What the hells happening to Charles County?????

[Speedy70]

I'll give you one: I used to work as a clerk at the FBI. My unit recruited, tested, and processed applicants for the position of Special Agent within the FBI. In every category, the qualifying score for whites was HIGHER than the qualifying score for minorities. In other words, the minorities didn't have to work as hard to get the same scores as the white applicants to pass. The system had been "dumbed down" for them. If I were going to serve next to this applicant, I'd be pizzed off that they didn't hire the best candidate for the job. More importantly though, if I were a minority applying for that job, I'd be pizzed that so little was expected of me.

On a similar note, I know someone that works in loans for homebuyers, mortgages etc. This person was told specifically (by his superior) to do whatever it took to make sure that the blacks could 'afford' the homes they wanted to buy.

Why is that?

 

[bohman]

As if Bill Cosby is the spokesperson for all black people!!!

WRONG!

I admit, I haven't listened to any of his recent speeches, only heard the sound bites from them, but the impression I get is that he is saying that black people are strong enough and smart enough to make their lives better.

If the impression that I've gotten is correct, you should wish he was your spokesperson.

 

[mdgirlie]

Every freakin' news article is about some robbery or assualut or worse. What the hells going on with this place?

It wasn't this bad back in the late 80s/early 90s. Must be the influx of PG County and DC section 8 housing people who got kicked out for some reason.

On a bigger note, the black community needs to step up to the plate and hold its young men accountable and responsible for their actions. Too much of this "Tyrone ain't nuthin' but a victim" crap is being used as an excuse for bad criminal behavior.

I am sorry your ancestors were slaves, but that does NOT give you an excuse or validation to live a criminal lifestyle!!!!!!!!!!

Selfish young jerks, only care about their immediate needs and dont give two cents about anyone else.

The problem is that many young people aren't growing up with caring parents/role models to teach them right from wrong.

 

[chernmax]

I admit, I haven't listened to any of his recent speeches, only heard the sound bites from them, but the impression I get is that he is saying that black people are strong enough and smart enough to make their lives better.

If the impression that I've gotten is correct, you should wish he was your spokesperson.

LOL, It's ludicrous to think Bill Cosby is unqualified to speak on behalf of what is wrong with young black youth's today, If a white person stood up there and spoke the truth like Mr Cosby, the whole Rainbow coalition would have marched on your doorstep, but a successful, well educated (PHD) black man who has the capacity to tell you the truth to your face as another black person is unqualified because blacks can't scream racism. It's obvious Mr Cosby is nothing more than the white mans puppet or does the truth hurt!!!

 

[mAlice]

Hello? Do you think he was born to wealth? Do you think Colin Powell, or Michael Steele or Clarence Thomas or any other black person who has achieved success was born with the silver spoon in their mouth and had everything handed to them?????

You mean like all us crackers were born with silver spoons in our mouths and never had to work hard to acheive anything?

 

[mAlice]

LOL, It's ludicrous to think Bill Cosby is unqualified to speak on behalf of what is wrong with young black youth's today, If a white person stood up there and spoke the truth like Mr Cosby, the whole Rainbow coalition would have marched on your doorstep, but a successful, well educated (PHD) black man who has the capacity to tell you the truth to your face as another black person is unqualified because blacks can't scream racism. It's obvious Mr Cosby is nothing more than the white mans puppet or does the truth hurt!!!

Well said. I've been trying to catch up on this thread. UFB what some people will say.

 

[chernmax]

You mean like all us crackers were born with silver spoons in our mouths and never had to work hard to acheive anything?

My spoon was silver, but if you scratched it hard enough, the paint always came off the plastic...

 

[chernmax]

Well said. I've been trying to catch up on this thread. UFB what some people will say.

That's because most justifiable reasons...... <img src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b31/chernmax/Funny%20pictures/negative4.jpg">

 

[AK-74me]

This is just the kinda of thing Cosby is talking about. Sad!!! Video in link.

http://www.tampabays10.com/video/news/?aid=35177&sid=43603

 

[ponchie]

Funny you should say that because I used to have to drive to the DC bus station all the time and I used to drive up Rt5 up to Pennsylvania Avenue and then over the bridge into DC. That area used to be nasty and has since been cleaned up and it seems like a nicer type if people have moved there and taken control of the area.

