Of course race profiling and falsified statistics exist, but if personal experiences aren't valid, if statistics are biased and false, and if the media is malice incarnate,
how then do we gauge the state of black america? By pretending that everything is made up, how do we even begin to address the problem? You can't even tolerate anyone critiquing this group without doubling back to false allegations of racism and discrimination. That's a toxic and ultimately self-destructive mindset to harbor. Soon, you'll start proclaiming that I despise myself or that I'm an Uncle Ruckus clone. These types of petty accusations are overbearingly common in the black community. Just ask Charles Barkley, Bill Cosby, or Doctor Ben Carson.
Daniel Patrick Moynihan's controversial 1965 report outlined the delicate relationship between the nuclear family, welfare dependency, and black advancement. But as usual, a cadre of two-part pimp civil rights simpletons like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson denounced the report. They claimed it was discriminatory, reinforced negative stereotypes about black people, and placed unfair blame upon the victim.
Gee, that sounds shockingly familiar.
This
website is an attempted reexamination of the report, but it's honestly just reaffirming Moynihan's predictions. The only thing that seems to have improved (child wise) is that black children aren't as poor as they used to be. This may be owed to the greater employment prospects brought on by integration, the larger number of blacks that are enrolling into (and completing degrees at) higher education institutions, or the bolstering effect that federal welfare has on a single mother's (or father's) annual income.
The marriage penalties that accompanies welfare don't help either.
What are you talking about? WBC has nothing to do with my issues with the black church. Furthermore, my experiences don't cloud my judgement, but they DO diametrically influence my initial perception of things that I encounter.
But my gripe with the black church?
That can't be explained or deconstructed with one post. Something that big requires a debate thread or a PM conversation.
"White people are doing it too!" is a gross deflection tactic. Don't stoop to that. It's an incredibly weedy rebuttal. The fact that white people are doing X doesn't take away from the severity of Y that is happening within the black community. White people could be dropping 10 kiloton gun-type fission nuclear bombs on each other and I would (hopefully) still be having this conversation with you on Iwaku.
But when it gets to the stage where 72 percent of black children are born out of wedlock? When it gets to the point where approximately 63 percent of black children are currently living in a single-parent home? When we come to the road where you're sloppy actions increase the chances of your child dropping out of high school, running afoul of the law, or producing yet
more bastard children at a young age? Then yes, it is a problem. A big one. One that people like you attempt to sweep underneath the rug for some strange, obscured reason.
And for what? To be politically correct? Below are some more links, but they're probably all fake and biased anyway:
http://www.chron.com/life/mom-houston/article/72-of-black-babies-born-to-unwed-moms-data-1709669.php
http://newsone.com/1195075/children-single-parents-u-s-american/
Granted, the 1950s wasn't some golden era where everything was peachy and creamy, but one must offer due homage to the raw strength of the black community during that trying point in this nation's history.
Honestly, the *probable* reason why you bash the stereotypical 1950s housewife is because it doesn't mesh well with the modern feminist movement.
Luckily for you and I,
studies show that marriage isn't necessarily required to raise a successful child. What counts most is if both parents take a vested interest in their offspring's upbringing and exercise quality co-parental skills.
And no, I'm not going to stop judging anyone or anything. Judgement is natural. It's a primal facet of the human psychological model. It's a survival mechanism handed down to us all by Mother Evolution herself. And because I, as a black person, must endure scrutiny from people that experience instances of black dysfunction, it's only fitting that I get a say in how you people act. I'm not going to carry this load on my back and let you sit here and try to cram some bullshit "DON'T JUDGE ME PLEASE" victimization rhetoric down my throat.
Go ahead. Spam this post with more negative down votes.
At the end of the day, these women wield unprecedented power over black men. If most of the men that you run into are deadbeat simps, then don't lay with them. If that means letting your biological clock run out then so be it.
BGR can go take a hike.
Somewhat unrelated,
but call me when you actually manage to NOT be worse off than the Jim Crow generation when it comes to unemployment statistics, family health, and overall social demeanor.
with. Not everyone is you and you're not perfect either. Don't let the media and biased tests fool you.
