I am white. I grew up in a broken home, had a deadbeat dad, and was even abused in all sorts of ways by my stepfather. I’m sure people “looked right through” me on a number of occasions, as I wasn’t rich or part of the well heeled crowd.
Yes, a lot of that bothered me — But I would tend to turn it all in rather than blame anyone or anything in society for my ills. I focused on self improvement and just generally worked my butt off, paid my way through school in spite of all the negatives telling me I couldn’t .... At one point I ended up in therapy to get some rewiring done .... But that was ok and was also a growth process.
I used what I had .... I’m now very successful with a great family and have been married almost 30 yrs. I didn’t get there by thinking of myself as a victim. Both my husband and I took advantage of all this country has to offer. People from foreign backgrounds come here every day and do this. What is wrong with this AA community that they can’t do the same?? They’re fricking idiots, that’s why!!
“Why can’t they do the same?”
Like you and the author of the page, I am sick to death hearing about “white privilege” etc. The implication is of course that your pain and struggles and those of our ancestors mean less than nothing.
Last night I decided, they need to fix it themselves. To proclaim that the “white man” has to fix Baltimore, which is 67% black, would be racist. It would mean they are incapable of governing themselves. They have a black majority and leadership. What do they want from us, anyway? To impose order? no. To invest in their communities? no, that is gentrification, disadvantaging people who already live there. Just what DO THEY WANT??
Just someone to blame. I am not listening to that drivel any more. Black America, fix Baltimore yourselves if you truly want it fixed.
Sigh!