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imcvspl
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Sat Jan-10-15 11:59 AM

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"Poll question: What percentage of black folk don't respect themselves?"


  

          

there are of course two ways to take 'respect ourselves'. there's the individual respecting themselves as an individual, and the individual respecting the broader community.

now most often when this respectability game is played its about the latter - individuals having respect for the broader black community. selling drugs in your own hood as a sign of having no respect for that community. but the assumption there is that the individual considers their community as a reflection of their broader social values. in that example most view their community as a trap in which they are trying to escape using drugs as a possible escape plan. in which case they probably don't respect the community. but not for the values people are putting on it, but rather for the trap that itrepresents in their lives. so in that case is their lack of respect extend beyond their trap to the broader black community? if their ambitions are to escape the trap to become a contributing member to the broader black community, is their disrespect of the trap a sign of disrespect to the community too.

of course i'm reaching, but it's saturday and i'm not that far off from something am i?

Poll result (16 votes)
0-9% (3 votes)Vote
10-24% (1 votes)Vote
25-49% (4 votes)Vote
50-75% (5 votes)Vote
I'm white and mad that you didn't continue with the percentage breakdown... (3 votes)Vote

  

  

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What percentage of black folk don't respect themselves? [View all] , imcvspl, Sat Jan-10-15 11:59 AM
 
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its not a community
Jan 11th 2015
1
forced? beyond their control?
Jan 11th 2015
7
RE: forced? beyond their control?
Jan 11th 2015
16
      socially engineered
Jan 11th 2015
21
We really gotta stop with this shit
Jan 11th 2015
8
those are called ghettos
Jan 11th 2015
15
people are really fucking delusional
Jan 11th 2015
2
63.72%
Jan 11th 2015
3
For what it's worth
Jan 11th 2015
4
And now it occurs to me
Jan 11th 2015
5
      that's not one to one though
Jan 11th 2015
14
red. scores of black folk have gone to glory solely over ''respect''.
Jan 11th 2015
6
every Black person in America could wake up tomorrow and be
Jan 11th 2015
11
      RE: every Black person in America could wake up tomorrow and be
Jan 11th 2015
13
Too many
Jan 11th 2015
9
ha!
Jan 11th 2015
10
8. (c) squeeg
Jan 11th 2015
12
Lotta white people don't respect themselves tho.
Jan 11th 2015
17
hmmmmm...
Jan 11th 2015
18
Took this long for the "But but white people do it too" to show up
Jan 11th 2015
22
capitalism ain't that effective when you're satisfied
Jan 11th 2015
24
85 percent
Jan 11th 2015
19
the only civilized response n/m
Jan 11th 2015
20
i'm so good to you because...
Jan 11th 2015
23
How are we defining self respect?
Jan 12th 2015
25

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