Man OH MAN did we have a great discussion last night. I usually don't discuss the issue of race to the public because it's a very touchy subject, very controversial but with February being the official "Black History Month" I was like what not discuss a few topics about the black community. Especially after an argument I had with a friend last night.
A good friend of mine who is black, said that she "doesn't see black people getting anywhere anytime soon, it's like we are still slaves" then she continues on saying that only white and Hispanic people get the better jobs. You know your boy Q had to step up and shut her DOWN.
Now this is all my opinion, you may think different but this is what I feel is wrong with the “black” community. I feel there is NO type of unity. In my opinion there are two different type of black people, the ones who go out and become successful and the ones who still blame “the man” for living the life they live. My friend goes on saying that there are not that many successful black people in the world and if they are, they are not giving back to their community. I was like alright.. so what about Oprah? Bill Cosby? Michael Jordan? Are they not successful and black? She says yea but they all cater to white people and don’t give back to their community, they should give an example by giving some money back” At this point I’m getting beyond mad and say “It’s because of people like you why we won’t move anywhere, How in the hell are Oprah & Bill catering to white people? Because they speak proper English? Write great books? Dress properly? Then you have the nerve to say they are not setting an example by not giving back to the community? Actually not only have they donated tons of money but they are setting the biggest example they can, they are saying that YOU TOO can be successful. It does not matter what race you are. Bill Cosby doesn’t owe SHIT to you, why the hell should he give his hard earned money to lazy ass kids who drop out of school to gang bang all day and night?
At this point everyone in the room is getting emotional and she goes on an explains her life by saying that her mother is a very smart woman with an associates degree and knows more work than everyone at her job and has been working there for 10 years but they have not offered her a better position. Then a “white” lady who is new to the job comes in with a bachelors degree and has not been working in the field for long at all gets a better position than her mother.
I’m like, it’s NOT because she’s white she got the better position. I told her she needed to look at it from a business point of view. Two applicants come in to apply to work for your business. One of them has a high school degree but has 5 years work experience in your field so you assume they know their stuff but the other applicant is fresh out of college with a college degree saying that they have a degree in your business field. Who would you hire? She pauses for a while and then says “the one with the 5 years experience” knowing damn well she’s lying out her ass. I kept it real with her and told her how my mother came here with NOTHING at the age of 18 not knowing a WORD of English. She worked her ass off living in a strangers apartment because that’s all she can afford and now not only does she TEACH English she makes more money than my step pops.
The problem with some black people is that they blame everyone else but themselves. I agree that there is A WHOLE LOT of racism still going on, I got through it all the time but don’t say that black people are not successful because they can’t get good jobs and because the rich black people are not giving back to their community. How about you work your ass off just like they did to get to where they are. If it takes just a simple piece of paper to make them big bucks then why not work your ass off to get it? Don’t sit back and expect someone to hand it to you on a golden platter. Man I have a lot more to say but stay tuned till next topic. I’ll be discussing
Hip Hop Influences in the urban community. Are the words in the lyrics in today’s Hip Hop music affecting the way our urban youth react? In my opinion yes but let’s wait till next time. Much love to ALL my beautiful races. At the end of the day we are all people, all eat, drink and shit out the same whole.
1luv from Quan Luv
Questions? Comments about today’s topic? Feel free to e-mail me at Alienthecrew@yahoo.com and I’ll try my best to respond as soon as possible.
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and I spoke to him, he was actually the first person to pick up the cheetah print and he said that the ladies from the store asked him " are people really getting crazy over the hoodies..?... bcuz I've been getting phone calls from people from out of state..!" so that news was pretty ill but kind of ironic because we didnt expect that people would actually call up for reservations..!! Now the first release was dope and hoping that the outcome of the second release is as good as the first one or even better.
