[Senetra]

It’s just like the Willie Horton issue with Michael Dukakis. If you put a (brown) face to it, you have someone to blame. It’s easier to demonize 24-year-old LaShaQuanda, who can’t hold a job and has six kids by six men, than it is to demonize Allison, who lost her only source of income, be it job or husband, she has two kids and is in her 30s. Most people would assume LaShaQuanda is the typical welfare mom, when statistics show that Allison is. The biggest problem with welfare, no matter the background, is that the average person receives it for less than three years, but the public perception is that of the generational recipient: Mom raises her kids on it, daughters raise their kids on it, the grandkids grow to raise their kids on it. And many times, AFDC is the only way parents have of making sure their kids have insurance, because if they are working (and many do), they can only work at a low- to no-benefit job and keep their AFDC.

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Name : Senetra, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, Age : 26, City : Anderson, State : IN, Country : United States, Occupation : Looking for work, Education level : 2 Years of College, 

[Senetra]

Some black women have a problem with black men dating outside of their race. Because you are dark-complected, they are assuming you are a black man, and that is why they are treating you as they do. I don’t apologize for them; I’m just letting you know why they treat you as they do. Ignore them, or better yet, ask them what their problem is. When confronted, they may think twice about it next time.

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Name : Senetra, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, Age : 26, City : Anderson, State : IN, Country : United States, Occupation : Looking for work, Education level : 2 Years of College, 

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