Yes, like the shootout with the drug dealers and the police over the weekend on Old Silver Hill Road. I grew up in that area. It began turning into a sh*thole in the early 80s and has only gotten worse. It may look cleaned up but the trash is still everywhere.

 

[flomaster]

Yes, like the shootout with the drug dealers and the police over the weekend on Old Silver Hill Road. I grew up in that area. It began turning into a sh*thole in the early 80s and has only gotten worse. It may look cleaned up but the trash is still everywhere.

Thats a bummer that these areas have sunk to the levels that they have. Worse part about it is who can afford to move to get away these days?

 

[SEABREEZE 1957]

I grew up in a minority neighborhood in Washington Heights, NYC. We had just about every race in my neighborhood grewing up. Before I was 17, seeing a "white" person meant it was a cop or welfare social worker or teacher. As the black hispanic/population grew so did the crime. I moved to Waldorf in 1995 and I loved the fact that it was your typical white American area where things were quite and the biggest headline in the local paper was that a deer ran through a plate glass window at the local store. Fact of the matter is that I moved here because it was a quite "white bread" area with minimal crime compared to where I grew up. As we have become the hood here in Chuck County, and the minority population has grown, it has turned into the $H!THOLE that Waldorf is today. Nothing screws up an area more than the minorities that come in and destroy it. I am not making a racist coment here. Its just a fact. Of course if you ask the NAACP/Hispanic Heritage Organizations, we are just being put down by the white man. That's a bunch of crap. Not that there isn't any racial bigotry that exists because I would be stupid to think there isn't, but if you put yourself out there and create the hood like environment that Waldorf has become then we need to face the fact and own up to the fact that we as hiapanics and blacks have done this to our town. Yes I said we, because as a Puerto Rican from the Bronx, I get lumped into the minorities that make up Waldorf who have destroyed what used to be a great place to live.

Perfect...

 

[flomaster]

Omg!!!!!!!

This is just the kinda of thing Cosby is talking about. Sad!!! Video in link.

http://www.tampabays10.com/video/news/?aid=35177&sid=43603

That was incredible and very sad. I am at a loss for words. I can't believe that beepin people did it to their beepin kids and were too beepin stupid too let someone put it online. What beepin morons. God I am so beepin pissed that people would do that. Those morons should all be shot execution style but not before you give them a beepin piece of your beepin mind. I want to throw something so bad right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!s

 

[Nupe2]

I've come to this thread late (just got in from work, took off my tie, heated up the dinner my wife made before going to work (late at the mall....after reading this thread, I'm a little worried), watched a little news, read the mail (paying bills on Saturday), ate dinner, put the dishes in the dishwasher, finished some paperwork and decided to check out SOMD.com) -- WOW! Charles County, etc., etc., is RACIST!

Having said that, I think most of you racists should find and listen to Chris Rock's standup on who is most racist....black people or white people? Rock's position is that black people are more racist...because we hate black people too! He further explains that black people specifically hate Ni&&ers more than white people do. As a black man, I agree...I share the frustration that Chris humorously describes and I have experienced the dispair both as a direct and indirect victim of these misrepresenters of the race. As I've read the many posts in this thread I come away with an even greater sense of the impact of these people on all of us. They only serve to perpetuate the ignorant stereotypes and misperceptions of black people that have been so frequently expoused here on this board. They only serve to make it less likely that blacks and whites will ever see themselves as something other than a skin color. They only serve to hold our community back from what it could become.

I moved my family here about 15 years ago to give my two sons an opportunity to grow up in an environment that was safe, secure and nurturing. For the most part, the move has been positive. They learned early that white people steal, lie, cheat and hate. They also learned early that white people, share, support, nurture and love. They saw every day that hard work and a good education were the keys to a better future. They saw every day that both black folks and white folks who did neither were subject to lives of failure, poverty, drug abuse and incarceration. This is not to say that some folks, the majority of whom happen to be white, did not enjoy certain advantages. They were taught early on that in order for them, and not BLACK them, but they as individuals would have to work that much harder to reach their goals. Though a lot of you may find it hard to believe, most black folks try to instill this in their children from day one. Unfortunately, the everyday success stories are not news and are not reported. What is reported is often slanted more with an attitude of "isn't this an incredible achievement" vs. "this is or should be the norm." I believe that someone else noted that this type of separate and special recognition is in and of itself harmful as it reinforces the stereotype that achievements of blacks or other "minorities" is something that should be heralded separately from those of similar achievements by whites. I am personally tired of these statistics that continue to separate us by race, be it test scores, crime statistics or other demographic data. My distaste is based on how these statistics continue to be used to subliminally and directly lead us to believe that race defines intelligence, propensity to commit crimes or the ability raise oneself from a particular social or economic strata.

