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For decades now, in both the mainstream as well as Black media people have been claiming there's a shortage of Black men in America, especially with regards to relationships for women. This so-called "shortage" has been blamed on everything from an increase in incarceration to an increase in homosexuality to an increase in homicides. Whether this shortage of Black men compared to Black women truly exists or not I'm not sure, I don't work in the Census bureau nor am I a demographer. However based on my personal OBSERVATIONS being in my mid 50s and having lived around this nation it seems to me that there is an ABUNDANCE of Black males! Whether at work, at school, on the street, in the malls....in most places in the United States you can't go 5 minutes without seeing a group of Black men standing around with doo-rags on and sagging jeans, lol. However the REAL shortage it seems is with Black women! Back when I was in my 20s I noticed that there were rarely enough Black girls/women to go around for dudes to push up on and often ended a situation where 4 or 5 dudes were trying to get the same female. I noticed this at school where the ratio was a little more even. Then I started noticing it on jobs.....fewer and fewer Black women to be found. Every Black woman YOU were trying to talk to....2 or 3 other dudes trying to get up on her....lol. Plenty of White women standing around smiling at you, but the Black women were elusive. And it STILL seems to be that way when I look at a lot of the Black youth in the community. I see just as many and in most cases MORE Black males than Black females. The only difference now is that a far greater percentage of Black women who ARE around are either lesbian or have take up White partners! Even in the immigrant community, I see far more Black male immigrants coming over here than Black female immigrants. And the Black female immigrants who DO come....usually come already hitched to a man. Now add all of what I just said to the FACT that so many thousands (some say hundreds of thousands) of Black girls/women go missing in this nation every year....seemingly vanishing without a trace...and it seems that my observations are well grounded. But alas.... Maybe it's just my perspective because as a man I'm LOOKING for more women than men, but it certainly seems that in the Black community (ADOS and non-ADOS alike) there are far more men than women.

Can't speak on it. Believe it or not, Florida is one of the few states I have YET to set foot in. I MAY have ridden through Pensacola while I was half sleep on the Greyhound bus as a teenager on my way from Atlanta to some place in Alabama....maybe....but I'm not sure.

Kenneth It never ceases to amaze me how black people talk bad about Jews and oppose immigrants yet we don't fight back nearly enough against the systemic racism and economic injustice presided over by rich white male Gentiles. Well I will say this...... I'm not sure about other cities but in Detroit the Jews use to own a lot of business in the Black community BEFORE the riots and right up until the late 70s. And whether they were "exploiting" us or not...they treated Black folks a lot better and with more respect than a lot of the Arabs who took over those stores and other businesses in the 80s. You didn't hear about Jews shooting and killing Black children over stealing candy bars like you hear about the Arabs and Asians. Jews have are rightly concerned about Anti Semitism and we as black people experiencing racism should be more sensitive and aware not to play into this thing against Jews. Of course the same goes with racism on their part as well. They have the right to be concerned about anti-semitism, however they need to bark up the RIGHT tree....not the wrong one. Going after Black entertainers like Whoppi Goldberg or Kyrie Irving for making STATEMENTS....while you have White gentiles actually KILLING and plotting against them and have been for centuries....is a waste of time and energy for those who are serious about ending anti-semitism. If you're truly concerned about anti-semitism, take care of the White anti-semites FIRST because they are the ones doing the physical harm and pose the biggest threat. Then you can maybe address some statements you don't like by Minister Farrakhan or Professor Griff. ProfD Black folks think 1) Jews control money and 2) immigrants are going to kick them out of 2nd class and I'm not sure if I'm with you on the 2nd one...lol. If most Black folks REALLY thought that, they wouldn't be marching and fighting so hard to let so many of them in to country. Or more recently simply being silent and ignorant on the issue of so many immigrants flooding into this nation. You have a few handful of AfroAmericans who are concerned about keeping the #2 spot next to White folks and pushing the immigrants back, but most AfroAmericans appear to be in competition with no one else EXCEPT eachother. "Man...I CAINT let that nigga get a bigger burger than I got!" Basically, we need to mind own business and get our own house in order before we can speak about and/or on behalf of another group of people. Stefan I am hoping Karen Bass can leverage her social worker and political skills to succeed as Los Angeles Mayor. She may. But most likely HER success won't help the AfroAmericans in Los Angeles. Those few still silly enough to stay there. I am not conditioned to run from a challenge or give up and run away in fear of failing. Really??? Then I bet you've wasted a LOT of energy fighting losing battles in the past....lol. Were you the type of kid that when you missed the bus on your way to school....you wouldn't give up and wait on the next one....you'd run after the one you missed and chase it all the way through town hoping you'd eventually catch it? "I can't give up! I won't give up!!!!"

