Playoffs in every sport and people still don't understand on a personal and professional level that you cannot transcend until you're better than your opponent at his own game. Black folks, stop avoiding the issue. If we are going to better ourselves and improve our lot in life, we're going to have to (1) keep the spotlight on the system and (2) get better at using the system at its most profitable levels than those that want to keep us "in our place".
"Keeping it real" as a life philosophy hasn't worked as well as planned. "Keepin' it real" leads to dumb shit like waving your shirt around your head like a helicopter. (Seriously, what THE fuck? And…don't front! You liked that bullshit.) Don't smirk, East Coast Headz. You thought everything should be "like Whoa" right around that same time. Walkin' around with your pants under your asscheeks? Real or not, you look dumb. Extreme lacefronts? Real or not, you look dumb. Abandoning the system cuz "The Man" is holding you down? Yeah…hm…how's that really workin' out for you? And, even if you're makin' out all right, how is your cousin's hustle going?
See, the point is: The system can be used the same way that those ethnicities that claim White use it. But, it needs to be used en masse. We need to pool resources and reach back to help those who are where we used to be whether they are our children or someone else who can appreciate our gifts.
Easier said than done though, ain't it?
*psy*
Preach it!
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