damned if u do.... damned if u dont..

damobb2deep

real talk I was jus thinkin bout this... why Is the black community like this... we say all da time "we gotta do better" but when we do u got people "above u" and "below u" talkin shyt... say u go 2 school but drop out... u will get talked about... but then say u go back n go get yo G.e.d... u will still get talked about... then say u go 2 Everest or a community college somthing like that... u gone get talked about.... say u a female and u go 2 school 4 cosmetology... u get talked about... and niggas sayin "we gotta do better" at least the person trying... at least ain't jus say "Fuck it" not everybody college or university material (obviously cuz if dat was da case u wouldn't have 2 get accepted).. so my thing is why do people wanna hate on a person tryna do better... yet hate on them when they not?

or when people say we need better role models 4 our young black children yet get mad @ condaleeza rice, or Obama or Michelle Obama saying "they jus puppets" they should be the epitome of what u would want a child 2 strive 4...

it's like we confused....


it's like a thread I made... blacks and women think the same

smh so why is this? it's a damned if u do or damned if u dont situation

b@squ1@t redux

buncha fuckin coons

heyslick

I've been wondering the same thing for decades right along with other folks.


IMO

Just look at the various images posted within this site and the pictures are ALWAYS about violence. Are these the kind of images that impressible youth should be seeing and emulating? ALSO get ready now - stop having so many babies Seriously when is the hip hop culture gonna die off - so many poor black communities need to rethink what this type of culture is really about, and what it has done to so many of today's black youth. YEAH! I'M WHITE! & on the outside looking in & can see so many problems - yet so many black people refuse to see the Forrest for the trees -- so to speak.


BTW -- bigger government will NEVER solve black peoples problems & having more babies will never make things better in the long & being paid to have more babies will never make things better in these poor black communities - STOP HAVING SO MANY BABIES and start learning about to nurture the ones you already have - gangs will never teach young black youth how to be productive members of a civilized world

heyslick

I recall the temptations song about 'papa was a rollingstone' & here it is 40+ years later & the same thing is still going on in these poor black communities -- yet what do so many within this site wanna discuss - YELP! those wicked white people and what they've done to black men - don't ever hold black men resposnible for their OWN actions - when is this ever gonna end? NEVER I GUESS - JUST keep having more babies and leaving them behind to be raised by gangs -- WTF?

And where exactly do men fit into this equation? According to data compiled by Children: Our Ultimate Investment:

•63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes (Source: U.S. D.H.H.S., Bureau of the Census)
•90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes
•85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes (Source: Center for Disease Control)
•80% of rapists motivated with displaced anger come from fatherless homes (Source: Criminal Justice & Behavior, Vol 14, p. 403-26, 1978.)
•71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes (Source: National Principals Association Report on the State of High Schools.)
•75% of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes (Source: Rainbows for all God`s Children.)
•70% of juveniles in state-operated institutions come from fatherless homes (Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Special Report, Sept 1988)
•85% of all youths sitting in prisons grew up in a fatherless home (Source: Fulton Co. Georgia jail populations, Texas Dept. of Corrections 1992)

What these numbers prove, in case there was ever any doubt, is that men play a pivotal role in the healthy development of our children and our communities — yes, even with societal chips stacked against them, that number includes Black men as well.

Yes, we’re tired of seeing our men labeled as thugs, gang-bangers, and hoodlums, but that does not mean that they are excused from responsibilities that they accepted by non-verbal agreement in the bedroom. We know that, especially in the United States, the deck is stacked against black men, but at what point do we stop making excuses for them? At what point do they stop making excuses for themselves? Do we allow them to carry on as innocent victims as our communities lie in ruins – or do we demand that they step up to plate and be the men that they claim to be while jumping from woman to woman looking for feelings of importance and worth that no vagina can ever give them?

b@squ1@t redux

i go heavy with the jumpin from woman to woman looking for feelings of importance that no vagina can ever give me

Stopitfive

thats life, not black people problems...

s_a_m_r_i_o

Just worry about yourself first and your immediate family and for youths having fatherless homes, tell their mothers they shouldn't messed with men they shouldn't mess with in the first place.

damobb2deep

^^^ then there goes another "damned if u do damned if u dont situation" cuz niggas (on da net anyway) love 2 talk about fatherless homes... yet dawg a Bytch if she stay wit a dead beat... u can't win 4 loosing

God-I_Am_Ether

At the end of the day


You gone get talked about.

