Different lifts same floor

I was watching a very strange video
which inspired this post

if it was a rap video
showing the plurality of views
which was a very strange experience

which tied in a lot with a discussion i had the previous weekend
of the variety of views

a few weeks prior i recalled how certain affiliations create sides
but specifically with the martin luther king and malcolm x debate or stance
how some are pro martin luther just because he is christian or publicised
and others malcolm x because he is muslim and not so publicised

though their actions and life styles maybe the opposite
but what the video showed me was the other view
and has been pointed out whatever your stance that both were after the same goal though
it was to different degrees

but back to the video
it was a kind of response to and of the criminal based urban lifestyle

in response to an alternative lifestyle that looks down upon the criminalised element or antithesis
which ties into another thing i discussed that weekend of a
 black middle class and does it exist



the person in question claimed it did not exist
but others would argue against it
some would claim having a nuclear family is a sign of middle class
or would point to a parents profession
did they come home in a suit or a tie
or with a companies logo across their chest

or some would claim that any one who does not work directly with their hands is middle class and up

others would claim income


or even down to the vocabulary at your disposal

U	Non-U
Vegetables	Greens
Scent	Perfume
Graveyard	Cemetery
Spectacles	Glasses
False Teeth	Dentures
Napkin	Serviette
Sofa	Settee or Couch
Lavatory or Loo	Toilet
Lunch	Dinner (for midday meal)
Pudding	Sweet

but not to deviate so much
it was a tale of the non middle class black or could be urban person
where as the others would look down on them for criminality
you see it differently from their view

first of they do not want to be poor and you only have to go to the local job centre to feel the sombre mood of those on handouts

some may argue they should be more pro active
but they are the same people who say there is a recession on
and hear in the news about unemployment and its rises and falls
and higher education does not necessary mean an escape from class
as is evident in the following story
http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/aug/03/academic-job-seeking-and-post-doc-unemployment
and if you are more a fan of pop culture look no further than john q

though we sympathize with the character trying to save his son
sorry about spoilers
this is a reality of lots of people
and criminality for people gets the job done
and they will do it whether you vilify them or not
because they need to provide
for their families
it is not as portrayed their addictions

the person rapping paints a picture of a person
who has been to jail and now with a criminal conviction
can not get the work others tell him to do
and rather than fit the role of lazy
is actually being pro active
trying to make things happens
and that he has dreams of what
others take for granted like going on vacations

personally i have met people without passports
and people who have never left their side of the city

and the argument is made that he is working with the tools he has
and though we may look down at him we are on the same floor
which questions are we looking down
essentially vertically or horizontally

i did touch on this in a previous post about a certain police poster

realising we are people at different parts of the same boat

and what are we doing to help

which questioned me on that weekend

that with those people who look vertically which is really horizontally
they escape that lifestyle
but never go back their to pull others out of it

gain wisdom but never share it

for if you the reader opened a business would you hire
felons or those so called straight cut citizens
with degrees
and phds

and i will leave on that question and this link

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/end-of-poverty/

and the link that inspired this post
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujfykqcpO-o

How much does it cost to be myself

This week i was reminded about individuality and its indivisibility

though there are many schools of thought on the topic of the self
so we will go through the side gate of stances

this week had me questioning or having my stance questioned
for a stance is merely a pose until it is reacting against an opposing force as was mine this week

for there are many people in the interwebs of lives professing to be originals
and unique at that but are they are you

and this was question staring me slap bang in my face
am i

everyone can see what they want to be but what are they doing towards it

we can name our heroes and she roes but are we attempting to emulate them

for it is one to say you are against oppression but another to actually make stands

and i found myself recently being one of hushed tones and grumbles

and got me to this why

was it fear
was it comfortability
was it a amalgamation
or was it weariness














these are the messages that came to me when push came to shove
am i willing to pay the price to be myself
and why was i contorting my figure into that of a sheep
for is there a big difference between a sheep and one assuming the role of a sheep

for many where in my boat but would rather me too instead of not me
for the power these states have is what we give it
just to be at ease
even if it is hell it is ease
and that keeps some going

along with escapism

for i do not want to compromise
i don't want to cringe
and hold my tongue
giving up my autonomy

question how do you pay to be yourself
the answer in will
will was a great virtue in times gone past
some professed of having indomitable will
now it is replaced by patience

for me patience is to close to hope
and hope is not in your hands

for if we think for one moment
of all this will being hoarded to not be spent upon oneself
how different certain scenes would be

our work places our schools our interactions

and our dreams

so when i took a stance and doubt attempted to creep in
i smirked thinking of this