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Did M.L.K.’s dream come true.
Did Martin Luther King's dream come true? I ask you this question because I don't believe it did. I actually believe that now we are being treated less than African-Americans. Let me ask you something, how many times have you seen someone being discriminated against in a day.
Well me being a student and whatnot, I see it every day. And there's a lot of bull honky out there. Like for instance the other day I saw someone say the n word and he is not African-American and this guy who was an African-American heard it. So he tried to start a fight and started cussing out the Caucasian. And I have a class with him later, and in that Class he was sitting with a friend. Add all were saying all class long. Every other word they said was the n word. I mean if they have such a problem with the word why would they say it constantly.
And yes we realize that slavery is wrong. But it does not mean that African-Americans can do whatever they want. And our best president was killed for his decision on freeing the slaves. So I think it's made up.
And even I have been experiencing this. Even today I was in my math class and this African-American kid sits next to me. And he wouldn't be quiet. So I asked him to be quiet. So he decided to cuss me out and whatnot.
But this isn't true for all African-Americans. Like my friend his mom rented out one of the rooms in their house to an African-American. And he's probably one of the cooler guys I know. I mean he likes all music, except rap, he doesn't call me or t my friends names, he'll play video games with us, or he will even play ball with us. Or even my other friend, he is a starter football player for the high school he goes to. And all the time me and him will go to chipotle or something. And he is a good friend.
Now back to my original subject. So you all know about MLK's I have a dream speech. and It stated that I believe everybody should be treated equal. And the way life is that really isn't coming true. So this guy puts his life on the line so African-Americans can be treated equal and this is how he is repaid.
And President Lincoln. Like I said before we should be even. African-Americans think that because they were wronged that they can do whatever they want and I believe that it's wrong. And presently Lincoln was murdered for freeing the slaves. Imagine this you were married to the president and you were watching theater with your children and you hear a loud bang and you look next to you and see your husband's dead.
Now I could go on forever about this epidemic but unfortunately I don't have to. So I have written my feelings on this subject so if you beg to differ feel free to write on your opinion which I will not read.
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i agree with Katie W.
how come you are saying all this when you are doing the same thing. i believe that black people don't have the right to say the n word, but also the whites don't either. you are saying we get to do whatever we want. yea right ! some blacks have sneak to do what they want. just because you see one black doing something that you dont'. don't mean that they are doing whatever they. i just want to know how does have to do with anything martin luther king jr.'s dream. he had a dream that we would all come together. but we can't come together if we still have whites saying the n word. you can't blame the blacks for the n word. the whites created that word not us. i don't have anything against whites at all. i just think that if your going to be blaming the blacks blame the whites also.
i dont believe in what you said. first of all your president was killed by his own
but this once i shall forgive your ignorance. you believe that black people are doing what they want but have you considered what white people were doing when we were slaves . discrimination continues today buta the do ikt in a civilized way
Let me first make it clear that I am not racist or even prejudiced. I do not judge anyone before I know them. Several of my best friends are black. However, while I am extremely tolerant, I in no way support the culture that racist whites see as "black" culture. Martin Luther King would in no way be proud of this culture, which as a whole has little or no respect for other cultures or even for its own cultures, as made clear by the lyrics of so many rap songs.
To me, the two most painful parts of this culture are 1) the lack of respect, even for itself, and 2) the humiliation and pressures that so many African Americans outside of this culture feel to fit into this culture. I am a high school senior, and one of my best friends has struggled with this since we were in junior high. He has been emotionally TORTURED by blacks in the culture for being at the top of his class, for being an outstanding musician, and for not using the slang that this culture uses.
This kills me. The lack of respect today is so sad. This cannot possibly have been Martin Luther King's dream.
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