I just got finished watchin this documentary called Slippin which was focused on street gangs in L.A. Now at first I was really ready to feel sympathetic for the guys bc I know being a black man in America is hard. But after about 10 minutes that shit went out the window. I started to realize alot of shit that was happening too them was brought upon themselves. I grew up in the hood (still live here) and I know crack destroyed our neighborhood and that racism exists. That as black ppl we struggle more and we get the short end of the stick. But at the same time what happened to PERSONAL RESPONSIBLITY!
At some point u need to take action and stop reacting. STOP blaming ya neighborhood, family, friends, white man, and the world for ur problems. Ok ya mom was on crack u neva seen ya dad well u 25 NOW dont u think its about time to put that in the past and move on. There are plenty of black ppl who r in the same situation or worse but they mad the CHOICE to do sumthing different. If Hakeem down the street can become a college graduate and become a lawyer . Why cant u??? I know why bc they scared of failing, scared of success, scared of trying. They rather take the easy way out by not doing nuthing at all!
Its hard its extremely hard for black ppl but think about slavery. To me that struggle was way more harder than it is now. We are at a disadvantaged bc of poverty, lack of jobs, poor schooling but there are so many more resources now than it was in 1867 for black ppl.
As I continued to watch the documentary and couldnt understand why these men would want this life. Killing, robbing ppl, shooting guns like it blew my mind. But what was crazy was that when they homies died they couldnt take it. Like are u FUCKING KIDDING ME! Death is never a good pill to swallow. But if u LIVE BY THE GUN U DIE BY THE GUN! If u kill they homie they gonna come kill u! Its a cycle that never ends. How can u think that u can kill ppl and no one can come kill u! Aint nobody invincible or a damn superhero so what drug u smokin! I kno what drug its called WEED!
Which bring me too my next point. All these grown ass men did was smoke weed, dring 40 oz., eat chicken, load guns, fight each other, and complain about the world all day. What happen to getting a fucking JOB! Sellin crack will get u fast money but fast money dont last. Unless u turn that fast money into good money but niggas waste it on beer , guns and stupid shit.
I did start to feel sympathetic but more so bc they were mentally enslaved. None of them gave a fuck about life, their life and definetly not anybody else life. They never tried to make anything of themselves or be a better person. They couldnt see that life is a gift ( AND HOW EASY IT CAN BE TAKEN) and that they could BE SOMEBODY! They felt no one loved them and that they back was against the wall. So they went out and killed ppl and other nonsense. which leaves them nowhere. But they put their back against the wall and they didnt care or love themselves bc if they did they would'nt be doin this nonsense.
In conclusion, I have to say its sad too see black men throw they lives away so easily. I dont kno if its bc they have no postive role models or they cant see pass their environment, or maybe they dont belive in themselves. But I know this we all wake up with a CHOICE! To do good or do bad. As adults we know right from wrong. U have the choice to pick up a gun or pick up a book. To sell crack or get a job. Hang with ya homies or go to school. Drop out or graduate. Go to college or stay on the block. We all make conscious choices with our lives. So its about time that black men make that choice. And hopefully its the RIGHT CHOICE!
-gERa