Hang Jena!
By ParaTed2k
@ParaTed2k (22940)
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
September 21, 2007 5:32pm CST
I've long said that Press=Participation, but this crap going on in Jena, LA takes that to the extreme.
Last year a Black student asked permission to sit under a tree on campus. The school officials said, "sit where you want".
The next day some nooses were found hanging from the tree.
It seems this particular tree was normally reserved for the White kinds in the school.
Ok, so we have a racially charged situation here.
Give me a frickin' break here! It's a Tree... It's a piece of Rope... Get over it!
Last year there were 2 riots at high school basketball games in Milwaukee, WI. The kids in the riot called their parents... not to come get them, but for reinforcements!
And the so-called "Civil Rights" leaders didn't give a flying flip.
Black Americans are taking their fashion tips from their heroes in Prison (yeah, that's where the low rider look comes from). They idolized murderers, gand leaders and other low lifes...
and the so-called "Civil Rights" leaders make excuses for them.
Black American mothers are abandoned when they get pregnant by cowardly "men" who aren't even expected by the culture to stay and help raise the kids.
and the so-called "Civil Rights' leaders tell us we are racist for noticing.
Bill Cosby dares speak to Black kids, telling them that to get out of the ghetto they need to work towards a better life, not become parents in high school, and actually graduate.
and the so-called "Civil Rights" leaders castigate him, saying is has "sold out".
The so-called "civil rights" leaders claim some kind of "right" to reparations for the slavery of over century ago, yet they discourage Black Americans from working towards their own American dream.
But now we have a completely insignificant situation in Jena, LA. Did that Black kid have every right to sit under that tree... Sure! Did the White kids have every right to hang nooses from that tree.... as long as they weren't actually using them... sure.
Niether can claim they didn't understand the symbolism behind their actions. Both were doing things they knew would incite reaction from the other.
But then what happened next wasn't just symbolism.
Six Black kids beat a White kid. When the district attorney charged them with attempted murder, the so-called "civil rights" leaders came out of the woodwork, painting those who did the beating as "victims".
Now it's gotten presidential. The Grand Wizard of the So-Called "Civil Rights" movement, Jesse Jackson himself has accused Sen. Barak Obama of "acting like he's White". Way to go Jesse! That's the way to keep Race out of the race! ;~D
So yeah, hang Jena! They have a problem with segregation, true. Their civic and school leaders need to do something about that... but in the end, it's a local problem... not a national one.
On the other hand, the fact that it's the so-called "Civil Rights" leaders who are doing the most to keep Black Americans "in their place"... that is a national problem.
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12 responses
@twoey68 (13627)
• United States
22 Sep 07
I do notice that when something happens concerning black ppl that Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are always there running their mouths about how unfair everyone is to blacks. I'm not racist in the least but it does bother me to see ppl trying to excuse their behavior with bullsh*t.
I see how much coverage this incident is getting and I think it's stupid. I think it's terrible that 6 ppl ganged up on 1 and beat him...regardless of race. I also think they need to be jailed for their behavior. I'm white and if I got 5 friends and beat up another white person I'd be going to jail along with my 5 friends. Why should the law be any different b/c of the color of your skin? Perhaps these 6 kids felt they could get away with it for just that reason.
It seems like it's never anyones fault. There's always someone else to blame it on. And there's always a couple of ppl who want to turn it into a circus and make themselves look better.
Those kids broke the law...end of story. They need to take their punishment and deal with it. Those 2 loudmouths need to get a hobby other than flappin' their gums.
**AT PEACE WITHIN**
~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~
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@BayleighGray (4334)
• United States
22 Sep 07
Hi Twoey,
I dont think we should emphasize so much on Shaprton and Jackson, they are only TWO men out of how many? Its obvious white people dont agree with thier views and actions, but does that say that all blacks do? Im most positive there are many black people in the world that DONT agree with them and would say the same thing about them as you have, and others in this discussion. Wether anyone wants to admit it or not, thsee two men seem to represent and construct the entire black race, which is not fair to do, because its not entirely true. They are aggressive, race centered individuals with a spot in the public eye. There is more to their actions than just promoting race, and like MANY white politicians that are supported, they use any means necessary. Lets hear a rant about how white leaders run their mouths about unfairness and how its not necessary. Jackson and Sharpton have their own beliefs just as any of us do. They may go about it wrong in the eyes of many of us, but is it really our job to label them and discriminate against them for that? There will never be equality as long as any race chooses a particular side and stays closed minded about it.