BossBoo

if they not laughin at u.. they mad at u..

like five said.. thats jus life period.. has nothin to do with black and everything to do wit people..

s_a_m_r_i_o

damobb2deep wrote: »

^^^ then there goes another "damned if u do damned if u dont situation" cuz niggas (on da net anyway) love 2 talk about fatherless homes... yet dawg a Bytch if she stay wit a dead beat... u can't win 4 loosing

I made that comment because of @heyslick post. That's the majority reason of fatherless homes. Other can be of financial situations, etc.

Black_Samson

damobb2deep

heyslick wrote: »

I recall the temptations song about 'papa was a rollingstone' & here it is 40+ years later & the same thing is still going on in these poor black communities -- yet what do so many within this site wanna discuss - YELP! those wicked white people and what they've done to black men - don't ever hold black men resposnible for their OWN actions - when is this ever gonna end? NEVER I GUESS - JUST keep having more babies and leaving them behind to be raised by gangs -- WTF?

And where exactly do men fit into this equation? According to data compiled by Children: Our Ultimate Investment:

•63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes (Source: U.S. D.H.H.S., Bureau of the Census)
•90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes
•85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes (Source: Center for Disease Control)
•80% of rapists motivated with displaced anger come from fatherless homes (Source: Criminal Justice & Behavior, Vol 14, p. 403-26, 1978.)
•71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes (Source: National Principals Association Report on the State of High Schools.)
•75% of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes (Source: Rainbows for all God`s Children.)
•70% of juveniles in state-operated institutions come from fatherless homes (Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Special Report, Sept 1988)
•85% of all youths sitting in prisons grew up in a fatherless home (Source: Fulton Co. Georgia jail populations, Texas Dept. of Corrections 1992)

What these numbers prove, in case there was ever any doubt, is that men play a pivotal role in the healthy development of our children and our communities — yes, even with societal chips stacked against them, that number includes Black men as well.

Yes, we’re tired of seeing our men labeled as thugs, gang-bangers, and hoodlums, but that does not mean that they are excused from responsibilities that they accepted by non-verbal agreement in the bedroom. We know that, especially in the United States, the deck is stacked against black men, but at what point do we stop making excuses for them? At what point do they stop making excuses for themselves? Do we allow them to carry on as innocent victims as our communities lie in ruins – or do we demand that they step up to plate and be the men that they claim to be while jumping from woman to woman looking for feelings of importance and worth that no vagina can ever give them?

the black race is the ONLY race if one nigga fucks up we all do... at the same time if one of us does somthing good we all happy... so i'm already half way loosing if I am black because i'm not jus repin myself i'm repin my whole race.. like on dis site I actually have people talk about me and how I "set niggas back" why can't it be jus me? my decisions on life shouldn't reflect my whole race..

Ajackson17

Because blacks do not have structure to realize that there needs to be things put in forth for you to achieve goals and desires that must cease. The bible says we should not have sex before marriage. We shouldn't and instead we need to focus on creating a home for our seed to be raised in. If we focus on principles, ethics, and morals than we would be much better off instead on being focus solely on monetary and we need it to survive in this world, but that's just a means to an end and get our spirituality back and quit relying on this world system.

heyslick

damobb2deep wrote: »

heyslick wrote: »

I recall the temptations song about 'papa was a rollingstone' & here it is 40+ years later & the same thing is still going on in these poor black communities -- yet what do so many within this site wanna discuss - YELP! those wicked white people and what they've done to black men - don't ever hold black men resposnible for their OWN actions - when is this ever gonna end? NEVER I GUESS - JUST keep having more babies and leaving them behind to be raised by gangs -- WTF?

And where exactly do men fit into this equation? According to data compiled by Children: Our Ultimate Investment:

•63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes (Source: U.S. D.H.H.S., Bureau of the Census)
•90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes
•85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes (Source: Center for Disease Control)
•80% of rapists motivated with displaced anger come from fatherless homes (Source: Criminal Justice & Behavior, Vol 14, p. 403-26, 1978.)
•71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes (Source: National Principals Association Report on the State of High Schools.)
•75% of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes (Source: Rainbows for all God`s Children.)
•70% of juveniles in state-operated institutions come from fatherless homes (Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Special Report, Sept 1988)
•85% of all youths sitting in prisons grew up in a fatherless home (Source: Fulton Co. Georgia jail populations, Texas Dept. of Corrections 1992)

What these numbers prove, in case there was ever any doubt, is that men play a pivotal role in the healthy development of our children and our communities — yes, even with societal chips stacked against them, that number includes Black men as well.

