Why does the black community shun successful blacks?
111560
Because the Republican Party has typically worked against the interests of the "average" African-American, whether it be welfare to poor blacks, affirmative-action, or anti-discrimination laws. So, alot of blacks see Republican conservative African-Americans (such as Powell, Clarence Thomas, Rice, etc) as being hypocrites, and traitors.\n\nAs far as successful, there are quite a few Democratic (or liberal) successful blacks. Al Sharpton for example :)\n\nEDIT : The above poster mentions the Oreo Syndrome. This refers to the idea of Republican blacks being "Black on the outside, white on the inside", again re-inforcing the "traitor" idea.
1004814
cuz ppl are racist against poor black people
1098646
because people are ignorant. that's all there is to it. we make things out to be a big deal, instead of acting like black people are just like everybody else. take black history month for example. kids are forced to learn stuff only for a month about the contributions of black americans. it should be integrated all the time and treated no differently than anyone else.
1171480
I'm Black and I speak proper English at all times unless I'm just hangin' w/ friends.  However, when it matters, and when I hear Black people speaking Ebonics -- or what I just plain call "ghetto" -- I think they are simply uneducated.  I think they're low-class and I think they reflect poorly on ALL Blacks.
958149
I think it means that Blacks need to stop blaming other people, generally whites, for not doing better. Blacks today have more opportunities than at any other time in history except, perhaps, immediately following the Civil War, yet instead of taking advantage of these opportunities, they insist that they are unable to because "Whitey is still holding them down." That's a victim's outlook, not powerful people who are able to determine the course of their lives. They need to seize that power and run with it and achieve whatever it is they want to achieve.
840539
Because the Democrats are the most prejudice and they demean any successful blacks.  They maintain their power over blacks by constantly telling them they are victims and cannot possibly live without government handouts.  They are covertly keeping blacks suppressed and living with a sense of poor self-esteem.  It is sad that they do not rejoice in the wonderful black politicians the Republicans have put into office.  Their own black politicians continue to make them feel like victims.\n\nRepublicans believe that all races have the brains and ability to make good lives for themselves, their families and their Country.\nThe Dems have brainwashed too many of them and it will continue until they quit believing these self-defeating lies they are being fed.\n\nFunny how former KKK leaders still infiltrate their ranks.  I don't think their basic beliefs have changed.  They just changed their tactics of how to keep blacks 'in their place'.  Disqusting.
323685
There's a difference between groups out to promote a minority that isn't doing well in society, and groups that promote the superiority of one race over another.\n\nThe NAACP doesn't say "White people are the devil and must be eradicated!" they say "We want to help black people out." There's a very important difference there.
1132429
I don't know but if I was black I would be insulted to know that I needed something like that to get a job.  It would make me think that the government thought I was stupid and didn't have any skills so I couldn't get a job based on that.  I hate it personally.  I have to turn down talented people all the time.
520269
He is the only one so close to being the best player ever, not only through talent now but more and more through individual achievements. So it is not because he is arogant at all, it is because is black and really really good, I have notice that when black people are about the reach a really high level they get harassed like crazy, some may say if they stay clean, they won't get into problems, but the truth is famous people regardless of race are often disgrundled people so it is hard for them to do only nice things, however we hear more about th bad by blacks of course ...
845395
I think very small percentage of the white population support radical superme white slogans, and also a very small percentage of the black population support black-only communities, and so on. If you have at least 20-30 percent of the population support a radical group, then they are no longer isolated and stand a good chance of succeeding because they have the offensive momentum against the majority.
990604
I am Black and I know some of my fellow people do that. I personally think its silly I know there is racism in the world but you have to work ur hardest to make the best for you. But I don't think its only Black people I am sure other races feel the same way. A lot of people are prejudice against all types of people Its not just a Black thing anymore... have you seen the movie Crash?
