Why do kids today take the easy way out of life by acting black?
830624
don't blame nobody for nothing,remember that what you see today\nits a reflection results from yesterdays,in other words "every action have a reaction"
423073
I am not black but I asked a Friend of mine that same question. He said it was because they were brought up to believe whites had it so much easier than them. I lived in a mixed neighborhood close to the inner city the tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife. Anyways some of the black guys I worked with were always asking when I was going to get everyone together at my house. So I finaly cleared this party with the wife and guess what none of them could make it over. My buddy who is black said when they found out where I lived they didn't want the other African Americans in the neighborhood to see them at my house. Its a funny old world ain't it?
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.
807388
That's racism in itself. Not all black people have to act a certain way in order to be "black" It's their heritage that makes them black, not that they listen to rap music, wear huge baggy clothes and all of those stupid ethnic stereotypes. You can't act white if you're black, you're only acting like yourself and to even characterize how a person acts to the color of their skin is just wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong.
863542
You're right. Do you want the honest truth?? We're scared. We figure one of them has a gun, or they're going to start a fight, or they're going to try to grab someone's purse. I'm sorry, I don't think anyone wants to feel that way, but we've been socialized by the media to think that black men are dangerous. The violent lyrics of rap music that glorify crime don't help that stereotype either. Another possibility for why they might look disgusted is that whenever I've been on the subway, groups of black youth talk so loudly and use offensive language that is inappropriate, so it is disappointing when a group of them come on the train because then you know that's the end of the conversation you were having with your friends. I don't mean to be offensive, I'm just trying to be honest since I think that's what you wanted.
1059017
Some people don't have any respect for other's piece of mind, period. A well-behaved child is such a rarity these days. Polite society is becoming extinct.
777609
it stems from lack of discipline when the are young. mommy and daddy giving them everything. they expect everyone to just get out of their way.
676291
They do it because the were not taught respect by their parents. The kids now a days are totally out of control!
665668
I honestly believe it's because they don't know how. They can't even speak properly when being interviewed on a nationally broadcast TV show.\n\nThese rappers are the role models to much of our youth. What are they teaching our kids?
556394
Today kids seem angrier and more hostile.  There's also a pack mentality.  When I was in school, if you got in a fight, once the other person went down, you quit.  Now kids keep kicking and stomping and then more kids will pile on.  It's terrible.  It's like they've lost their ability to control their selves.
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?
548341
We (black people) keep ourselves down. The stories I could tell you. Everyone wants to blame the white man, but what happens when the white man isn't around? \nNO white person is telling these kids not to go to school. I know a girl whose mother let her skip the entire school year. I know kids that are proud to be 18 years old and in the 9th grade. A lot of black kids I know hate school and you can't tell them anything.\nI know black that hate me because I went to college and their child didn't. I've lost jobs because of that and left one because of it. We won't hold each other accountable for our actions. Blaming the white man is easy.\nI refuse to blame the white man for something in my community. I've seen too many people try to help blacks and give up because it fell on deaf ears.
585148
These days a lot of parents are so young that they are still trying to be kids themselves doing stuff like going out all the time and partying. They don't spend quality time with their children teaching them things that parents used to teach their kids like respect and other characteristics that a lot of kids these days don't have. Also kids learn from example so if they see mom and dad cussing out the grocery clerk or waiter or some other innocent person who accidentally did something wrong they think that's how to act.
1119832
I've traveled from one end of this country to the other and I've seen it everywhere. I think it comes from the "all about me" garbage kids are taught in school. They simply don't care about anyone but themselves and they figure since it's NOT LEGAL to hit them you won't. They just do what ever they want.
700095
Um Excuse me but To set some stuff straight, Some black folks just wanna make a big deal out of little things like no black actors being in a kid movie. Who cares some people need to realize that even though some people make little things a big issues some of us don't care. If the movie was good it was good but if it wasn't then  fine. People shouldn't really care about if a black actor was in the movie in the first place because sometimes black people don't sound good in cartoon movie. So the ones that are making a big deal out of it just need to get over themselves and go complain about a different movie that wasn't good at all.
545635
When some people dont understand something, they assume that its "bad" or when something is different to what they do or they expect should be done.  Unfortunatly the older some people get, the more they act this way.  It also may be that they hear a few hip hop songs and find them offensive (eg.eminem) so they think that all people that like hip hop or dress that way are thugs, gangsta's etc...  Its not true and not fair, but people will always be down on somthing in this world and always judge others.  The best thing u can do is to be yourself and for your boys to be themselves.  \n\nPeople like that need to learn that clothes dont make the person, its whats inside that counts and they shouldnt be down on them for following something they believe in and love.  Thats what being a teen and young adult is all about, finding out who you are.  And wouldnt the world be a boring place if we were all the same!
148786
Because kids are learning who they are and they don't understand all the feelings inside of them... It can be a confusing process to become an adult.  \n\nRules of society and all the ideals that are around them - make it hard to figure out what is right and what is wrong and how to go about living thier lives... they are getting more freedom but with that comes more responsibility.  That can be painful to learn.