Let's talk about black people for a moment. Yes, BLACK people. Nobody calls me German-American, I'm not calling anyone African-American--unless they are actually FROM Africa. And probably not even then. Why are blacks so offended when you call them "black?" I knew a guy in high school who was from South Africa. He was white. So was he African-American? What about black people from England? They're not African-American...are they African-British? Come on, that's ridiculous. Just call yourself black. I'm white, you're black. Get over it.

I think it's interesting. Black people fought for years and years against segregation, to be allowed to attend school wtih white people and ride buses with them and live in neighborhoods and towns among them. That's great; I think the Civil Rights movement was a great thing. I firmly believe that everyone is human and should be treated as so. You should be allowed to do the same things and go the same places as everyone else, regardless of your SKIN color (or gender, or religion, or whatever).

You would think after all that hard work, black people would embrace desegregation. They would appreciate being able to do the things they want to do, wherever and whenever and with whomever they choose to. Yet in the past 10, 20, even 30 years...black people have started segregating themselves all over again. There's all-black colleges. All-black neighborhoods. Black-only scholarships. Black Entertainment Television.

To be fair, the whole "black neighborhood" and "white neighborhood" idea isn't only because blacks don't want to live among whites; it's also because whites don't particularly want to live among blacks. It's true, no matter how racist it sounds; blacks have instilled a sort of fear over the years in white people. And why is this? Statistics show that black neighborhoods are generally more high-crime and low-income areas. Of course, there are many white neighborhoods and areas like that. But as far as percentages, a larger percentage of black neighborhoods are higher crime and lower income than white neighborhoods among themselves.

Most black people don't want to speak, dress, or think "too white." (Recent case in point: Jesse Jackson accusing Obama of being such.) They want to live, learn, and reproduce (for lack of a better word) amongst themselves. If a black guy dates or marries a white girl, all the black girls complain. "Couldn't find a black girl good enough for you?"

Why is this? Why do most blacks want to be SO separate from whites--especially after fighting for the exact opposite for so many years? Why don't most blacks want to speak articulately or dress classy for fear of being seen by their peers as "too white?" Why that mentality? I have a feeling it will be a long time before we can get that answer, let alone see whites and blacks truly living "in harmony" among one another. And that's just too bad.


***Before anyone jumps on my back--I KNOW there are distinguished black people out there. There are a lot of black people who choose to be educated, hold steady jobs, get married before they have children, raise them with morals, choose the high road, speak articulately, and all that. Unfortunately, that is not the majority of black people. Call me racist or be offended if you must--but open your eyes and realize the truth.

And I leave you with my favorite quote from Bill Cosby:

"Ladies and gentlemen, the lower economic people are not holding up their end in this deal. These people are not parenting. They are buying things for kids – $500 sneakers for what? And won't spend $200 for 'Hooked on Phonics.' ... They're standing on the corner and they can't speak English. I can't even talk the way these people talk: 'Why you ain't,' 'Where you is' ... And I blamed the kid until I heard the mother talk. And then I heard the father talk. ... Everybody knows it's important to speak English except these knuckleheads. ... You can't be a doctor with that kind of crap coming out of your mouth! ... These are not political criminals. These are people going around stealing Coca-Cola. People getting shot in the back of the head over a piece of pound cake and then we run out and we are outraged, [saying] 'The cops shouldn't have shot him.' What the hell was he doing with the pound cake in his hand?"

Wow, am I glad I found this site. I mean, I've always known about Townhall.com, but I didn't know you could make a blog on here! As of late, I've been posting my thoughts on MySpace...you can imagine I don't get much feedback or response through there! (All that people care about on MySpace is Chris Crocker and new page layouts.) So hopefully, I can meet some like-minded conservatives on here and share my thoughts and read other blogs about people with beliefs similar to mine.

To start off, I'm 24 years old. This past year has been a big one for me. Last October, my boyfriend of almost two years proposed. We were married in June, and I couldn't be happier! In May, I graduated from UCF (University of Central Florida) with a B.S. in Legal Studies. After our wedding, we packed up our stuff and moved from Orlando to Chicago (Lincoln Park). I LOVE it here! Well, except for all the liberals. But that makes it even more refreshing to meet someone like-minded when I do. Great example: I'm currently reading "Getting America Right." May I say--LOVE that book. Anyway, we're subletting our apartment here to move into a cheaper place in the suburbs and hopefully save some money to buy a house. So a couple people were looking at it the other day, and the book was on the couch. And one of the girls said--"Great book!" At first, I thought she was being sarcastic. But she really did like it! Surprising, but again, refreshing.

So anyway. I guess that's about it. Hopefully I can keep up with yet another blog...only time will tell!