tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post148476466388018253..comments2024-03-29T09:53:45.879-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Addressing the reality of black crime in AmericaPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-17668479717384642062021-04-19T08:18:19.416-05:002021-04-19T08:18:19.416-05:00Hey Peter;
In my sons first Boy Scout troop I ...Hey Peter;<br /><br /> In my sons first Boy Scout troop I was talking with some of the parents, and one of them was a black guy, and he had a british accent, he apparently was educated in one of their colonies or former colonies,(For the moment, the name escapes me). he had commented that he teaches at the local high school and he teaches the AP classes, now the AP classes are the Advanced placement or "Honors" classes for kids going to college so they are much more difficult because they double as college credit. Well we got to talking about race relations and I had commented "you can throw all the money you want, but it ain't ain't going to solve the problem of poor education in the inner city schools, or for any schools for that matter, I uad used the example the Washington D.C schools where they spend like $ 24,000 per kid and have some of the crappiest results in the nation. its is more than money. This guy agreed with me to the shock of the other parents, and he said in this British accent "Let me explain, I teach AP classes, I have only a few black kids in my classes, only a few and I had noticed something over the years..the kids that are black have anglican names, Michael, Steve, Phillip, Ashley, and so forth...none of the made up names that a lot of black people like to use to show that they are different than the rest of America. I believe that when you name your kid and you put one of those imaginary names on your kids, you are condemning your kid to a certain stereotype and the kids start fulfilling that stereotype over time. I can only tell you this from what I have noticed at my high school. the problems have to be solved by the community itself, and as long as they have people there that find it advantageous to ride the victim train, they will not solve its own problems, but blame everyone else.." We talked a bit more about the subject then we kinda moved to different subjects, but I never forgot what he said, because I never thought if it that way.MrGarabaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-14469042450985724182021-04-17T11:04:01.488-05:002021-04-17T11:04:01.488-05:00Working in the foster care system, something I rar...Working in the foster care system, something I rarely saw were the children of intact households coming into care. An excellent formula to keeping your kids out of foster care is wait till you are an adult to reproduce and be married to and live with the person you are reproducing with. Occasionally when both parents had significant drug or mental health issues their kids would end up in care. The same was true in the juvenile justice system. I worked in Wayne county Michigan, home of Detroit and other seriously impoverished communities. The formula: “be a married, sober adult before you reproduce” works well for all ethnicities. My mother gave me practical advice, “ don't date someone you wouldn't marry, and don’t sleep with someone you wouldn’t want to raise kids with”. Many of my peers considered that a rather antiquated view. My ideas were not popular in the social work community, most of my contemporaries were single moms, some divorced but many never having been married to their babies daddy.Tsgt Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997121520056731808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-30457385936545948792021-04-16T21:58:50.517-05:002021-04-16T21:58:50.517-05:00"but I fear for his safety, and the safety of..."but I fear for his safety, and the safety of those serving alongside him"<br /><br />-- funny, what does it say about me/us/the current world, when my first thought, when about half way done with the snippet, was "someone will just kill him."<br /><br />I wish him well. Jaime Escalante and others would probably testify, it isn't going to be enough.<br /><br />nNick Flandreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13019834912388638989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-29182661839944639292021-04-16T10:41:06.763-05:002021-04-16T10:41:06.763-05:00RustyGunner, I believe the problem will be solved ...RustyGunner, I believe the problem will be solved - if it is to be solved - by the Black community, not the White. However, if you are sincere then do what you can locally and don't worry about drawing fire. God uses people who are dedicated no matter how illogical the fit would seem to be.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09875771168878913283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-79213029508648701552021-04-16T10:35:27.272-05:002021-04-16T10:35:27.272-05:00Look for a trumped up sex scandal in 3... 2... 1.....Look for a trumped up sex scandal in 3... 2... 1...Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108430731483801350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-57872468690032472362021-04-16T10:30:35.109-05:002021-04-16T10:30:35.109-05:00So, apart from contributing financially, what can ...So, apart from contributing financially, what can someone who looks like me do without drawing fire on me and someone like the pastor for “white savior” syndrome? Seems to me that I’d be creating more problems than I was solving.RustyGunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607539523531544524noreply@blogger.com