Many other replies agree with you abt Sharpton and Jackson, Im just letting you know Im not arguing with you nor do I agree with their tactics. I do believe that to each his own, they are not the only ones doing this, white or black. I just picked your post to reply to because your one of my friends! :) I agree with what your saying here. I said the exact same thing in my post to Para. It was a crime, and no matter what the skin color of the accused or victim it should be punished equally the same.
Bay xx
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
23 Sep 07
Twoey:
That fact that Sharpton and Jackson have become defacto spokesmen for Black Americans speaks as much to the racism in the media as it does to their own lack of character. To the vast majority of the rest of us, race is little more than a demographic fact.
When some race based issue blows up, the press wants someone Black to turn to. I guess I understand, I remember a situation back in the early 90s. When I got to work, I asked a coworker (who was Black) what he thought about the situation. He asked me why I singled him out... I did, of course, because he is Black. Lesson learned.
It's too badk the press hasn't learned that lesson.
You're right, 5 kids attacksed another kid. period. The fact that they were Black and the victim was White are minor details.
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@twoey68 (13627)
• United States
22 Sep 07
Well worldwise, I wasn't aware that I had a normal suit of racism although I'm sure it will come as a surprise to my two half-black nieces and my two half-spanish brothers. Of course, it is normal for someone to quickly label another person as a racist the minute they don't like their opinion. I'm sorry that you feel I'm a racist b/c I don't support ppl beating other ppl up.
I did state in my post that REGARDLESS OF RACE, it is wrong for 6 ppl to gang up on 1. I don't much care if they used a shoe, a club or anything else, it is still wrong. It's still wrong. Whether the boy was seriously injured or not, still not a point. They still jumped him and beat him up. It's still not acceptable. Also beating someone up, doesn't necessarily mean you want to kill him...alot of times beating someone up is a way to "teach them a lesson".
I wouldn't mind Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson so much if it didn't seem like they are always trying to excuse someones behavior. If they want to fight for the rights of black ppl by all means do so...but don't excuse them when they clearly have done something wrong.
**AT PEACE WITHIN**
~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~
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@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
22 Sep 07
I will begin by saying that the subject of your post got my attention since I did one on the same topic a couple of months ago. I can see that you are a dyed-in-the-wool racist, Para, but your discussion is full of crap. You have very few of the facts straight(I would know because I did the research for an earlier discussion). I am a black American, and I do not take any fashion tips from prison-style dress. I see just as many white kids dressed in the low-slung, baggy pants as black kids. How can you have the nerve to say that we idolize gangsters? Look to your own race which idolizes shows such as "The Sopranos." How dare you equate Jesse Jackson with the cowardly, night-riding, hooded thugs who lynched and murdered the people of my race for decades! Get your facts straight before you start accusing people wrongly.
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@hoghoney (3747)
• United States
22 Sep 07
Way to go World, I agree with you. I think that the white kids should also be charged with something to. It is sad that as the world that we live in now and days that this even happened with so many mixed relationships these days. What has the world come to when a black person cant sit under the same tree as a white person. I have mixed grandkids ( black and white mixed) and god forbid if they every have to deal with this kind of stupidy when the get older. I have many of black friends that are better friends then any white friends that I have had. I grew up in Gary,Indiana and back in them days, the 70's the next city over which was Portage, Ind. there were no blacks allowed back then. In my 9th grade I went to Portage High School and that year a Black family had moved into Portage and the KKK came and burned a cross in their yard and when their kids come the first day to school they had to deal with people getting into their faces because they were the only black kids in that whole school, but coming from where I did I knew the boy and girl and was proud to stand behind them in any fight they had to deal with. I have seen and delt with much of this kind of thing when I was growing up the city where I lived at was called Murder Capital USA back in my day. I hope that the Jena 6 get a fair chance with all of the. And Para we think that you should come over to the gray side of life because everything is not only black and white.
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
22 Sep 07
Excuse me... Did I say ALL Black people about any of my examples? I didn't stereotype anyone. Sorry, but I think all this crap about having to type out disclaimer after disclaimer in every discussion is stupid.
