Fox News Blames Black People (For Everything)

"In a segment on whether access to a pair of sneakers costing $300 was a "civil rights issue," Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy and his guest delved into the cultural problems that the black community faces. They asked if this particular sneaker and the outrage over it's price is indicative of a larger problem among African American civil rights leaders who, according to the panel guest, blame shift in order to avoid confronting harsh truths...".* Ana Kasparian, Cenk Uygur, and Jayar Jackson discuss on The Young Turks.
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[@TheAverlorn]

I'm not saying that my country isn't weird neither, but America really has some strange stuff going on o.O

[@mannidennis1031]

What country R u from?

[@jacksmith1086]

+TheAverlorn you are so right......and it all started in 2009 .....right ?

[@andiidoode]

+TheAverlorn yea! some really strange stuff going on they need to take a look.

[@jeremyhall2727]

We're all over the place

[@dialogicdeejay4693]

For the record. I grew up in an overwhelmingly white neighborhood as a black kid. When Nike Jordans cam out in the late 80's all the richest kids bought them and then ridiculed all the other kids without them. I never got any expensive shoes. My mom did buy me a pair of Bo Jacksons when they were on sale but that was about it. I should also not that Bling Bling hip-hop did not exist until white suburbanites started listening in the mid to late 90's. They are the reason hip-hop turned into a place for wealth fetishes. Bofore then hip-hop involved a lot of problack msgs. I miss that kind of music. It was soulful and empowering.

[@MrTerence102]

i was a black kid whos parents were in the income range of 100k to 150k and i never ever got those shoes because my parents felt if u want something like that u must buy them!!!! my black parents had me paying 20 a week rent at 16 yrs old to build character and responsibility... so dont paint us with that tired tarred brush these folks know NOTHING about what our parents teach us!!!!!

[@MartyredxMaiden]

America is populated with too many idiots. You can speak truth all day and these inbreds won't hear a damn thing. God bless and keep speaking up!

[@9175rock]

Hip Hop is not Rap. Two different things.

[@Chidds]

Am I missing something? Are these the only pairs of sneakers on the market? If things are over priced: simple, *don't* buy them! As far as I see it both consumer and corporate are as bad as each other, yet typical America has to play the blame game.

[@stevenb501]

Yea, no, truth, it comes down to people's and corporates motives. How dare you say America this is a week broken down nation who no longer cares about a person but Doller.

[@colcol599]

I don't understand, why NOT just buy cheaper shoes?

[@Jake-pf4kv]

+M ern i am proud with my starters

[@lolabigcups7121]

Because it's their money. They can do what they want to with it.

[@arumba7345]

You can ask an individual that question but not an entire group.

[@TheAxebeard]

"When I heard $300 sneakers, I automatically thought of blacks". NICE

[@bobbybunch7688]

Allow me to reply I just read your statement you said when you heard $300 shoes automatically thought of black people people have a problem poor schools get no job opportunity lacking numbers of African Americans even with a black president and by the way the, poor schools ostracizing shit was there before the sneaker bullshit

[@gidgethrobowski3860]

then u believe in stereotypes. All races buy expensive sneakers, but you stereotypically focus on blacks. Cenks is correct in what he is saying about Fox news. Sad, that people are so ignorant to believe this b.s

[@TheAxebeard]

Stereotypes exist for a reason. They only people who don't believe in them are sheltered white people who live in gated communities off their dad's trust fund money.

[@gidgethrobowski3860]

+John Blaszczyk, why do you think stereotypes exist? And trust me when I say must trust fund babies believe in stereotypes because they feel entitlement. I've been around enough of them.

[@TheAxebeard]

Because they do? When certain groups are known for acting a certain way, it sort of propagates itself. Of course not everyone adheres to the stereotypes, but the whole point is that the majority of a group usually do.

[@hassett3393]

Not all black people are too poor to buy those sneakers ya know

[@CT_Taylor]

+Hasset Anteneh This is occuring in poor, black neighborhoods. Which not many economically well off people live there.

