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<blockquote data-quote="Flipx99" data-source="post: 2889326" data-attributes="member: 562352">Close...but not quiteThey are aware of the other possibilities but that doesn&#039;t seem &quot;real&quot;. Many blacks do not know of other blacks who have become successful doctors, lawyers, dentists, etc because they typically do not come back to the &quot;hood&quot;. Because they are not present, the American dream isn&#039;t as real.They do see success stories on the corner as they typically stay in the &quot;hood&quot;. If the only successful people you come in contact with were drug dealers, wouldn&#039;t you see that as an occupation to aspire? Plus, it is very glamorous...and the girls tend to like it. Girls do not like guys who spend 16 hour days at the office studying&nbsp; legal briefs.You are white, and I am white. Neither of us see no reason why we couldn&#039;t run a fortune 500 company. Ask 100 blacks. Many of them do not share that same feeling of&nbsp; opportunity.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Flipx99, post: 2889326, member: 562352"] Close...but not quite They are aware of the other possibilities but that doesn't seem "real". Many blacks do not know of other blacks who have become successful doctors, lawyers, dentists, etc because they typically do not come back to the "hood". Because they are not present, the American dream isn't as real. They do see success stories on the corner as they typically stay in the "hood". If the only successful people you come in contact with were drug dealers, wouldn't you see that as an occupation to aspire? Plus, it is very glamorous...and the girls tend to like it. Girls do not like guys who spend 16 hour days at the office studying legal briefs. You are white, and I am white. Neither of us see no reason why we couldn't run a fortune 500 company. Ask 100 blacks. Many of them do not share that same feeling of opportunity. [/QUOTE]

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