I'm seeing things like welfare programs that encouraged absentee fathers financially and a culture that doesn't expect young black males to take care of their offspring!
Hello, OS. Again my friend, I really hope you will reconsider placing the burden of FATHERHOOD and child support on black American men, WHO IN MANY CASES, did not want to become fathers.
I am referring to American men who were duped or tricked into fatherhood by a large population of black American females President and Mrs. Obama's friends and WH guests, including Childhood Trauma (ACEs) victim Nicki Minaj, hatefully denigrate as less than human "B*TCHES and HOES THOTS or RATCHET females" undeserving of being treated with basic human respect.
You use Tupac as an example to emulate...yet Tupac glorified Thug Life.
OS, In this recording is Tupac GLORIFYING Thuglife?
TUPAC EXPLAINS HIS 'T.H.U.G.L.I.F.E.' CHILD ABUSE *AWARENESS* CONCEPT
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"How Black Community's Ignorance of Mental Illness Almost Killed Me" ~Law of Polaris -North Star-
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"How black Women sabotage their sons," ~Law of Polaris -North Star-
Peace.
Come on, Avery...you know as well as I do that Tupac glorified Thug Life! So did Biggie Smalls. It's what got both of them killed. You've got a generation of young inner city blacks growing up thinking that thisis what they should aspire to be! It's a mindset that's turned black neighborhoods into war zones.
Socially Conscious TUPAC SHAKUR vs Community Predator BIGGIE SMALLS
More Tales Of White Supremacy And White Privilege
Come on, Avery...you know as well as I do that Tupac glorified Thug Life! So did Biggie Smalls. It's what got both of them killed. You've got a generation of young inner city blacks growing up thinking that this is what they should aspire to be! It's a mindset that's turned black neighborhoods into war zones.
Hello, OS. What I know as FACT is, according to Tupac's own words, THUGLIFE is an acronym standing for, "The HATE U Give Little Infants Fvvks *EVERYONE"*. If ppl watched the video I shared earlier, this cannot be disputed.
Sadly, it appears HUGE numbers of people are unaware of THUGLIFE's true meaning...or they wish to ignore Tupac's pain.
Pain apparently so intense, Tupac made the decision to permanently scar his once NEGLECTED, hungry, "hurting" belly, by tattooing in bold letters his THUGLIFE Child Abuse AWARENESS concept across his belly, for the world to see.
Based on my examination of his lyrics, my personal knowledge of his community and recorded interviews with people who knew him fairly well, I have no doubts young Child Abuse victim Biggie Smalls matured into an emotionally disturbed, homicidal, suicidal thinking predator who reveled in destroying his community by peddling life sapping drugs to his apparent depressed neighbors, regardless of his neighbors AGE, emotional, physical or MATERNAL condition.
It's my opinion Christopher 'Biggie Smalls aka The Notorious Big' Wallace was a selfish, serious damaged citizen having no interest in uplifting his American and Brooklyn neighbors.
However, when making an unbiased examination of Tupac Shakur, I see a Child Abuse victim maturing into an apparent emotionally troubled, though socially conscious fellow citizen genuinely concerned about improving the QOL for not only black Americans, but all American citizens, as well as folks residing throughout tiny blue orb.
OS, if people set aside the MEDIA HYPE, and actually took the time to honestly examine concerns, thoughts and opinions voiced by Tupac, I'm confident they would see a young American man wanting to bring peace and unity to ALL American citizens.
In fact, at 26m50s in the following interview Tupac speaks about being an "INTERGRATIONALIST."
Sadly, I honestly believe Tupac's apparent calls for peace and unity between Americans of all backgrounds, was a MAJOR factor for many HATE embracing PRO BLACK minded Americans who exploit cries of RACISM for THEIR OWN benefit and profit, wanting him permanently silenced.
Oldstyle, there is no doubt Tupac can be correctly characterized as a THUG.
However, what choice did have have when his mom, aka his PRIMARY CHILD CAREGIVER abandon and neglected him, leaving young Tupac to fend on his own?
An apparent emotionally troubled mom using mind numbing drugs to assuage her own depression and emotional issues, while ignoring the emotional well-being of her son.
"Changes" lyrics written by Tupac Shakur
"Come on come on
I see no changes wake up in the morning and I ask myself
Is life worth living should I blast myself?
I'm tired of bein' poor and even worse I'm black
My stomach hurts so I'm lookin' for a purse to snatch"
Tupac Shakur 1991 2Pacalypse Now Promotional Interview FULL
"Tupac Reflects On Friendship Youth Pain Human Greed"
ht tps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8C47oLQkDA
Tupac Black Americans Killing and Fearing Black Americans
ht tps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyVWAC4rd1o/
"Tupac on Difference between Bitches and Women"
ht tps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSvuU-jCKVk/
Oldstyle, I believe Tupac was torn between two worlds.
One is the PRO BLACK minded world, that during the period of human and American societal evolution when Tupac was born, was understandably angry and frustrated about the harm black American citizens endured and suffered while experiencing our Nation's multi-generational, ignorant, once legal Culture of Racism.
The other world was, and is populated by a smaller number of free-thinking, forward-looking black American citizens wanting to evolve. Americans focused on creating THEIR OWN individual unique vision for L, L (Love) and Happiness.
Oldstyle, if you have evidence Tupac was glorifying criminal-minded THUGLIFE when creating his apparent Child Abuse AWARENESS Public Service Announcement, please share it with me.
Peace.
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American *(Children)* Lives Matter; Take Pride In Parenting; *End Our Nation's *CHILD CARE* PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS*; End Community Violence, Police Anxiety & Educator's Frustrations
Do I think Tupac was maturing? Yes. Most of us do. Do I think he glorified Thug Life as a rapper and cashed in on that image when he was younger? Yes, I do. Do I think he tried to turn that around and make something good out of what he was coming to see wasn't good? Yes, I do. Unfortunately for him...the Thug Life that he immersed himself in as a younger man came back to bite him. God only knows what he could have been if he'd lived longer. It would have been interesting to see.