[@bigfrolvr]

+Hasset Anteneh its stupid to buy high priced bullshit to begin with rich or poor how much to slaves in third world countries get paid per day to make them,the absurd mark up price

[@Sansaval]

The nice gentleman was obviously in the house, not the field. Uncle Tom.

[@stevenb501]

What field, I'm sorry but an educated black man is not an uncle Tom because of his viewpoint. I though black people were happy when someone stops making excuses and starts taking responsibility to change. But let's be honest you don't want him to change. Sad!

[@avalimpa]

I think black people should boycott companies that advertise on Fox. Fox spreads more hatred and animosity with their one-sided, cold-hearted statements, interrupting guests who don't say exactly what they want to hear. Incidentally, I think black people should stop wasting money on Nike etc. Support your own.

[@Eerielai]

One-sided cold-hearted statements, you means facts?

[@sixersjt1128]

My fox local station (Fox 29) is super liberal and diverse which is ironic because National Fox is super racist and conservative.

[@lilfett1783]

+Joshua Hite buffalo?

[@avalimpa]

I'm referring to National Fox expecially Hannity and Bill O'Reilly.

[@avalimpa]

Typo. especially.

[@AnthonyBrianLogan]

why shouldn't you hold someone accountable for their actions? i find it amazing that cenk can ... with a straight face... behave like he knows issues of the black community more than a black person who literally has written a book on the black community.

[@MartyredxMaiden]

show me these stereotypes in my neighborhood. I'm waiting... The issue is why the hell does filth music in hip hop get air time but the conscious stuff that more and more people are listening to again gets no plays? How come that same nasty lyrical content doesn't get promoted in other genres? The black community does have HUGE issues to solve thanks to centuries of damage, and only a few decades of real freedom, but placing blame and vilifying blacks people does NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.

[@nikkbouchez7394]

by that logic O' Reilly is knowledgeable about Patton and Jesus because he wrote a book about them.....

[@JCalvinn]

My only question is this where do you think these poor on welfare kids get the money to buy $ 300 sneakers when as you say they cant even afford to pay rent!!!!!! Am I the only one that finds that statement idiotic WOW!!!!!!!

[@alexchavez3244]

JCalvin Nickelson most people on welfare are white man.

[@Frank08046]

My Mom would have told me the sneakers or eat. I kind of liked eating when I grew up.

[@fullbirdcorporal]

*How stupid do you have to be to buy a $300. pair of sneakers??* If these sneakers WERE NOT SOLD, the companies making them would lower the price, or stop making them.

[@fullbirdcorporal]

+ATL “TAMAR929” 1 Yes, the market dictates the price. If the market will pay a RIDICULOUS price, someone will provide a product. *How stupid do you have to be to buy a $300. pair of sneakers??*

[@wileysells9594]

+ATL “TAMAR929” 1 Nike is smart as hell for this. If you are willing to pay +$300 for a pair of shoes and you have a strict budget, then you need to learn to be a better fucking consumer. If they weren't in such stupid demand, then they wouldn't be making 10× the production cost selling them. Goddamn.

[@fullbirdcorporal]

+ATL “TAMAR929” 1 The people who buy Gucci, Iphones, or over priced clothing and vehicles, overwhelmingly have the disposable income to easily afford those statements of excess. *THEY ARE NOT ON WELFARE, FOOD STAMPS, OR ANY OTHER FORM OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. THEIR CHILDREN ARE WELL FED, WELL DRESSED, WELL HOUSED. **_THEY PAY TAXES, THEY CONTRIBUTE,THEY ARE NET ASSETS TO OUR SOCIETY; THEY ARE NOT NET LIABILITIES TO OUR SOCIETY._*

[@fullbirdcorporal]

+ATL “TAMAR929” 1 Of course...look at all the drugs that are sold in the inner city!!

