Media Outrage?

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Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

Well I do have to take issue with this part of your post.

1) The characters of the three accomplished American, black professionals mentioned have been unnecesarilly maligned by MANY in the "Black Community" for a long, long time. The insults for them, unfortunately, are not isolated.

Add Cosby, Sowell and any other black American who tries to publicly put more resposnisibility on the "Black Community" for our plight in America.


2) That "monumentally adversarial stacked deck that black America faces every single day" may be the doing of years and years of harsh injustice. For argument's sake we'll say it is.

However, I am convinced that the destroying of that "deck" rests in the Grace of God and the personal decisions, good and bad, of each American individual that faces such challenges.

There are just too many black people younger than me who are making AWESOME personal decisions and reaping the fruits of it.

There are just too many black people younger than me who are making TERRIBLE personal decisions and reaping the fruits of it.

Who should they thank? Who should they blame?


Furthermore, being that my roots are West Virginian, I have seen first-hand the results of poverty on black and white Americans. I have heard of whites from WVa making good educational decisions and see far too many whites who make poor educational decisions. By the time they're 25, the deck is stacked against them too. The same can be applied to the blacks I know and have heard of from WVa.



This is a phenomenon commonly referred to as, "life".

For the over OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF AMERICANS, they have more opportunities for success and/or failure than what you may be trying to suggest.

I actually agree with everything you said. What I'm trying to say is this...when someone says something like "Colin Powell is an Uncle Tom", I'd like to know why they say it and from where their motivation comes.

Yes, there are a few exceptional people that can excel in ANY situation or condition. But I don't think it's fair to say, "Because they did, anyone can."