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| rkl15 | Sep 2 2016, 01:50 PM Post #46 |
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Of course it shouldn't. Does it impact their treatment everywhere in the U.S.? - I don't believe so, do you? My question(s): 1) Is there a country in this world that treats all races equal? or better than America? 2) If Colin Kaepernick was born anywhere other than in the U.S. would he have had the same opportunities? |
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| dreachon | Sep 2 2016, 04:34 PM Post #47 |
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I can see nothing has changed, then. |
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| dreachon | Sep 2 2016, 04:39 PM Post #48 |
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I do believe so. 1) Maybe not. Does that mean we shouldn't work towards making American better? 2) I'm not sure this question can be answered even if we tried. If he was born in a country with free public higher education, maybe he's a surgeon right now saving people's lives. Yes, America provided him with great opportunities, but let's not pretend other countries don't have their own advantages. |
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| brumdog44 | Sep 2 2016, 05:05 PM Post #49 |
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I'm sure a lot of those people complaining about rap lyrics don't mind singing along to Save a Horse at the top of their lungs.... |
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| Mr Gray | Sep 2 2016, 05:37 PM Post #50 |
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Mongo, why do you think the quality of education suffers for blacks? Do you think there is some soft of hidden mandate or protocol to send all of the good teachers to white schools? We actually go way out of our way (and spend a lot of money) to do the exact opposite with busing programs...etc. It's not that America has a policy in place to provide poor education to black kids......so I really don't think America should be blamed for this discrepancy. |
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| rkl15 | Sep 2 2016, 06:32 PM Post #51 |
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Is there a single word in the song "Save a Horse" that you find offensive? I am talking about the language, more than content. Yes, it bothers me to hear kids, pre-teens nonetheless, walking down the street dropping the F-Bomb like it's nothing. Does your school play gangsta rap at athletic events? Or music with the language I am referring to in it? |
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| sirbrianwilson | Sep 2 2016, 08:01 PM Post #52 |
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Just an FYI, "Gangsta" rap doesn't really exist anymore. That's like calling modern day country music the same thing as country music in the 50s. br |
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| rkl15 | Sep 2 2016, 08:17 PM Post #53 |
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Thanks, I didn't know that, but now when I go to the "Record" store I will know not to look for "Gangsta" Rap. :D |
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| Mr Gray | Sep 2 2016, 08:38 PM Post #54 |
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It still exists Brian. We've just outgrown it and it's not as main stream as it was in the 90s. |
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| HoosierLars | Sep 2 2016, 10:03 PM Post #55 |
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If you're a minority engineer or woman, it gives you a slight advantage for many jobs. In the Seattle area, black kids can get away with more in high school, because they are trying to reduce the disparity in detentions, etc. Now it's a fact that many minorities don't seem to have the drive to excel in academics, and I blame that mainly on the lack of family support. That said, my kids have seen fellow white students from rich families do poorly in school, so it's more than having money. If we could figure out how to better motivate kids to strive to be successful, things could get better. Role models like Ben Carson can help. |
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| HoosierLars | Sep 2 2016, 10:12 PM Post #56 |
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In 1965 3/4 of black children had fathers in their homes. In 2016 1/4 of black children have a father in the home. Please weigh-in on whether you think this is generally a good or bad thing. |
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| Mr Gray | Sep 3 2016, 06:00 AM Post #57 |
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I believe it's a bad thing. I also believe that it's better to have no father at home than a shitty one. |
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| dreachon | Sep 3 2016, 06:03 AM Post #58 |
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| brumdog44 | Sep 3 2016, 07:38 AM Post #59 |
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The percentage of white single births has went from 5% to 36% in the same time. It's not an a race specific increasing value. The 75% number also isn't what you are saying it is. That number deals with births to single parents and not children living with single mothers. That number for African Americans is 52%. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/12/18/the-unbelievable-rise-of-single-motherhood-in-america-over-the-last-50-years/ |
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| rkl15 | Sep 3 2016, 08:17 AM Post #60 |
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Politifact Article This article states the number of non-marital births for Blacks at 73%. This doesn't mean the parents aren't "together" just not married. Whites are at 29% in the same situation. When counting children in a true one-parent home, Blacks are at 67% with Whites at 25%. Regardless, I feel it is a key component to the problems minorities face. Edited by rkl15, Sep 3 2016, 08:19 AM.
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