Like I said I do believe in hard work and earning your own. But as a social class much more could be gained by giving back and or at least opening doors for others. Mother Teresa? Not hardly. What I speak of is normal. Individulas helping individuals. Just in this case the individuals share a history. No matter how you slice it. Kids are going to look up to you when you are successful and a icon. While I do agree this is not something most ask for but it is given and it has to be recognized for if you dont and go on record speak ing about the ghetto and its problems, to me you are a hipocrit. But that is a personal view.
Let me give you a prime example of how my way is a little more beneficial. My basketball abilities got me an education, trophies and awards, women and some over seas pro play. Now I had a level head enough to line up my ducks now I am relatively successful and secure with money. I dont never have to go back to the old neighborhood if I dont want to but I do. I volunteer and personally have taken 2 rising young athletes under my wing and teach them and mentor them. 1 of which is headed to USC on a scholarship and one is starting in HighSchool on the varsity team as a freshman and has a promising future. I did not give them anything that was not there already. I helped them hone their skill and fcous on the future and the correct path. As a result one is on his way out of the ghetto and the other has the right outlook and going somewhere.
So lets look at what this has done. 1. I got myself and my family out of the ghetto…Yay for me and my family. 2. I went back and shared my secret to success with others a a result there are 2 more kids on their way following (kinda) in my footsteps. 3. That leaves a likely chance their families will not be there in the ghetto also. 4. It taught them compassion and what teamwork is so there is a likely chance they will go back and do something similar, maybe this time touch 4 kids were I only touched 2. And so on. Now lets say if I just opened a barber shop or a movie place. I would not have been able to touch those kids, but they would have been able to go spend their money in the hood. Yes they could have still made it, but I upped their chances as well as hope for success. So you see this way is better choice for impacting and correcting the issues Bill was talking about. And it does not take many to do what I do. Just a handful can make a difference. I hate to sound like an after school special. But I am witnessing it first hand. So I know it works. You are speculating since you have yet to personally open a Movie Theatre (or maybe you did I could be talking to MJ himself).
Anyway this dead horse has been beaten. I think if you are not part of the solution you are part of the problem. And frankly I was offended by Bill’s statements kinda being that he speaks like he is there yet is detached as ever. Maybe he can solve the problems of parking in Beverly Hills rather than worry about the blacks and the ghetto he does not recognize.