Pimps Whores and Welfarebrats

Society has always spoken negatively about African Americans. The article Pimps Whores and Welfarebrats gives a very different point of view. Society did not come up with these ideas on their own. The actions of African American leaders and its people had everything to do with negative thoughts and assumptions. This article points out so many issues that are ignored by the African American people. After the civil rights movement the lives of African Americans were suppose to get better. We were suppose to become equals with our white-counter parts. Our African American leaders played a big part in this transition. Instead of everyone of us making an effort to make a difference in our lives and our community. Some of us took the easy route and went for assistance from the Pimps (Government). African Americans (Whores) have become so dependent on assistance from the government. Through this assistance African Americans have been portrayed lazy and uncaring. In some ways it is true. Many have become so dependent and feel it is unnecessary to go out and find work or fend for themselves. Everything that the government gives us we take with asking questions about the affect it will have on the future generations to come.

The author of this article also pointed out another fact. Whenever African American leaders find themselves the blame it on "racism." Why does it always have to come down to that. Even though we may face racism at one point in our life as African Americans that does not mean it is always a factor in everything we do. Many African American leaders have exploited the community of Africans Americans and though they are in the wrong when they get caught for their wrong doings the blame on racism and how our white counter parts are trying to make them out to be the bad guys. When in all honest the are deemed the bad guys because the actions were really wrong. Also these leaders have supported many things that are immoral and not very good for the African American community. Like some leaders support abortion but it is wiping out an entire generation of African Americans. The abortion rate for African Americans have gone up because its approved in so many places and in many cases it is paid for by the government. Many African American leaders represent the government. Being and African American is not easy and I can say we do not make it easy on ourselves.

This article spoke to me in so many ways. In all honest the author spoke about so many things that I think about everyday. I may be Ghanaian but in American I am an African American and it pains me to see the way society views me because of the acts of other African Americans. Just because one is black that does not mean we can not be successful as a whole. The smallest acts can have the biggest impacts. There is no reason for so many African Americans to be so dependent on the government. We also need to stop blaming everything we do on racism. We should that the consequences for our actions and make a change in our lives. One act can change societies views on our life and our dependence on the government.