No more complaining

11/4/2008 10:41:58 PM

having a black president doesn't fix all of the problems with the black community. it doesn't make up for past years of oppression.

stfu

11/4/2008 10:43:44 PM

yeah, but fucking up the entire country so they can "have one of their own" makes us pretty much even.

stfu

11/4/2008 10:45:18 PM

do we owe reperations now?

11/4/2008 10:45:42 PM

The thread is taking the failboat on a cruise of lose.

11/4/2008 10:45:54 PM

wait, i found the answer....

only those making $250,000, no $200,000, i mean $150,000, uh $100,000 will owe them.

11/4/2008 10:48:16 PM

CNN has a black man transmitted by hologram right now.

Is this an historic first for black people?

11/4/2008 10:49:43 PM

Quote :

"it doesn't make up for past years of oppression."

This is not the face of oppression:



Attn: Black People - White people are no longer the source of all your problems. Get over it.

11/4/2008 10:50:31 PM

Those boobs are a-pressin'

11/4/2008 10:52:17 PM

holy shit this needs to be locked

11/4/2008 10:52:40 PM

^tiny bewbs in a VERY tiny bra

11/4/2008 10:52:57 PM

dude. I don't believe that whites are the source of all of my problems and I don't know any blacks that do. I've lead a very privledged life and I'm thankful for all that I have. I don't blame anyone, white or black for my problems. I hold myself accountable for the mistakes that I make.

11/4/2008 10:54:18 PM

let's list all of the problems in the black community and see how many can be legitimately back to personal accountability

[Edited on November 4, 2008 at 10:54 PM. Reason : change]

11/4/2008 10:54:21 PM

Despite what you believe Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson tell us, black people don't believe all of their problems stem from whites.

Go fuck yourselves.

[Edited on November 4, 2008 at 11:09 PM. Reason : grammar]

11/4/2008 10:57:02 PM

Quote :

"having a black president doesn't fix all of the problems with the black community"

no shit

those problems are not going away.

but the fucking equal opportunity complaining better fucking stop

11/4/2008 10:59:37 PM

I think this may be the worst result of an Obama presidency.

11/4/2008 11:00:49 PM

i think there are a lot of things that will come up

like if obama = jimmy carter he may set black candidates back instead of propel potential candidates into the forefront

or it could cause an extreme white backlash

or it could create a very bad 4 years because he turns out to be all talk

or we get tested early by another country and he proves not to be jfk

11/4/2008 11:03:59 PM

jesus

i just hope he makes it through 4 years with the way i hear some people talk

11/4/2008 11:04:59 PM

i think he will, but many many people think that he won't make it.

either shot or die from smoking

11/4/2008 11:08:26 PM

emote tonight, change tomorrow

11/4/2008 11:20:04 PM

My bad, I forgot that the 4th in line for Presidential succession is still former KKK member.

11/5/2008 9:35:28 PM

no more complaining please.

you finally got your OJ prize

don't fuck it up

11/5/2008 9:36:30 PM

i am glad Obama won, but every black person is going to think they are president now, too.

11/5/2008 9:46:16 PM

you all are idiots

11/5/2008 9:47:40 PM

Hmmm...

Whole lotta stupid in this thread.

Hopefully blacks will look up to Obama as a role model and realize that being a nerdy black guy isn't so bad.

11/5/2008 9:48:14 PM

yeah, it's not like black people are going to instantly:

improve the education and literacy rate

decrease criminal activity

act white


BUT it is a big opportunity for the right black people to really rise to the top - i hope that blacks can see what has been given to them and don't fuck this one up - if they fuck it up, it might not ever be offered again. And don't misunderstand, white people are mostly responsible for obama getting elected.

11/5/2008 9:48:38 PM

holy shit this needs to be locked

11/5/2008 9:51:06 PM

ibtl

11/5/2008 9:57:35 PM

Quote :

" like if obama = jimmy carter he may set black candidates back instead of propel potential candidates into the forefront or it could cause an extreme white backlash "

thread should be locked but I agree with this

The US definitely needed a black president, I just wish it wasn't this one.


David Palmer ftw

11/5/2008 10:03:11 PM

the all state president baby

but seriously

they better not fuck up an opportunity like this, or there will be a stigma on black presidents. Stereotypes get placed all the time on people who have weird pasts - see Mitt Romney as a Morman, etc.