I'm glad you don't take fashion tips from people in prison, and yes, there are plenty of people of all races that do...but I never accused you of anything here.
Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton don't lynch people with ropes. Their weapons of choice are the media and the courts. Sorry, but the whole purpose of the Rainbow/Push Coalition is to extort money out of companies on the threat of trumped up charges of racism.
They talk about the slavery of the distant passed, but what do they do about the underground slavery of today? NOTHING! So apparently it's not slavery that bugs them.
Meanwhile there is a huge problem in our nation. Black kids are being taught by society that if they strive to improve their lot, they are selling out, or "not really Black". I mean, look at Barak Obama... he is being told that he isn't really African American... what kind of stupitidy is that?
Our society has moved a long way past the days of institutional racism, but it wasn't institutional racism that made that Black kid feel the need to ask about sitting under the tree. It wasn't institutional racism that made the White kids feel like that Black kid was invading "their" part of the campus.
However, what kind of racism are we looking at when the 6 kids who beat the crap out of a White kid are somehow the "victims"????
You can consider me a racist if you like, it doesn't concern me a bit, and affects my life even less. But when it gets to the point where a person is expected to get all riled up and go down to Jena to "prove" their not racist, well, that's a form of racism in itself...
When the schools in Milwaukee are BRAGGING that 2 out of 5 of their graduates are literate to a 5th grade level... Whn only 45% of their seniors actually graduate... and when kids in school and at ball games get into riots, and call their parents to come join in the fight... Sorry, I don't have to look all the way to Jena to see there is a problem.
If I'm supposed to care about Jena, just because the incompetent press tells me to... while telling me I'm racist for caring about what's going on in Milwaukee...
While all that is fact, then you calling me "racist" just doesn't matter.
I'll check out your article on the situation, I'm always interested in reading opinions that differ from my own.
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
22 Sep 07
Yes, Hoghoney, it is sad that, in this day and age a Black student feels the need to "ask permission" to sit under a tree on campus. It's equally sad that their are areas of that school where White kids just don't go too. We don't really think about segragation much, because institutional segragation seems so long ago... but social segregation is still alive and well... and this is sad.
"And Para we think that you should come over to the gray side of life because everything is not only black and white."
The thing about this is, you assume that I don't have any friends who are Black, have never been involved in the Black community where I've lived or worked... in fact, you seem to be insinuating that I've probably never had much to do with anyone who isn't White.
Well, you would be wrong about that, but unlike you, I don't feel the need to defend myself or prove I'm not racist. I know my intentions, and I know my heart. I also know that just because I'm White doesn't mean I have to apologize for the racism of others.
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@visitorinvasion (7709)
• United States
22 Sep 07
Well said.
Jackson and Sharpton are the two biggest hypocrites I have ever seen. They both disgust me.
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
23 Sep 07
The only ones bigger are the leaders of the incompent MSM who prop them up.
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@soccermom (3198)
• United States
22 Sep 07
I agree with you Para, but I also disagree too. The simple fact that this black kid felt that he had to ask permission to sit under this tree is disheartening to say the least. For the white kids to hang nooses from that tree is disgusting. And the fact that this white kid got beat is disgusting too. Everyone involved is at fault, unfortunately we live in a society where we feel the blame has to be laid in solely one spot.
I have to wonder where are the parents in all this? If my daughter hung a noose from a tree I'd be so dissappointed in her, but also in my skills as a parent. Racism is taught, these kids weren't born to hate black people. And their actions are nothing short of hatred. Everyone with half a lick of common sense would know how inflammatory this would be for a black person to see. To alot of people that have pride in their heritage it is not just "a piece of rope", it's a symbol of prejudice and hatred.
I think this is a relevant news story, even if it is taken to the extreme. It sure beats watching OJ or Britney. At least this story can open up some intelligent discussion about things we still deal with in this country. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, those two drive me nuts. They are just as racist as the white people they point a finger at. If I were Obama I would be asking exactly how black do you have to be to be considered part of their "club"? They disgust me with the way they inflame situations. I agree that it is the so called "Civil Rights" leaders that do the most damage to keep blacks "in their place", they are a constant reminder and I believe move things backwards instead of forward.
Like I said, I'm glad this situation can open up discussion. However, I think we have lost sight of what the real problem is. And that's the failure of both sides to raise the next generation properly.
