thisshitisallracist:

jacksonattackson:

As we approach MLKJ day, I am struck by the difference between the blacks I read about from the past, and the blacks I see in everyday life. I am convinced that if Dr.King were alive today he would be disappointed by what he saw. In his day, blacks were driven and determined, eager to be educated and eager to be equal. Today we see the opposite; blacks content to remain ignorant and blame racism for it. I happen to agree with Herman Cain, when he said that nothing is keeping blacks down but themselves, and their culture of violence. Remember “The Help”? Yes, I know this is fiction, but it was based on real life. Aibileen and Minnie and the other maids were smart, loving, and most of all eager for equality. Not so now - today’s blacks are eager to blame whites for their non-equality. The Civil Rights Era was an era of hope and excitement for the potential the african-american race. The modern era has seen blacks become rude, ignorant, and impoverished. 

Yes, I know that this doesn’t apply to all blacks - there are numerous exceptions, with our president being the most prominent. It does apply to the majority, though. Just think about our high school experience. What group is the loudest? The rudest? Who are the ones that hold back our test scores? Who populates our discipline office? What group most often gets into fights? Think about our IB class. Out of roughly 96 students, 6 are black. Just 6. 

Rap music is an excellent example of black culture. Drugs, sex, crime, money, and alcohol are all widely covered topics. Women are objectified into sex machines, often described as only “bad bitch” or “ho”. And this is to supposed to exemplify “hood” life. Why? Why is so little effort put into getting out of this state of poverty?

The answer lies in a culture that focuses solely on money and the status and “swag” that it brings. And to them the quickest way to achieve that status is crime. And as long as black culture remains the same, blacks will never rise above the level of poverty and ignorance that smothers their potential. 

Is this really what the amazing men and women of the civil rights era worked so hard for? To me, modern african americans disgrace the memories of MLKJ and Malcolm X and Thurgood Marshall and Rosa Parks. And Aibileen. 

So wait now, when you said “content to remain ignorant and blame racism for it”, were you talking about yourself or…