News: Number of black D.C. residents plummets as majority status slips away

[jokerstars]

Originally Posted by jmusmc85

But I actually own a Selena cd!! You can't get more Hispanic than that!!!

Dude, I eat at Chipotle sometimes and when I get a dark tan people sometimes thinks I'm a tall Colombian.

Clearly I am the most Hispanic.

[jmusmc85]

Originally Posted by jokerstars

Dude, I eat at Chipotle sometimes and when I get a dark tan people sometimes thinks I'm a tall Colombian.

Clearly I am the most Hispanic.

I was just fired from Chipotle...

[Tiger Beer]

Originally Posted by DCnative27

Hence that's why shows like the Cosby show was created, however even when watching these shows it still doesn't seem like real possiblity for us. In all actuality PG County is the Cosby show realized, however we can't see that and we still haven't took control of the county and fix the problems it has.

The Cosby Show was a great show, across all racial lines.

The problem with it is the same problem with all the white shows. It portrays everyone as being professional/exceptional and/or yuppie to be 'normal'.

My problem with that is being white, I didn't grow up yuppie or hick, I was just a regular person. I think this is the case with blacks as well - either buppie or ghetto seem to be the two options portrayed, with nothing imbetween.

'Yuppie/Buppie' is not 'normal', it is exceptional. Cosby Show showed an exceptional family - regardless of color, they would still be an exceptional family on anyone's measurements. Most white shows show the same thing, everyone is young and making money and has great jobs - not the case with reality. It's a disservice to all of us good people who are unable to attain that despite education, etc., but still good people.

The reality is that black or white, the mass majority of us are don't fall into those categories. Although, maybe I'm projecting 'regular America' to 'exceptional DC', which might not apply entirely to DC, I don't know.

[The Heartbreak Kid]

K street made some true points. I must admit, I do feel that poor people in DC have better chances for advancement than poor people anywhere in America.