Jack & Jill

[Honeykiss1974]

Originally Posted by DCMumboSauce

What do you think? Jack and Jill or Boys and Girls Club?

http://cosbyskids.blogspot.com/2009/...lto-fetch.html

What's wrong with being exposed to both? You have to interact with all kinds of people, whether personally or professionally so wouldn't it be important to have "flexible" social skills?

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by Honeykiss1974

What's wrong with being exposed to both? You have to interact with all kinds of people, whether personally or professionally so wouldn't it be important to have "flexible" social skills?

An anecdote, I had to attend J&J stuff one weekend, and go to Boys/Girls Club after school. Group Ellaanopee was all a bit much for me, and Group Exwhyzee needed a punching bag...

Needless to say, the young people at that time that became my friends, still are my friends to this day...

[NinjaPoodle]

from the blog:

So the Pros –

Jack and Jill exposes its members to positive Black experiences early in age.
Jack and Jill creates a strong network that will carry over until college and beyond.
Jack and Jill sponsors social and cultural events that prepare children for the real world.

So the Cons -

Jack and Jill exposes members to ONLY the same type of Black kids.
Jack and Jill creates a false sense of what Black America is, more so America in general.
Jack and Jill sponsors invite-only events, thus at an early age, children are not taught to “play nice” with other Blacks

I think the "pros" are fact and the "cons" are opinion. I read the blog. I think this person's experience has been somewhat limited. The Jack and Jiller's that I've met run a gamut of different personalities which include introverts and extroverts.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by NinjaPoodle

I think the "pros" are fact and the "cons" are opinion. I read the blog. I think this person's experience has been somewhat limited. The Jack and Jiller's that I've met run a gamut of different personalities which include introverts and extroverts.

Wow. It seems like that person has a lot of negative thoughts about a club for kids! I'd love to hear the hate he or she gives to sororities and fraternities.

I've heard nothing but good things about Jack and Jill from people who actually did it; it sounds like a great thing for a lot of middle and upper-middle class black kids, who are so often the "Only" in their school, neighborhood, or teams/clubs. So often, when those kids spend time with cousins or other black kids, they get accused of "acting" or "talking" white. (Once, I was accused of "sneezing" white. No lie.) I think as more blacks enter the professional class, things will get better for the kids--I know that my niece and nephew aren't the Onlys to the extent that my sister and I were.

[Steeltrap]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Wow. It seems like that person has a lot of negative thoughts about a club for kids! I'd love to hear the hate he or she gives to sororities and fraternities.

I've heard nothing but good things about Jack and Jill from people who actually did it; it sounds like a great thing for a lot of middle and upper-middle class black kids, who are so often the "Only" in their school, neighborhood, or teams/clubs. So often, when those kids spend time with cousins or other black kids, they get accused of "acting" or "talking" white. (Once, I was accused of "sneezing" white. No lie.) I think as more blacks enter the professional class, things will get better for the kids--I know that my niece and nephew aren't the Onlys to the extent that my sister and I were.

Sneezing white? Wow. D***. Some of the things people come up with.

I didn't have the opportunity to be a part of J&J when I was a child. I had a blue-collar father, for one. MamaTrap also was the type who was low-key when I was a kid because my dad was shy and disliked being social.

I have several sororfriends, including one of my line sisters, who are in it and speak highly of it.