While watching my daily guilty pleasure Worldstarhiphop I was thinking about how the ignorance that is displayed on the site and how it bothers me at times, yet I still watch it. Sometimes the ignorance is too much. When I see people on camera talking about robberies, brandishing guns, burning money and a lot of other nonsense that I've witness a chill goes through my body and I wonder is this setting the black race back a few years. But the answer is no. There will always be ignorance in the world by all races and creeds. That is one small piece of the black race that is represented. We still have the blacks that are representing the positive.
Does everyone wants or have to be from the biggest and baddest place on the planet? Do we have to witness cracks sells and murders on a regular basis? No, then why do people always brag about where they are from--but only talk about the negative aspects from where they are from. That isn't a good mentality to have. A lot of people grew up in the "hood" and by all means rep it hard because it develops and mold a person and provides character that no other place can match. And just because you are from a place that a million of murder occurs, if you aren't doing the killing then please be quiet. You aren't the person that is going to spend life in jail or be buried six feet deep because of violence and other ills of growing up in the "hood".
I totally condone representing your "hood" and being proud of it, but don't boast about the wrongs that are taking place in the "hood". By all means definitely talk about it and make people aware of everything that is going on but do not glorify the negatives of the hood. So whether you from Brooklyn, Watts, Miami, Baltimore or DC no matter what hood you're from and represent your main goal is should be to grown. You should want to earn money, wealth and stability(financially and mentally). You should believe in social mobility--just because you are from the hood doesn't mean you should stay in the "hood" and just because you leave the hood doesn't make you a sell out as long as you don't forget where you came from. Drug dealers don't just sell drugs to sell drugs they sell them because they want to "live the life": fancy cars, diamond chains, stocks and bonds. It's about growth. So love the hood and learn how to make it out the hood. Don't fit in with all of the negative stereotypes that comes with being a product of a negative environment. Strive to be that rose growing from the concrete.
Every single person on this earth will always be ignorant to something. But it isn't true ignorance knowing that you don't know. Think about it!
The saddest shit in the world is seeing a little kid from deep in the burbs try to act like hes from the middle of the worst block in America, just because he thinks its cool.
ReplyDeleteWe got to show the next generation that the best way to make it out is through education and hard work instead of skipping school and running the block.
That will be one of the first steps in improving as a people.
i can't turn away from worldstarhiphop either...maybe its the ignorance that brings me back...
ReplyDeletei agree our community needs to refocus and re-examine their lives. we are headed in the wrong direction...we have a long way to go. most of it starts at the home...ppl need to be more accountable and responsible.
The moral of the story is, the world needs more role models. YES President Obama and First Lady Michelle are doing a smashing job of showing little kids they can be whatever they want to be, but President Obama says all the time. We as a world must be more accountable. That little boy from the hood or suburbs needs a daily role model, someone "real" that he can talk to and ask questions. People like you and me. Get involved in your "hood" by volunteering with kids and pumping their heads with all the positive information you can squeeze out. Explain to them its ok to listen to rap as long as you aren't using it as a goal setter. Listen have fun dance around and then go read a book so you can own the music label. They just need to be raised by someone other than the TV, radio and internet.
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