To all of you who have expressed your true racist feelings, thanks for the information. I'm not surprised, my education continues. I'm not even entirely sure that I disagree with what some of you have written (green karma has been dispensed), but I am saddened that the actions of a few have poisoned so many of you. However, to paraphrase Mr. Rock, I ain't sayin you should be racists, but I understand.

 

[slotted]

I've come to this thread late (just got in from work, took off my tie, heated up the dinner my wife made before going to work (late at the mall....after reading this thread, I'm a little worried), watched a little news, read the mail (paying bills on Saturday), ate dinner, put the dishes in the dishwasher, finished some paperwork and decided to check out SOMD.com) -- WOW! Charles County, etc., etc., is RACIST!

Having said that, I think most of you racists should find and listen to Chris Rock's standup on who is most racist....black people or white people? Rock's position is that black people are more racist...because we hate black people too! He further explains that black people specifically hate Ni&&ers more than white people do. As a black man, I agree...I share the frustration that Chris humorously describes and I have experienced the dispair both as a direct and indirect victim of these misrepresenters of the race. As I've read the many posts in this thread I come away with an even greater sense of the impact of these people on all of us. They only serve to perpetuate the ignorant stereotypes and misperceptions of black people that have been so frequently expoused here on this board. They only serve to make it less likely that blacks and whites will ever see themselves as something other than a skin color. They only serve to hold our community back from what it could become.

I moved my family here about 15 years ago to give my two sons an opportunity to grow up in an environment that was safe, secure and nurturing. For the most part, the move has been positive. They learned early that white people steal, lie, cheat and hate. They also learned early that white people, share, support, nurture and love. They saw every day that hard work and a good education were the keys to a better future. They saw every day that both black folks and white folks who did neither were subject to lives of failure, poverty, drug abuse and incarceration. This is not to say that some folks, the majority of whom happen to be white, did not enjoy certain advantages. They were taught early on that in order for them, and not BLACK them, but they as individuals would have to work that much harder to reach their goals. Though a lot of you may find it hard to believe, most black folks try to instill this in their children from day one. Unfortunately, the everyday success stories are not news and are not reported. What is reported is often slanted more with an attitude of "isn't this an incredible achievement" vs. "this is or should be the norm." I believe that someone else noted that this type of separate and special recognition is in and of itself harmful as it reinforces the stereotype that achievements of blacks or other "minorities" is something that should be heralded separately from those of similar achievements by whites. I am personally tired of these statistics that continue to separate us by race, be it test scores, crime statistics or other demographic data. My distaste is based on how these statistics continue to be used to subliminally and directly lead us to believe that race defines intelligence, propensity to commit crimes or the ability raise oneself from a particular social or economic strata.

To all of you who have expressed your true racist feelings, thanks for the information. I'm not surprised, my education continues. I'm not even entirely sure that I disagree with what some of you have written (green karma has been dispensed), but I am saddened that the actions of a few have poisoned so many of you. However, to paraphrase Mr. Rock, I ain't sayin you should be racists, but I understand.

Post of the month for sure...


Good words Nupe!

 

[flomaster]

I've come to this thread late (just got in from work, took off my tie, heated up the dinner my wife made before going to work (late at the mall....after reading this thread, I'm a little worried), watched a little news, read the mail (paying bills on Saturday), ate dinner, put the dishes in the dishwasher, finished some paperwork and decided to check out SOMD.com) -- WOW! Charles County, etc., etc., is RACIST!

Having said that, I think most of you racists should find and listen to Chris Rock's standup on who is most racist....black people or white people? Rock's position is that black people are more racist...because we hate black people too! He further explains that black people specifically hate Ni&&ers more than white people do. As a black man, I agree...I share the frustration that Chris humorously describes and I have experienced the dispair both as a direct and indirect victim of these misrepresenters of the race. As I've read the many posts in this thread I come away with an even greater sense of the impact of these people on all of us. They only serve to perpetuate the ignorant stereotypes and misperceptions of black people that have been so frequently expoused here on this board. They only serve to make it less likely that blacks and whites will ever see themselves as something other than a skin color. They only serve to hold our community back from what it could become.