Yes, we’re tired of seeing our men labeled as thugs, gang-bangers, and hoodlums, but that does not mean that they are excused from responsibilities that they accepted by non-verbal agreement in the bedroom. We know that, especially in the United States, the deck is stacked against black men, but at what point do we stop making excuses for them? At what point do they stop making excuses for themselves? Do we allow them to carry on as innocent victims as our communities lie in ruins – or do we demand that they step up to plate and be the men that they claim to be while jumping from woman to woman looking for feelings of importance and worth that no vagina can ever give them?

the black race is the ONLY race if one nigga fucks up we all do... at the same time if one of us does somthing good we all happy... so i'm already half way loosing if I am black because i'm not jus repin myself i'm repin my whole race.. like on dis site I actually have people talk about me and how I "set niggas back" why can't it be jus me? my decisions on life shouldn't reflect my whole race..

I just don't get the proverbial victim hood mentality - IMO these articles never mention that kind of logic - there talking about certain group mentality - Y you feeling guilty? Those entities do exist within so many poor communities & many black men do fall victim to their circumstances - Y not address it, instead of kicking it down the road? & perpetuating that kind of mindset onto YET anther generation of young black men/youth?

n.mcfly

I say do you and give them something to talk about. If you and yours win what's the opinion of the loser matter ?

damobb2deep

heyslick wrote: »

damobb2deep wrote: »

heyslick wrote: »

I recall the temptations song about 'papa was a rollingstone' & here it is 40+ years later & the same thing is still going on in these poor black communities -- yet what do so many within this site wanna discuss - YELP! those wicked white people and what they've done to black men - don't ever hold black men resposnible for their OWN actions - when is this ever gonna end? NEVER I GUESS - JUST keep having more babies and leaving them behind to be raised by gangs -- WTF?

And where exactly do men fit into this equation? According to data compiled by Children: Our Ultimate Investment:

•63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes (Source: U.S. D.H.H.S., Bureau of the Census)
•90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes
•85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes (Source: Center for Disease Control)
•80% of rapists motivated with displaced anger come from fatherless homes (Source: Criminal Justice & Behavior, Vol 14, p. 403-26, 1978.)
•71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes (Source: National Principals Association Report on the State of High Schools.)
•75% of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes (Source: Rainbows for all God`s Children.)
•70% of juveniles in state-operated institutions come from fatherless homes (Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Special Report, Sept 1988)
•85% of all youths sitting in prisons grew up in a fatherless home (Source: Fulton Co. Georgia jail populations, Texas Dept. of Corrections 1992)

What these numbers prove, in case there was ever any doubt, is that men play a pivotal role in the healthy development of our children and our communities — yes, even with societal chips stacked against them, that number includes Black men as well.

Yes, we’re tired of seeing our men labeled as thugs, gang-bangers, and hoodlums, but that does not mean that they are excused from responsibilities that they accepted by non-verbal agreement in the bedroom. We know that, especially in the United States, the deck is stacked against black men, but at what point do we stop making excuses for them? At what point do they stop making excuses for themselves? Do we allow them to carry on as innocent victims as our communities lie in ruins – or do we demand that they step up to plate and be the men that they claim to be while jumping from woman to woman looking for feelings of importance and worth that no vagina can ever give them?

the black race is the ONLY race if one nigga fucks up we all do... at the same time if one of us does somthing good we all happy... so i'm already half way loosing if I am black because i'm not jus repin myself i'm repin my whole race.. like on dis site I actually have people talk about me and how I "set niggas back" why can't it be jus me? my decisions on life shouldn't reflect my whole race..

I just don't get the proverbial victim hood mentality - IMO these articles never mention that kind of logic - there talking about certain group mentality - Y you feeling guilty? Those entities do exist within so many poor communities & many black men do fall victim to their circumstances - Y not address it, instead of kicking it down the road? & perpetuating that kind of mindset onto YET anther generation of young black men/youth?

i'm not feelin guilty it's da truth... there are plenty of single white parents (shyt dat show 16 and pregnant shows that) but it's not a bad "white problem" as much as it is a black one? if I get a chick preggo n leave why can't it be jus me dats a piece of shyt? but it's black men... cuz I bet if a man of any other race leaves I bet people will see it is only him... or be more prone 2 ask why he left...

