Quote from: Margiela. on October 13, 2017, 10:17:15 AM
I see Loni?s point. Everything ain?t for everybody. That?s just the way of the world. It?s definitely not just a poor black thing.
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this isn't surprising in the LEAST tbh Margy. no shade to you, I think you're young ... I think
Tamera trying to doctor it up as "treating" yourself was a sweet gesture, but Loni just had a hood mentality, which sadly, alot of black celebs that make it, already have instilled in them.
spend, spend, spend
like ... niggas been treating THEMSELVES since the shackles came off. like .. ok we get it, we were held back. You want to rely on something materialistic to feel good because you have nothing else in society.
but the thing is, our next generations are getting WORSE, while ppl are busy TREATING themselves.
that's a big issue with our culture, we're are a bit materialistic, and we LIVE our bank accounts.
meaning, most likely, if you see a black person who is making alot each month, they're going to SHOW you. Label clothing, Foreign cars, maxed out mortgage.
.... versus, alot of white millionaires filling up a new Nissan Maxima or even an older model Lexus at 7-11, while paying the lowest interest rate on the same 1500 sq ft home that a Black ends up paying double for.
.... versus, a family of 8 mexicans working labor rich jobs like landscaping (which are somehow beneath young black men now), pooling money to get to a better position
.... versus, a chinese family, who is fairly smart, working in a restaurant, or nail salon. in our neighborhood
.... versus, a smart Indian family, who put aside appearance, and own a run down convenience store. in our neighborhoods
this is a sign
my family is big on non-profits, and I was just talking about opening a Financial Institute for young black men.
and I want to catch them around 13 or 14, RIGHT before they are ready to hit the work force.
because if I can get these kids first paychecks to go into a savings account, instead of "treating" themselves with Jordans ... we can start to reverse this backwards ass thinking keeping our culture in debt.