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But she is wrong. The vast majority of Black Americans don't aspire to be rappers or athletes. This is a lie. This idea that black children aren't doing well in school because they all want to be rappers or basketball players is a lie.
She shouldn't repeat such ignorance.
Michelle Obama said "too many" she did not say ALL or even MOST. And she is correct. I have absolutely no issue with a word that she said in her speech.
Again, too quote what she said...
"Today, more than 150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, more than 50 years after the end of 'separate but equal,' when it comes to getting an education, too many of our young people just can’t be bothered," she said.
"Today, instead of walking miles every day to school, they’re sitting on couches for hours, playing video games, watching TV. Instead of dreaming of being a teacher or a lawyer or a business leader, they’re fantasizing about being a baller or a rapper," Obama continued. "Right now, one in three African American students are dropping out of high school, only one in five African Americans between the ages of 25 and 29 has gotten a college degree."
But priorities should change, she said, because "getting an education is as important if not more important than it was back when this university was founded."
Michelle Obama said "too many" she did not say ALL or even MOST. And she is correct. I have absolutely no issue with a word that she said in her speech.
Again, too quote what she said...
"Today, more than 150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, more than 50 years after the end of 'separate but equal,' when it comes to getting an education, too many of our young people just can’t be bothered," she said.
"Today, instead of walking miles every day to school, they’re sitting on couches for hours, playing video games, watching TV. Instead of dreaming of being a teacher or a lawyer or a business leader, they’re fantasizing about being a baller or a rapper," Obama continued. "Right now, one in three African American students are dropping out of high school, only one in five African Americans between the ages of 25 and 29 has gotten a college degree."
But priorities should change, she said, because "getting an education is as important if not more important than it was back when this university was founded."
Ok, so if we use "too many" then we won't be called racist when we post opinions like this ?
You don't like "most" ? How many is too many ? Just shy of "most" or the equivalent of "just a few" ?
Michelle Obama if she said this is indeed very wrong. The polling on this is very clear and concrete.
Black Americans do not think getting an education is acting white. Black children do not think getting an education is acting white. There is no black culture that says getting an education is acting white. There are no black churches, black political organizations, black elected officials, black business people, etc who will say that getting an education is acting white.
It is a fiction and a fantasy, and sadly many black Americans are blind to this racial sickness. This idea that black people are broken are messed up is deeply ingrained in American society.
Race is not real, there is not black culture in America, we are Americans. I have had discussions with people and I have attempted to get them to explain what they mean by black culture and mostly they mention rap music, or R&B or Jazz, which are American forms of music, playing sports which is American culture, wanting to be a singer, which is American culture. Soul food, which is Southern American culture etc and on and on.
So yes M. Obama is saying something dumb and incorrect about black Americans.
The bold above - many blacks do think that - especially the ones who don't have much hope. I know because I went through this. Inner city schools in DC in the 80's - God forbid a black person speaks halfway decent English and has a vocabulary.
Robert Griffin - DC quarterback - a cornball brother I believe he was called.
Because everyone else who has broached the subject was called a racist or a bigot!
So now you agree that the black culture is screwed up?
All it took was an obama to say it for you to agree.
That is NOT what she stated or even implied. Although this is exactly how a racist would interpret her comments. So carry on.
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