My Thoughts On Barber Shop

I saw Barber Shop this week. The plot of the movie was to save the neighborhood. In order to do this, the barbers came up with a plan to create a 48 hour cease fire within their community by giving away free haircuts. Good right??? Here's the stupid part. During the cease fire, the barbers complained that murder rates in Chicago was due to poor policing and lack of government intervention. However, an Indian (also a barber) from India, suggested that blacks could have better neighborhoods by becoming more responsible and not looking for the government to rebuild their broken down communities. He suggested that foreign people often do this because they understand that America is a land of opportunity. They take advantage of the opportunities. He recounted a story of how his ancestors arrived in America and survived because they took advantage of the American dream. Well... This idea was totally rejected like the flu. They basically told him that he was stupid and a spy for FOX NEWS! He was laughed at and mocked! Even though the blacks in the movie were fed up with their crime ridden neighborhoods, the suggestion that they take the reins of their own destiny was meant with cold stares and sneers. They blamed all of their problems on slavery and white people.  One person said he hates white people. To me, this was just another movie that reinforced the ideology of black victimization. The idea that we, as a people, cannot do better because we were once slaves. Can you imagine? We live within the greatest country on earth. We have a black president, slavery ended two centuries ago, yet we still are chained to the past. Sadly, many Black Americans squander too many opportunities. They think that slavery and racism is an excuse for all of their failures. SMH