Is this what’s happening?

I came across this one night and it go me thinking: I this what’s happening? I lived in Philly for 4.5 years and because my school has absolutely no room for its students many of us live off-campus, but close to the university. Living in an inner city, especially Philadelphia did some things to me. Basically, I was easily annoyed at EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE every time I stepped out of my apartment. I was constantly ambushed with images of teen pregnancy, drug/thug-life, and a host of other images, not to mention language that I was never accustomed to before college. While living in Philly I noticed a number of changes in myself, namely, the way I speak, and at times my will to get things done. In the video, TonyaTKO talks about her move to Harlem and the effect it’s had on her and I wondered (even though this is seemingly obvious), Is this what the Black community has a case of? What do you think?

By the way TonyaTKO references nihilism, defined here.

~ by blackalumnus on January 5, 2009.