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It's becoming a dying art, you know-The Thinking Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618989261377257387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-1153278239186844732006-07-18T23:03:00.000-04:002006-07-18T23:03:00.000-04:00Yeah, CDM- I've gotten so much feedback on this t...Yeah, CDM- I've gotten so much feedback on this topic that I've been looking in the mirror all week! I think there are a lot of people that want to make a difference, I just hope that all of us can find successful vehicles to that end.<BR/><BR/>I think it's largely a case of countless little things that can be done everyday. I know some people may look for that big thing, you know - standing in front of the church and talking to young people, or counseling at the local rec center, or mentoring a young person 2 or 3 times a week, but sometimes it doesn't have to be that big. It can be striking up a conversation with a kid on the subway, or the street or at a crosswalk [like the opportunity I blew!] <BR/><BR/>But I agree, we need to see what we can do to help. Thanks!The Thinking Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618989261377257387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-1153257622153606352006-07-18T17:20:00.000-04:002006-07-18T17:20:00.000-04:00You're right, we do have to pick our battles. I wi...You're right, we do have to pick our battles. I wish that more black people would turn inward and question what we as an individuals are doing to contribute to such problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-1153246710303404982006-07-18T14:18:00.000-04:002006-07-18T14:18:00.000-04:00After a very interesting comment (that I'm still t...After a very interesting comment (that I'm still thinking about BTW) Tickledpink said, "Anyways I may be talking a load of s**t here as its only ideas buzzin around..."<BR/><BR/>To that I say, if you read alongside my profile, "It is through the exchange of ideas that we grow!" Thanks P!<BR/><BR/>See you in the blogosphere!The Thinking Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618989261377257387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-1153246137000457102006-07-18T14:08:00.000-04:002006-07-18T14:08:00.000-04:00Thanks for the comment LaurynX, You mention that "...Thanks for the comment LaurynX, You mention that "we as black people have an aversion to learning and intellectualism..."<BR/><BR/>I certainly hope that's not truly the case. I completely agree that the vast majority of American education systems are strongly Eurocentric and blacks appear in three places usually - as slaves, during the civil rights struggle and right before and after Dr. King's assassination. But this shouldn't and doesn't create a racial aversion to learning and intellectualism. Anyone who uses the American education system as a justification for not wanting to learn is out of their minds. <BR/><BR/>I think black people are hungry to learn, ALL of us - the only problem is who is doing the teaching? If Dr. Cornell West is standing before you teaching, then you are in good shape - GREAT shape actually! But if Pookie the neighborhood drug dealer is standing before you and he's teaching the best way to stash your crack rocks on one corner while you sell from the other - then you have learned, albeit the wrong lesson. Either way - I think blacks want to learn and I think we're hungry for knowledge. That makes it ever so important like you, ONEFROMPHILLY, Clare, Ann, NIASMOOTHIE, myself and others all agree - we have to step up and fill that void, that thirst and that hunger with proud black knowledge.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for your comment, I'll certainly check your blog out! Take care!The Thinking Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618989261377257387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-1153244859887579112006-07-18T13:47:00.000-04:002006-07-18T13:47:00.000-04:00Thanks ONEFROMPHILLY - I hate the carseat thing to...Thanks ONEFROMPHILLY - I hate the carseat thing too! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR that drives me crazy when I see people with infants in their arms in the front seats and nobody is wearing a seatbelt. I'm sure they have the same crazy notion like my mom used to, "If I see a car coming, I'll just brace myself..." I want to say, "No, you'll just splatter your kid against the dashboard, right before you go sailing out the window."<BR/><BR/>But as far as the young ones go, we have to share the guidance and hope its heard by at least a few.<BR/><BR/>BTW - Thanks for that advice last week! I'm taking it to heart - SEE!The Thinking Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618989261377257387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-1153242598108776412006-07-18T13:09:00.000-04:002006-07-18T13:09:00.000-04:00Hey Ann,I thought that anonymous was you!Yeah My S...Hey Ann,<BR/>I thought that anonymous was you!<BR/><BR/>Yeah My Sister - you got a laugh out of me... and a cut-n-paste to a Word Document so I could print it out! I liked what you wrote a lot! To say you gave that 'some' thought would be a serious understatement! Please keep in touch - I like the way you put your thoughts down.