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
23 Sep 07
Yes, it is sad that anyone feels the need to "ask permission" to sit anywhere in a public place. It is definitely a sign that racism is still alive and well in the US. The thing the incompetent press is leaving out though, just as there are areas of that campus that are considered "Whites Only", there are areas considered "Blacks Only". When that student sat at that tree, the gauntlet was thrown down. I'm not making excuses for the idiots that hung the ropes from the tree, I'm just pointing out that neihter were "victims" of the other. They both knew the symbolic threat behind their actions.
One thing I find heartening though, the fact we can openly discuss these issues shows that, while we have a long way to go, we have come a long way as far as race goes in our society.
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@dpurchas (91)
• United States
22 Sep 07
Amen to that! I agree one hundred percent with your response here. And I agree partially with Para. It is wrong that anyone has to feel that they don't have the basic rights of another human in this country. And I agree that the symbolism of the rope is wrong and not that its 'just a piece of rope'. However, I think it is the civil rights and other organizations that are keeping these things happening. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton and other such officials are the most racist of the bunch of them. They tell us that we have to basically walk on egg shells for everyone else out there and that white people are the wrong ones in about every situation. I think the problem in this country is there is too much focus on that level of our differences. If we didn't have a special organization for Hispanics and a special organization for African Americans, and any of the other races or people with differences, then there wouldn't be focus on what 'they' are getting that I am not. It wouldn't be about being different anymore because all of the laws and grants and everything else would be about being a person. The law is the law - we don't need people telling us that its the law, but it is different for him because he's 'special' and yet even more different for her because she's 'special' in a different way. And I agree with you that the other side of this is that the parents are failing to teach their kids to look beyond this. This is 2007. We should have gotten beyond this by now.
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@BayleighGray (4334)
• United States
22 Sep 07
Hi ParaTed2k,
What troubles me about your discussion is mostly how you actually "do" point the finger in the direction of blacks and then later on in some replies to other comments say your not racist. You kept referring to the Civil Rights Leaders and how they come to the rescue. Lets say for instance that a white man was on trial for attempting murder on a black man, dont you think the key aspect of defense is arguing they didnt do it, that they are a victim? So what point did that support? If your being accused of a crime, no matter what race you are, who ever is on your side to defend you should do just that, DEFEND YOU! lol Marin Luther King Jr was quoted "By any means necessary"...when whites uphold this phrase, its justice, when blacks uphold it, its whining, complaining, finger pointing for things that happened "centuries ago" as you put it. Why did you see that "black" kids beat up a "white" kid? Why couldnt it have been that 6 "kids" beat up 1 "kid"? Does it really matter what their skin color was? Or are you over looking the underlying crime here "attempted murder"? You make it sound like their crime was being black. How do you know that the District Attorney wouldnt have charged the whites in a reveresed case with a lesser charge? Id bet my life that he would.
If your not racist and its not a black or white issue for you, then why the rant? Why does it bother you so much? Why does the persons skin color reflect who they are in your discussion. Could you have wrote this discussion without specifying race or color? I dont think so.
You glamorized whites by saying "Its a tree...its a rope...get over it". Would that be the case if for centuries black pople enslaved white people and hung them from trees pubicly? No, because you dont associate blacks hanging whites from trees. Im not sure, I will have to research this, but I cant think of one hate crime that a group of black people committed on white people publicly century after century to where whites would even begin to associate by a particular action, such as hanging a rope from a tree. That was vindictive and viscious and it was meant for just the symbol they were after. Warning that kid that if he sat under this tree again, heres the consequenes.
Bay xx
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
23 Sep 07
Actually, I point my finger at both sides. The student who sat at that tree, of course, had ever right to do so. However, that student also knew that sitting there was going to be taken as a threat to some of the White kids at the school. The students who hung those ropes also knew the meaning behind their threat.
Both sides made symbolic threats towards the other. Niether are victims of the other.
Where this case moved beyond symbolic threats was in the lunchroom. 5 students attacked 1. I find it interesting that, in the name of racial understanding, we're supposed to see the 5 kids as the victims here.
Yes, racism is the fuel behind this situation... but the racism came from both sides.
