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The problem with this statement is that Paul Ryan and Michele Obama didnt say the same thing. Bill Maher made a false equivalency.
Ryan said people in the inner city had a culture of Laziness, Michele Obama simply said they should want to be businessmen instead of rappers.
Which to be honest,really inst a good argument on her part. Even bad rappers can make a nice amount of money doing club shows.
Let's be honest here: If both statements had been made by Michelle Obama, the media and the black community would have taken it as a "a leader among us encouraging us to be better and to set our own house in order." If both statements had been made by Paul Ryan, it would have been taken as "Heinous and ugly racism! This is what we've come to expect from the Republican Party!"
Michelle's statement coming from the lips of Ryan or any other white Republican would have offended significantly more people than the first statement -- the one he actually made.
As a good rule of thumb, generalizations suck. Both statements have validity and do make a fair point, but both are also generalizations.
Let's be honest here: If both statements had been made by Michelle Obama, the media and the black community would have taken it as a "a leader among us encouraging us to be better and to set our own house in order." If both statements had been made by Paul Ryan, it would have been taken as "Heinous and ugly racism! This is what we've come to expect from the Republican Party!"
Michelle's statement coming from the lips of Ryan or any other white Republican would have offended significantly more people than the first statement -- the one he actually made.
As a good rule of thumb, generalizations suck. Both statements have validity and do make a fair point, but both are also generalizations.
Generalizations do suck, yet your comment is full of them. I don't think anybody saying inner city men have a "culture of laziness" would be greeted as something good. Bill Crosby wasn't greeted with open arms when he made comments about black youth.
Except that wasn't what she said, she said they want unrealistic jobs, so you fail again.
You still don't get it and you never will as long as you wear blinders and try to be right instead of seeking the truth. Go back and watch the vid in the OP please. Focus. hint -it wasn't Ryan who said it.
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Let's be honest here: If both statements had been made by Michelle Obama, the media and the black community would have taken it as a "a leader among us encouraging us to be better and to set our own house in order." If both statements had been made by Paul Ryan, it would have been taken as "Heinous and ugly racism! This is what we've come to expect from the Republican Party!"
Michelle's statement coming from the lips of Ryan or any other white Republican would have offended significantly more people than the first statement -- the one he actually made.
As a good rule of thumb, generalizations suck. Both statements have validity and do make a fair point, but both are also generalizations.
We dont know how it would have been greeted if Michele Obama had said it because i have never heard her say anything like that come out her mouth.
And No, both statements do not have a valid point. Last time i checked, black unemployment was only 12%, that means 88% have a job and im pretty sure alot of that 12% want a job as well.
haha. That black guy, so-called comedian, never heard of him before, but that's beside the point, said:
You can't blame inner city kids for not having jobs because all their fathers are in jail.
hahahaha.
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