I’m black and am conservative (my parents passed that down to my siblings and I) so I can definitely confirm what you said about being called traitor/Uncle Tom. I was even called a white supremacist for voting for Trump.
I’m well aware of the stats and hate that they are ignored by the media. I’d say culture is to blame and the fact that since the 60s out of wedlock birth rates have skyrocketed. Another culprit is affirmative action and the never ending lowering of standards and excuse making. I think if whites in academia stopped being guilty and held black kids to the same standards that would be a major improvement. Also the nonsense that is glorified and the way rioting and looting is condoned infuriates me.
I just look at people as individuals and at this point do t associate with people who have a victim mentality.
I could go on and on. Do you have a direct message?
Culture is the hardest part. "Black culture" targets black kids, specifically and successfully. Being told you're acting white isn't such a powerful deterrent if you're, y'know, white (self-loathing soy bois notwithstanding) and all the rest. And vice versa non-black kids trying to participate in the culture are more often scorned and disrespected than welcomed.
So long as there's a thriving culture recruiting people largely based on both skin color and a willingness to conform to the culture, then the outcomes and effects of that culture become more and more superficially entwined with the skin color the more popular the culture becomes. Once it becomes mainstream then you end up with a lot more people taking the asshole route of the OP and just treating the skin colour differences as the sole cause of any self-sabotaging and destructive behaviour differences, rather than a targeting vector of a subculture that glorifies and encourages those behaviours, because, "eh, the stats mostly just line up with skin color" (if you squint enough to miss the details).
I’m black and am conservative (my parents passed that down to my siblings and I) so I can definitely confirm what you said about being called traitor/Uncle Tom. I was even called a white supremacist for voting for Trump.
I’m well aware of the stats and hate that they are ignored by the media. I’d say culture is to blame and the fact that since the 60s out of wedlock birth rates have skyrocketed. Another culprit is affirmative action and the never ending lowering of standards and excuse making. I think if whites in academia stopped being guilty and held black kids to the same standards that would be a major improvement. Also the nonsense that is glorified and the way rioting and looting is condoned infuriates me.
I just look at people as individuals and at this point do t associate with people who have a victim mentality.
I could go on and on. Do you have a direct message?
Culture is the hardest part. "Black culture" targets black kids, specifically and successfully. Being told you're acting white isn't such a powerful deterrent if you're, y'know, white (self-loathing soy bois notwithstanding) and all the rest. And vice versa non-black kids trying to participate in the culture are more often scorned and disrespected than welcomed.
So long as there's a thriving culture recruiting people largely based on both skin color and a willingness to conform to the culture, then the outcomes and effects of that culture become more and more superficially entwined with the skin color the more popular the culture becomes. Once it becomes mainstream then you end up with a lot more people taking the asshole route of the OP and just treating the skin colour differences as the sole cause of any self-sabotaging and destructive behaviour differences, rather than a targeting vector of a subculture that glorifies and encourages those behaviours, because, "eh, the stats mostly just line up with skin color" (if you squint enough to miss the details).
Well said sir. Thank you.