This is the thing about "selling out" What is it really?
At what point does speaking for yourself mean you're no longer able to speak for your race?
Why do you have to speak for your race ?
It's not fair to that individual to put the pressure of society on one or a few people just so those who didn't make can feel better about themselves.
I get pride and morals and things of that nature.
But some people just want to make it. Some people want to live a life and do things they couldn't.
I mean selling out is SO subjective to begin with.
I could ACTUALLY say every black man who plays in the NFL is a sellout because they play under the ownership of white owners.
I could actually say.
I'm NOT saying that. But do you get the dangerous path of that term
@Ziggiy?
Some people just don't want to be involved in a race war. Some people see all this race sh*t for what it is bullsh*t, societal bullsh*t.
It's like you wake up one day you're given a gun and a uniform and are told to fight in something that has NOTHING to do with you based on the actions of EVERYONE BEFORE YOU because you were born with a certain shade of skin.
You can't do certain things, cavort with certain people. Act a certain way.
Do you know how bullsh*t that is ??
Who are ANY ONE OF US ?
People get their past conflicted and confused with their present and future.
People think stereotypes and prejudice are synonymous with culture.
It's not, or at least it shouldn't be.
It's all fu*ked up.
You should be able to pursue the life you choose to pursue. You shouldn't have to speak for ANYONE else.
The problem is racism has just taken on this life of it's own. Its a self-fulfilling prophecy, it's legend, it's apart of lore.
No one can get out of that mindset. (or not enough people that can inspire change)