The Search for Thugs

first of all easylay,,im not offended by what you said,for one i dont believe that you and whoever else youre talking about is bedding down a bunch of beautiful black women,,you guys must be hiding,i never see that,,and im sure youd like to think that black men are only having their way with ugly white women,,im sure youknow better than that son,,i guess thats just another example of the white mans blurred vision of the truth,,you guys seem to have a problem with whats true and whats not,,even the top whitey is a liar,,,where are all the WMD's in iraq,,,just an example of european psychosis,,,

Find what I said offensive? I hope so. Although it's true, I believe the only difference between black and white is the color.

All our blood is red, our tears have salt, we grieve loss, celebrate accomplishments and worry about our loved ones.

For anyone to blame everything on any one group is as assanine as the assumption itself. All stereotypes have a basis in truth, but let's try and reveres them instead of continuing to perpetuate them.

I feel bad for the kids today. With people like 93jag out there, races will never respect each other for just what they are..........................human.

to: Natiwhat,,i agree that no child should be exposed to the conditions some of our little brothers and sisters are,i was just pointing that out because its usually white people that criticize our childrens behavior,,and rightly so in a lot of cases,,i was just trying to make the point that this thuggish behavior is instilled by society ,it is not a genetic trait,,ans ass for pissing whitey off about the women thing,,whocares,,i dont,,i hope it hurts the white man,,hes taken every thing he can from everyone he comes into contact with,,,as a consequence we play with his women like toys...LOL.

im new to this message board thing,but after reading some of these posts,i now see for a fact that racism is alive and thriving in our country. i almost fello for this Obama dream,,but ive come back to my senses.America will never let a blackman be president,,but it was good to see a positive role model on t.v..Now we can all wait for the white media to destroy one of the only positive black male images on t.v...and just for the record socioeconomic conditions do effect the kind of person a child becomes,,id love to see what would happen to these good little white boys if the tables were turned,,usually white people collapse or snap under half the pressure that young black men face,,white men are so jealous of the rich black athlete that they cant stand it,,not to mention the fact that our young black men are just having their way with these little white girls, they are tearing their little white asses up,,LOL,,these brothers are spending white daddies money too,after their little white girls are dick whipped,,maybe thay could handle it better if they could get some of the black cherry,,but it aint happenin,,lol,,,,,,,,,,,,

"they give us guns and drugs then wonder why in the *** we thugs"
-ice cube

Good article but tthe list of things he's been involved in DOES make him a gangster, raise you're expectations and you'll have a chance. Take responsibility for you're actions , these problems were the result of his poor choices, him wanting to be a tough guy, aka angry black man, do not blame whitey all the time. You laid some of the blame on racism, this is wrong , it's black americas problem. Listen to Bill Cosby! Even Jessy (shakedown ) Jackson feels unsafe with a black kid walking up behind him.

It is very sad and troubling to read the majority of these post. People seem to be bickering and engaging in some nonsensical and non productive retoric. But of course this is what so many want us to do, bicker on one level while ignoring or minimizing the effects of the 800lb gorilla in the room.

2 FACTS 2 KNOW

#1. ???In perusing the annals of America???s Historical text and media offerings, it is readily apparent that America is conspiratorially willing to minimize the true lasting effectual stain of Racism on the Mind, Body and Soul of those subjugated to it???s debilitating grasp???.

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#2. ???As an African-American surveying the vastness of the entity which constitutes the African-American community, a most troubling ascertainment is the lack of commitment of our young to the continual pursuit of greatness. Which has been a constant in our painful yet purposeful navigation through American Society???.
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Act like a respectable Man or a respectable woman and you will be treated as such. Act like a punk or a street B#*** and you will be treated like one. So do you choose the life you live? I believe Sean Taylor did. Raised by a respectable Father and sent to a private school. I'd say he had an above average life, or above average chance on life. He chose to live the wanna bee gangsta. So now his family is paying for the life he chose. I am sorry for that. The Chief!

Act like a respectable Man or a respectable woman and you will be treated as such. Act like a punk or a street B#*** and you will be treated like one. So do you choose the life you live? I believe Sean Taylor did. Raised by a respectable Father and sent to a private school. I'd say he had an above average life, or above average chance on life. He chose to live the wanna bee gangsta. So now his family is paying for the life he chose. I am sorry for that. The Chief!

Who dose the most harm in seeing black men in this light? Black men them selves. As entertainers some glorify it. Alot of black women are charmed by it, and when faced with our own reverse racisim we go to extreme lenths to claim how many time we have been the victims of it. Look at the magazines of the hyped up sports stars, and the videos of half naked black women paying tribute to gangtsa like characters who was really just a regular high school kid with some talent. They over shadow the docters, lawyers, soldiers, husbands, and fathers who make the biggest decisions when concerning the youths we bring up. Who is to blame? I say some of the same entertainers and sports figures our children idolize, and to black men and boys who try to emulate these frauds. No wonder some folks look at us as if we're crazy, cause in the end we do look crazy. I say to those so called gangtsas, I'm not a pimp, I'm a father and husband, My mother is no ***, she raised me and my two sisters, my sister is not a Ho, my mother taught her better, my son is no ***, I taught him he's bigger than that and living the life of a gangsta is a fairy tale told on tv by some fool name Two cents. Oh it's fifty cents I think.

As I read this article I was so hurt that I cried! Talk about reality check. Society has truly been unfair to our black men.The way they depict our brothers is so sad. My hope is that one day we as a people can demolish those stereo types and society can see that ALL black men are not hustlas thugs, absentee fathers and pimps. We have black men that are docters, lawyers, students, and good fathers. Try writing or airing more stories that are on the positive things that my brothas do!

Kai

It could be worse. Imagine being stigmatized as a racist, scared, nerdy, weak little man with a small ***. That is how white men are stigmatized in mainstream media, but there don't seem to be many articles about that. I'd rather be viewed as a thug.

honest

I am white. I grew up with a lot of black people in the "hood". I still have a lot of black friends who think they are stuck in that world. I didn't have rich parents to send me to college. I didn't even finish high school. Eventually, I decided that I didn't want to live the "thug life". I ended up graduating college, and got a decent job. Everyone has a chance to better themselves. I am tired of people blaming their faults on racism. I am white, but I guarantee there is more financial assistance for black people who want to go to college. You can change if you have a desire to. That is what is so great about America. Do something to better you self-image. Don't just complain about "racism".

lets see what kind of black and white talk we can do today no thanks this thug has a legal job to go to peace for everyone your pal the thug............

The issues that we are dealing with today are in a large part the sins of our father's. This is nothing new, the idea of what it means "to be Black". This idea of creating an identity all "our" own has plagued communities for too many decades. I'm 25, and I recall many times that my own parents would say things like, 'This person sounds white, acts white or dances white." So as a young child hearing this I made an association to what it meant to be Black by my parent???s indirect influence alone. And when you consider that most of my peers where subject to the same thing it became an acceptable practice to be this "anti-white". It was not until classmates began calling me white, because of the way that I talked and the grades that I was receiving, that I began to realize the errors in this idea that Blacks are this and Whites are that. Because by stating that I was acting White because of my speech and good grades was to stating that Blacks could not be educated. I received this from even members of my family from the youngest to the oldest.
Many claim that it is the rappers or TV that has spoiled us rotten to get to this point, but I say where the parents, the family, are and the community that states this is not acceptable behavior? I don't blame the rapper that makes millions off of the ignorant. I blame the parents that don't help the ignorant realize that there is so much more to life than what is on the CD.
The blind cannot lead the blind, however, so maybe that is why we keep reliving the sins of our fathers.