<BR/><BR/>Peace my Sister-The Thinking Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618989261377257387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-1153228393598099872006-07-18T09:13:00.000-04:002006-07-18T09:13:00.000-04:00To: Niasmothie, you're correct, we should correct ...To: Niasmothie, you're correct, we should correct bad behavior when confronted with it. But like TTBM said we have to pick our battles. I often flag drivers for not having their children in seat belts. I often get attacked in return and then I let then know that I am a Traffic Engineer and conduct safety programs for a living and I have seen the carnage that can ensue from not having children properly restrained in a vehicle. I temper the way I speak to young people because sometimes they are highly volatile. But you're right, we have to all speak up more often because there are ten or 12 that we may get through to!onefromphillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14107334845943040309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-1153193198406642392006-07-17T23:26:00.000-04:002006-07-17T23:26:00.000-04:00Hi, this is my first time reading your blog. Anywa...Hi, this is my first time reading your blog. <BR/>Anyways, I do want to say that, even though I've never been ostracized for "acting white" I have been teased a few times for being intelligent. Having gotten out of school recently, I am a member of the young adult crowd. Being this, I must say that my observations are that we as Black people have an aversion to learning and intellectualism because (a)we only learn about "the great White forefathers" of the U.S. in school, and (b)the U.S. mainstream culture is anti-intellectual to begin with. People who are still hungry to learn through all of that are exceptions, period. Black History Month not withstanding (in fact it's been made into a superficial marketing tool for McDonalds), Black youth think it's cool to act ignorant because they don't know their past. White supremist institutions aren't going to teach them. Hell I know what I do know about Black history and culture from independent reading/experience. We can't sit up here and whine. We have to do something about the educational system and about community uplift like people above said, volunteer.LaurynX.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00290604420356802954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-1153192630147478812006-07-17T23:17:00.000-04:002006-07-17T23:17:00.000-04:00To TTBM."What! My post did not even elicit a laugh...To TTBM.<BR/><BR/>"What! My post did not even elicit a laugh from you!<BR/><BR/>I must be losing my ability to make people laugh!"<BR/><BR/>My post was erroneously attributed to Anonymous.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you, niasmoothie.<BR/><BR/>I have spoken to young black people about their disrespectful behaviour. I have asked young black men why do they wear ther pants so disgracefully. I can't begin to count the blank stares I have been given.<BR/><BR/>I have also asked young black men to stop using the words "nigger" "dawg", and "fool". I have asked them to at least show respect towards themselves by calling each other by their given names.<BR/><BR/>And to really drive my point home, I have printed up what I would call "Contracts to Stop Using the 'N' Word".<BR/><BR/>Any time I hear a young black using the 'N' word, I give him this contract to read it, sign it and display it as a reminder to stop the insult to all his/her black ancestors who suffered and died to make a way for him. I explain the history of the 'N' word and all its hated history. And that using it as a term of endearment is an insult to himself and all black people.<BR/><BR/>Those are just a few of the things I do to get young black people to stop this wanton destruction of themselves.<BR/><BR/>Anything to help get, and keep the young black people back on track.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-1153189410580894762006-07-17T22:23:00.000-04:002006-07-17T22:23:00.000-04:00Hey Clare!Even members of my family used to give m...Hey Clare!<BR/>Even members of my family used to give me a hard time. Not so much about "acting white" but moreso about "talking white." I liked to read and I had what I thought was a fairly good vocabulary. But everytime a word just a little too big came out of my mouth - I'd get a hard time from them. Being 11 or 12 I wasn't sure why using bigger words was a bad thing. After a few years, I just found it in myself to speak the way I felt most comfortable - if people didn't like it or didn't want to understand it... tough cookies. : )The Thinking Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618989261377257387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-1153188157423562712006-07-17T22:02:00.000-04:002006-07-17T22:02:00.000-04:00You know, you're right - when you take the educate...You know, you're right - when you take the educated and wisened base of blacks out of the community and they move out to the suburbs, you do lose a valuable resource for the youngsters.<BR/><BR/>Mentoring is an excellent way to reduce some of the problems. I think all of us should in one way or another, turn towards our young ones [especially those who need help the most] and show them the right way / best way to do things. I agree completely. Unfortunately we can't stop everything we're doing and start mentoring and advising people in the middle of the street every single time we hear or see something untoward. Sadly, we have to pick our battles.The Thinking Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618989261377257387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-1153172510280184022006-07-17T17:41:00.000-04:002006-07-17T17:41:00.000-04:00Can you really blame them for their ignorance? The...Can you really blame them for their ignorance? They had to learn it from somewhere. I mean, older people in the black community go to college and move to the suburbs, forgetting about the younger people. Then you see them wearing their clothes half-off and making ignorant comments and you get angry. <BR/><BR/>Maybe we should spend more time mentoring and tutoring and less time judging?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-1153156349688175362006-07-17T13:12:00.000-04:002006-07-17T13:12:00.000-04:00I can really empathize with you on that one. When...I can really empathize with you on that one. When I was a teenager, my cousins used to get on me all the time for using what they called, "big words." It really made me self conscious at first. These were my cousins. my OLDER cousins and I just wanted to be cool and hang out with them, so I found myself making a significant effort to "talk down" (is what I called it)<BR/><BR/>Once I got halfway through high school, I had the confidence to just be me around them and if I wanted to use 'epitomize' or 'postulate' or 'magnanimous' in a sentence I just did!