Why are so many Blacks in America messed up?

Question

I'm sure that people are going to say, incorrectly, that this is a racist question, but I'm going to ask it anyway.

The Black culture in the US has more than its share of problems. Statistics show that blacks have a higher percentage of unwed pregnancies, unemployment and crime than other races. The percentage of blacks in prison also outnumber those of any other race by a large margin.

Why do you think this is true (it is, so I'm not looking for someone to say it's not). Do you believe that White Americans are actively trying to keep it that way? Do you think that, as has been proven so many times, that it takes work to succeed, but that many don't have the determination to try? If so, then why have other minorities (Mexicans, Blacks from the Islands, Hmong) been able to overcome these obstacles?

Answer 1

I think that we are all messed up, blacks, whites, mexican etc. You said that mexicans have overcome obstacles, how so? I can't understand how many illegal immigrants come to this country and end up in gangs and needing assistance from the government more than mexicans. Explain why mexicans are constantly on the news for drunk driving, explain the drug cartel. They get grants to start business and money for school and in some instances Americans have to speak spanish to get jobs. Why aren't more mexicans successful in government, teaching and law? Why are they on the other side of the law more so than being on the right side of the law? Mexicans have diabetes, cancers and are the second highest group for getting HIV.

Whites are not immune either. Pretty soon whites will be the minority. Many hate crimes are caused by whites. Whites are privileged but many have succumbed to the dumbing down of society and education as a whole. Why are Paris Hilton and Britney Spears relevant?

I could go on and on about how unperfect we all are. Would that do any good? Probably not.  We are all messed up.  

Answer 2

on the question of why the crime rate for black ppl is high can be soley based on they get "caught" more becuase thats what the police look for that who they arrest for the smallest thing any mistamenor and they go to jail there still is racial profiling it still happens today. there are alot of sucseful african american ppl who arent rap stars or sports stars or even movie star but it could from day one they have everything against them in a way which is Similar to how EVEN NOW women dont get payed dollar for dollar as much as men for the same exact job. but thats a diffrent story.  to the actual topic.african americans normally dont have enough money to buy there way out of it AND how many crimes commeted by whites americans have black americans arrested for them im not say its all the time i just saying its happening. i know of a story of a white mother who screamed bloody murder when her kids where " kidnapped" and named the assalinet as a black male... for 2 months america was on the hunt for this man arresting many black men who fit the discription UNTILL finally someone some how found out the mom was sick in the head and drowned her own children but it was just that easy to say a african american male did it with " no questions asked"

Answer 3

In the way you worded the question it doesnt sound as if your intentions were good. Black people have made some progress they now have the highest rate increase for getting BA degrees over all minority groups and small business ownership has increased. No other group have I seen the good done overlooked for the negative as with this group. There are a variety of factors that contribute to your perception, poverty, violence, broken homes,drugs,at times a corrupt social system and a damaged mental mentality that create a viscious cycle .  Build people up not down, sometimes an encouraging word goes a long way than another reminder of how horrible they are percieved. Do you also realize if a black got a college degree and another robbed a liquor store they would talk about the liquor store guy far more while the college guy never will get noticed. Its time to focus on the good at least every now and then.......  

Answer 4

If I were a black child and I wanted to sit and read some of the questions and statements and ran across the amount of racist questions and answers that are constantly posted on here and if this medium gives you a pretty good idea of peoples mindsets in reality then I would be very depressed, if alittle stronger inside even angry. Its going to take awhile to undo the amount of pain injustice and racism that was felt by the blacks for so long in america. If a child is constantly told you are stupid, no good, worth nothing then that child grows feeling that exact way. Plus alot of blacks are stuck in a rut of poverty and its d**n hard to get out of it. I am middle class and I find it hard to get out of credit card debt pay my mortgage etc,,so if I find it hard, its going to be so much harder to get out of a situation less then I am living. Things are changing, fathers are chosing to be there for their children black and white. All men needed to be more sensitive to their families, blacks included. If every invention, every deed was never given credit to the black man the way it has been up to this date then I would be a bit discouraged. Do your part to be less of a racist and you will find you have changed the world a little bit in your own way.

Answer 5

Because in the ghetto, Blacks are raised into thinking they HAVE to commit crime and have s*x at an early age, not worrying about the father of their children. I'm sure you already KNEW this answer though, TROLL!

Answer 6

I don't know. It's really not just the black people who are commiting those crimes. Some do, yes but that dosnt mean all do. Every race has their flaws, all of them do. People have this thing that they're so fixated at what the black people are doing and as soon as you see " a lot of them" you just go crazy. Really there are a lot of African Americans that do crimes and don't care about their fathers and there are many more African Americans that pull in six figures a year from both parents. They have the large house with the white picket fence and four kids and two dogs. It's all about where you are raised and how you were raised. Not what race you are. And you're talking about how other minorites have over come certain obstacles...what obstacles. I see what you're saying but it dosnt make sence. Every single human being has their OWN obstacles. Don't generalize obstacles for an entire race. One person's obstacle is to get that mortgage payment in while another's is to get crack money in two hours. One person's obstacle could be to get the cat in for surgery while another's is to get the dog that their son has allways wanted. See where I'm going with this? There is no race on a obstacle. There is a individual person who has their own problems.