re: Gang of 5 blacks visciously attack and beat white couple

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So any black person who acts like a normal person is acting white?

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Uncle Toms.

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So any black person who acts like a normal person is acting white?

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Not to be a dick, but yeah, pretty much. I've actually had black friends tell me how difficult it was to get out of an environment in which doing something to better yourself (e.g. studying hard, working hard, generally not getting in trouble), was considered a form of racial betrayal. American Black culture is, in most places I can think of (particularly in urban areas), dissociated with the notions of "putting your bucket down where you stand" and pulling yourself up by your bootstraps, and instead more associated with trying "hustle" and present yourself as someone who is not a bitch.

In fact, much of the purpose of John Singleton's "Boyz n the Hood" centered around this fact and how the lack of strong male figures in young black men's lives has eroded the pride that black people take in obtaining traditional notions of success.

Perhaps that is changing and I hope it is for the sake of future generations. Perhaps we can move away from a welfare state eventually, but politicians have a vested interest in keeping Black Americans poor and, therefore, dependent on the Governmental teet. And while I understand fully that Black Americans are not the only people in America on welfare, they are disproportionately on governmental assistance programs.