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[quote=Anonymous][quote]You haven't seen accusations of racism here? LOL! You must be new here. No, it's not about race - but you made your own huge assumption in jumping there. Nobody here is griping about Sasha and Malia. If you think it's about race then you don't actually understand the problem.

Now what? A lot of it has already been said. The solutions is that a cultural shift has to happen, which means to [b]stop pretending the problem is about race, or pretending it's not a problem, or pretending that it's different standards and values and that's ok - when in fact it's perpetuating dysfunction generation to generation and it's NOT OK.[/b] Cultural shift means that parents need to be educated to improve their own life skills and their own responsibilities to their kids, it means very early intervention and early childhood education to get kids off to a solid start, it means mentoring and educating folks on what "normal" actually is in the rest of society. This isn't an easy ride for any of us, it's not just a matter of throwing some money around and all is well.[/quote]

Accusations of racism in this thread about the White House "Brother's Keeper" initiative?  No, haven't seen any.  Complaints that people think your opinion is racist?  Sounds like a personal problem.

The initiative is all about "boys and young men of color."  So, yeah, it's about race. No one is denying that there's a problem and if you think a cultural shift needs to happen, well then what culture are you talking about?  And if that shift isn't about changing the set of standards and values that culture holds, what is your point in saying it's NOT about race?

Seriously, WTF are you griping about?

Read the link in the original post.  http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/02/27/fact-sheet-opportunity-all-president-obama-launches-my-brother-s-keeper-

The initiative is seeking to build on the work that's already being done by the private and non-profit sectors [i](psssst--not your tax dollars)[/i] to find those who are willing to work and "connect these boys and young men to mentoring, support networks, and skills they need to find a good job or go to college and work their way up into the middle class. . . so they have the opportunity to reach their full potential, contribute to their communities and build decent lives for themselves and their families."  The White House is not "throwing money", foundations and businesses are the ones investing and working [i]within the communities[/i] that can identify the real source of the problem.

"Building ladders of opportunity." "Pathways to success." Showing black boys that there are other options beyond crime, sports and American Idol.  Making those options [i]viable[/i].  It's not going to get at every troubled kid, but it is in fact attempting to mentor and educate "on what 'normal' actually is in the rest of society."

So if you aren't just trying to make some racist complaint (there, I said it!) about cultural dysfunction that has already been acknowledged, and is in fact the problem (also acknowledged) that this task force is attempting to address, do tell what problem you're having with the initiative.[/quote]

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