Critique of Black Culture

[mrnoodle]

Originally Posted by Beestie

[In reponse to dar's post]

Well, if we want to turn the focus back to the "individual" then we should probably cease using the term "culture." Unless we are saying that the term "[fill-in-the-blank] culture" has no meaning since its a generalization and that generalizations do not apply.

The notion of a society where everyone is "individual" is a myth. Even if we were to have some sort of tower of Babylon moment where we were scattered to the corners of the earth, within a year we would have grouped ourselves up again based on skin color, religious affiliation, like/dislike of Britney Spears...

And anyway, most generalizations have at least a kernel of truth to them. They're not universally true, but they're true somewhere. White people eat an inordinate amount of mayonnaise. Black people are more likely to be good gospel singers. So?

The fact remains that people are still responsible for their actions. Opportunity is something that has to be sought out - you can't just sit around on the doorstep waiting for someone to hand it to you. And that's what Sharpton, et al, are preaching. Their constituency is starting to see the hypocrisy, and it won't be long before another MLK steps up to put the asshats in their place.

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