tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20417751.post8373047671654249473..comments2024-01-22T18:22:29.391-08:00Comments on hedera's corner: Oscar Grant IIIhederahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01696592301686568456noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20417751.post-65214632518011415322009-01-16T21:45:00.000-08:002009-01-16T21:45:00.000-08:00The elephant in the room is Black culture's refusa...The elephant in the room is Black culture's refusal to take responsibility for its own bankrupt soul. <BR/><BR/>Bill Cosby, almost alone among the authorized critics of his own ethnic class, came out publicly against this behavioral failure, criticizing African Americans who put higher priorities on sports, fashion, and "acting hard" than on education, self-respect, and self-improvement. <BR/><BR/>Predictably, he was vilified in the liberal press for being disloyal and opportunistic. Black neighborhoods need to start changing this from inside. It won't happen as the result of any exterior intention; because every such gesture is rejected as meddling and exploitation. This self-pitying (and self-justifying) attitude has a history as long as your arm.<BR/><BR/>Americans are hardened to it, and resigned to a future of racial disequilibrium.Curtis Favillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20417751.post-60718668822507844262009-01-16T18:12:00.000-08:002009-01-16T18:12:00.000-08:00That's such an important question - why not the ot...That's such an important question - why not the other 124. It seems like that answer must come from within the culture. But how? And from whom?piglethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544714000574510171noreply@blogger.com