Comments on: Forbes Magazine: Poor Black Kids Are Stupid Some Would Say…

By: Ramses

Ramses — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:53:16 +0000

Are you kidding me? Lol…thise article has to be a joke…this cannot be real…I know candid camera is around with Dom Deluise in the background laughing!!!! I have never seen a group of men whine more than black men…maybe this white guy had privilege because his parents planned for him to have it…a girl at 17 having a baby obviously didn’t plan for parenthood. So quite naturally she will go through hardships economically. That’s for any woman in society. Children demand resources. That’s why you plan for them. I said it in 2008, when the economy tanked. WHy would any female want to have children in an unsure economic environment like that? When you can’t provide for yourslf as teenage mothers, then you’re gonna most likely ask for public assistance (charity). It is charity for people who work for a living to donate to you because you were irresponsible. That’s why you don’t perform behaviors (having sex) until you’re ready to or in a position mentality to handle parenthood. I would suggest people wait until they are in their thirties before they have children honestly. This type of article is exactly why I don’t listen to the older generations because they demonstrate their stupidity all the time and now I see why these kids are so jacked up. It’ simple: don’t have kids until you can take care of them ladies. And at least have a marriage first before you get knocked up because if a Man is willing to commit to you in marriage, then chances are he’s willing to stick around and be there for the kids as well. That’s just common sense

By: Paula

Paula — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:45:51 +0000

I live in Montreal and we have one of the biggest libraries in the country called Banq. The collection is amazing, they have books, CDs, DVDs, etc. In other words, everything to make sure that the population have access to the greatest things that the culture has to offer. You can bet that it is not a coincidence that libraries like this one do not exist in Harlem or in other inner cities. It is to make sure that the society remains unequal.

By: Nat

Nat — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:31:05 +0000

Great article. I especially agree with what you said about the advantages that come with being white in our society. Those with privilege are usually taught not to see it as privilege but see everyone else who does not have what they have, riches or respect, as lazy or not willing to work for it. White people, men particularly, are guilty of this because they have always been at the top of the societal power and respect chain. An anti-oppressive approach to dismantling the racist views in his article is needed. Why is it that black poor kids are “lazy”? What has his historical role as a white man been that keeps poor black kids as nothing but poor black kids? I bet that he would be one of those execs who would laugh off a black applicant at his company and then open his mouth and talk about them staying as poor black kids.

Other races struggle with this too and they may look at the black race as being complainers and whining.I hate to say this about my race but, when you’re at the bottom of that societal power and respect chain I mentioned earlier, it changes the way you approach things. If you’re like me and you try to read the minds and body language of everyone you encounter, when you walk into a store and get looks because this is not a store for “your kind”, or when your simply aware of the way society regards you, we’ll see how well you deal with the internalized oppression.

Kind of off topic but I remember one day, my first day of university, I was on my way out headed to dundas square in downtown Toronto where my school is located. I was dressed in a respectable way as I always am. I was wearing this Ralph Lauren sweater you know, polo. When I say respectable, I’m not talking about the brand I guess modest is a better word. This white B–… White lady looked at me in a way that words cannot describe. Basically it was a oh you guys wear Ralph Lauren now look. Kinda petty, I know, but think about this. After that day I never wore that Ralph Lauren sweater for fear of being ridiculed. If a look like that can change my approach to dressing, imagine what other forms of subtle racism can do to black men and women looking for work or trying to advance in their careers. The corporate world sticks out to me, I can’t imagine how many of my brothers and sisters have been unfairly passed up for promotions and raises just cause…. Imagine what blows like that do to your ego especially if they have come one too many times?? It can be quite damaging.

Marks will never know the struggles that come with having brown skin and a defined or undefined curl pattern to your hair. It’s easier to point the finger and say this, that, and this need to be done when you’re on the outside looking in.