[@fullbirdcorporal]

+ATL “TAMAR929” 1 You STILL don't get it. In those suburbs, the people contribute their taxes, their children are graduating from high school, there are, overwhelmingly, TWO parent households. I am strongly for the LEGALIZATION OF ALL DRUGS. In the inner city, people are consuming taxpayer money, NOT contributing, overwhelmingly abandoning their children, who do terribly in school, most of the time NOT graduating from high school. They are constantly asking for another government 'program' (more taxpayer money) to help them, while they refuse to help themselves, waste money, that is TAXPAYER MONEY, on status symbol sneakers and drugs, NOT EDUCATION.

[@Boobalopbop]

Why should the corporations lower the prices of their shitty shoes if people of dumb enough to buy it? If I were them, I'd raise the price. It's amazing.... Go to the poorest housing projects in New York and half the kids always have the newest $300 Jordans. They camp out on the streets for days missing school and work for the chance to buy them faster than anyone else.

[@Jake-pf4kv]

+Boobalopbop they arent going to wear the cheapest ones

[@MrHonestScience]

There is no such thing as "reverse racism". There is just racism.

[@thotpatrol8928]

I guess that it is the corporation's fault since they are forcing people to walk into their stores and buy $300 sneakers. Oh wait, no they aren't.

[@logicalmorality4646]

In America it's always black or white... when in reality the grey area is almost always the truth. Do corporations have a responsibility to try to sell things that are good for people? Yes! Corporations should not take advantage of people's ignorance. Do people have a responsibility to research products, and make informed rational decisions? Yes! People should be wise with their purchases so that corporations have a demand for good product. Both TYT and Fox are just 2 sides of the same coin.

[@michaelpeternorman]

It's just political correctness gone mad. So what if $315 sneakers are marketed at young black people. They don't have to buy them do they? Next you'll be saying that corporations shouldn't be able to advertise cigarettes to the youth. If they want to smoke it's their problem. I hope I never see the day when alcohol has to be concealed in public as it may incentivise young people to take up drinking. If people are stupid enough to drink too much for too long that's their problem. ...gambling etc.

[@bebz0513]

James T lol stupidest shit I ever heard so with that logic we should have no laws kids can do whatever they want because they are smart enough to make life altering decisions

[@bebz0513]

James T so you think a 13 year old can make life decisions?

[@oliviabrown599]

James T in ny opinion 13 year old children making the decision to smoke and drink is a big deal and life altering... And saying young people is subjective to you that means 13-25 but to someone else it could be something completely different.

[@bebz0513]

Olivia Brown it's ok some ppl have no logic

[@oliviabrown599]

emeterio maldonado I pity all the people on here that let hate and prejudice rule how they feel about others it must be a sad existence to think so lowly of an entire group of people they've never met. All the generalizations people make about black men or black youth are despicable people arent all the same just bc they have the same shade of skin.

[@Tony_Calvert]

Ohh ok so it is racist to say someone should have personal responsibility. Got it!

[@colcol599]

+Tony Calvert LOL exactly, I can't believe some people think like this.

[@spock248]

+Tony Calvert FUX NEWS is for the racist caucasian, produced by racist caucasians, with a saudi prince that's a part owner! ya gotta love FUX, they love the duggarts, they love cliven bundy, they love ann coulter and bill o'reilly can get cought lying his ass off about being a bad ass hero defending a camera crew! and sexually harassing a former colleague! But it's main rolls is to demonize A.A. for any and everything wrong about america!

[@colcol599]

the truth Even if they are closet racists that doesn't mean they are wrong in this particular case. I don't like Fox all that much either, but honestly you don't have to buy $300 shoes if you don't want too, no one is forcing you, I honestly don't think blaming the corporation is right in this situation. Cenk was saying how they always protect corporations which is funny cause Liberals always want to Blame corporations. People probably are buying the $300 shoes, which means it's working, if it wasn't working they wouldn't sell any shoes and would probably lose money, and be forced to mark the price down.

