"You get more respect for going to jail than you do for going to college." - Kamikaze
You get more respect for going to the clubs Thursday-Saturday than you do for going to church every Sunday.
You get more respect for having sex with any and everyone than you do for remaining a virgin past the age of 15 (if not 12...).
You get more respect for dragging another person through the mud than you do for lifting them up.
You get more respect for perpetuating racial/social/cultural stereotypes than you do for breaking out of the "norm".
You get more respect for being a clone than you do for being an individual.
It is backwards decade and no one told me?! For once I would like to have a conversation with an adult of the Black community that does not begin with "How many kids do you have?". Or not experience the uncomfortable silence provoked by my irritated glance when I say I have none and dont plan to have any until I'm married. For once I want to be respected for doing good things instead of being questioned about my good acts out of astonishment. If you expect something good...better yet, demand something great of your children, then why do you set such low standards? Why be shocked that I graduated from high school with honors and attend a highly accredited private college? Why be shocked that I dont smoke? Why be shocked that I plan to attend a prestigious medical college and become a doctor? Why be shocked that I dont drink although I am of legal age? Why be shocked that I want to work for profit and for the community? Why be shocked that I dont have a record or some discrepancy with every person I come across?
Now dont get me wrong, I'm not perfect. I've made mistakes...mistakes that have gotten me some sort of "respect" (mistakes that have lead to some interesting posts and poems) but now that I'm older (and wiser...i think) I see that a lot of my frustration growing up could have been eliminated. Correction: I KNOW many of my frustrations could have been eliminated. But as I always say, my mistakes are what make me who i am, they have made me tougher, and ultimately have brought me to where I am today and I will wear my scars proudly.
However, I dont want others to make my mistakes. I dont want my 8-year old cousin to make my mistakes. I dont want my little brother to make my mistakes. ...hell, i dont want my bestfriend who is only a few months younger than me to make my mistakes. And with that being said, i feel like we're teaching our youth to make unnecessary mistakes. Matter fact, we're teaching our youth that they will be praised for making unnecessary mistakes.
When did going to jail become a right of passage?
When did going to jail become cool?
When did going to jail become FUN?
...I mean, I know people that have gone to jail. I've dated guys that have been to jail. And all across the board I've been told jail is some place you dont want to visit for a few nights, much less stay for a lengthy sentence. So why is it that many choose to BRAG about how many times they've been arrested and in the judicial system? Its just something I cant comprehend. And until I can start to understand I cant offer a solution and that really bothers me.
ARG.
So...jail = not fun
but its looking like incarceration
is what's hot these days
WHAT'S GOING ON?!
ghost
CGK: [[BARBiie]]
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Are you sure your not White...don't blow a head gasket I was just joking with you. People brag about going to jail and going clubin because they think it make them seem cooler and badder, but to me it is stupided for you to tell someone that you have been to jail. Just think when that person gets out of jail he will have know life for having a criminal record. No one will want to hire this person and more than likely this person will end up right back in jail later in life. Nobody brags about going to church or praying. Hell we are not even aloud to pray in our public schools. If you ask me the government is the reason we brag about the bad things instead of the good things.
why i gotta be white for not wanting to go to jail?! geez Cody!
I dont think people ever actually consider what happens AFTER they do something stupid. Just living for the moment i suppose which is the dumbest thing to do...i mean, every action has a consequence...
I brag about going to church...kinda. lol We cant even pray in private schools. Have you heard one of the prayers up here?! its ....interesting to say the least.
Why is the govt at fault? I would have blamed the media first.
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