Obama is speaking about Zimmerman's verdict

SimmaII wrote: »

blakfyahking wrote: »

EmM HoLLa. wrote: »

The fact that they think The President is trying to stir things up.. Further lets me know that even though they outnumber us.. They are scared of us.. For what?. The world may never know.. smh...

they are scared for a legitimate reason tho

unfortunately it's the black community that doesn't acknowledge how powerful as a group we could actually be

our spending power alone is enough to disrupt many industries if we boycotted


props to Obama for this..........as a consistent critic of him

I am impressed that he spoke on this directly

*salutes*
What's good, Loon?
What up, Em?

I agree with the idea of economic disruption.
Not in the same vein, but the conceptually, the same thing occurred when the immigration laws in Alabama and other Southern States became so stringent that the hand-laborers had to leave. When they did, their farms/crops were so difficult to maintain (thus, hurting them economically) that they essentially renounced their laws.

blakfyahking wrote: »

Undefeatable wrote: »

Obama is a fraud, and this doesn't change that.

But it was better that he did this.

And as a black (or half-black) president his hands have been particularly tied when it comes to these issues. (Ta-Nehisi Coates has written thoughtfully about this.)

But his inaction on black disadvantage is troubling, and his occasional comments seeming to put the onus of correcting black disadvantage on blacks unforgivable.

This is the situation. If the hood is a result of historical injustice, then justice demands that it be addressed.

At the very least, it demands that Obama try to make the case to the American people of the nation's moral obligation to address it. But Obama hasn't even tried to do this. Worse still, he sometimes talks as if the solution to our problems is just black folks getting their act together (i.e. being better parents, studying harder, etc.). (The problems are so deep -- involving people's very sense of who they are -- that I'm convinced that black disadvantage can't be overcome without massive government intervention.) In fact, in this very news conference he pooh poohed the idea of government trying to address black disadvantage.

So excuse me if this news conference changes nothing for me.

so you saying that you believe black people are essentially over grown children

that need Uncle Sam to be their father figure and save them from themselves?


c'mon bruh.........of course the govt has to play a role

but too many of us got to stop waiting for someone else to come and save us

grown adults should need that much help

playmaker88 wrote: »

SimmaII wrote: »

blakfyahking wrote: »

SimmaII wrote: »

blakfyahking wrote: »

EmM HoLLa. wrote: »

The fact that they think The President is trying to stir things up.. Further lets me know that even though they outnumber us.. They are scared of us.. For what?. The world may never know.. smh...

they are scared for a legitimate reason tho

unfortunately it's the black community that doesn't acknowledge how powerful as a group we could actually be

our spending power alone is enough to disrupt many industries if we boycotted


props to Obama for this..........as a consistent critic of him

I am impressed that he spoke on this directly

*salutes*
What's good, Loon?
What up, Em?

I agree with the idea of economic disruption.
Not in the same vein, but the conceptually, the same thing occurred when the immigration laws in Alabama and other Southern States became so stringent that the hand-laborers had to leave. When they did, their farms/crops were so difficult to maintain (thus, hurting them economically) that they essentially renounced their laws.

is this Simma? what up champ where you been haha

since you been gon bruh "saluting" is no longer a term shared between hetero males due to the new IC lexicon

these fatherless youngins have obviously infiltrated the IC

Chillin, bruh. Just making moves in my city as usual.
I'm surprised GnS actually isn't bombarded with trolls/dumb answers like back in the day.
Lol saluting is out, huh? I can't mess w/ these youngn's.
Where's the crew? Who all dipped out?
It's been years since I've been on here.
PM me the highlights of what I've missed

.... )

RodrigueZz wrote: »

blakfyahking wrote: »

Undefeatable wrote: »

Obama is a fraud, and this doesn't change that.

But it was better that he did this.

And as a black (or half-black) president his hands have been particularly tied when it comes to these issues. (Ta-Nehisi Coates has written thoughtfully about this.)

But his inaction on black disadvantage is troubling, and his occasional comments seeming to put the onus of correcting black disadvantage on blacks unforgivable.

This is the situation. If the hood is a result of historical injustice, then justice demands that it be addressed.

At the very least, it demands that Obama try to make the case to the American people of the nation's moral obligation to address it. But Obama hasn't even tried to do this. Worse still, he sometimes talks as if the solution to our problems is just black folks getting their act together (i.e. being better parents, studying harder, etc.). (The problems are so deep -- involving people's very sense of who they are -- that I'm convinced that black disadvantage can't be overcome without massive government intervention.) In fact, in this very news conference he pooh poohed the idea of government trying to address black disadvantage.

So excuse me if this news conference changes nothing for me.

so you saying that you believe black people are essentially over grown children

that need Uncle Sam to be their father figure and save them from themselves?


c'mon bruh.........of course the govt has to play a role

but too many of us got to stop waiting for someone else to come and save us

grown adults should need that much help

People don't change on their own too often b. That change gotta be from outside in many instances.

I think that's what he's really saying. Not that Black Americans are incapable but rather the toxic mindsets that have become commonplace will not change without some intervention.

