He says: "...When I see the shoes, I also think about the ankle bracelets being worn by far too many men who are affected by the mass incarceration epidemic that the White House says nothing about. The black family has ripped itself apart because so many of our fathers, brothers, husbands and sons are locked away in prison, leaving their children vulnerable to all the horrible things that happen when the man of the house is not away. I am offended by these shoes because there is nothing funny about the prison industrial complex, which is the most genocidal thing to happen to the black family since slavery itself..."
I think this guy writes in "stream of consciousness" style, forgetting what he wrote literally just a few words before. In the previous paragraph he says: "...First, we get to watch black kids shoot one another over $200 Air Jordans..."
No cause and effect there. Assault. Murder. Prison
Naah. No relationship. It is just genocide against blacks.
Dr. Boyce Watkins is a Professor at Syracuse University.
First, we get to watch black kids shoot one another over $200 Air Jordans...”
Most kids that would do this lack sound guidance and decent role models. Here’s the $10,000,000 question.
“What is the most logical solution to this phenomenon?”