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Originally posted by msn4med1975
Honestly as long as there are FEWER of us we'll always be looked at as that group of people there. The reason white folks, in my opinion, don't feel responsible to the ENTIRE white community is because they are in the majority and as a result even what they do that is all out the behind crazy it seems to only stigmatize them. Had it been a Black ceo that was falsely reporting numbers and devestating pensions, it would have been a mark against ALL Black ceos. However, when these corporate scandals started breaking it was well that was just company ABC or XYZ most ceos aren't like that. Same thing happens on here when we start discussing a racial incident, that one ignorant person is just that instead of a reflection of the white community.
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I totally agree w/ msn....I was discussing this topic w/ some of my classmates...and I was saying if Martha Stewart was black...or if the CEOs of those companies were black...it would be a whole new ball game...some of things we might hear is..."I am not surprised or I seen it coming.." and etc...Its not only white america that label African Americans..."we" tend to label ourselves as well... what I mean is look at the movie "Head of State" personally I don't like the movie...I felt that this movie encourages those sterotypes that most of us are trying to stay away from...and here is a person who is AA promoting it...I think thats why most people don't take some of the AA's in political offices seriously...not just b/c of the movie...
If we want to disassociate ourselves from the "typical" AA...than how are people going to take us seriously when we don't ourselves seriously...? I hope you guys are understanding my point...I am really bad at....getting my point my across..
As for Omarosa...from the apprentice...she just gave those who believe that the "typical" AA...is *itchy...has an attiude...she gave another reason to actually believe those rumors...she had a chance to make a point...set a couple of things straight but she failed miserably...I thought she was the worst example of an Prof. AA woman...
Currently I am unemployed...but when I was working...I made sure to stay on top of my game, b/c first off I am like no other...can't be compared to anyone else...don't want to be...BUT I am setting some standards...for the next lady in line...if I blow it I might be blowing it for her...cause when you think about it...that is how the wind blows...but I am putting in my effort to change that