A recent article on CNN money indicates that Black America is being hit the hardest by the fallen housing market. Home ownership among Black Americans have plummeted over 6 percent since the impact of the recession. But, that news was not as shocking to me as the comments made by readers clearly of other races. Its is often stated that blacks play the race card too often and cry "victim" rather than owning up to their bad decisions. Yet, these critics have not had first hand experience of what it means to be black, they have not had the pleasure of having a loan denied based on the color of the skin, they have not been denied jobs based on assumptuous individuals that sterotype blacks based on their ethnicity.
"I've got an idea - PAY YOUR BILLS! I lived with a black woman once, and she gave me the second half of the old joke: "Once you go white, yo credit gets right." If you are not responsible financially, don't expect the banks to operate an extension of welfare."
"I'm offended by the whole black in America section CNN has going. Isn't that racists to begin with. Let's re-title. White in America. Oh NO! Can't have that. That's racists. Equality. That's what it's all about. Can't help that blacks over extend themselves more than others. Bling Bling!"
In a perfect world we would all like to believe that racism does't exist and integration change the world. but, unfortunately, the same system that oppressed the African American Diaspora is still alive and well today. Why would I want to cry "racist injustice" unnecessarily. Would you blame a rape victim for being assaulted and violated, I hope not. So, why blame Blacks for being "picked on" by the dinosaurs that run this country. I wish race was not a factor, but the reality is that race effects several outcomes.
View the artivle and its comments http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/10/19/inam.housing.foreclosure.money/index.html?hpt=Sbin
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