Philadelphia mayor talks tough to black teenagers

[Skelly]

"But I hate n!993rs"- Chris Rock

Hear what Philly 's mayor had fi say about the state of the city's young black men who were creating havoc in the streets :

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[jah_yout]

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you mean chris rock the modern-day minstrel....


i wonder how many of these modern-day [censored] have ever watched richard pryor talk about the reason he stopped using the word &quot;n!66er&quot;...

it's on youtube but they don't care...
chris rock is one of the prophets of the resurgence &amp; popularity of the word

[Skelly]

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JY did u see the video? This is reminiscent of Bill Cosby a few years ago.

[jah_yout]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Skelly</div><div class="ubbcode-body">JY did u see the video? This is reminiscent of Bill Cosby a few years ago. </div></div>


unfortunately can't see the video right now...have to watch it later...

[Derek]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body">richard pryor talk about the reason he stopped using the word &quot;n!66er&quot;...
</div></div>

What did he say?

[jah_yout]

Re: &quot;I love black people ...&quot;

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body">richard pryor talk about the reason he stopped using the word &quot;n!66er&quot;...
</div></div>

What did he say? </div></div>

it's on youtube...basically it happened when he went to africa;

it's very deep...&amp; this guy was famous for using the word...
i will try to find the video &amp; post it later...but essentially to paraphrase;

the african guy asked him: &quot;do you see any n!66ers here?&quot;
and pryor said answered no...because there weren't any...and he suddenly realized he'd been wrong all those years...then he said he'll never call another black man a n!66er;

funny to see that all these years later the word is now deeply cherished among so-called blacks

[Derek]

Re: &quot;I love black people ...&quot;

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body">richard pryor talk about the reason he stopped using the word &quot;n!66er&quot;...
</div></div>

What did he say? </div></div>

it's on youtube...basically it happened when he went to africa;

it's very deep...&amp; this guy was famous for using the word...
i will try to find the video &amp; post it later...but essentially to paraphrase;

the african guy asked him: &quot;do you see any n!66ers here?&quot;
and pryor said answered no...because there weren't any...and he suddenly realized he'd been wrong all those years...then he said he'll never call another black man a n!66er;

funny to see that all these years later the word is now deeply cherished among so-called blacks </div></div>

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I typed richard pryor see any ngrs here? in Google
Interesting...

[Skelly]

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By the way before I get eaten alive by the mob I want to make it clear that the title of the thread was taken from the comments in the video.

[lonewolf]

Philadelphia mayor talks tough to black teenagers

Philadelphia mayor talks tough to black teenagers after ‘flash mobs’


PHILADELPHIA — Mayor Michael A. Nutter, telling marauding black youths “you have damaged your own race,” imposed a tougher curfew Monday in response to the latest “flash mob” — spontaneous groups of teens who attack people at random on the streets of the city’s tourist and fashionable shopping districts.

“Take those God-darn hoodies down, especially in the summer,” Mr. Nutter, the city’s third black mayor, said in an angry lecture aimed at black teens. “Pull your pants up and buy a belt ‘cause no one wants to see your underwear or the crack of your butt.”

“If you walk into somebody’s office with your hair uncombed and a pick in the back, and your shoes untied, and your pants half down, tattoos up and down your arms and on your neck, and you wonder why somebody won’t hire you? They don’t hire you ‘cause you look like you’re crazy,” the mayor said. “You have damaged your own race.”



Mr. Nutter announced that he was beefing up police patrols in certain neighborhoods, enlisting volunteers to monitor the streets and moving up the weekend curfew for minors to 9 p.m.

Parents will face increased fines for each time their child is caught violating the curfew.

The head of Philadelphia’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, J. Whyatt Mondesire, said it “took courage” for Mr. Nutter to deliver the message.

“These are majority African-American youths and they need to be called on it,” Mr. Mondesire said.

Mary Catherine Roper, a spokeswoman for the Philadelphia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, said her group sees the curfew move as legal with its sole caveat being that it not evolve “into an excuse to hassle” any youths on the street.

The state ACLU filed a federal lawsuit last year challenging Philadelphia police’s use of “stop and frisk” searches. A settlement announced in June allowed the program to continue, along with safeguards to prevent the use of racial profiling.

In the past two years, the City of Brotherly Love has been the scene of several flash mobs in which youths meet at planned locations by texting one another and then commit assorted mayhem.

In one episode, teens knocked down passers-by on a Center City street and entered an upscale department store where they assaulted shoppers. On another occasion, hundreds of teens gathered in a restaurant district and menaced patrons, forcing some restaurant owners to lock customers inside temporarily for their own protection or to close early.

In the latest event July 29, about 20 to 30 youths descended on Center City after dark, then punched, beat and robbed bystanders. One man was kicked so savagely that he was hospitalized with a fractured skull. Police arrested four people, including an 11-year-old.

