The ultimate heresy. The people who claim to care the most about children and justice cannot tolerate this message. Even considering the possibility that there is truth here would undermine their entire sense of self and worldview.
Chris Arnell is not a genius. Just a man with big cahones that dare to say what is self evident. I believe he really cares and would like to see changes in the black community. Most of us do but if you say these things that would actually help you are labeled racist and basically evil.
I am sorry you are wrong. I spent more than 40 years working in predominately black schools. Chris's descriptions provide a context for understanding what I saw an a daily basis, but no one ever took the time to analyze or explain. Both Ghetto culture and this article provide a remarkable, clear description of a sickness that is depriving a very large number of people from achieving anything near to what they are capable of. It takes a lot more than just guts to say these things. Until they are understood at a more general level, nothing is going to change because all of the current and past solutions at total bullshit.
Please forgive me I didn’t mean to underestimate Chris and what he is trying to convey on his Substack. It’s just incredibly difficult to get people to understand things at a general level when you can’t even say what the problem is to begin with.
Another excellent article! I refuse to go back to full time teaching in the all black district where I work because the parents of the students have no problem with threatening teachers if we grade their kids fairly. The kids have no work ethic and no respect for any teachers, white or black. The girls have fake lashes and nails and the boys have fancy shoes but they don’t have pencils. Can you imagine coming to school without a pencil and expecting the teacher to give you one ? The last time I taught full time (last year) the kids told me they could not do the work because they didn’t have pencils. I bought so many pencils that they subsequently broke and threw across the room. I admire my colleague who told the kids to bring a pencil or write in blood. A parent - a father actually- posted on social media that he’d put a bullet through the teacher’s head after his daughter failed a class she barely showed up for. These kids are taught entitlement and teachers are not allowed to stand up to them. No wonder we leave. It’s not just frustration. It’s being treated like a punching bag and worse.
"Every time a young Black man dies, the country is told the same story."
Impossible since the death of every young Black man doesn't even come close to making national, or even local, news headlines. Even the vast majority of incidents involving the death of a Black American man at the hands of law enforcement don't make headlines. But I suppose the next time it does, like clockwork, certain folks will have conveniently rediscovered their concern over the deaths of Tony Timpa and Daniel Shaver.
The ultimate heresy. The people who claim to care the most about children and justice cannot tolerate this message. Even considering the possibility that there is truth here would undermine their entire sense of self and worldview.
Another in a string of great essays that brings the receipts.
It's too bad the people who have the power to implement policies that might change things will never be exposed to these thoughts.
Chris Arnell is not a genius. Just a man with big cahones that dare to say what is self evident. I believe he really cares and would like to see changes in the black community. Most of us do but if you say these things that would actually help you are labeled racist and basically evil.
I am sorry you are wrong. I spent more than 40 years working in predominately black schools. Chris's descriptions provide a context for understanding what I saw an a daily basis, but no one ever took the time to analyze or explain. Both Ghetto culture and this article provide a remarkable, clear description of a sickness that is depriving a very large number of people from achieving anything near to what they are capable of. It takes a lot more than just guts to say these things. Until they are understood at a more general level, nothing is going to change because all of the current and past solutions at total bullshit.
Please forgive me I didn’t mean to underestimate Chris and what he is trying to convey on his Substack. It’s just incredibly difficult to get people to understand things at a general level when you can’t even say what the problem is to begin with.
I am a subscriber and I hope he keeps writing .
Two words: Trayvon Martin. I rest my case.
Chris Arnell is a genius, no question about that at all.
Outstanding post. Thank you.
Another excellent article! I refuse to go back to full time teaching in the all black district where I work because the parents of the students have no problem with threatening teachers if we grade their kids fairly. The kids have no work ethic and no respect for any teachers, white or black. The girls have fake lashes and nails and the boys have fancy shoes but they don’t have pencils. Can you imagine coming to school without a pencil and expecting the teacher to give you one ? The last time I taught full time (last year) the kids told me they could not do the work because they didn’t have pencils. I bought so many pencils that they subsequently broke and threw across the room. I admire my colleague who told the kids to bring a pencil or write in blood. A parent - a father actually- posted on social media that he’d put a bullet through the teacher’s head after his daughter failed a class she barely showed up for. These kids are taught entitlement and teachers are not allowed to stand up to them. No wonder we leave. It’s not just frustration. It’s being treated like a punching bag and worse.
I can't imagine. It doesn't help anyone either. It's just that typical ghetto, non-accountability, attitude.
Great piece! Thanks for your work.
I find it ironic that the narrator for the second video in your article was none other than Bill Moyers, LBJ's press secretary from 1965 to 67.
This and your previous article explains a lot in what I've seen in the last 60 years. You just got another subscriber. Thanks!
"Every time a young Black man dies, the country is told the same story."
Impossible since the death of every young Black man doesn't even come close to making national, or even local, news headlines. Even the vast majority of incidents involving the death of a Black American man at the hands of law enforcement don't make headlines. But I suppose the next time it does, like clockwork, certain folks will have conveniently rediscovered their concern over the deaths of Tony Timpa and Daniel Shaver.