[@Tony_Calvert]

Exactly! I am a black man and work in a Title 1 school. I can say this some of these kids do not have food too eat at home but they have Jordans. It is a black issue. When was the last time you saw a white boy get killed while picking up the latest pair of j's? NOT EVERYTHING IS RACIST!

[@Tony_Calvert]

Here we go again throwing that racist word around. Wait I thought black people couldn't be racist. Ya'll are really starting to confuse me!! OK, lets put it this way! When Gay people were fighting for the ability to marry, not all gay people wanted that, like Milo Yiannopoulous. Even still it was a gay issue correct? Just because I said its a Black issue doesn't mean I am talking about every single black person in the United States of America. If it doesn't apply to you move on. Unfortunately, in modern black culture we have a problem where we place value. As I said in my earlier post. I have kids I work with that barely have food to eat BUT THEY HAVE JORDANS. If you do not see a problem with that picture than we no longer have anything to discuss.

[@iloope1]

I'm black and my shoes range from 20-30 dollars. I don't have any "BLING" and I have never even been in a cop car let alone jail. I grew up in LA and all students are blamed for the schools.

[@RageAgainstNWO]

If a company wants to sell expensive shoes, that's their right!! If you don't have the money, that does not give you the right to steal it.

[@utubecenseorstruth]

Is there any accountability for the black community?

[@kessieabena6768]

Is there any in the white community?

[@utubecenseorstruth]

Shelia A Sure. See how many white people will condemn someone white who does something. Many in the black community still will no discuss the thug culture and victim mentality. What happened to trayvon martin was wrong and Zimmerman was guilty of at least manslaughter in my opinion, but making out a thug like him into some civil rights hero is a disgrace to people like Dr. King. There is a double standard of how people are judged in this country sadly.

[@utubecenseorstruth]

Monika Johnson We take plenty, Slavery always gets brought up. Even people living in the projects in America are better off than most Africans. Also with affirmative action were white liberals taking accountability. There is no obsession. I just find it funny that with a majority of blacks anytime someone black does something wrong it is made a race issue. Sadly too many blacks let liberal whites keep them on uncle sams plantation. This is not done to benefit the black man, but to control their votes. The white people blacks often think are their friends are the real racist. Look at when rep Clyburn wanted to run against rep hoyer for minority whip. Nancy Pelosi basically patted him on the head and I am sure said "Now, now, now. You just keep your people voting for us and we will protect you and yoru benefits from those evil white people". And some on the right do the same dang think making all blacks out to be criminals to keep white people voting for them and the average joe is a moron and fights amongst ourselves than fix the country. You look at anyone who tried to unite white and black people, Lincoln was assassinated, JKF was assassinated, DR, King was assassinated and I think with the help of the us government. BObby Kennedy was assassinated. Malcolm X did not get any attention as long as he was a separatist. He talks about brotherhood between the races and he got hit.

[@AnthonyBrianLogan]

liberal blacks, no. conservative blacks, yes. too many liberals and they drown the conservative blacks out of the community.

[@utubecenseorstruth]

Monika Johnson Seems blacks got a good deal out of slavery as well. I wont defend it and it was wrong, but I think most blacks forget the standard fo living the poorest blacks have in this nation compared to African nations. You also can only live in the past so long. Those were lover before I was born. I dotn think any reasonable person would think someone should be responsible for what their great, great grandparents may have done. There does not have to be a white history month. The thing is there is a new double standard of how people are judged. Has that really solved anything? I don't think so.

[@Xipetotec83]

It costs an average of 13 dollars to produce some of the most expensive shoes such as Air Force ones..... Sure it's totally not corporate Americas fault..

[@ago4126]

Yes the shoes may b $13 to make but they have many other costs like advertising and overhead costs. If u think products r too expensive, corporations should not lower costs, consumers shouldn’t buy it. It’s so simple

[@WateFTW]

I was walking down the street one day when a Republican came up to me and started yelling at me. this was his exact words. " IT WAS YOU THAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. IF YOU WERE NOT IN THIS COUNTRY, WE WOUL HAVE A WHITE PRESIDENT". I didn't even vote.

