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Though I was bussed into Junior High, my last two years of High School were at a school where my parents made under the median income of other parents. My parent scraped up money to get me a '73 Bug, while other kids were driving brand new IROCs, Saleen Mustings, stepside pick-ups, and some drove fully restored classic cars. It didn't make me bitter, it didn't make me despise rich people. It didn't make me a socialist. It made me tell myself I would bust my butt to be able to buy those things FOR MYSELF. That's why I say we all have the same opportunities. My father only wanted me and my brother to have more than he did, it's part of the American dream. And he did. I have some nice toys at my age my father couldn't affod to buy when he was my age. So when I see myslef achieve more than my parents, I know others can even if they start out 'behind' me.
So you really didn't have it bad at all then. Thanks again for clearing that up. So what then makes you think you know about living and going to school in a ghetto and trying to succeed against THOSE odds, especially in a country that is against you because of the color of your skin. And don't even try to say racism is dead...