Thugs in Suits and Velcro shoes...
Bougie , the uptight and me. I cannot believe the thug called me bougie.The Thug said to me, " Im sorry I'm not bougie enough like you, I don't play golf".
My response was held back by the strength of my pride and common sense. Not to let an ignorant "thug" try and justify his brutal behavior through my righteous open-minded-ness (Am I making up words now..LOL). This black soul who I thought was brighter than his image depicted, turned sour. I've come to understand that the thug was one of those simple fools to fall for the line: "well my doctor told me that I can't get pregnant". DUMB ASS! Two children and a college degree. What good is a degree when you have no common sense? Why must I be titled Bougie because I am cultured? Been to a few plays, traveled beyond my front porch, played a little golf, tasted caviar... and I am bougie? The ignorance of black faces. Stuck in the draft of commercialized dreams and porno-fied Ism's. Cultural-ism, Socialism, feudalism. I feel betrayed at times when people of my own race judge me based on the activities I choose. Sorry, I don't want to be a rapper, or hustle the streets to make ends meet. Im destined to find happiness and not through struggle. If you learn to play like the rich and famous, you become the rich and famous. Les Brown said "Success is not achieved, it is attracted. Who have you been hanging around lately?" It's the truth. The people you base yourself around or the things you do surely reflect in the product you will become. This thug had me heated, however I no longer question the idea of what to do. Obviously, our perspective on life is slightly altered. When I confronted the thug about what was said, their response was simply "we can work on that". Work on the fact that I am too bougie for them to chill with, but fine enough to have sex with. There has to be more to life than this, Right? I know there is but it's people like this that make me upset. I wonder what the world will look like 20 years from now. I imagine a place where ignorance runs wild and you can no longer suggest one's culture by the pigment (or lack of pigment) in their skin. A strange world full of thugs in suits and velcro shoes. LOL!
posted by Liber8Lyph @ 11:04 AM
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Yo where is this coming from? I swear this is not the same drowsy voiced brother I thought I have come to know over the years.
"Success is not achieved, it is attracted. Who have you been hanging around lately?" You better GO AHEAD and quote my idol - Les Brown!!! He couldn't be more right. One of my favorite quotes of his. That is why I do what I do with the people that I do it with. (if that makes sense?)
"This black soul who I thought was brighter than his image depicted, turned sour." - FIRE!!!
Yo don't go to his level, bring him up to yours! Bring Him UP! There is nothing wrong with our brothers being exposed to more. Never feel ashamed or embarrassed that you expect more from yourself. Unfortunately brothers like him believe limiting their means and interactions will allow them to "KEEP IT REAL." If you ask me that mentality just allows them to "KEEP IT STUPID!"
Let me ask you this. What are you looking for in him? If he is not to your level, what attracts you to him? Is it just his physical appearance? (that only goes so far) Is it his perceived hyper-masculinity? (noticed I said perceived - many of us are drawn to that) I wonder…
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