As Black children were put into an environment perceived as controlled by whites, the phenomenon of young Black kids equating academic excellence with “acting white” arose. In the Black schools, Black students largely cheered their classmates for achievements. But after desegregation created a clear division of white and Black, the association shifted and Black students began to tease one another by pushing their smart peers into the ‘white’ category. Ever since then, we have seen that Black kids tended to perform more poorly when mixed with whites. …False dilemma, never mind pure racism on the part of the author. Whatever school integration brought, it did not precipitate the Marxist destruction of the family among a great swath of blacks.
why does the author put black as “Black” and white as “white”???...if he want to use a capital B for black then I demand he use a capital W for whites....
The Marxist assault on the family is another animal. At least I tend to think of it that way. But how often are successful blacks ridiculed by their brothers for their accomplishments? I tend to take the author’s word for it as far as this phenomenon becoming more prevalent when integration became operative on the basis of Brown vs. Board of Education. Well-meaning law appears to have done some serious damage. It took away some freedoms, anyway.
Notice in the story how black is capitalized and White is not. I feel so small:-(
I hate these hate mongers. See, it’s working.
You cannot justify your comment in terms of the circumstances surrounding the phenomenon, you describe. The single most significant factor in undermining pride & identity in family values in both races was the switch in school policy. If you look at the birth statistics in both major races, from the late 1950s onward, you will see an absolute explosion in births out of wedlock in both races.
It was not necessarily the integration per se; but it was accompanied by other social agitations, designed to trivialize lines of descent, family pride, etc.. What I call "trashing grandma." In both races, girls were encouraged to reject the sort of advice--appealing to pride in one's own family values, etc..--that girls were likely to get at their grandmother's knee.
Indeed, if you look at the principle figures in sociological fields, whom the Supreme Court cited in Brown in support of their decision, you will see where the Marxist influence came in. It was all predictable. Myrdal in an American dilemma admitted that his views might seriously damage the Black Middle-Class.
William Flax
Peer pressure not to leave their dumb pals behind.
The crabs pulling the escaping ones back into the bucket.
This happens among white people too. “Working class” students are accused of being “preps”.
Anyone who would hold you back in life IS NOT your friend.
This essential point is avoided in the story. The destruction is implemented by the Marxist feminists in social service occupations.