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
23 Sep 07
btw, "By Any Means Necessary" was Malcolm X, not Rev. Martin Luthor King Jr. King saw nothing but more problems for Black people in that attitude... he was right.
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
23 Sep 07
True, we should be over racism. Unfortunatly it gets thrown in our face every other day.
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@cyntrow (8523)
• United States
22 Sep 07
Hanging the nooses was clearly racially motivated. The beating of a white kid by six black kids was also racially motivated. Civil Rights leaders should not stand up for such attrocities.
I do think there is a problem in perception and I have often tried to speak with other races regarding this problem and the answers don't come. If a lone black man is shot by white police officers and it's found the man was unarmed, it's "a racial" incident. If an unarmed white man were shot by black officers, it's an unfortunate accident. The rodney King beating was racial. The reginald Denny beating wasn't. Then there's Tawanda Brawley; missing for four days, although people had seen her at parties during those 4 days. When she shows up she claims she was raped by white guys, including a cop. Racially motivated? al sharpton gets into the mix and even when it is found the charges were bogus, he still won't back down. Then there's OJ. No further explanation is needed.
I don't understand. I would like to understand.
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
23 Sep 07
It's because the press can't stand the fact that the vast majority of us don't care about race. Jackson/Sharpton Inc can't stand the fact that most of us don't care about race. The recists on all sides can't stand the fact that most of us don't care about race.
Guess what folks, I DON"T CARE ABOUT RACE! Get over it!
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
24 Sep 07
While I am colorblind in sight, I really don't think we do our society much of a service if we act like there aren't differences in the races, sexes and subcultures that make up all societies.
We also do our society no favors when we try to act like freedom of expression can exist without offending people. With every bogus lawsuit based on whiny "that offended me" crap, we lose more freedom.
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@jeweledbluerose (3061)
• United States
22 Sep 07
Plain and simple they did the crime, now it's time to do the time. Its 2007 now it's time to get up with the times, put our petty differences aside and wake up to the fact that crime is crime no matter who commits it.
Yes it was wrong for the kids to hang nooses at the tree, but it was similarly wrong for the six other kids to gang up on one individual and beat him up. Now with the show of the nooses they do have the right to defend themselves, since I do know what that symbolizes to many, but resorting to violence never accomplishes anything, only creates bigger problems. People need to learn this fact.
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
23 Sep 07
Exactly! While there was a lot of symbolic threatening in this situation, only 5 students moved it beyond symbolism. Only 5 kids committed any crimes here.
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@Destiny007 (5805)
• United States
22 Sep 07
This is what Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and the NAACP thrive on...in fact, keeping the racism pot boiling is how they make their living.
If it wasn't for the racial tensions they keep creating, both Jackson and Sharpton would just be another couple of black preachers with a congregation, and the NAACP would just be another ethnic based organization.
This way however, they all get to be somebody "special".
It doesn't matter that most of the time they are wrong on an issue, nor does it matter that 100% of the time they blow things way out of proportion...making mountains out of molehills.
They have no regard for equality, fairness, or the rule of law...unless someone does or says something that they can manufacture a reason to perceive as offensive.
If 6 white athletes jump a black guy from behind and coldcock him it's a hate crime.
If 6 black guys jump a white guy from behind and coldcock him it was because he was racist and they were standing up for themselves because it was whitey's fault for all those years ago.
If charges are filed, then Jackson and Sharpton want the prosecutor "grilled" by Congress, because no black people would ever do anything wrong...the only reason any of them are arrested and convicted is because of whitey"s oppression against blacks.
I remember the sixties and the terminology used to describe things that Jackson and Sharpton have been doing.
In the sixties they would have been called black agitators.
That term still holds true today, because that is exactly what they are doing.
People like Jackson and Sharpton are who are keeping racism alive.