NIKE... wrote: »

He must've gotten tired of us talkin ? about him and decided to speak up..

I know his ass is a regular poster here..I just aint figured out who he is yet...yeah that's right barry, I see you ? ..

blakfyahking wrote: »

RodrigueZz wrote: »

blakfyahking wrote: »

Undefeatable wrote: »

Obama is a fraud, and this doesn't change that.

But it was better that he did this.

And as a black (or half-black) president his hands have been particularly tied when it comes to these issues. (Ta-Nehisi Coates has written thoughtfully about this.)

But his inaction on black disadvantage is troubling, and his occasional comments seeming to put the onus of correcting black disadvantage on blacks unforgivable.

This is the situation. If the hood is a result of historical injustice, then justice demands that it be addressed.

At the very least, it demands that Obama try to make the case to the American people of the nation's moral obligation to address it. But Obama hasn't even tried to do this. Worse still, he sometimes talks as if the solution to our problems is just black folks getting their act together (i.e. being better parents, studying harder, etc.). (The problems are so deep -- involving people's very sense of who they are -- that I'm convinced that black disadvantage can't be overcome without massive government intervention.) In fact, in this very news conference he pooh poohed the idea of government trying to address black disadvantage.

So excuse me if this news conference changes nothing for me.

so you saying that you believe black people are essentially over grown children

that need Uncle Sam to be their father figure and save them from themselves?


c'mon bruh.........of course the govt has to play a role

but too many of us got to stop waiting for someone else to come and save us

grown adults should need that much help

People don't change on their own too often b. That change gotta be from outside in many instances.

I think that's what he's really saying. Not that Black Americans are incapable but rather the toxic mindsets that have become commonplace will not change without some intervention.

the bolded is debatable

especially considering many of the challenges people in the black community have to face are magnified by poor decisions

there are plenty of govt programs and assistance already in play...........but the only thing that really changes things is individuals making a choice to invest in their own futures

culture changes the govt, not the other way around

don't think for a second that there isn't still entrenched racism just because the govt promises policies of inclusion

pralims wrote: »

Matt- wrote: »

King Erauno wrote: »

Obama the goat. Because he knows the backlash that he's about to get and doesn't give a ? . I applaud him.

Now you see part of the reason some people liked Bush

other than he was white an brought his defense contracting buddy more paper....i dont see it.

at least President Obama is not trying to hurt anyone

blakfyahking wrote: »

Undefeatable wrote: »

blakfyahking wrote: »

RodrigueZz wrote: »

blakfyahking wrote: »

Undefeatable wrote: »

Obama is a fraud, and this doesn't change that.

But it was better that he did this.

And as a black (or half-black) president his hands have been particularly tied when it comes to these issues. (Ta-Nehisi Coates has written thoughtfully about this.)

But his inaction on black disadvantage is troubling, and his occasional comments seeming to put the onus of correcting black disadvantage on blacks unforgivable.

This is the situation. If the hood is a result of historical injustice, then justice demands that it be addressed.

At the very least, it demands that Obama try to make the case to the American people of the nation's moral obligation to address it. But Obama hasn't even tried to do this. Worse still, he sometimes talks as if the solution to our problems is just black folks getting their act together (i.e. being better parents, studying harder, etc.). (The problems are so deep -- involving people's very sense of who they are -- that I'm convinced that black disadvantage can't be overcome without massive government intervention.) In fact, in this very news conference he pooh poohed the idea of government trying to address black disadvantage.

So excuse me if this news conference changes nothing for me.

so you saying that you believe black people are essentially over grown children

that need Uncle Sam to be their father figure and save them from themselves?


c'mon bruh.........of course the govt has to play a role

but too many of us got to stop waiting for someone else to come and save us

grown adults should need that much help

People don't change on their own too often b. That change gotta be from outside in many instances.

I think that's what he's really saying. Not that Black Americans are incapable but rather the toxic mindsets that have become commonplace will not change without some intervention.

the bolded is debatable

especially considering many of the challenges people in the black community have to face are magnified by poor decisions

there are plenty of govt programs and assistance already in play...........but the only thing that really changes things is individuals making a choice to invest in their own futures

culture changes the govt, not the other way around

don't think for a second that there isn't still entrenched racism just because the govt promises policies of inclusion

I don't have time for this now, but you can't separate people's poor choices from the situation of choice (broadly understood to include their sense of who they are). they find themselves in. And for black folks, that situation is a shaped by the cumulative history of white oppression.

agreed at the bolded

but being "shaped" doesn't mean you don't still have the ability to make certain choices


culturally we still continue to cannabilize ourselves as a community

Matt- wrote: »

pralims wrote: »

Matt- wrote: »

King Erauno wrote: »

Obama the goat. Because he knows the backlash that he's about to get and doesn't give a ? . I applaud him.

Now you see part of the reason some people liked Bush

other than he was white an brought his defense contracting buddy more paper....i dont see it.

at least President Obama is not trying to hurt anyone

Of course you don't see it.