Black people need unity more than ever, but this idea of individual development completely sovereign of the contemporary customs of a person is ok and should be applied for all groups so as to provide more understanding amongst ourselves and one another.
Some good points, some reaching, but I don't think we should ever encourage a lack of unity. Black people need unity more than ever, but this idea of individual development completely sovereign of the contemporary customs of a person is ok and should be applied for all groups so as to provide more understanding amongst ourselves and one another.