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
22 Sep 07
True, if race based crimes can only be done by White people... well, then those laws are patently racist.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
23 Sep 07
If only I knew the answer to this problem, but from what goes on in this country and the world and from some of the posts here it's a problem that's not going to go away anytime soon! I'm not saying this to offend anyone here or to point the blame on anyone, there's enough finger-pointing going on to begin with. I just wish we could become a truly color-blind society but I guess I can't possibly put myself in the shoes of a black person - or any minority - who has spent a lifetime of being mistreated for nothing other than the color of his or her skin. I just don't get why prejudice even exists! We're all people, human beings and when a crime is committed against another human being or a defenseless animal it's wrong and should be dealt with accordingly regardless of the race, color, creed, or nationality of anyone involved! Six people ganged up on and beat one person...several cops clubbed one man...a man was involved in torturing and killing innocent dogs...someone murdered a young man and young woman who happened to be O.J.'s ex-wife... These are all examples of horrible things done BY people and with the exception of the Vick case, TO people. And whenever there's been an incident like any of these reported that's been exactly what my reaction has been; either I was unaware of the race or color of anyone involved or it just didn't occur to me that it mattered. I go crazy looking at some of the fashions and styles these days but I don't associate them with a certain color or ethnic group, rather I associate them with a bunch of young people who will do anything to their appearance if they think it will make them look "cool". I doubt if most of the kids you see on the street with the baggy clothes and goofy hair colors and styles even know or CARE who originated the fad, they just know it's "in" so that's why they want to look that way. Please, guys, don't everyone jump on me and tell me how naive I am, etc. I know it's only a dream that we could...sorry...just all get along!
Annie
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
23 Sep 07
That's the thing. Yes, a crime was committed here. Only 1 crime... 5 students beat another student.
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
24 Sep 07
You don't have to look to people in their 60s or 70s to find that. I'm in my mid 40s and was bussed to a high school in Florida. There were race riots there that ended up with the National Guard patrolling the campus.
I also remember a park in Utah where I wanted to play. There was a real train engine there that I saw kids climbing on. I couldn't play there though.. because I was White.
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@cyntrow (8523)
• United States
23 Sep 07
tHE problem is that I can see people in their 60's and 70s being sensiitive to this subject. They lived it. My parents had members of the black panther party over for dinner. My dad agreed with the cause, just not the methods and he sought to encourage peace. But these men were extremely respectful of my folks and our house. They followed malcolm and could see no way.
Black kids today do not have it so hard. racism still exists, but the cases of true discrimination are so few and far between. Black kids have allll the rights as their white counterparts if they choose to use them.
I vividly recall Georgetown University basketball coach, Thompson, suggesting that black kids should not have to aquire the same grades as the white kids. He said they were being held back. My question was, by telling these kids that they cannot do what white kids do, is this not holding them back? Why does black leadership consistantly tell black kids that they are not as good and need things given to them?
t makes no sense to me. MLK had a dream. I don't think he would be happy with where the dream has gone.
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@PunkyMcPunk (1477)
• Canada
22 Sep 07
This is a huge and passionate topic. But also highly volitile. Here is my take....
I am not racist although by all accounts I should be. My parents are horribly racist and I live in the middle of the woods in Ontario, Canada. I think we have 5 families of non-white nationality within I'd say a good 20 miles of my home. So I should be all accounts be as red nek back woods racist as my parents (and sadly younger brother). But I'm not.
I think it was wrong of that black kid to feel the need to ASK to sit under the tree I also think it is was WRONG of the white kids to put the nooses up there.
Having said that I think some people are too qucik to say it was a race crime. I don't know who is a hockey fan but take a look at Marty McSorelly and what happened to him. He accidentally did a high stick and it hit Brashere a black hockey player and suddenly its a race crime.
The average white guy is getting screwed from all directions by womens rights and civil rights etc.... Why do we always have to see things for more than they are?
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
23 Sep 07
"Victim=Respect" Whoever can paint themselves as the victim, gets the respect. Plain and simple.
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@PunkyMcPunk (1477)
• Canada
26 Sep 07
we really have no one to blame but ourselves for this though. I mean we try to give every group of people special "rights" when we are all really humans/peoples... I don't care what colour you are. I judge you by WHO you are and the actions you take. I just wish society in general would be like this.
@jennwhite07 (130)
• United States
27 Sep 07
Don't label the whole town of Jena by a few idiots. Jena really is a great place to call home. And here is another little known fact that was never reported.
Black people were polled for jury duty and one by one they made excuses why they couldn't sit on the jury to get out of it. When asked why, they said that they knew this boy was guilty and didn't want to have to be the ones to find him guilty and sentence him
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
27 Sep 07
Nope Jenn, I'm not labelling a whole town based on the misinformation and lies of the press. In the title here I refer to Jena (my apologies for the misspellings) as an issue, not your town, or it's people.