nex gin

Nothing new here. That's life. Worry less about what the next person thinks about you & more about doing what you need to do to succeed, prosper and provide.

unRealLady1

look I'm not stuck in the hood not at all. Iam not on section 8, I'm buying property in baltimore city & baltimore city is where I come from born and raised. What I think is people judge my city so they think they know the kinds of minds that live here. They assume and jump to a bunch of conclusions who u are when u tell them where u come from. Especially some newyorkers who think they know how baltimore is, but they never lived here, and they heard stories.

if I was someone on section 8, I could move to montgomery county and go to a community college and still get on the map that way. I think that people judge how people grind but when they see their results they get jealous.

some people do all this shit to go out the way to seem as if they are above others, but at the end they on the same level of the person they think they are better than or if not worse. Some think because they get it all at once that make them faster. But they don't learn like the person that get rich from the bottom. see some people never experienced struggle, even some people that come from the projects/hood, because these days and times it's all kinds of methods to avoid struggle.

so because of this they are judgemental, of others past struggle, because they don't understand. I always knew my life was way harder than my competitors, so I'm not surprised if they got more than me, because from the start I had to do everything on my own. My life was never a silver spoon life like some judge it to be. I expected my outcome to be worse thats why I'm proud of myself...but I see that others keep comparing me to people who come out of a whole other lane.

I think people should look at where they come from, and not where others are coming from. The people judging them are people who do not have to come out of that lane of life..if they from the hood/projects or not..some people didnt have to go thru certain shit, or they may never worked a job.

They don't know how much money a everyday person got to spin to do regular shit. so they look down upon others start, because they think their start was better. especially the ones that come straight from the projects and never worked or hustle, then trip upon a mil, with no education that goes to their head. They are the main ones who talk about people who work jobs or got careers outside of entertainment. & they are the main ones that look down upon another persons hustle because they never had to grind for shit. do they really know whats it's like to be watched by the feds? no. but yet they feel like hustlers because they got rich.

When I show a average person my accomplish and paychecks they look at me as successful. Especially the ones that know where I come from..I could move from my hood anyday.. I don't have chains on my feet, but I'm still in baltimore for a reason.

& entertainment wise one of the reasons is that these folk want me to be fake as shit, and act like I come from somewherelse. Especially the ones that want me to fake like I come from newyork to pull newyork back on the map. Why would I pull newyork back on the map, when my city never been on the map. People from newyork can be some selfish bitches.

Rosebudd B'Dose

Meh... I never gave a fuck about what people thought about me... I learned that early. My pop taught me well... Do for you and your family and fuck everyone else. I didn't wanna listen but when I became a father I understood. I've taught my son the same lessons and he's doing his thing in school and hopefully he'll be better than me in life. That's the way it's supposed to be, IMO, every generation gets better.

heyslick

damobb2deep wrote: »

heyslick wrote: »

damobb2deep wrote: »

heyslick wrote: »

I recall the temptations song about 'papa was a rollingstone' & here it is 40+ years later & the same thing is still going on in these poor black communities -- yet what do so many within this site wanna discuss - YELP! those wicked white people and what they've done to black men - don't ever hold black men resposnible for their OWN actions - when is this ever gonna end? NEVER I GUESS - JUST keep having more babies and leaving them behind to be raised by gangs -- WTF?

And where exactly do men fit into this equation? According to data compiled by Children: Our Ultimate Investment:

•63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes (Source: U.S. D.H.H.S., Bureau of the Census)
•90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes
•85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes (Source: Center for Disease Control)
•80% of rapists motivated with displaced anger come from fatherless homes (Source: Criminal Justice & Behavior, Vol 14, p. 403-26, 1978.)
•71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes (Source: National Principals Association Report on the State of High Schools.)
•75% of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes (Source: Rainbows for all God`s Children.)
•70% of juveniles in state-operated institutions come from fatherless homes (Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Special Report, Sept 1988)
•85% of all youths sitting in prisons grew up in a fatherless home (Source: Fulton Co. Georgia jail populations, Texas Dept. of Corrections 1992)

What these numbers prove, in case there was ever any doubt, is that men play a pivotal role in the healthy development of our children and our communities — yes, even with societal chips stacked against them, that number includes Black men as well.

