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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet
So one of my friend who graduated with me from Spelman currently works at Morehouse. She was saying that really that the destitution that many young males are coming from is unbelievable. That what they grew up under or their household is NOTHING that many of us can imagine...Such as NO kinds of home discipline, training and behavior. The person who cared for them is not grandma or auntie or even the system. It's worse. Basically, how these kids grew up to even GET into college is amazing. And they test decently. So everything is copacetic on paper, but is a mess mental healthwise...
That young man in the story: He flunked out of Morehouse cause he did not show up to class not because of what he wore...
I am not saying what was done to him by adults & peers was right. What I am saying is these schools WILL FLUNK YOU OUT! They do not play...
You can call it old school tradition, but let's just say the world is harder on most black kids with no cushion at jump. So hey, this what they do. Old traditions die hard.
Moreover, there are YOUNG guys at Morehouse are currently starting sexual reassignment processes with the hormones. It is a personal choice while I have some issues about age and messing with it medically, but it is a choice. Unfortunately, Morehouse is not for the "transgendered"...
Lastly, there is Chronicle of Higher Education article that is out questioning all HBCU's relevancy anyway. So... Oh well... Per usual our stuff is not good enough for people... *shrugs*
eta: I visited Morehouse 3 weeks ago during ATL Pride Fest. Anyhow: those young men looked 12 years old to me and a tad bit rough. The same is true for the young ladies at Spelman, although they looked older, they looked rough. Of course at Spelman on the little flyers wall, as an off campus exercise class there was a "Pole Dancing" class being offered... My, my...LOL! Smh... Oh well.. *shrugs resigns onself to give up*
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I just wanted to clarify that the men featured in the article did not identify as transgendered, but more as androgynous gay males. (Unless I missed something.)
And 18 years old is not particularly young as far as hormonal therapy goes (for transgendered individuals), particularly if they weren't on something earlier to prevent puberty.
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