[@jasonlbutler]

Now, I'm a black man, and I will say that anyone who blamed corporate America for a kid who makes $7.50 an hour purchasing $300 shoes is idiotic. There is PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY! Yes, there is racial bias in the criminal justice system, but guess what...... if you're not doing anything illegal, you'll have nothing to worry about. If you're going to school/work/church, you're less likely to be in jail. Period. Black people have problems just like any other group.

[@atlg8or6137]

I'm sorry, but corporate America couldn't convince a reasonable person to buy $300 sneakers when the can't afford them. It's not a company's fault for providing a product.

[@MixLovin]

why is it a corporation's fault that people with no money decide to buy extremely expensive shoes instead of budgeting correctly to afford school and rent? Last time I checked, there was more than just 1 type of shoe for sale. Who's forcing people to buy 300 dollar Jordans over a 25 dollar pair of levis?

[@Nulono]

They didn't do the story on white kids buying the sneakers because it wasn't the White League who was lambasting the price.

[@savagethecapo1326]

that's exactly why I stop wearing them dumb ass sneakers

[@MegaAstrodude]

If I were to buy $300 sneakers, they'd have to last me ten years and I'm not poor. It really says something about our education system when so many people make these judgement calls.

[@stevenb501]

Just don't buy the sneakers, The price will go down.

[@jackpoupart]

"black men are filling our prisons not because of black behaviour but because of a racist criminal justice system"....'Black behaviour'? Like watching Fresh Prince? Or dancing adequately? What gets you locked up these days?

[@Phoboskomboa]

Regardless of race, anyone stupid enough to pay more than 20 or at most 30 dollars for a pair of sneakers deserves to be poor.

[@madison7911]

Black, white, or blue. If you pay 300 dollars for a pair of shoes and they don't have internet with them. It's a bad idea.

[@Holton0289]

"As soon as you mention 300 dollar sneakers this is going to be a hit job on the black community".........

[@Nulono]

How is it blaming black people to mention how a lot of black neighborhoods have bad schools?

[@AxzenStarcraft]

You know, I have a group of friends that buy highly priced shoes, and I never got why they did it. They were $115 or more. And guess what. All but one of them were white, and the one black person was amongst the few who did not buy highly priced shoes.

[@synapse131]

Blame the Heritage Foundation (a conservative think tank) and the health insurance companies for "Obamacare." They're the ones who come up with the plan.

[@mmmagus1]

What the dude with glasses said was truth. The average person doesn't have money for something like, much less the average black person. The fact that they would market $400 shoes to people in the hood, is a slap in the face.

[@SOCOM018]

"How come FOX didn't do a segment on white kids paying the $315?" Because the story they were doing wasn't "Expensive Shoes," it was concerned with the Urban League's take on expensive shoes that target young blacks as their consumers. FOX's point being: the Urban League shouldn't be angry with a firm in a free market doing what they want with their pricing strategy, but rather concerned with why young blacks have a dependence on expensive shoes despite poverty.

[@planetsteveable]

.....no one's ever held anybody at gunpoint and forced them to buy a pair of shoes. Fox: 1 Turks: 0 Deal with it.

[@chasca23]

I agree with Riley! He's right. If you don't want to pay 300 bucks, then DON'T!!

[@estevonba]

I see nothing wrong with what the Fox News guy said! He was 100% correct. Why blame corporate when the morons keep buying the shoes??

[@labrat1807]

Gotta disagree with you there. Nike spend billions on advertizing including such tactics as giving away a few pairs of sneakers in each community, so that kids see kids like them wearing the product. The sad fact is those tactics work, and they work in any western community, not just African American. I'm British, and our kids are affected by this crap too.