Troy It is odd that you see the Civil War as an example of unity. I think everyone else would view it as a prime example of disunity. The Civil War isn't an example OF unity...it's an example of the IMPORTANCE OF unity. A united nation is so important the government was willing to wage war against it's own citizens who tried to separate in order to preserve the integrity of the nation. We as AfroAmericans should take a lesson from that on the importance of unity among us instead of this highly individualistic "I'll do my own thing" attitude so many of us have. Have you been following the news about the "opioid crisis?" We have big pharma (run by white folks) killing 100K folks (mostly other white people) a year. Are white people trying to destabilize white communities, or are you going to tell me it is still an attempt to destabilize Black communities and the white deaths are collateral damage? Your focus is too broad and general. I told you that drugs were brought into the AfroAmerican community by racists to destablize it. This is a FACT. It's a proven fact and actually it was covered by several major news papers back in the 90s that drugs were being brought in to destablize Black communities. Other communities being affected and to what degree is irrelevant to this FACT because it doesn't make it more or less of a FACT. So what if White people are suffering more now from opioids? And???? Does that mean that cocaine and heroin still weren't brought into Black communities in the 70s and 80s to destabilize it?

True, but few people.....a minority....are THAT disciplined that they can hear different types of strong opinions and not voice their approval or opposition. That takes a lot of discipline that the average fake-weed smoking American don't have today....lol

Hence my "conspiracy theory" on the installation of round-a-bouts all over the nation....lol.

You can't compare racism to "homophobia". Most of what they call "homophobia" is quite natural; while most forms of racism aren't and goes against the natural order of things. For example..... It's natural for a man to find the thought of another man tongue kissing him or jamming a penis into his anus disgusting. It's NOT natural for a person to get "disgusted" at seeing a Black man with a White woman, they have to be taught and almost brainwashed from a young age to see this as wrong in order to find it disgusting.

One of the problems I have with those stats is that they want to literally make things a "Black-n-White" issue while totally ignoring the disturbingly high rate of violent crime committed by Latinos....especially illegal ones.....on eachother. I used to live in Arizona and Mexican migrants BUTCHERED eachother every night after getting drunk, yet their stabbings and slashings and shooting barely even made the news unless it was related to other events. It's the same with the gang banging in places like L.A. and Chicago where the Latino gangs actually out number the Black gangs and they are more violent towards eachother, but the media ignores it.

My father grew up on a farm down South and he had an old saying, "If you don't sheer the sheep...the briars are go take the wool anyway". In other words, if you act stingy and don't give the people what they need or deserve.....they're TAKE IT any damn way, law or no law....lol. If the city government of Buffalo and the state government of New York and the United States government DID RIGHT by it's citizens, not only wouldn't looting be an issue but this blizzard wouldn't be nearly as bad for Buffalo as it is....because they would have had the infrastructure in place to clear the snow and help the people. Winter blizzards have been happening EVERY YEAR since we can remember in the past, this is nothing new....so why were the "caught off guard" and left so many people to freeze to death and die in their cars? Too busy sending money to Ukraine instead of helping it's own citizens. The United States is such a wealthy nation that every major city should have streets that automatically warm up and melt the snow on the roads and sidewalks. Germany and Canada has streets like that.....why not the U.S.? And why didn't the National Guard hit the streets BEFORE the looting started and even before the blizzard came to ensure everyone was properly sheltered, had enough food and water and supplies, and safe? For the same reasons they didn't do it for Katrina and the dozens of other major disasters that have happened since. If it wasn't so sad....it would be funny.

