GreenGrass
All Star
it's amazing how we went from obama to trump just like that. what was America thinking? usa needs more ethnic presidents, ya heard.
Black men, vulnerability and depression.
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I agree. I mean Prez Obama wasn't perfect...and a lot criticized him including our black folks....but he did good overall. Some wanted him to be less moderate but I think he was a good fit for this country. But we as a country really dropped the ball with Trump....but some didn't feel comfortable voting for a woman prez plus we know her and her husband and with the email scandals and their rep for being crooked. Then we (dem party especially) underestimated Trump and the white working class Americans who felt disenfranchised and upset. Its really sad...but yea I agree we do need more ethnic presidents and some who went thru the struggle or at least was working class.
I'm going to be honest I don't have this problem if you've shown me on more than one occasion that you lack the ability to empathize whether you so called family or friend it's fukk you period.
My upbringing probably made situation like these easier to deal with though.
My upbringing probably made situation like these easier to deal with though.
Powerful thread. I was reading this at work earlier, and didn't get the chance to comment..
PhonZhi
Veteran
Good questionWho's doing the labeling?
PhonZhi
Veteran
Biggest complaints I've had are the isolation as a black professional (you never know how legit white folks are) and in teh past family treating you like a c00n for getting a college education. That changed a while back when they started seeing my checks and my shine
And, in professional environments you probably have at least one racist interaction a day.
Thsts crazy bro
great to hearJust had a long convo over the phone with my friend after reading this topic. We both got to vent, thanks to everyone
Real shyt you got someone you care about talk to them, hear each other out give a fukk about each other don't let ya homeboy/girl/fam whoever you close with be out here along feeling hopeless and hopefully in return you have someone that call and check on you . .and for those of you that feel you got nobody come in this thread air that shyt out get it out ya system you might connect with somebody on this very site and that could be the start.
This is all I wanted brotherJust had a long convo over the phone with my friend after reading this topic. We both got to vent, thanks to everyone
SeveroDrgnfli
Ain't nobody tryin to get indicted.
RIP Tupac. He spoke for us. Nobody speaks for us anymore. They speak about us but never with us.
I think of seeing a professional sometimes but I don't want to be prescribed medication that'll alter my natural body chemistry. Plus the time to do talk for an hour isn't there now. I need to push through by creating. I want to use a medium (music) to touch on the societal and subsocietal standards that have me feeling trapped and bound but that's something I'm not really eager to share.
All I can do right now is exercise and get back working on this book trilogy so I can express without dealing with set standards. Traveling and getting out of my area and even country for a different perspective would be nice but isn't feasible right now.
All I can do right now is exercise and get back working on this book trilogy so I can express without dealing with set standards. Traveling and getting out of my area and even country for a different perspective would be nice but isn't feasible right now.