[@futureLFCnumber9]

I'm no fan of FOX, but the guy didn't say anything that wasn't true. It's common sense, if you're poor don't spend $300 on a pair of fucking shoes. I don't care who it's marketed to.

[@JustinIm27]

How is this racist? It's Nike's fault that people are overpaying for shoes? Its a goddamn business, they're sole purpose is to make a profit!

[@JayTillman45]

As a black man I'd have to agree that the "black community" needs to evaluate what is most important in providing for "themselves" and thier families. You can call it stereotypes if you want but when a large number of blacks fall into the poverty category then some of it must be true. Not saying ALL blacks fall in to this category but from where I came from (upstate NY) I saw it on a day to day basis....(2012 Escalade on 22" parked out in front of the projects)

[@PurestLogic]

He's not blaming black people at all or protecting corporations; he is simply describing the fact that people are obsessed with material possessions and that their priorities are in the wrong places. Hes saying the focus should be on the community because there will always be expensive things to buy, but it is the consumer that should be able to make the right decisions and for the black community to wake up and make a change.

[@soybreexo5000]

tbh school the only school supplies you really need is paper and pencils/pens

[@carltonbanks604]

As a black person, I have to disagree with TYT here. If demand were not high enough to warrant a $300 price tag, then the company producing the shows would lower it to maintain product sales while lowering their profit margin. If you could sell your car right now to someone for 5 times its value, wouldn't you do it? Of course you would. Bottom line is this: live within your means. If your bills are "x" and your salary is "y", don't spend money on things you don't need, which ultimately closes the gap between "x" and "y".

[@Josef_R]

Your GUESS is that more white kids are buying the shoes than black kids. Ahhh, science. It's all clear now.

[@johnandjeannawatson5705]

Everyone wants their kid to have nice new school shoes. And every child should have that. My mom ordered me a pair of shoes one year I did not get them till 2 weeks after school started and I was picked on. Someone said in home room on the first day of school " is that your same shoes from last year?" I will never forget that.

[@mlcollins10]

duhhh, paying the 300 is considered a status symbol by the fools that pay that for sneakers. It is such a pitiful emblem of the poor black community to put such value in something so UNimportant. The black guy is absolutely right.

[@TheWorstWarlock]

Truthfully, I don't blame these corporations either. If parents don't tell kids "No I won't buy you a $300 pair of kick" then it's their fault.

[@bladesandstuff683]

1. Blacks aren't the only people who buy high priced sneakers.

[@LaowPing]

The majority of it goes to the white corporate people who sell the shoes and advertise them.

[@Nulono]

If you're arguing against people who are shifting blame, obviously you're going to shift it back.

[@ahyaok100]

companies don't care if kids shoot each other over their shoes as long as they make their money. they probably think its funny. those shoes are ugly anyway.

[@MrHonestScience]

In reality Fox News is partially right but mostly wrong. And waaay wrong about the National Urban League's focus in the black community.

[@ExpressiveBeats]

i believe the reason they chose to blame it on black kids was because they can use famous black people as some sort of "evidence"..

[@notsafeforchurch]

I think the only people that were "trashed" were the individuals on a limited income that went out and bought $300 dollar shoes. Every product has a target audience, these shoes were marketed towards selling in the African American community. The same community that has issues with income, education, and unemployment.

[@lmullen56]

Where does the majority earnings of that 300 dollar pair of sneakers go. It goes to advertisement, paying off the football player, the baseball player, the basketball star. And theres plenty of black people in those catagories

[@xiaowei1234]

of course it's not the corporation's fault for charging so much money. IT'S A CORPORATION!

[@Noraa666]

I DO agree that Fox is completely racist. I think the story was a pretty obvious hit job against blacks on multiple issues. That being said does your kid really need $315 sneakers? Don't buy them! It's called supply and demand. They would price it that way if they knew people wouldn't pay it. The shoe issue is people's (if mostly black so be it) fault. Now saying schools, crime and that is their fault is complete bs. Also I wonder what they paid that sob to sell out his race?