962779
Well first I want to say this is because of ill-informed white liberals and unsophisticated Democrats as to why we have this proble in America...\nI'll proceed...\nLet me put it to you like this: there are lazy black people and there are hard working black people. The only problem is, there is a good majority of them that are lazy. This is unfortunate because like with anything, the ones that are lazy give the ones who are hard working a bad name. Now, I'm not a conservative but I'm not a liberal. I'm not a racist but I definately know what you're talking about. As a matter of fact I'm not even white, but that doesn't matter. Anyways, the problem isn't so much that they're lazy as it is the problem that lies behind the fact that the majority of them who are lazy don't want to take on the responsibilities of bettering themselves and their community and accepting their faults as to why they are poor, why they don't have black-owned businesses even in the cities that they live in, why so many of them are incarcerated, why they can't stop depending on the government to give them handouts. I could go on and on. The truth of the matter is (and this is not just coming from me but other African-Americans as well), the majority of black folk in America don't want to take on responsibility to make change. They'd rather complain and blame everything on the white man and everyone else who isn't black. I mean, when Martin Luther King rallied a Civil Rights movement, he intended that to better the lives of black folk and give way to equal opportunities for them. As a matter of fact, the very people who fought for those civil rights back in the sixties sacrificed their lives just so black folk could prosper in America. But its a shame to see a good number of black folk disgrace that legacy by allowing drugs, crime and a lack of work ethics to tarnish it. I always hear this left-wing rehtoric that blacks have it hard in this country because they're black. It's not because they're black, it's because they don't want succeed the right way. I'm sure a number of you want to call me a racist, a this or that. You know what, it doesn't really matter because I know for a fact that when the Chinese, Vietnamese, East Indian (who some that are darker than some of the black folk here), and other ethnic groups who immigrated here, worked their asses off and did what they had to do with the very little rights they had and actaully pulled through and ended up owning businesses, having the highest level of education and made names for themselves. Now why can't black people here do the same? Well, here are number of reasons why:\n\nFor one, they highly depend on the Liberals and Democrats to give them this warm feeling that everything is in good hands as long as it is trusted in the hands of Liberals and Democrats, when the truth of the matter lies behind the fact that Democrats don't encourage them to pull their weight, stop using race as an excuse for success, leave family guidance and morale to the side (after all, Bill Clinton was po' black folk's daddy), and brainwash them into thinking that communism is going to solve all the problems when in fact it'll only make things worse for blacks (after all, with communism, who needs to work hard?).\nThe second and foremost reason is because white liberals use their aethist, communist, anything goes, anarchist delusional theory driven ideas to confuse African Americans to believing that as long as they're poor and black, they can be used as puppets for deranged liberal marketing.\n\nSo, if African Americans actually think that the Democrats or the radical liberals are going to make things better for them, then they better start rethinking why they go to church, why they're in America and not in Africa and why they don't need schools at all. Because as far as I'm concerned, it's not the A
188972
Well, first you have to take into account the dominant group.\n\nIf you take a look at Black-White relations, the power has always went to the Whites and the Blacks were either oppressed, enslaved, or devalued.  There has always been this belief that if you want to be valuable and admired, you have to be white.\n\nIt's an awful, awful result of white oppressiveness.\n\nNow take into account that aesthetics results from cultural acceptance.  Isolated African tribes LOATHE the appearance of the white person.  It's hideous.  They look like their insides were turned out.  Ghostly.  Dead.  So unappealing.  \n\nBut they're isolated so they've never had to accept white power.  They don't experience many white people -- and their culture does not have to accept them as the source of freedom.\n\nBut urban third and first world countries that the English and French once ruled all dominated the culture.  It was difficult for anyone darker than white to be recognized as a person.\n\nNow although racist superiority is not taught like it once was, our parents and their parents all experienced some of these teachings.  Even if they did not pass down these teachings, we learn these lessons from interactions.\n\nWhite men still, overall, have the power AND they are trying to keep it this way.  Minority groups are usually under-represented in positions of power.  Lessons do not have to be verbally taught in order for them to be accepted.\n\nEveryone likes to believe they are valuable and everyone wants at least the opportunity for power: the most oppressed group-- black men-- realize on some level that the light women are associated with money and power and light children are associated with opportunity.\n\nWhite men control the media and they definitely encourage this nonsense.
1124962
RUBBISH!\nJEALOUS OVER WHAT MAY I ASK?\nWhile whites do thave their pride, blacks have their pride also. Both races have earn a lot of achievements, so there is nothing of this sort.
772948
because people are stupid when not properly educated.  just like for some odd reason people assume that all black people are from africa.  i was born in iowa out of all places
291920
seriously...because some black people are ignorant, dont know when to shut-up or just like making an easy buck ( Dave Chappell is a prime example ).
348883
Most likely because larger numbers of black people don't live there compared to other races...