Yes, we’re tired of seeing our men labeled as thugs, gang-bangers, and hoodlums, but that does not mean that they are excused from responsibilities that they accepted by non-verbal agreement in the bedroom. We know that, especially in the United States, the deck is stacked against black men, but at what point do we stop making excuses for them? At what point do they stop making excuses for themselves? Do we allow them to carry on as innocent victims as our communities lie in ruins – or do we demand that they step up to plate and be the men that they claim to be while jumping from woman to woman looking for feelings of importance and worth that no vagina can ever give them?

the black race is the ONLY race if one nigga fucks up we all do... at the same time if one of us does somthing good we all happy... so i'm already half way loosing if I am black because i'm not jus repin myself i'm repin my whole race.. like on dis site I actually have people talk about me and how I "set niggas back" why can't it be jus me? my decisions on life shouldn't reflect my whole race..

I just don't get the proverbial victim hood mentality - IMO these articles never mention that kind of logic - there talking about certain group mentality - Y you feeling guilty? Those entities do exist within so many poor communities & many black men do fall victim to their circumstances - Y not address it, instead of kicking it down the road? & perpetuating that kind of mindset onto YET anther generation of young black men/youth?

i'm not feelin guilty it's da truth... there are plenty of single white parents (shyt dat show 16 and pregnant shows that) but it's not a bad "white problem" as much as it is a black one? if I get a chick preggo n leave why can't it be jus me dats a piece of shyt? but it's black men... cuz I bet if a man of any other race leaves I bet people will see it is only him... or be more prone 2 ask why he left...

Here's some real irony - Y do you find it necessary to be more concerned with what others are doing? instead of just facing the reality of these facts - is that how you protect those who refuse to face the music -- seriously YOU want it both ways,but you don't want your side to be held responsible - just look at what others are doing....WOW! DENIAL at its finest. I wonder at times y stuff happens over and over again and again within these poor black communities & they always refuse to address the aforementioned issues - just have more babies and live in a state of denial about it for another generation. THE VICIOUS CYLE just never seems to end.

numbaz...80's baby

Fuck how they feel.

Black_Samson

but.... you niggas aint doing shit with your lives tho....

damobb2deep

heyslick wrote: »

damobb2deep wrote: »

heyslick wrote: »

damobb2deep wrote: »

heyslick wrote: »

I recall the temptations song about 'papa was a rollingstone' & here it is 40+ years later & the same thing is still going on in these poor black communities -- yet what do so many within this site wanna discuss - YELP! those wicked white people and what they've done to black men - don't ever hold black men resposnible for their OWN actions - when is this ever gonna end? NEVER I GUESS - JUST keep having more babies and leaving them behind to be raised by gangs -- WTF?

And where exactly do men fit into this equation? According to data compiled by Children: Our Ultimate Investment:

•63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes (Source: U.S. D.H.H.S., Bureau of the Census)
•90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes
•85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes (Source: Center for Disease Control)
•80% of rapists motivated with displaced anger come from fatherless homes (Source: Criminal Justice & Behavior, Vol 14, p. 403-26, 1978.)
•71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes (Source: National Principals Association Report on the State of High Schools.)
•75% of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes (Source: Rainbows for all God`s Children.)
•70% of juveniles in state-operated institutions come from fatherless homes (Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Special Report, Sept 1988)
•85% of all youths sitting in prisons grew up in a fatherless home (Source: Fulton Co. Georgia jail populations, Texas Dept. of Corrections 1992)

What these numbers prove, in case there was ever any doubt, is that men play a pivotal role in the healthy development of our children and our communities — yes, even with societal chips stacked against them, that number includes Black men as well.

Yes, we’re tired of seeing our men labeled as thugs, gang-bangers, and hoodlums, but that does not mean that they are excused from responsibilities that they accepted by non-verbal agreement in the bedroom. We know that, especially in the United States, the deck is stacked against black men, but at what point do we stop making excuses for them? At what point do they stop making excuses for themselves? Do we allow them to carry on as innocent victims as our communities lie in ruins – or do we demand that they step up to plate and be the men that they claim to be while jumping from woman to woman looking for feelings of importance and worth that no vagina can ever give them?

the black race is the ONLY race if one nigga fucks up we all do... at the same time if one of us does somthing good we all happy... so i'm already half way loosing if I am black because i'm not jus repin myself i'm repin my whole race.. like on dis site I actually have people talk about me and how I "set niggas back" why can't it be jus me? my decisions on life shouldn't reflect my whole race..