Troy Perhaps you're confusing UNITY with UNIFORMITY.....two different things. White folks are indeed united on CERTAIN ISSUES, like the desire to rule over and control people of color (racism) And the very example of the Civil War you brough up illustrates how White folks value and see the importance of unity. The White folks of the North refused to allow the South to separate and allow a divided nation so they FORCED unity upon them against their will, and now we still have the UNITED States of America instead of the DIVIDE/CONFDERATE States of America.

Chev Girl, I BEEN arrogant.......you just now picked up on it....LOL Now if you're REALLY interested in the Haitian Revolution and the various battles and challenges they went through to gain their full independence, you should research: War Of The Knives This was a battle between Haitians themselves over COLORISM after the French had been kicked out! That's also where your man Toussaint really made a name for himself.

Man....these niggas and their dogs. I saw a commercial the other day where some sissy looking brutha was dancing with, rolling around on the floor with, and even KISSING a damn dog! I said laaaaaawd.....lol. It's time to END this devilish world and bring a NEW one in before the rest of these silly Negroes fall off the edge. Next thing you'll have Negroes SLEEPING with their damn dogs just like the White folks who taught them to kiss and love on them. Before yall get mad at me, listen.... Dogs are some of the NASTIEST animals on the planet. The ONLY reason some of yall love your dogs and kiss and hug on them is because you've been living around White folks for SO damn long you don't know any better and you're doing what you see THEM doing. Well.....there's a REASON why White folks love dogs! Just like there's a reason why they drink whiskey and do a lot of the other things they do. They KNOW why they do the things THEY do......most niggas don't and just imitate them.

I know and understand she took on the name to sound more Jewish, but I think she did convert to Judaism at some point. I've heard that from several sources over the years.

With all of the stories and interesting things going on out there, I just don't understand how so many people could simply sit there and watch and have nothing to say or contribute. Even if they'd just express their agreement or disagreement. But to sit there like a pile of rocks and stare at the screen....wtf???? Must be all of that fake and cess weed they're smoking that has their brains numb.

Troy (1) I believe "big-social" is behind the spamming of discussion forums. The know spamming forums make them harder to manage and forcing administrators to require logins. This reduces participation and therefore competition. I'm not familiar with the logistics of social media platforms to agree or disagree on this one way or the other. But I'm sure if money is behind it....so it a conspiracy. (2) Racists troll Black forums to prevent Black forums from thriving while sowing dissent in the Black community. (This one I'm actually inclined to believe, as there is ample evidence of it) ABSOLUTELY They either do it themselves by getting an account and hiding their identity and pretending to be Black themselves even down to the hood and writing format....which is relatively easy to learn. Now a days you have plenty of Black folks willing to "teach" a White dude how to talk and act like he's down and from the hood. They just pretend to be Black and get the Black folks in that community to start fighting and turning on eachother to keep division and confusion going. That's one of their oldest tricks. But to be honest, now a days they don't even have to PRETEND to be Black. A lot of White folks can openly start shit and get Black folks to fighting with eachother in school, on jobs, on the street, etc....it's gotten so pitiful. Another way they do it is just PAY a Black person to troll Black websites. Whisper in the ears of the readers and posters and introduce negative and self-destructive thoughts and habits into the community that keeps it weak and divide. In turmoil. The LGBTQIA+ people were good for this. Finding Black people who are gay or lesbian and getting them to be bold with it and then encouraging them to force it into Black circles and make it mainstream. It's also a common tactic Caucasians do with religion and HAVE been doing it for centuries. Convert a few Black fools to follow their religion and use them to reach the other Black folks. Speak of the devil...... Check out this latest show Tariq Nasheed did talking about this very thing, and how racists are using psy-ops through social media:

