where I live, who I am
I was reading a young mans blog and he was talking about the difference between city and suburban living and basically said that black people don't or shouldn't live in the suburbs because that's for white people. My question is that if I was born and raised in the suburbs in a $150,000+ dollar house does that make me less of a negro then someone that is living in the city or in the hood? Does my upbringing and background make me lose my colored card? Am I assimilating and trying to be something else just because of the location I live in?
I don't think so. I am just as militant as I want to be living in a five bedroom house. I rock my natural hair, stand up for what I believe in, and look out for my people and my income or where I live is not a factor. I am trying to create change for my people all over the place and ignorant thinking like this young man is why there are so many skewed and distorted views.
Also when I was on the train today I heard the funniest thing. A black girl said "I don't support black businesses cause they aint about shyt." Her boyfriend was like that's racist and she was like nah black people are slow and don't have their shy together so why would I support them. Another lady on the train turned around and looked at her in disgust and shook her head. The girl was like I'm forreal if a business is black owned its not going be about shyt. So I looked at her too and was like I don't mean to interrupt you because not listening was impossible as loud as you were talking but just a question, if you went somewhere to get a job and the man hiring said "sorry you can't get the job cause you are black and black people are slow and don't have their shy together," what would you say. She kind of looked at me and then she sat back and was quiet until her stop.
My point in telling that story is that we have to stop being ignorant and open our eyes and our minds. In my last post I said be spontaneous, you need to break out of your cocoon and release your limitations and educate yourself about the world and culture so you won't make blanket statements about people being less of a person because of where they live or how a black business is subpar because you haven't put your self out there. This young man told me and my friend he didn't know there were intelligent black women until he met us, mind you he was black. Then he later commented on how black people are a smart group of people but no one would know cause we all act ignorant. Statements like that and a limited grasp on the world will not get you very far.
You really have to open your mind and your heart and live and learn openly.
I don't think so. I am just as militant as I want to be living in a five bedroom house. I rock my natural hair, stand up for what I believe in, and look out for my people and my income or where I live is not a factor. I am trying to create change for my people all over the place and ignorant thinking like this young man is why there are so many skewed and distorted views.
Also when I was on the train today I heard the funniest thing. A black girl said "I don't support black businesses cause they aint about shyt." Her boyfriend was like that's racist and she was like nah black people are slow and don't have their shy together so why would I support them. Another lady on the train turned around and looked at her in disgust and shook her head. The girl was like I'm forreal if a business is black owned its not going be about shyt. So I looked at her too and was like I don't mean to interrupt you because not listening was impossible as loud as you were talking but just a question, if you went somewhere to get a job and the man hiring said "sorry you can't get the job cause you are black and black people are slow and don't have their shy together," what would you say. She kind of looked at me and then she sat back and was quiet until her stop.
My point in telling that story is that we have to stop being ignorant and open our eyes and our minds. In my last post I said be spontaneous, you need to break out of your cocoon and release your limitations and educate yourself about the world and culture so you won't make blanket statements about people being less of a person because of where they live or how a black business is subpar because you haven't put your self out there. This young man told me and my friend he didn't know there were intelligent black women until he met us, mind you he was black. Then he later commented on how black people are a smart group of people but no one would know cause we all act ignorant. Statements like that and a limited grasp on the world will not get you very far.
You really have to open your mind and your heart and live and learn openly.
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