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Originally posted by Spanky
Culture is a vague concept, but as that guy quoted in his article, it is the only option left.
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Thank you for setting forth in capsule form the kind of statement I consider so idiotic.
Couldn't have anything to do with slavery, or racism, or segregation, or the self-perpetuating nature of economic classes, or anything else. It's "culture," and that alone.
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I think the African American culture is a large factor in the reason for Economic discrepancies in income levels.
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Not the "Southern culture"? What is the "African American culture"? Colin Powell? Condi Rice? Or Snoop Dogg?
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Anecdote about his brother.
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Anecdotes are so incredibly helpful. I knew a white cokehead who became president because his parents were rich. 90% of my white cousins are trailer trash despite having the exact same culture as my family, with four kids who all have graduate degrees.
Your thesis is not the thesis of the article -- you are talking about "African American culture," not "southern" culture. I agree that teaching black kids that they cannot succeed is stupid and damaging. But is that "African American culture"? It sure wasn't what Malcolm X taught. It sure wasn't what Colin Powell learned. It isn't the education that Spike Lee got at the same African American universities.
