Reinforcing the positive sterotype: Video

[Lenny]

Originally Posted by KeepItR3al

What's the positive stereotype here?

EASY ANSWER: She's positive she's right, everybody else is positive she's typical

[Hessian]

If a Black Gentlemen were to step in and defend the elderly woman--and further violence followed: It would be labeled "Black on Black Crime"

If a White gentlemen were to step in and defend the elderly woman--and further violence followed: It would be labeled: "Racist sparks violence on MARTA."

I thought about the elderly woman...say 65 or older: does she have memories of sitting in the back of the bus? Searching for the back door of the theater? or Marching for the right for her vote to be counted?

Her generation endured...and helped right the wrongs...what is this generation doing: Making more "wrongs?"
Someone needed to use some passive resistance and come sit down next to that woman so she was not alone....we need a lot more courage and a lot less "protest."

[KeepItR3al]

Originally Posted by Hessian

Her generation endured...and helped right the wrongs...what is this generation doing: Making more "wrongs?"
Someone needed to use some passive resistance and come sit down next to that woman so she was not alone....we need a lot more courage and a lot less "protest."

Wow… This is the wisest comment I’ve seen on this forum. Thanks for showing me that there is actually someone out there that cares.

I totally agree with you! By profession, I work with at risk youth (children that have been removed from DC public schools for behavioral issues). It truly hurts me to see how this generation (I guess I should say my generation because I’m pretty young myself) is undoing what people fought hard and long for. But what really gets to me is the lack of involvement from communities. People rant and rave about the problems but few people step up to actually help resolve the issues.

As Albert Einstein said “ The world is not dangerous because of those who do harm but because of those who look at it without doing anything”

[AndyMarquisLIVE (Premo)]

Originally Posted by chemommy25

Sorry if it is hard for you to believe. but, it's true.
I would most definitly call it typical.

To be blunt and completely honest, The african american girls in my school (most of them) resembled the girl in this video. not to the extreme she took it to, but it was not suprising.

I remember teachers, and students both getting harassed by them, for just walking into a room, or wearing a certain outfit.

I have seen a lot of girls getting in people's face's for absolutely no reason. Beating the hell out of eachother for giving eachother a wrong look.

I don't want to be stereotypical, but i have seen this kind of thing way to many times.

Let me guess, Westlake High School?

[AK-74me]

Originally Posted by KeepItR3al

Wow… This is the wisest comment I’ve seen on this forum. Thanks for showing me that there is actually someone out there that cares.

I totally agree with you! By profession, I work with at risk youth (children that have been removed from DC public schools for behavioral issues). It truly hurts me to see how this generation (I guess I should say my generation because I’m pretty young myself) is undoing what people fought hard and long for. But what really gets to me is the lack of involvement from communities. People rant and rave about the problems but few people step up to actually help resolve the issues.

As Albert Einstein said “ The world is not dangerous because of those who do harm but because of those who look at it without doing anything”

Right, but the problem is when people like Bill Cosby and a hand few of other "black leaders" make comments for the black community to stand up to the ones that act like this and stop putting up with this and making excuses for them. They are largely shot down and called "Uncle Tom's" and called "sell outs". It is totally ass backwards when most blacks would rather listen to advice from Sharpton and Jackson rather than someone that actually has some sense like Cosby.

[Hessian]

AK...your sentiments are dead on...I will challenege your assertion of "Most Blacks" though...I suspect (just like any demographic) there is a huge portion who are not energized to act...and won't take an active stance. I suspect that the Upper Middle class, professional African Americans I am familiar with might verbally approve of some of the "Leaders" today but...they won't march, won't send donations,...and are not lock step with the liberal elements of the Dem party.
I suspect that some are embarrassed by the "leadership."
What that paortion of the demographic is searching for is an articulate, positive, decent...younger version of Bill Cosby.---and although they might be in Obama's camp for now, I don't know how deep their loyalty lies.

[ImnoMensa]

To be perfectly honest all races have classes.

Now class seems to be a PC no-no,but its fact.

There is low class in every race. Thinking that all blacks are like this tard is as wrong as thinking that all whites belong to the klan.