A good presidency could usher in a new era for impoverished blacks, while a bad one could set them back 20 years...

oh and

Quote :

""Our communities had told us that the only way we could make it out is if we entertain," said Cortez Tarver in Atlanta, near the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s home. Fewer African-American kids aspired to jobs like doctor and lawyer, but "now they can say they want to be president," he said"

hopefully they can make it past rap and sports - even they admitted it

[Edited on November 5, 2008 at 10:17 PM. Reason : ]

11/5/2008 10:05:40 PM

Being around alot of different minorities, blacks do tend to be the most whiny ones. I do think they have legitimate reasons to whine though.

As far as stereotypes go (so no blanket statement), asians are stereotypes as being good at math, Hispanics have it easy because they are seen as hard working manual laborers, and Indians are known for producing great doctors/engineers, and so on and so forth. African Americans are known mainly for their athleticism and groovey rhythm. Which, modern society looks down upon as "less valuable". So, I do agree that it does create some inequality issues when it comes to high skilled jobs.


[Edited on November 5, 2008 at 10:38 PM. Reason : meh]

11/5/2008 10:36:14 PM

personally i'd rather be able to run a 4.4 and have groovy rhythm than being really good at calculus

11/5/2008 10:41:45 PM

Quote :

"Attn: Black People No more complaining"

i foresee Chris Rock doing a bit saying the exact same thing in the near future

11/5/2008 10:44:17 PM

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"personally i'd rather be able to run a 4.4 and have groovy rhythm than being really good at calculus"

wow



please tell me you are not black

11/5/2008 10:46:06 PM

^^Wanda Sykes and a lot of other black comedians have made that joke.

11/5/2008 10:48:28 PM

the thing is

it's not a joke, it's clearly an opportunity for barriers to be lowered and prejudices removed

they better not fuck it up

11/5/2008 10:52:57 PM

so a black president is going to make people who hate black people all of a sudden like black people?

11/5/2008 10:56:06 PM

http://tinyurl.com/6dsmp5

11/5/2008 11:14:28 PM

The president of the US is nothing more but a figurehead/puppet at this point.

I mean look at George W. Bush. I wouldn't trust that guy to make 1000 on the SAT for god's sake.


Whoever pulled the strings to get Obama elected will pull the same strings for the next 4-8 years.

Grow up and realize that money is power. A fucking black guy with no political stance, no money, and no experience just became the president. And we are coming off 8 years where a guy who was more likely to eat maple brown sugar oatmeal for breakfast than digest the national security report "ran" the country.

If anything this election was to appease black people, not to empower them. The scary thing is when our economic system comes crashing down "black people" won't necessairly be black anymore. White people are going to burn too.

11/5/2008 11:16:50 PM

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"Whoever pulled the strings to get Obama elected will pull the same strings for the next 4-8 years. "

Are you implying some sort of far-reaching Illuminati-type conspiracy, or simply run-of-the-mill political ploys and corruption?



Also, reading over this whole thread.... some of you people are pretty damn racist.

11/5/2008 11:18:51 PM

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"it's clearly an opportunity for barriers to be lowered and prejudices removed"

the constant foaming at the mouth about the "first black president" in the media isn't going to help any racial barriers. race shouldn't be a big deal, but daily it's brought to the forefront, not unusually by those crying for equality, etc. the best thing that could be done is to just let it go. everybody knows a half-black guy won the presidency; the reminders aren't necessary.

11/5/2008 11:18:53 PM

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"so a black president is going to make people who hate black people all of a sudden like black people?"

yes

exactly

if they take advantage of their opportunity

i will respect the hell out of blacks that use this as a wake up call to advance themselves
hell - ive seen them all talk about it on the news

11/5/2008 11:20:35 PM

I support this thread

one of my minor reasons for supportin Obama. Al Sharpton should be heading to the unemployment office any day now.

[Edited on November 5, 2008 at 11:39 PM. Reason : l]

11/5/2008 11:38:44 PM

supported this thread from the beginning

11/5/2008 11:39:41 PM

^agreed

this thread speaks the truth. a black man being president won't advance the black race, personal accountability will.

[Edited on November 5, 2008 at 11:47 PM. Reason : "THE MAN" is now a black president....]

11/5/2008 11:47:09 PM

the man is holding me back

11/5/2008 11:48:50 PM

that reminds me of a grisham novel i just finished called the brethren, where the CIA director essentially buys the presidency for an unknown congressman so he'll double the defense budget

11/5/2008 11:55:57 PM

i don't think obama is going to double the defense budget

11/6/2008 12:00:17 AM

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"those problems are not going away. but the fucking equal opportunity complaining better fucking stop "

yes suh, massa

11/6/2008 12:34:20 AM

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"yes suh, massa"

Moron, you're not black.

11/6/2008 12:35:54 AM