I moved my family here about 15 years ago to give my two sons an opportunity to grow up in an environment that was safe, secure and nurturing. For the most part, the move has been positive. They learned early that white people steal, lie, cheat and hate. They also learned early that white people, share, support, nurture and love. They saw every day that hard work and a good education were the keys to a better future. They saw every day that both black folks and white folks who did neither were subject to lives of failure, poverty, drug abuse and incarceration. This is not to say that some folks, the majority of whom happen to be white, did not enjoy certain advantages. They were taught early on that in order for them, and not BLACK them, but they as individuals would have to work that much harder to reach their goals. Though a lot of you may find it hard to believe, most black folks try to instill this in their children from day one. Unfortunately, the everyday success stories are not news and are not reported. What is reported is often slanted more with an attitude of "isn't this an incredible achievement" vs. "this is or should be the norm." I believe that someone else noted that this type of separate and special recognition is in and of itself harmful as it reinforces the stereotype that achievements of blacks or other "minorities" is something that should be heralded separately from those of similar achievements by whites. I am personally tired of these statistics that continue to separate us by race, be it test scores, crime statistics or other demographic data. My distaste is based on how these statistics continue to be used to subliminally and directly lead us to believe that race defines intelligence, propensity to commit crimes or the ability raise oneself from a particular social or economic strata.

To all of you who have expressed your true racist feelings, thanks for the information. I'm not surprised, my education continues. I'm not even entirely sure that I disagree with what some of you have written (green karma has been dispensed), but I am saddened that the actions of a few have poisoned so many of you. However, to paraphrase Mr. Rock, I ain't sayin you should be racists, but I understand.

As an American who just happens to be Hispanic I totally agree with what you are saying but unfortunately your statement is what we all dream what life should be like as opposed to what life is like today. I don't favor affirmative action but its there. I don't support any type of dumbing up a test to include more of a minority in any job, but its there. If you are stupid then its your fault. If you let soceity hold you down, then its your fault. If you think you are inferior to the so called white American, then its your fault. I don't consider myself a racist. I am a realist and call it like I see it.

 

[ponchie]

Thats a bummer that these areas have sunk to the levels that they have. Worse part about it is who can afford to move to get away these days?

Yes it is. When I lived there, the apartments I lived in were about 1/2 white and 1/2 black. Everything was fine with the people living there. It was the crap coming out of DC stealing everything. You would see people driving thru during the daytime with DC tags. Tires were stolen one night right off of a PG County cruiser parked in front of his apartment. Back when PG was mainly white there was still alot of crime. Breakins, cars stolen, tires stolen, you name it. So it has always been a high crime area. When I lived in a majority white apartment complex, it turned into a h#llhole and the most of the crime at that time and drug dealers were white and this was in the 70s. I think any highly populated area has more crime, whether it's black or white area.
It's just seems now the riff raff has moved on down to Charles County, which is sad. I hate to see it turn into another PG. I dread even going to my family's gravesites in Suitland for fear of being a sitting duck standing out in the cemetary so somebody can carjack me. And it's a shame for the black families who years ago, moved into PG for nicer homes, thinking it was a better place to raise their kids and now every home up there has bars on it's lower level windows. And during my life I have white people from the richer counties (Montgomery, No. Virginia counties) look down on me because I lived in PG (and I am white). It's racial or social all the way down the line.

 

[queencity28]

Post of the month for sure...


Good words Nupe!

Beautifully stated.

 

[vraiblonde]

That was incredible and very sad. I am at a loss for words. I can't believe that beepin people did it to their beepin kids and were too beepin stupid too let someone put it online. What beepin morons. God I am so beepin pissed that people would do that. Those morons should all be shot execution style but not before you give them a beepin piece of your beepin mind. I want to throw something so bad right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, if it's that bad, I'm not looking at it. There are some things I prefer not to know about.

 

[flomaster]

Well, if it's that bad, I'm not looking at it. There are some things I prefer not to know about.

Don't bother. Its the worst piece of trash I have ever looked at. It was emotionally disturbing. I'd rather be back in Kuwait staring at all the burned up bodies and smelling them up close.