This woman is at the bottom of the class food chain, she has none, and wouldnt know what to do with it ,if she had it. She is a POS and will always be a POS and unfortunately it is people like her who white people move away from when they run out on a community when her type arrives. White people dont sell their homes when a black person moves in to a community, they sell their homes and move out when the ratio of tards like this get to be too many to allow them to safely stay. Ya know what? The black people who were the first to arrive move out too. This is what ruins communities,and sets back race relations.

[AK-74me]

Originally Posted by Hessian

AK...your sentiments are dead on...I will challenege your assertion of "Most Blacks" though...I suspect (just like any demographic) there is a huge portion who are not energized to act...and won't take an active stance. I suspect that the Upper Middle class, professional African Americans I am familiar with might verbally approve of some of the "Leaders" today but...they won't march, won't send donations,...and are not lock step with the liberal elements of the Dem party.
I suspect that some are embarrassed by the "leadership."
What that paortion of the demographic is searching for is an articulate, positive, decent...younger version of Bill Cosby.---and although they might be in Obama's camp for now, I don't know how deep their loyalty lies.

Well all I know is that I see plenty of support when Sharpton or Jackson call for a march or a protest, but a couple years back when Cosby made a challenge to the black community to get things changed and stop acting the "victim" he was blasted by alot of blacks.

It is the same reason IMHO that the black community votes almost exclusvely (D). They know the dems will pander to them and although it seems at face value that dems will do more for them, in the long run it is just keeping them in the place they have been in society for a while now. If we would stop pandering to them, they would have to get themselves on their own two feet and then become truely equal.

That is why I stand by my belief that in general democrats are more racists than republicans.

[AK-74me]

Originally Posted by ImnoMensa

To be perfectly honest all races have classes.

Now class seems to be a PC no-no,but its fact.

There is low class in every race. Thinking that all blacks are like this tard is as wrong as thinking that all whites belong to the klan.

This woman is at the bottom of the class food chain, she has none, and wouldnt know what to do with it ,if she had it. She is a POS and will always be a POS and unfortunately it is people like her who white people move away from when they run out on a community when her type arrives. White people dont sell their homes when a black person moves in to a community, they sell their homes and move out when the ratio of tards like this get to be too many to allow them to safely stay. Ya know what? The black people who were the first to arrive move out too. This is what ruins communities,and sets back race relations.

Of course. I know that not all black people act like this, but sterotypes become stereotypes for a reason and when you look at alot of "urban" inner city youth, behavior like this is not all that uncommon.

[KeepItR3al]

Originally Posted by AK-74me

Well all I know is that I see plenty of support when Sharpton or Jackson call for a march or a protest, but a couple years back when Cosby made a challenge to the black community to get things changed and stop acting the "victim" he was blasted by alot of blacks.

It is the same reason IMHO that the black community votes almost exclusvely (D). They know the dems will pander to them and although it seems at face value that dems will do more for them, in the long run it is just keeping them in the place they have been in society for a while now. If we would stop pandering to them, they would have to get themselves on their own two feet and then become truely equal.

That is why I stand by my belief that in general democrats are more racists than republicans.

I personally agree with Bill Cosby’s stance on Black America . I believe people didn’t agree with the event(s) in which is decided to express his opinions (events that were suppose to be uplifting) and honestly some people don’t want to hear the truth. The population of African Americans in America is 36 million plus… I’m not sure that I would say “most” black people support Al Sharpton and/or Jesse Jackson all we know is what’s shown in the media. I for one can say my family fell off of the Al & Jesse band wagon a long time ago (when things started being for show). Although Bill “challenged” Black America he will be the first to acknowledge well that the economic opportunities of many African Americans can’t compare to whites.

I can’t speak for ALL black people when I say this but I don’t have to “fight or earn” my equality because I AM equal. The issue is whether Caucasians view me being equal. For instance, when I graduated from college I knew that my chances of being unemployed was greater than that of my counter parts & when I did find a job I would be making less than my white counter parts (don’t believe look at the stats). That’s where the inequality exists.

Also, I don't know if I would say "the Dems pander to black people", I think they may have more understanding of the needs of Black America because truthfully speaking things are not always equal. I believe most African Americans have been taught (generation to generation) to vote for Dems & the Dems are aware of this and go after the vote. Personally, I don't affiliate myself with either party, I affiliate myself with the candidate.