Comments on: So poor, so black, so… ignorant and helpless? (Part II) http://www.blackinformant.com/uncategorized/so-poor-so-black-so%e2%80%a6-ignorant-and-helpless-part-ii Engaging the culture by challenging the status quo Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dolphin http://www.blackinformant.com/uncategorized/so-poor-so-black-so%e2%80%a6-ignorant-and-helpless-part-ii/comment-page-1#comment-2649 Dolphin Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:09:46 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2006/03/20/so-poor-so-black-so%e2%80%a6-ignorant-and-helpless-part-ii/#comment-2649 I am flabbergasted after reading the link "This is not the first time...". I encourage everyone to check it out. The NY Times today had a on point story: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/20/national/20blackmen.html?hp&ex=1142917200&en=6ca3ed1b3c6b74ca&ei=5094&partner=homepage We have yet another lost generation on our hands, with no hope in sight. The cited study was done in 1994. I wonder what changes have been seen since. I am flabbergasted after reading the link “This is not the first time…”. I encourage everyone to check it out. The NY Times today had a on point story:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/20/national/20blackmen.html?hp&ex=1142917200&en=6ca3ed1b3c6b74ca&ei=5094&partner=homepage

We have yet another lost generation on our hands, with no hope in sight.

The cited study was done in 1994. I wonder what changes have been seen since.

]]> By: plez... http://www.blackinformant.com/uncategorized/so-poor-so-black-so%e2%80%a6-ignorant-and-helpless-part-ii/comment-page-1#comment-2648 plez... Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:08:54 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2006/03/20/so-poor-so-black-so%e2%80%a6-ignorant-and-helpless-part-ii/#comment-2648 I am dumbfounded by: (1) The fact that New Orleans is claiming to have problems with their absentee ballot program. Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe something of this nature is in place is every jurisdiction in the country for people who are unable to vote in their elections. Hell, we had Iraqi nationals voting in their election while living here in the US last year, I'm sure this is being made to be a bigger issue than it should be. I always vote, even though my job usually has me away from home for every election... it ain't that difficult. I'm inclined to believe that those who do not vote absentee ballot would probably not be inclined to vote if they were at home. (2) The Bell Curve numbers. I'm not sure where they did their research or where those numbers came from, because I cannot believe that Black people are just "intellectually" inferior based on their genetics. Secondly, perception is reality, and the vast majority of people who do not put a big emphasis on education just happen to be Black. It is a bitter pill to swallow, but as Eddie Murphy used to say, "You brought that [sh*t] on yourself!" I am dumbfounded by:

(1) The fact that New Orleans is claiming to have problems with their absentee ballot program. Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe something of this nature is in place is every jurisdiction in the country for people who are unable to vote in their elections. Hell, we had Iraqi nationals voting in their election while living here in the US last year, I’m sure this is being made to be a bigger issue than it should be. I always vote, even though my job usually has me away from home for every election… it ain’t that difficult. I’m inclined to believe that those who do not vote absentee ballot would probably not be inclined to vote if they were at home.

(2) The Bell Curve numbers. I’m not sure where they did their research or where those numbers came from, because I cannot believe that Black people are just “intellectually” inferior based on their genetics. Secondly, perception is reality, and the vast majority of people who do not put a big emphasis on education just happen to be Black. It is a bitter pill to swallow, but as Eddie Murphy used to say, “You brought that [sh*t] on yourself!”

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