Comments on: the clash of the classes

By: nikki87

nikki87 — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:58:38 +0000

@ chaoticdiva: I was/am the suburbanite who was never �black enough� due to enunciated English, and the fact that my dad registers as �other� (not that Cubans don�t have African in them�smh)

i could relate to that in a way. i’m from guyana which is run predominantly by coolie ppl (east indians). my dad is coolie and my mom is black. it was confusing growing up but i definitely rep for my blk brothas and sistas. it’s like once u ain’t coolie then u blk. they like to class themselves with white ppl. and the funny thing is, white ppl call them blk cuz they feel once u ain’t white, u blk.

in this country if your hair ain’t straight enough and if u ain’t coolie then u ain’t getting nowhere in a hurry. i’ve seen blk persons who were more than qualified for jobs but got rejected for some str8 hair emptied-headed coolie gurl who can’t do sh*t…so it’s everywhere.

but back to my blk ppl. its hard to separate the good from the bad. i do get riled up whenever a blk person is called out for some sh*t or someone makes a racist comment but we gotta admit that sometimes they do some really messed up things that there’s just no excusing. but for every bad apple, there are those who genuinely mean well. they are given opportunities but as soon as the “higher ups” see your address or hear your last name…that’s it…interview terminated. its frustrating and could lead otherwise good ppl to do some really bad things cuz they just can’t catch a break. does it make it right? no but sometimes u gotta hear them out. then u got those “don’t fit a sh*t” blk ppl who always day dreaming about the good life, fancy cars, expensive clothes…and don’t mean to lift a finger to get what they want but resort to “other means” to get it. those are the ones that piss me off.

By: klysha

klysha — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:35:10 +0000

@The Champ, oh yeah….I remember those BBshort and black wife beater clad sock and slip on shower shoe wearing visitors….those were the good ol days

By: klysha

klysha — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:43:53 +0000

@Brandon St. Randy, dang I just saw those kids hanging out on 7th St last week when I went to the movies at Gallery Place. Note to self stay on the other side of the street in the future.

By: Ms. Hall

Ms. Hall — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:16:25 +0000

@collegebunni,

He’s home grown (prolly like the stuff he smokes.) You hafta stan for the home team. He’s Ward 8 representative. If you’ve ever been to Ward 8 you can understand why and how the people relate to him. It’s like voting for your sketchy uncle Earl.

By: chaoticdiva

chaoticdiva — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:17:48 +0000

I was/am the suburbanite who was never “black enough” due to enunciated English, and the fact that my dad registers as “other” (not that Cubans don’t have African in them…smh).

I think my biggest pet peeve is how people now will say stuff like “because you have one drop of black in you, it makes you black”, and then contradict themselves by saying “oh, so today you’re black and not Cuban” (I’m highly into black empowerment issues, and people still want to talk mess). Like wtf? Am I allowed to rep all of my ethnicities without being called a sell out, or not being *black/latino* enough?

By: Brandon St. Randy

Brandon St. Randy — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:16:00 +0000

@shay_d_lady, I don’t have the numbers. But the guy who shot one of my employees from the Summer Youth Employment Program in the face on his mom’s porch and killed him was black. So were the guys who killed my friend from high school. So was another one of my friends from high school that killed each other. You can choose to argue semantics all you like. The reality of the situation is that between Young Jeezy, T.I., the Stop Snitching boys, that monkey ass gangsta video out of Baton Rouge, and any number of other similar pop culture issues, we’ve created a subculture unique in America in which crime is glorified. That creates situations where people I know get walked up on and shot in the face. You can dig up all the statistics you please, scuse the f#ck out of me if I take the problem a little personal.

By: shay_d_lady

shay_d_lady — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:54:52 +0000

@Brandon St. Randy, can you tell me that there were none?
if you believe that only our people are capable and commit violent crimes you need to reevaluate yourself and do some actual research since it seems that you seem to th ink that the only crimes that happen are the crimes that you have witnessed.

By: bittersweet's baby

bittersweet's baby — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:22:40 +0000

@Big Man,

Bring it! Well uhmm I’m a lil behind so… You brought it!

By: bittersweet's baby

bittersweet's baby — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:18:04 +0000

@The Champ & Omar…
‘Pit bulls are inherently more dangerous animals by their physical make-up. If a poodle went rabid and attacked a baby, people wouldn�t develop a stigma about poodles. This is basically how white and black people are viewed in America, we are inherently dangerous and they just have freak �accidents�.’

Certifying it as fact won’t make it right… so not feelin’ Farnsworth Bentley’s outlook on this…

By: pe. riche.

pe. riche. — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:10:29 +0000

@The Champ,

Not only that, but you also have to go to Boardman or Austintown for Walmart. Youngstown is so hood we don’t even have one, lol. But Liberty is getting one, so kudos to that township.

I’m from the North Side. Practically my entire family lives around (what use to be) Rayen High School and Elm Street.