[Davita P.]

I believe the higher rate of teen pregnancy is more along class lines than race. Middle to upper class teens are less likely to have teen pregnancy than lower class teens. It just so happens that a higher percentage of blacks and Hispanics are also happen to be lower class.

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Name : Davita P., Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 22, City : Bristow, State : VA, Country : United States, Occupation : auditor, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Davita P.]

To put it simply, ignorance. No one ever sat them down and told that how to leave the ghetto behind or even that they should do so. Many of these people have never been outside of the ghetto. Some of these families have been in the ghetto for generations. Therefore that is the only lifestyle they know. When you are moving up in life, it always helps to have a mentor or mentors to ‘show you the ropes’. The problem is that many upwardly mobile black people move out of the ghetto and never turn back; not even to help their own family follow in their footsteps. This causes a huge intra-racial communication gap between the classes in the black community.

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Name : Davita P., Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 22, City : Bristow, State : VA, Country : United States, Occupation : auditor, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Davita P.]

Because we a black women are trying to conform to the euro-centric standard or beauty on long straight hair. If you observe the media, black women are constantly being bombarded with the idea that you are only beautiful if you have long straight hair. I have never seen a black (runway) model with natural hair on television. The only models I’ve seen with natural hair have been in Essence, Ebony, or some black hair magazine. If you look at the black women who have executive jobs, how many of them have locks? The most popular black women celebrities who are considered beautiful are Holly Berry, Beyonce, Tyra Banks. All who have straight and/or long hair. They also all happen to be ‘lightskinned’. These are the same women you see in the mainstream makeup and hair commercials. These images are sending an subliminal message to black women that our natural hair is not beautiful. Combine that with the shortage of eligible black men and we have low self pride level among black women. Slowly I am starting to see more images of black women in the media with natural hair be we have a long way to go.

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Name : Davita P., Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 22, City : Bristow, State : VA, Country : United States, Occupation : auditor, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Davita P.]

Actually the whole ‘ask/axe’ is not a ‘deliberate mispronunciation’. If you do further research into african americans in relation to african dialects you will find that naturally it is slightly more difficult for us to pronounce the ‘sk’ in ask. I recently was corrected by a white male for saying ‘axe’ and I didnt even realize I had said it. Besides, I dont know one person, black or white, who completely enunciates every single word that they say and I work in a professional environment. So what is the big deal with white people and ‘ask/axe’ pronunciation anyway. When we say the you can still understand what we say.

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