Smeagol
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I can't find the video clip online but she basically ridiculed the late democratic Sen. Daniel Moynihan and conservative newspaper columnist George Will for talking about the adverse affect unmarried single parent homes have had on the black community. In her response, she made it seem all they were saying is a ring around the finger is the only distinction between homes where there are two parents raising kids alone vs. female parent. I really like Harris-Perry and have found myself gravitating more to liberal pundits because of what I consider to be greater level of intellectual honesty than what I've seen on the right as of late. Needless to say, I think on this topic she is allowing her feminist agenda biases to trump the truth and this is more than disappointing.
Harris-Perry who is a professional educator must be aware of the sad statistics that show overwhelmingly the poor educational outcomes from kids raised by single mothers. Then there are the crime statistics, the incarceration rates, the drug use, the teen pregnancy rate, the poverty rates that have become multi-generational and on and on. And please don't feed me the line about the one in a million (exaggerating) kid who made it despite insurmountable odds so because it didn't make a difference with them, it doesn't make a difference with any kid; that's what the conservative pundits who I've lost faith in do. I'm talking about the overwhelming majority.
Its not about whether or not there's a piece of metal on her left hand finger. Its about children who need the discipline of a strong but loving and protective father along with the loving nurturing of a mother to have the best possible life outcomes, some more than others depending on their dispositions. I love and honor mothers, especially my own but I'm honest enough to acknowledge the vast majority of kids do best when they have both their mother and father living under the same roof.
I still like her, will keep watching and think the braids are bangin'! I just felt I needed to say something.
Harris-Perry who is a professional educator must be aware of the sad statistics that show overwhelmingly the poor educational outcomes from kids raised by single mothers. Then there are the crime statistics, the incarceration rates, the drug use, the teen pregnancy rate, the poverty rates that have become multi-generational and on and on. And please don't feed me the line about the one in a million (exaggerating) kid who made it despite insurmountable odds so because it didn't make a difference with them, it doesn't make a difference with any kid; that's what the conservative pundits who I've lost faith in do. I'm talking about the overwhelming majority.
Its not about whether or not there's a piece of metal on her left hand finger. Its about children who need the discipline of a strong but loving and protective father along with the loving nurturing of a mother to have the best possible life outcomes, some more than others depending on their dispositions. I love and honor mothers, especially my own but I'm honest enough to acknowledge the vast majority of kids do best when they have both their mother and father living under the same roof.
I still like her, will keep watching and think the braids are bangin'! I just felt I needed to say something.