The Official Toronto Discussion Thread

[Jefferson Jackson]

i'd encourage everyone to invest in kevlar/body armour...etc

you don't wanna be in STC/Yorkdale/Eaton Center or wherever else innocent ppl frequent,catch a stray intended for one of these low life's & not at least have a fighting chance.....

 

[85 East]

Theres plenty of trades, jobs and work for young black men, maybe not but defintely surrounding the city and the GTA.

There are, and wr have a lot more brothers going that route, but keep in mind a lot of those trades are still very much mafia territory. Look at the tow industry for example. That shyt is dirty as fukk. Even the guy who did the tow truck show on Discovery got caught up in some fukkery. The mob still controls a lot of contracts and construction sites. Toronto and the surrounding area especially, is still very much under mafia control.

 

[JLova]

The problem is money. Good paying jobs are harder and harder to come by. Shift work only gets you so far, and inflation is hurting everyone. The housing market is wild and driving rent to unaffordable prices. How long can you watch your parents struggle? How long can you work bullshyt hours and fight with your partner about bills. These young men aren't living for that buklshyt. They're going to go out and get it while they can. The cops use this as a way to make sure they get paid... This city has never, and will not anytime soon, understand the life of young black people. They just brush them under the rug and pretend they don't exist unless for PR. We as a city need serious help, but pride, and image matter a lot to this country, and they don't want their image fukked up by the notion that they have failed and are failing black people...

Why should all young black oriole be painted with the same brush? There’s young black people out there who aren’t killing people. Doing good work for themselves and their community. I think this is a more nuanced issue. Well paying jobs is a small part of the issue. You still need an education or skill to get them and there are folk unwilling to even go that route.

I don’t know what the solution is but I know it isn’t simple.

 

[Tom Foolery]

The problem is money. Good paying jobs are harder and harder to come by. Shift work only gets you so far, and inflation is hurting everyone. The housing market is wild and driving rent to unaffordable prices. How long can you watch your parents struggle? How long can you work bullshyt hours and fight with your partner about bills. These young men aren't living for that buklshyt. They're going to go out and get it while they can. The cops use this as a way to make sure they get paid... This city has never, and will not anytime soon, understand the life of young black people. They just brush them under the rug and pretend they don't exist unless for PR. We as a city need serious help, but pride, and image matter a lot to this country, and they don't want their image fukked up by the notion that they have failed and are failing black people...

Respectfully disagree.

Bullshytting your time in High School has consequences.

 

[MikelArteta]

Heading to the funeral now

thanks thugs for destroying a good family

 

[MikelArteta]

Why should all young black oriole be painted with the same brush? There’s young black people out there who aren’t killing people. Doing good work for themselves and their community. I think this is a more nuanced issue. Well paying jobs is a small part of the issue. You still need an education or skill to get them and there are folk unwilling to even go that route.

I don’t know what the solution is but I know it isn’t simple.

There are many black men making min wage and not getting in trouble

you can give these dudes a million dollars and they’d still mess up

 

[JLova]

Respectfully disagree.

Bullshytting your time in High School has consequences.

This. I’d rather help the many black people out there doing the right thing but are having to deal with constant road blocks (the system). Yes, we shouldn’t abandon thr ones ho made the wrong choices but we also shouldn’t forget about the ones who made the right choices and still are getting held down. Young black people see that and determine that all that hard work is not worth it. So it’s important we look after the ones doing right.

 

[JLova]

There are many black men making min wage and not getting in trouble

you can give these dudes a million dollars and they’d still mess up

Right so should they be our focus or should it be the ones making moves but still dealing with societal barriers. Old boys club, glass ceiling, etc. Some folk out a limit on black achievement. Like you should be happy with a managerial role and that’s it. Happens all the time. I know a handful of black VPs and it took them a while to get there.

 

[85 East]

What black fraternities exist here? What black historical bars and establishments? What black leadership or movies or TV shows that tell our stories here, not in the US? We don't have a sense of identity or sense of being wanted. Black people and our struggles get swept under the rug in Canada. Its like we don't exist. They'll give Anne of Green Gables a show every 5 years, but your lucky to see 5 black Canadians in entertainment that isn't sports or music. We don't foster a sense of pride for POC in this country. This is why its even harder to move away from big cities and we get stuck with living costs we can't afford. Its multi layered...

 

[Luken]

There are, and wr have a lot more brothers going that route, but keep in mind a lot of those trades are still very much mafia territory. Look at the tow industry for example. That shyt is dirty as fukk. Even the guy who did the tow truck show on Discovery got caught up in some fukkery. The mob still controls a lot of contracts and construction sites. Toronto and the surrounding area especially, is still very much under mafia control.

A lot of nikka shortcomings in the gta boil down to poor choices, laziness and poor decision .

Theres more than enough night classes, weekend classes, summer classes, courses, agencies etc

Theres no reason to ever go hungry or broke in the gta, theres always a way to make it work.

It may not be the job you want or like but theres more than enough opportunity to keep the lights on.

Menial jobs are saturated with indians, immigrants and thensome. nikkas just need to start working and studying. Outside of Africans and other black immigrants were underrepresented everywhere here feom academia to the workforce.

I remember my black studies prof in my first year of university being caught up in baby father drama. Im like bytch your a university professor your suppose to be way past and beyond this type of fukkery

 

[Luken]

What black fraternities exist here? What black historical bars and establishments? What black leadership or movies or TV shows that tell our stories here, not in the US? We don't have a sense of identity or sense of being wanted.[/B] Black people and our struggles get swept under the rug in Canada. Its like we don't exist. They'll give Anne of Green Gables a show every 5 years, but your lucky to see 5 black Canadians in entertainment that isn't sports or music. We don't foster a sense of pride for POC in this country. This is why its even harder to move away from big cities and we get stuck with living costs we can't afford. Its multi layered...

We dont need any of that we just need to get to the money. Money solves everything else.

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

There are many black men making min wage and not getting in trouble

you can give these dudes a million dollars and they’d still mess up

Yup.

No excuses

90 of the employees at my local walmart is fresh indians that just got to canada 1 year ago
And almost alll of them going to school fulltime

Jobs are available but abdi wants to record drill rap and sell drugs

 

[MikelArteta]

Yup.

No excuses

90 of the employees at my local walmart is fresh indians that just got to canada 1 year ago
And almost alll of them going to school fulltime

Jobs are available but abdi wants to record drill rap and sell drugs

same

 

[MikelArteta]

A lot of nikka shortcomings in the gta boil down to poor choices, laziness and poor decision .

Theres more than enough night classes, weekend classes, summer classes, courses, agencies etc

Theres no reason to ever go hungry or broke in the gta, theres always a way to make it work.

It may not be the job you want or like but theres more than enough opportunity to keep the lights on.

Menial jobs are saturated with indians, immigrants and thensome. nikkas just need to start working and studying. Outside of Africans and other black immigrants were underrepresented everywhere here feom academia to the workforce.

I remember my black studies prof in my first year of university being caught up in baby father drama. Im like bytch your a university professor your suppose to be way past and beyond this type of fukkery

you can even just get a car and do uber eats

as i said you could give all these nikkaz a million dollars and they'd still mess up, their mind is just filled with puzzy, violent rap, drugs and violence

as dr umar said we can't psychoanalyze these nikkas some of them just need to be put to sleep FOR GOOOOOOOOOD

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

same

All the new indian immigrants come to canada solo on student visa
And they transition so fast
Any job ..they grind

Live with like 5 other people while finishing school

You rarely see them sell drugs or commit crimes