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I am glad you posted this. I know there are a lot of decent very good blacks, but it is easy to loose site of this with story after story of the dysfunctional masses in that community and the socially disproportionate 95% support for a horrible president. It is frustrating and it builds anger in all of us... probably even more amongst the decent blacks who don’t want to be associated with “the culture.”

I search out good stories like this and good role models like Thomas Sowell, Condi Rice, Herman Cain and locals to help me stay balanced and fair.

We must treat all we meet as individuals and figure out who they are on the actions we see. It has to be frustrating to be a conservative black person.

Well, politics aren’t really the issue here. If the man jumped down and saved the kid, that is a postive thing regardless of whether he is a flaming liberal or a Tea Partyer.

Also, his appearance is only important to me in the context that he was going for a job interview. If that were not the case, I would find nothing about his appearance to sway me negatively. (I don’t like the thug look, but I don’t really view the hat as the thug look. The hat, in conjunction with baggy pants with the underwear showing, etc., well, THAT is different. And, like most normal people, I DO make judgements on that basis.

One of the things that irritates me to no end is people who castigate others for making judgements on appearance. Now, I do draw the line. I am not going make judgements on someone who has bad skin, scars, is overweight, is unattractive, is of a different skin color, etc. because...they cannot, for the most part, control those things.

But if someone comes in for an interview wearing Pippi Longstocking striped stockings on her legs, goth makeup and green dyed hair, well, that is different. They CHOOSE to be that way.

Same way with people who dress like gang bangers. They may be nice people, love their pets and be faithful to their wife, but if you dress like people who assault other people, you shouldn’t be surprised if people treat you that way.

To reiterate: I don’t see this gentleman the same way.