<BR/><BR/>You handle your business, young Sister - I'm very proud of you for representing our race so intelligently! Don't give these 'down-pullers' the time of day, the best revenge on anyone is to live well, and I'm confident that the world is going to be yours very soon!The Thinking Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618989261377257387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-1153151793167530072006-07-17T11:56:00.000-04:002006-07-17T11:56:00.000-04:00As a girl in high school i get the same thing ever...As a girl in high school i get the same thing everyday at school. I have this way of speaking like i went to school and proper and intelligent. When I talk my friends always tell me " stop using big words". or "you sound so white". It really pisses me off. I got into a argument with one girl. I told her "while I sound"white" i will get all the jobs and at least i sound like i have an education". My parents always supported me and told me not to change for anyone. My sister has this same problem at school.<BR/>When I tell people i am from brooklyn, NY in maryland they think i am lying. <BR/>One girl asked my sister if there was a rich part of brooklyn that we came from. I was so mad!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-1153151006192764852006-07-17T11:43:00.000-04:002006-07-17T11:43:00.000-04:00REPLY TO NATIVE SON-I think its tragic how little ...REPLY TO NATIVE SON-<BR/><BR/>I think its tragic how little our younger brothers and sisters know about the struggle that gave them the rights to do some of the the stuff they do now!<BR/><BR/>I'm 37 and I know a fair amount and even that is only barely scratching the surface! <BR/><BR/>When I hear people talking about "America's Greatest Generation" being the families that sent sons off to fight in Europe in WWII. I can't help but declare my Greatest Generation... as a Black Man, I feel Our Greatest Generation were those people [Not just Blacks, because there were some whites too] that stood hand in hand in places like Selma and Montgomery and faced fire hoses, dogs and baton wielding police so that WE could have OUR civil rights!The Thinking Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618989261377257387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-1153147930823291062006-07-17T10:52:00.000-04:002006-07-17T10:52:00.000-04:00Niasmoothie - It's nice to get heat back when I gi...Niasmoothie - <BR/>It's nice to get heat back when I give some heat - that's why I started this blog. And, you're right, I should have pulled these young ones up, but I didn't... I'll put a dollar in the "missed opportunities" jar after class. Actually, I have pulled some of my young misguided brothers up in the past - my biggest issue for the young ones is the "N" word. That's what usually gets me to step up on the soapbox! But you know... now that I've had the time to really and truly put my thoughts into blog form, I now have me speech for these youngsters laid out and ready to go, and you know what - I can probably deliver it in the time it takes to cross the street. So, don't think I'm offended because you jumped on my ass a little, because I'm not - I should've spoken up, and I didn't - that won't happen again. and, please don't think for a second that my blog is a screen for me to hide behind... it's not. I step up.The Thinking Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618989261377257387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-1153143109992706112006-07-17T09:31:00.000-04:002006-07-17T09:31:00.000-04:00I can’t tell you how I get so sick and tired of he...I can’t tell you how I get so sick and tired of hearing the younger brothers saying these things. No matter if you’re on the Metro or in the mall. The attitudes of our young is the more ignorant you are, the more "down with you people" you are. <BR/><BR/>It starts in the home. I am only 30, and I remember when I was high school, my parents would have knocked the mess out of me if I would ever say something like that. The youth do not have a clue on what being black really is, because if they did they would embrace education and the ability to learn because of the many black people who fought in the case of Brown vs. the Board of Education.<BR/><BR/>They would have more respect for themselves and others around them if they understood that before we were actors, rappers and athletes, we were scholars, philosophers and scientist. We are loosing our young brothers, and if we don’t do something fast, it will be too late.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-1153082716152167602006-07-16T16:45:00.000-04:002006-07-16T16:45:00.000-04:00To TTBM:What! My post did not even elicit a laugh ...To TTBM:<BR/><BR/>What! My post did not even elicit a laugh from you!<BR/><BR/>I must be losing my ability to make people laugh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-1153014135190505642006-07-15T21:42:00.000-04:002006-07-15T21:42:00.000-04:00Thanks Dancewriter!!!Thanks Dancewriter!!!The Thinking Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618989261377257387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-1152978022028319292006-07-15T11:40:00.000-04:002006-07-15T11:40:00.000-04:00Great post...Great post...Tallyflutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195675923249651726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17150866.post-1152939431145300442006-07-15T00:57:00.000-04:002006-07-15T00:57:00.000-04:00Thanks everyone for these great comments above! I...Thanks everyone for these great comments above! I have been in such a rush to publish them that I haven't taken time to reply to all of them. I was politely reminded by a young lady from Philadelphia, that it would be a nice thing for me to do, so from now on - I will!!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks 1FP.The Thinking Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618989261377257387noreply@blogger.com