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Originally posted by KSig RC
Which part, specifically?
I mean this as "is it more the legacy of racism, or the myriad effects listed in the second half of the statement?"
And I mean this earnestly - honestly, I'm curious as to how people divvy up the issues, because while it's obviously a convergence of many things, it's interesting to think of the levels of items that should be addressed (and not just by the black community).
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Like Phasad1913 said: It is both that cannot be divided up and addressed and in my opinion, by those outside of the Black community--including those like Bill Cosby...
Many Black folks have a "enslavement" mentality... That they deserve less because someone told them so... And it is a never-ending cycle of poverty and violence... What can be done about it... Well, I think there have been a few folks that tried and lost their lives trying to change it... But we don't need another "savior"...
Life is more global now with many different cultures adding their personas into the mix of life in America. Basically, the old negro slave days are being squelched out onto the back burner and forgotten, until something violent happens... Then, "oh, now we need to address this issue" becomes the mantra for some time... Think LA riots in 1992... Has anything changed? Really?
Maybe collectively, we cannot make it as a group anymore... Maybe we should just live our lives to the best of our abilities... But from where I currently reside, I see A LOT of poverty and most of those faces look like me... Then when I go home in the suburbs, aside from my husband's face, none of them favor my features... I did not make the conscious decision to live where I currently live--that is my husband's house, he had it before he met me, before we were married...
However, there is a balance that must be struck from folks that are just like me, and sometimes, I just want to all out give up the fight--everyday is a constant battle... There is only so much the body can block out and remove the stress...
Being a disparage group of color in the United States is a very stressful and mentally taxing...