now i wonder what is meant by "under achiever" if they mean academically, could that be because the curriculm is normally devised by white middle class people?
as for the term nigger, i think it is derogatory.
as for crosby's not so elequont (sp?) speech, surely if he is saying it is a general problem with black people he himself should be included, being black himself. or is he, indeed, putting down other people to make himself feel like he has achieved more? and if this is the case it shows an insecurity within himself.
gaz's comment about if a white person had made these claims it would be seen as racist... i think it still is....racism is defined as
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even if you class yourself as within a race, i think you can still be racist by making general claims about any said race, regardless of if you are part of it