[@Amaroq64]

Um.. okay, I watched this clip with an open mind and everything Fox said was correct and everything Cenk and his associates said was just, wrong. Who gives a damn about how expensive a pair of sneakers are, first of all. They can just buy cheaper sneakers. How is this a racial issue at all? If the black "civil rights leaders" hadn't brought it up, Fox would have had nothing to say about black people and sneakers.

[@mby613]

first of all, fox news didnt make the shoes about race, the national urban league made it about race.

[@dlhitch2007]

Look at these guys in their $800 business suits putting down people for "conspicuous consumption".

[@OurSeaBee]

As far as I can see, somebody suggested that Nike's marketing was insensitive, and Fox got a black man on to assert that the black community needs to sort itself out. There wasn't even an issue there until Fox invented it.

[@TomCatFromMA]

TV ads are more powerful than we sometimes realize. Millions of people are watching the same ad. They show a false picture of our "neighborhoods" and who's got what or what you should have to fit in. To this day I want a BMW but I can barely afford my Hyundai.

[@maahreechan]

In a way, the black Fox news contributor was right. It's not like corporations are purposely advertising to poor black teens. The black community isn't the only one buying these shoes when they can't afford it.

[@10thAngel]

>complain about teachers >don't complain that the Schools overall don't have any money to even buy new books.

[@TheHempman09]

I think 48% is the majority here. The black community don't make up 52% There is the Asian community, Latino community, Native community, There's no way they only make up the 4% needed for the black community to even reach 48%, How about looking at it another way. The POOR community is on food stamps. It doesn't matter if you're a homeless black person or a homeless white person. If they all stuck together, maybe they could push for change. But instead, well....Divided and Conqured.

[@GrandChamp211]

How can you simply blame a whole race? for everything It's beyond ridiculous to me to even do something that dumb

[@MrNusouth]

I love when black guys say the "black community" instead of "our community"

[@zeldaxlovex64]

I'm racist and even I don't blame black people for my problems...

[@TomatoR3d]

Sorry, I'm a black female and kind of agree. I am not supporting Fox on the issues of crime and poverty... But as far as blame for expensive shoes: Corporations want to make money, you can't blame them for advertising expensive crap. They do it to everybody. It's up to people to be strong willed and teach their kids that clothes are not important. Maybe if they were focusing less on shoes they'd be getting better test scores. I know it's harsh but it's true....

[@zk1273382]

I'd like to add that my mother runs a non-profit for teens and while running this non profit she helps many many people who don't have clothes or shelter and around 65-75% of them are white too.

[@davidj1395]

So cenk you think its the corporations fault? So what are you gonna do? Force them to stop selling 300$ shoes to them? Seriously cenk you think the SAT's are biased towards race?? uhhhhhh

[@UrielSuarezElectro]

It's a little of both, Nike does like to market their expensive shoes directly towards the black community. That's the point the NUL was trying to address.

[@SOCOM018]

It's called capitalism. A firm can charge whatever they want for their product, if the demand is still reasonable at a price of $300, why not charge it? It isn't the corporation's fault. How can you justify being angry at somebody for charging outlandish amounts for an ELASTIC good? Nobody REQUIRES those Jordans.

[@Csper01]

75% of the expensive shoes wore when I grew up were that of balcks. While 25% were white, all 100% of them are stupid for paying that much for a product that (if wore every day) might last 6 months to a year max. If the people are going to buy them, you can't blame Nike, Adidas, or any of the other companies. It's kind of like phones, phones rarely last more than a year and if you somehow get by on that 2 year contract with the same phone, it's in horrible condition becasue of use.

[@dukenthaylor]

Despite how much they like to front, and despite how much THEIR OWN KIDS BEG for them, even MOST REPUBLICANS can't afford those sneakers!