The question is simple, if you are in a black district <over80% black populace> shouldn't your black elected representative look to provide as much money as possible to the district you live in? Agree or disagree, please state your why? I ABSOLUTELY AGREE. That's what every elected representative should be doing for their district anyway, regardless of race. You weren't elected by your district and it's constituents to look out for "everybody" and serve "everybody's" best interests. You were elected and put in office by THEM and your loyalty should be to THEM. I'd personally go as far as to say your loyalty should go PRIMARILY to those who supported your campaign and put you in office, not just anybody in your district. We can blame White folks for being racist and their behavior, but we can't keep blaming White folks for our stupid and foolish behavior. It's common sense that we support ourselves and grab as much wealth and power as we can when we get in office. That's the way the world ACTUALLY works, whether most people admit to it or not. I would find every legal way possible to grant money and other benefits to those in my district who voted for and supported me and my election.....straight up. I don't give a damn HOW that sounds.....I support those who support me!

First of all..... It's Whoopi supposedly a Jew HERSELF??? I find it interesting that this bit of information seems to rarely make it to the mainstream media. As a side note.... What's up with that sista's arms who was reporting at the end of the clip? Wide shoulders with arms looking like they belong on a linebacker. Who's running around here telling our sisters that having muscular arms with veins and shit popping out of them that it's attractive??????

You're probably correct; because you're ability to elucidate ANY point to me parallels your ability to be coherent period.

You know, I actually believe that. I believe that many if not most of the White folks who get on Fox, Newsmax, and these other right-wing outlets ranting and raving about Jews, the Government, Illuminati, and other organizations whom they claim are conspiring against them really don't believe the shit they're saying. Like you said, they're PAID actors. I think their job is to put out RED HERRINGS to throw the scent off of the REAL conspiracies, which are aimed at people of color in general and specifically Black people. If you start getting too close to the truth.....that it's racist White men behind this particular Conspiracy....they'll jump on and agree with you but then try to RE-DIRECT you down the wrong path to keep you confused. For example................ For centuries White folks insisted that the Bible was the word of God and that Jesus was a White man and the only way. HUNDREDS OF YEARS. But back in the 1800s when Black folks started reading the Bible and researching different religions for ourselves and pointed out the inconsistencies of Christianity and the Bible.....THEN White folks all of a sudden became "enlightened" and acknowledged that the Bible and Church had errors and began to start New Age religions, Mormonism, etc... They will play the game right up until WE become hip to it, then change it up only when it doesn't work anymore and invent a new one.

And most White people become aware such a system exists and what the rules to it are.....around 14 or 15.

What in the WORLD are you talking about???? Because I said I don't wish to unite with Black people who are criminals or sexual perverts.....you assume I'm including Black people with non-Black spouses? Your logic is odd.

I was watching this video the other day on Youtube. I was kind of surprised at how articulate and for lack of a better term.....almost "White/Bougie" sounding Marvin was, in that interview atleast. Didn't sound like the man making the music.

Cynique You dwell in a cave??? Damn....lol. No wonder you defend Caucasians so much. There will be no equality ANYWAY because humans are inherently dissimilar to eachother. Even identical twins.

Well..... He says he's planning a grand opening in February 2023

I find it so interesting that since the 90s, whenever you hear the term "conspiracy theory" and talk of conspiracies it's some middle-aged White man on the radio or on the microphone ranting and raving about the "government" or what "they" are doing to the food, the environment, through the media to harm or manipulate the public. I find it interesting because it SHOULD BE Black folks leading the charge against conspiracies, since Black folks have been the number one victim of racist conspiracies for about 500 years now. Drugs were brought into Black communities to destabilize them and HIV was invented by racists to control the Black population, yet how many Black folks are on television outraged about THOSE conspiracies? But White men are all over the radio and Fox News ranting and raving about liberal media and Jewish financial control conspiracies, and are UNITED in their anger. You can find an entire show FULL of White men and women all in agreement about THEIR conspiracies. Even those who call in or comment are in full agreement too. Yet AfroAmericans aren't even in agreement over whether conspiracies even EXIST and half of them will stand their smirking at you as a sad example of poor mental health treatment in America, lol. How did THIS happen?