Shawn Harris Keeping you on Point
All of these thought provoking essays are written by Shawn Harris. Everything he writes about are things that affect young people today and he truly just wants to keep them on point.
Have We Lost Our Sense of Shame?
Entertainment (Enter~Taint~Mental)
Winning? A Perspective for Sugar Babies, Young Whores, Hustlers, and Predators
Black on Black Crime and Self Hate
What You Eat, Doesn’t Make Me Shit
By, Shawn Harris
You are being tricked, trained & taught, enticed, lured encouraged & persuaded to call yourself a thug. To refer to yourself as a Gorilla, Goon, Goblin, Beast, an Animal, Nigga, a Bad Ass, Nazi, Hard Head, Skin Head, a Dog, Hustler, Pusher, a Pimp, Loco, Looney, Cut Throat, Ruthless, Nightmare, Mack, Gangster, Killer, Jacker, Murderer, Gang banger, Home Invader, Cold Blooded, Heavy Hitter, Monster, Boogie Man, Rebel, Maniac, Psycho, Grimy, Hood, Street, Trash, Rough Neck, Redneck, Lowlife, etc. In your mind these names define how rough, tough, rugged & raw you are. To you these names are subhuman and beastlike. They lack sophistication, intelligence, and compassion. These names make you a target. You’re being set up. Nobody cares for the Monster when he lies bleeding in the street. Nobody cares for the bloody Beast lying dead on the curb. It’s just road kill. You’re being set up to be killed in crack houses. You’re being set up to be massacred in make shift meth labs. You’re being dehumanized. You’re being set up to be legally slaughtered in courtrooms, set up to be caged like wild animals you call yourselves. Lawyers won’t help you, judges have no mercy. Police officers are killing you, and the public doesn’t understand you. Animals don’t speak English. Goons & Monsters don’t talk. The professionals don’t understand you. You don’t speak the language of the stockbrokers. You don’t speak the language of the doctors, the deans, and the professors. The colleges and the credit unions are afraid of you. The people, the citizens find you menacing. This means you’ve been set up to be seen as a menace to society. You’re being set up to be mistreated, to be thrown away, cast away in prison or a grave. So find a new name, a new title to call yourself, something that refers to and describes a human being. Not an animal. Because electrical or mechanical engineers aren’t being gunned down in the streets. Automotive or computer technicians aren’t rotting away in jail. Welders and carpenters aren’t thrown to the grave at a young age. Pipe fitters, plumbers, and architects aren’t running from the police every day. So call yourself a Man, a Father, Son, Brother, Friend, and Husband. Call yourself a child of God. Define yourself as creative, kind, mature, sophisticated, compassionate, cerebral, strong, loving, unselfish, honest, honorable, even tempered, fair dealing, respectful, and loyal. Be human. Don’t be a Beast. Don’t become the walking dead. You’re being set up to fail, set up to hate yourself. You’re being set up to see yourself as something broken and filthy. You’re being set up to see yourself as some “thing” instead of “someone.” You’re being tricked and encouraged to call yourself the worst names unimaginable. Please see your brilliance. Recognize your uniqueness and beauty. Be more than a Thug, more than a Goon, more than a Beast. Be more than a Maniac, more than a Rebel. Don’t degrade yourself. You don’t have to be the Monster. You don’t have to act like the Animal. You don’t deserve to be trapped like an animal. Don’t go for the set up!
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