Other cities have grappled with the problem of destructive flash mobs. In Chicago on Memorial Day weekend, roving teens flashed gang signs, knocked cyclists off their bikes and harassed picnickers. Police closed a popular beach as the violence escalated.

In January, dozens of young people stormed a popular Milwaukee mall late in the afternoon and scared customers and store employees.

In the District of Columbia, about 20 teenagers entered the G-Star Raw store on Connecticut Avenue at Dupont Circle in April and stole about $20,000 worth of merchandise before fleeing.

The problem has given a heavy dose of bad publicity to Philadelphia, which depends on tourism dollars. At one point last summer, city police stationed four officers at each intersection on weekend nights in a neighborhood where youths had congregated.

Mr. Nutter, a strong ally of President Obama and vice president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, took to the pulpit of his Baptist church Sunday to deliver a 30-minute sermon about black families taking responsibility for the behavior.

“The Immaculate Conception of our Lord Jesus Christ took place a long time ago, and it didn’t happen here in Philadelphia,” Mr. Nutter said. “So every one of these kids has two parents who were around and participating at the time. They need to be around now.”

The mayor told parents, “If you’re just hanging out out there, maybe you’re sending them a check or bringing some cash by. That’s not being a father. You’re just a human ATM. … And if you’re not providing the guidance and you’re not sending any money, you’re just a sperm donor.”

At City Hall on Monday, the mayor said gangs will be confronted.

“If you want to be aggressive, we’re going to be aggressive,” Mr. Nutter said, before sending a warning.

“Let me just share this with you. We’ve got the biggest, baddest gang in town - a committed group of citizens and a committed government - and we’re working together and we’re not going to have this nonsense anymore.”

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011...sh-mobs/?page=2

[kia027]

Re: &quot;I love black people ...&quot;

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Skelly</div><div class="ubbcode-body">JY did u see the video? This is reminiscent of Bill Cosby a few years ago. </div></div>

Yes it does sound reminiscent of Bill Cosby but will we heed the advice?

[jah_yout]

Re: Philadelphia mayor talks tough to black teenagers

there is a lot of truth to this as education &amp; parenting start at home...
but i always ask that they address the other side of the equation as well....

lack of extra-carricular activities &amp; economic opportunities, coupled with continuing mis-education of black youth by the system have all added to this problem...
the constant cutting of social services such as youth centers &amp; afterschool programs as well as other programs that benefit inner-city youth have added to the misery as well..

they refuse to address the root causes so the problem will continue;

[kia027]

Re: Philadelphia mayor talks tough to black teenagers

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body">there is a lot of truth to this as education &amp; parenting start at home...
but i always ask that they address the other side of the equation as well....

lack of extra-carricular activities &amp; economic opportunities, coupled with continuing mis-education of black youth by the system have all added to this problem...
the constant cutting of social services such as youth centers &amp; afterschool programs as well as other programs that benefit inner-city youth have added to the misery as well..

they refuse to address the root causes so the problem will continue;
</div></div>

the root of the issue is lack of parenting by the parents of the kids. Think before you lay down wid smaddy as there is a chance a life will be created.

I do not blame lack of funding of extra curricular activities after school as a root cause dat too is a bandage.

Family involvement, parental involvement is key. Some parents have handed off education to the school system

[mangoskin]

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extra-curricula activities is important,teens want to have activities outside the home &amp; fam, be with their peers NOT chilling with mama &amp; papa (dont u remember ur teen years?). 8 of 13 youth centres were closed in budget cuts in tottenham area where UK riots started. More is needed not budget cuts in these social areas. Also, if they were busy, had jobs etc, they wouldn't be idle, trouble-making.

[evanovitch]

Re: &quot;I love black people ...&quot;

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body">richard pryor talk about the reason he stopped using the word &quot;n!66er&quot;...
</div></div>

What did he say? </div></div>

it's on youtube...basically it happened when he went to africa;

it's very deep...&amp; this guy was famous for using the word...
i will try to find the video &amp; post it later...but essentially to paraphrase;

the african guy asked him: &quot;do you see any n!66ers here?&quot;
and pryor said answered no...because there weren't any...and he suddenly realized he'd been wrong all those years...then he said he'll never call another black man a n!66er;

funny to see that all these years later the word is now deeply cherished among so-called blacks </div></div>

curious ting is dat courtesy of MTV and hiphop young Africans now use the word like it a go outta style...aint dat a byatch...

btw, wat make a black a <span style="font-weight: bold">so-called </span>black

[Skelly]

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Here is the link to the Chris Rock statement. And now tie it into the events in Philly, and London too if you will. Sorry it is profanity laced but please extract the core message of the skit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRwK_XVfm0I