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Originally Posted by C3C7NIC
Having worked in the inner city, I have seen the culture that these kids are birthed into. Honestly very few have a fighting chance.
Most of the babies will never know their father, either due to the fact mother has no idea which guy she was banging is the dad or dad is dead or in prison.
My upbringing was perfection compared to what these kids see. They have it engrained in then from an infant that to be successful is to have street cred. There is absolutely no value given to getting an education, being successful or escaping the hood.
We can debate on another thread where this all started IMO  Johnson's "war on poverty" and handouts to unmarried mothers, when black men were encouraged not to be in the home. Prior to that, single parent white families were more common than single parent black families.
Until their "at home culture" changes, and what they value as a community makes an abrupt about face, I don't see things getting any better for them.
Cannot count the times I wanted to take some of those kids home with me, before their home life destroyed their potential to become someone that would contribute to society.
I know- personal accountability and all, but I have seen with my own eyes, these kids are beaten down and lose all sense of their potential, beginning in infancy. |
Sorry disagree.
I came from a single parent, eventual physically abusive step father, trailer park childhood from 8 until 15.
Left Dad's home at 17 after getting kicked out of Mom's house at 15 with a single bag to join the Army.
No white privilege, no help from anyone. In fact the military still uses racial quotas for promotion and I have no doubt I was not promoted because of it.
I earned this and will continue to do so because I choose to do so.
All the time hood, bario, trailer park types make it out and succeed without "good" parenting.
Hell my own father told me all the way up to the age of 30 I wasn't the "college" type.
I am now in the middle of my Masters degree.
Society needs to stop the boo hooing bullshit and recycling the narrative that youth of any color doesn't have a chance.