Posted on 01/20/2011 5:54:19 AM PST by Kaslin
Hey Larry. Man up!!
Fact is, huge teenage boys of any color make people nervous. We know they have more strength and energy than judgment or compassion at that age, generally speaking.
You kind of wonder after 40+ years of devotion to the Democratic Party, how black people really feel about their collective lot in life... I’d ask “So, how is that working out for you?” It seems as if hispanics are not as much of a block vote as blacks. The Democrats take blacks for granted...
TALE OF ADOLESCENT ELEPHANT RAMPAGE HELPS UNDERSTAND TEEN VIOLENCE
Given that cities like Philadelphia have 110% voter turnout I have to wonder if blacks for the most part even bother to vote. The inner city corruption is breath taking in it’s pervasive presence.
The race hustlers manage to keep their brothers and sisters convinced that the few dollars thrown their way is just wonderful.
If any dare to speak out I am sure they pay a price.
Ignoring the fact that more cops are killed that way than any other way.
Not only did America elect a (pseudo-) black president two years ago, he wasn’t elected based on his hefty resume or depth of experience but on the basis of race.
Where were the howlers then?
That “racist” label is worn thinner than Michael Jordan’s hair.
Haven’t heard much from Larry lately....I’ve always liked this guy. I love the book “ten things you cant say in America”
Did you read the article carefully? Larry Elder is one of the good guys. He “manned up,” as you put it, decades before your exhortation. I’m assuming you misread it.
Black men are judged by the content of their character and, more often than not, that's the problem.
“the last couple of times I was on BART, I could feel I was making several white women nervous when I sat near them. ... I could just tell.”
There is always percieved racism if you look for it. When I worked at Dillard’s as a sales person, my job was to help customers and be available for help if necessary. An African-American woman reported me for “following her around” because she was black. It never entered her mind that I was just there to help her.
How does he know these ladies haven’t been harassed by young men of ANY color before?
2 bloods got on a bus i was on in los angeles in the early 90’s.
at the next stop, all passengers,
a couple dozen, got off.
the passengers were black, mexian and white.
Larry Elder writes a column about once a week.
I understand your point but have to take exception. I am around LARGE ranch teenagers all the time. Not once have I or others with me felt uncomfortable. They are competent, polite and all about doing the right thing. Are there exceptions? Sure, but they do not generally act out in a manner like citified teens do.
“...her 6-foot-5-inch son, then 16, “stormed into the house complaining to no one in particular: ‘Why does everyone assume that just because I’m black, I play basketball?”
Same thing has always happened to me and I couldn’t be anymore white. To Belk’s son: It’s your height dummy.
Yes, I misread the article. Couldn’t stomach much about the very first paragraph.
Apology offered.
I can ask the same questions about conservatives in the Republican party. As a Black Conservative I know both side of this equation. We have seen the tea party revolt now we just need to get my people off the plantation..
Denial is not a river in Egypt...
The fact is the mission of liberals is to make every class of Americans, other than the white rich, victims. “Minorities” are one example. But they also have tried to make women, homosexuals, and practically anyone else who is willing to be considered victims. That is what Dems build their base on...having victims for constituents.
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