[@ZFlyingVLover]

My mom and dad came here learned english, went to college on their own dime while they worked regular jobs as immigrants, waited in line to get approved to be citizens for an ungodly amount of time just cause they're colombians. I grew up with italians and irish, my wife is indian and my kids are brown. We've never gotten any goverment help or affirmative action help, we studied hard, and never complained. You got a problem then use your brain to solve it and quit complaining.

[@sean7720]

As much as I hate FOX news and "Tomin azz black people"...I agree that the comment about 300 dollar sneakers should be directed toward the black community and not to the Nike corporation. To think that any shoe company that CAN sell $300.00 shoes will stop doing so because it is putting certain people in a worse possition than they are in, is unrealistic.

[@852815664]

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[@Vyskochkova1]

Blacks must waste their money on sneakers.

[@BLANKemptySTARE]

It's funny how the religious conservatives have completely forgotten the story of Judas.

[@Chrisfragger1]

300 bucks for a 5 dollar pair of shoes made by a korean child who got paid 15 cents for his/her work.

[@bordy217]

Stereotypes are based in truth. Black dudes love sneakers. Anyone care to refute that?

[@OlderAnimal]

If you genuinely want to fix these problems you have to start by addressing them. Cenk doesn't have a veritable interest in the black community in this respect. Here he's just defaming Fox news to agitate black and liberal viewers. This is in fact exactly what Fox news does to appeal to poor white viewers - as long as those viewers are racist, ignorant, and prone to violence. I'd love see at least one TYT clip where they have the balls to address the real problems with black people in America.

[@haas5991]

If you suggest black people should take responsibility for their own lives, it is racist.

[@haas5991]

I agree with that, but it's not just Fox man. Every major news organization (CNN, FOX, MSNBC) does that to some degree. They take different positions, but they do unnecessarily inject black people into things.

[@elkaribbe]

Before ACA, who paid for the emergency room costs associated with the treatment of gunshot wounds on inner city gang members? Who pays now?

[@CsGFadedFiasco]

Don't trust any black man that says sneakers smh

[@robinhay43]

Could you not argue that a % people with large amount of wealth can also feel a sense entitlement, have lack of values, and lack of apathy? Making vague statements about a group helps no one.

[@TomCatFromMA]

This has been going on at least since I was in grade school back in 1965. Hyped Nikes every kid wanted them and there was a lot of crying (literally) about it. At that age we feel a lot of pressure to fit in with the current styles the cool kids are wearing. I owned two pairs of bell bottom pants and I felt like I was on cloud nine when I wore them to school. But my parents never fell in for those outrageously price items. If you're middle class or lower what are u doing with designer clothes?

[@BIGHURTification]

I did some research on the $300 nike's this is what I found, the shoes are Called Nike Hyperdunk they come in several versions, basic for $140, the sport pack for $250 and $290 customizable. The $250-$290 version comes with scenors in the shoe to plug into your Iphone that acts as a personal trainer. Recording your performance and helping your game. This version is for serious players not your average person. Not many black's or any others will purchase these shoes just because.

[@waltermh111]

You are of course right, with a majority white population and this price of shoes its likely that white kids are buying them the most, hence Cenks guess. But its being marketed at black kids anyway, so the Urban League has a right to be concerned about it.

[@amayaanddaddyo4775]

so a shoe company forced them to buy 300 dollar shoes? wal mart sells shoes for 12 bucks

[@braueryo]

I am a social democrat, and in favor of a Norway-type welfare state, but honestly, people in welfare shouldn't be buying those shoes. If they don't buy the shoes, and they are marketed for them, the price would go down. It is the people's fault, who don't know how to be responsible with their money.

[@BriannaNLC]

"Black behavior?" Wow. And standardized tests are biased. They're made with considering the standards of high class, usually wealthy and academically advanced schools, without really taking into account that some schools don't offer education on par with theirs.

[@SemantikUSA]

Anything about black people, Jayar Jackson must talk. If its not about black people, hes not allowed to share his opinion. Talk about "stereotypes"