Hey, what's up?
This is da'Shade ... sitting in for Kennedy James.
Lots of people yakking 'bout racism these days. Man, it's like da 60's all over again. Some cat gets shot, rightly or wrongly, and the whole ghetto explodes. What's up with that?
I'll tell you what's up. It's all about poverty. Poor folks want to be rich folks. Just like that ol' American Dream promised. But poor folks sometimes look down the road, and they see nuthin' but more heartache. So, yeah, they get a little uppity.
Thing is everyone wants a piece of the pie, but only some folks bother making that pie. Want pie? Get off yer ass and get a job — that's the recipe for pie.
Ain't a black versus white issue. It's a "gimme, gimme" issue. It's a "youse owe me, youse owe me" issue.
Want respect? Earn it, cause ain't nobody gonna just give it to you.
And in case you hadn't noticed over the last 50 years, all this hand-out, hand-up, hand-over shit ain't working. Charity is BS, 'cause people don't want to be beholding to anyone. Charity begins at home. People need self-respect more than they need a bowl of slop at the soup kitchen. Close the damn soup kitchens. Folks get hungry enough, they might catch on to the fact that they need to quit whining and start working.
Who wants a job? Hands up, hands up!
Hit that mic and get yer hands up ...
