Anyone who grew up in the hood knows about being referred to as a white boy/girl simply because he/she speaks proper English and studies. Why is it such a horrible thing to want an education and want to leave the hood. Why are boys and girls who try to better themselves ridiculed for actually being smart? I have never understood this behavior and the sad part is that it doesn't necessarily come from children. There are adults who begrudge a child for speaking properly. Perhaps it is because of their own shortcomings and maybe a little jealousy that people feel the need to hate on those trying to better themselves. Since childhood I have always loved to read and I have always valued learning and wanting something more from life, most people would perceive these as great qualities; yet i was always made fun of in my "hood" because of these qualities. I still get the white girl comment whenever I go home. Of course, this is from a group of people who have failed to do anything with their lives and who are stuck in the same situation they were born into.
When are mothers in the ghettos across America going to finally encourage their children to study and try to move up in the world, instead of calling them stupid and discouraging them from ever trying to be something more. Sure there have always been a few mothers who have done this, but with the growth of teenage mothers who prefer to club than to help their children with homework, if they can, the future for ghetto youth seems disappointing. So many intelligent boys and girls are discouraged from doing well because they are scared of the teasing or worse yet they suffer the fate of having a child while a teenage and not having anyone around to let them know that that is not the end of the world. That you can still succeed. We need to get it together and be proud of those kids who aren't satisfied with a welfare check and slangin' dope and the inevitable choice between jail or hell.
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