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Originally Posted by Tombstone
Great question! I'm afraid to touch this one.  I'm curious to see what plazul has to say on this topic.
Riddle me this:
1. Why do many people *successfully escape the slums?
2. Why are there a great number of very successful folks who make it out and go on to lead productive lives?
3. Why is this misery concentrated in very distinct areas?
I'm inferring one main thing. I'll post my "I'm sure it'll be controversial answer" a little later today. Back to work I go! |
Yes, it is possible to get out, but the many problems within ghettos are problems that don't need to be there in the first place. What's even worse, the media is promoting the idea that getting an education is a "white thing" when 50 years ago, getting an education was something a black child wanted to do because that meant becoming truly equal to whites. The media creates a prejudiced view of blacks. Every black man or women you see on TV has to always play basketball, or always listen to rap, or always has to fit the definition of a "gangsta". It's not right. The media is only putting thoughts in young minds that would make destroying the racial divide in school and in life much harder.