I just don't get the proverbial victim hood mentality - IMO these articles never mention that kind of logic - there talking about certain group mentality - Y you feeling guilty? Those entities do exist within so many poor communities & many black men do fall victim to their circumstances - Y not address it, instead of kicking it down the road? & perpetuating that kind of mindset onto YET anther generation of young black men/youth?

i'm not feelin guilty it's da truth... there are plenty of single white parents (shyt dat show 16 and pregnant shows that) but it's not a bad "white problem" as much as it is a black one? if I get a chick preggo n leave why can't it be jus me dats a piece of shyt? but it's black men... cuz I bet if a man of any other race leaves I bet people will see it is only him... or be more prone 2 ask why he left...

Here's some real irony - Y do you find it necessary to be more concerned with what others are doing? instead of just facing the reality of these facts - is that how you protect those who refuse to face the music -- seriously YOU want it both ways,but you don't want your side to be held responsible - just look at what others are doing....WOW! DENIAL at its finest. I wonder at times y stuff happens over and over again and again within these poor black communities & they always refuse to address the aforementioned issues - just have more babies and live in a state of denial about it for another generation. THE VICIOUS CYLE just never seems to end.

i'm not denying shyt... i'm saying if every other race is accounted 4 as individuals why can't blacks.... ok example... meth is mainly a "white" drug that is rampant in the white community... with that being said if one meth head goes n blows up his crib tryna make the shyt are u more prone 2 blame him or blame the whole white community... also say in that same community is the community that Peyton and Eli Manning are from... are they holding they community on they back with they success? if Peyton get a dui is he setting white people back years n years?


and what is it wit u and blacks n babies? latinos have more kids in poverty then blacks.... white teens have kids too.. lol Asians are only allowed I think 2 kids in China but that dont matter rite?

Dr.Chemix

Yo T/S, I would like to inform you that @heyslick is white. Therefore his posts are bias. He just wouldn't understand.

For the topic? Its just the nature of people. But on some real shit, nobody ever should go to a "college" like Everest. Its not accredited and its solely a business.

damobb2deep

Real Lady1 wrote: »

look I'm not stuck in the hood not at all. Iam not on section 8, I'm buying property in baltimore city & baltimore city is where I come from born and raised. What I think is people judge my city so they think they know the kinds of minds that live here. They assume and jump to a bunch of conclusions who u are when u tell them where u come from. Especially some newyorkers who think they know how baltimore is, but they never lived here, and they heard stories.

if I was someone on section 8, I could move to montgomery county and go to a community college and still get on the map that way. I think that people judge how people grind but when they see their results they get jealous.

some people do all this shit to go out the way to seem as if they are above others, but at the end they on the same level of the person they think they are better than or if not worse. Some think because they get it all at once that make them faster. But they don't learn like the person that get rich from the bottom. see some people never experienced struggle, even some people that come from the projects/hood, because these days and times it's all kinds of methods to avoid struggle.

so because of this they are judgemental, of others past struggle, because they don't understand. I always knew my life was way harder than my competitors, so I'm not surprised if they got more than me, because from the start I had to do everything on my own. My life was never a silver spoon life like some judge it to be. I expected my outcome to be worse thats why I'm proud of myself...but I see that others keep comparing me to people who come out of a whole other lane.

I think people should look at where they come from, and not where others are coming from. The people judging them are people who do not have to come out of that lane of life..if they from the hood/projects or not..some people didnt have to go thru certain shit, or they may never worked a job.

They don't know how much money a everyday person got to spin to do regular shit. so they look down upon others start, because they think their start was better. especially the ones that come straight from the projects and never worked or hustle, then trip upon a mil, with no education that goes to their head. They are the main ones who talk about people who work jobs or got careers outside of entertainment. & they are the main ones that look down upon another persons hustle because they never had to grind for shit. do they really know whats it's like to be watched by the feds? no. but yet they feel like hustlers because they got rich.

When I show a average person my accomplish and paychecks they look at me as successful. Especially the ones that know where I come from..I could move from my hood anyday.. I don't have chains on my feet, but I'm still in baltimore for a reason.

& entertainment wise one of the reasons is that these folk want me to be fake as shit, and act like I come from somewherelse. Especially the ones that want me to fake like I come from newyork to pull newyork back on the map. Why would I pull newyork back on the map, when my city never been on the map. People from newyork can be some selfish bitches.

powerful post.... I feel the exact same way... niggas act like i'm supposta change who I am not knowing who I am and where I came from... I been thru hell but it made me who u am... I still act like a east saint nigga cuz I am a east saint nigga.. no matter if i'm in Seattle or Germany... i'm me real talk...