what s missing in bedstuy and how could we improve it

annoyed wrote: I would love it to switch to black on white crime again. That would at least be a step in the right direction.

Yay! Promotion of race-related crime! =D>
"Have YOU mugged whitey today?!"

queencallipygos wrote: ....Ironically, the very first post I saw annoyed make was a complaint that someone was talking too much about an African restaurant in Bed-Stuy.

Just noticed that.

I really don't care what kind of restaurant it is the lady was annoying just posting it everywhere whether or not it had anything to do with the discussion going on. Anyway the restaurant sounds to me like there are white french partners involved.

LeffertsGirl wrote: i just want to make sure i'm clear on where you stand, annoyed. is it just white people that you hate? or is it new people in general? cause i'm black and new...just want to know who my friends and enemies are.
thanks!

Hmmm it sounds to me like you've poised quite the dilemma for our young friend annoyed.

I say that from now on we blame all of the ills of the neighborhood on an imaginary guy named Sid. Who's with me? :-)

Guru, using language like that is no way to make your cause sound sympathetic.

Besides, it's all Sid's fault.

guru wrote: [quote=Guvna][quote=annoyed][quote=MY HEART BELONGS TO BK] No ones blaming whites for increased rents

EVERYONE is blaming whites for increased rents. It is no deeper than that. This is what they have been doing throughout their entire history. If they can't buy it they will steal it. They must take it over and push everyone else out and they don't care by which means they do it. Price people out, make war, commit genocide, blow up a levee, whatever gets them their desired result. The cops work for them too. Fort Greene Park is DISGUSTING now there is a white side of the park and a black side. A white playground and a black one. When they see black kids coming on what they feel to be "their side of the park" they call the cops for no reason whatsoever. Then they wonder why people hate them.
Thats wrong on so many points

(1) Increased rents. LANDLORDS increase rents when they think they can get away with it. LANDLORDS come in all colors. Many will raise rents when they see a high number of white people looking for an apartment, but again, it is the LANDLORDS who raise the rents.

(2) Price people out. See above.

(3) Make War. All nations, colors, ethnicities, and religions make war. It is a human affliction, not racial one.

(4) Commit Genocide. See # (3). Hotel Rowanda is a telling story.

(5) Blow up a levee. Sounds like that story could make a person rich, if they had ANY proof.

(6) Fort Greene Park. It so happens that one side of the park is near the PJ's and has basketball courts, BBQ areas, and a kiddie park. The other side is near brownstones and has tennis courts, people playing soccer, and no designated BBQ areas. Seems to me that folks that live in the pjs or like basketball will hang out on that side of the park, and people who live in or near the brownstones who like tennis/soccer will hang out on that side of the park. I dont see the problem. I have seen a group of black kids walk through a soccer game and want to fight after being told not to do so for their own safety, but even then no cops were called. Blacks play tennis and soccer everyday, along with all other races on that side of the park. So, I just dont see what you see.
Guvna you F...ing retard both sides of the park looked exactly the same when I went to High School at Tech and for years after so please take your medications and shut the F... up!

You are having a harder and harder time expressing yourself. What is your point again?

Someone said the park is divided along racial lines, implying a sinister design. I disagreed that it was sinister. What do you add to the discussion? :roll:

queencallipygos wrote: Guru, using language like that is no way to make your cause sound sympathetic.

Besides, it's all Sid's fault.

Haha! Sadly, guru and annoyed will never agree with you unless Sid is white.

guru wrote: I never seek or desire sympathy, nor do I expect it. I will never try to win a popularity contest, and who is Sid I am addressing you Guvna and your statements.

and guvna is typically backpeddling, making ad hominem attacks and trying to circumvent the discussion.

Mod here. Can y'all please refrain from attacking each other? Disagree about the state of the community, disagree about whose fault it is, hell disagree about anything you want, but keep the discussion about the issues and not each other.

Santa wrote: Martin Luther King Jr is turning in his grave right now.

Malcom X, Betty Shabazz, Sonny Carson,Eldridge Cleaver and many others are applauding and assisting. Assatta Shakur is sending vibes from Cuba.

Santa wrote: I'm sure Strom Thurmond is pretty pumped about all this segregation talk as well.

also as I said before I will venture to guess you make more money that me. How do you feel about all the poor white folk moving in?

what would make you guess you make more money than me?

Santa wrote: I didnt guess that.

so nothing would make me guess that.

ORLY?

Santa wrote:
also as I said before I will venture to guess you make more money that me.

So I see that all of you regardless of your income are the same type of snake.

Locking this thread for a few days. Its degenerated far enough.


Additional note:
Apollonia666 here. I'm one of the site admins. I think Homeowner is right to lock this thread for a few days, but upon looking over it, I think it needs to stay locked. This has gotten far too hostile and it's not the kind of discussion we try to foster on this site.

There has been WAY too much name-calling and personal attacks in this thread. A reminder to all of you: We have rules on this site. They can be read at the top of EVERY page of the site at the link labeled "THE RULES." Personal attacks and name-calling are not tolerated here. This thread went on way too long. Several of you have engaged in the type of behavior we do not allow on this site, and you can consider this your warning that the next time you do it your account will be suspended.

If this is how you guys deal with your neighbors, it's no wonder there are tensions in the neighborhood. Jeebus.