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K well I haven't read the rest of this thread yet but to respond to that...I was raised never to expect free handouts. That I was to work hard for everything I wanted. Not to count on anyone but myself to save me if I was in trouble. I am responsible for my own actions and my own future. No one else. Not to say my parents haven't given me anything or helped with the salon at all, but they got to where they are because they believe the same thing and they worked their ass off to get there.
And I believe there are plenty of people born in the projects that worked hard and became successful. I also know there are plenty of people who were born in the suburbs who sat on their ass and are now in the projects. It doesn't matter where you are born you get to where you want to be by how hard you work. People that expect someone to swoop in and save them have been watching too many movies.
Now on to read the rest of this thread...
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I agree with all that. But the minorities who have made it out of the ghettos have had to overcome more than the average white person.
Now I understand that there have been white people that have huge obstacles as well. When I say the average I mean the average. Obviously, there are people outside of that.