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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You know there's 200.00 Northface jackets at the thrift store and knock-offs are very affordable in the black neighborhood (go into any AA barbershop)[/quote]+1  [/quote]

Wasting money on knockoffs of questionable quality that will no doubt start falling apart after a season, not to mention probably made out of some kind of toxic crap that the Chinese couldn't get rid of otherwise.   <b>Lousy choice, f'ed up priorities in life. </b>  And shame on those AA businesses for taking advantage of foolish and vulnerable people to be selling them that schlock.  [/quote]  Umm, that's the whole point, a lot of these kids do not have their priorities right.  BUT I must say, most teenagers do want to fit it and wear what's in style or considered cool.  Nothing new about that.  My own teen wanted to spend his birthday money on a $150 pair of soccer cleats.  Um hell no, I vetoed that choice.  Most of these children came from crappy shitty backgrounds - it's not wonder they aren't making good choices for themselves, they may not have anyone to help guide them.  Oh and, it's not always AA businesses taking advantage.  How about every Chinese take-out or fried chicken spot on the corner offering crappy unhealthy food at a cheap price, or the liquor stores on every corner. Those are rarely AA owned. [/quote]

Where's the "fit" when most of the kids can't afford the $200 jacket.  And, is the liquor store owner kidnapping people off the street and forcing them to drink?  Stop blaming, it's about choices.  Just walk on by.  Can probably buy 5 meals worth of food at Safeway to cook at home for the cost of the bucket of fried chicken or that takeout kung pow.  The wisdom and advice on a million ways to save a buck and get ahead in life is out there, plentiful and free for the taking, but so many people seem to have their heads so far up their butts that common sense can't reach their ears.[/quote]
It's less about common sense and more about worldview.

To some, having a fast, cheap, delicious meal makes more common sense than purchasing a week's worth of food that you may or may not have a responsible adult available to cook. And to most of us, eating out is a treat, right? So to a person in poverty, this may be one way of 'treating' themselves.

The kid with the updated video games brought home a point to me. Just as many of us pay to give our kids expensive music and dance lessons, pay for private tutors to give them better footing in life, parents in poverty are doing the same thing. According to their worldview however, simply making it to adulthood is the goal. So spending hundreds to keep your child inside and occupied instead of on the streets=keeping him safe and out of harm's way which=giving him a chance at a future. Literally.

As far as $200 jackets and shoes? I don't think those kids are shopping at thrift stores. However, the jacket and shoes are the same status symbol for them that expensive cars, the name of the college on your degree is to us. It's all about perspective which is determined by your world view.[/quote]

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