Snippet 050: The Struggle of Young Black Men
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What cultural narrative frames the struggle of young Black men?
I know you work with a lot of young black men. Um, what are you seeing from them? Uh are you seeing Like let me f let me phrase the question a different way, because there's a there's a kind of a cultural narrative around that young men are really struggling. And I agree in certain aspects. I think there's a cohort of young men that are deeply struggling. But I also I work with a lot of athletes that I see just trying to be great. And they're not really struggling in that kind of common sense. They're struggling with normal stuff, their identity, their 18, right, figuring all that out, like normal stuff. But they're also like Trying to be great and that's awesome. But I see also a cohort of young men who feel lost, who maybe got into porn or the online world or can't leave the house and things of that nature.
How do athletes’ experiences differ from those who feel lost or isolated?
What are you seeing specifically from young black men? How are you trying to help them and what's the what's the vibe there?
Oh man. I'm trying to think is w is there going to be a difference between young black men Young white men, young Hispanic men, young Asian men. The fundamental commonality is we're men. And therefore we are struggling in many areas. There are those who will do fine. Then there's a percentage that will end up Killing themselves, killing others, or being incarcerated. And or
Why does the host describe today’s youth as “too rich” and prone to indulgence?
will be in a substance misuse and abuse for many years. That was me. I was in that for twenty some years. If anything The difficulty today is This is gonna sound a little different. I've had to think about this even when you're asking a question. The difficulty today is we're too rich. We're too rich. And it's too easy to indulge in that which we want to indulge to feel good. Remember I just said, I don't want to be happy.
What impact do flashy role models have on young men’s perception of effort and grind?
I want the appropriate emotional response. I could go out Amy situation I could take a hit of crack cocaine and be Fine for fifteen seconds. Thirty seconds. No matter what had happened. That's not the appropriate. Vehicle. to deal with the situation. Whether it's fear or loss, loss is a big one. The other difficulty is that
How does the concept of pain shape the conversation about future anticipation and acceptance?
We have too many role models that all we see is the results. Mm-hmm. And we don't see the grind. They don't see the struggle. We don't see that the dog shit on the floor when they went back home. They're d they don't see That Their girlfriend has caught 'em. Again. All we see is the bling. The podcast. The performance.
What are the core takeaways about pain, identity, and support for young Black men?
mean, you come from a world where there was stories behind the men, okay? And that's for all you don't have to be a person that's been on T V, but a lot of times I've stuck I thought that once you reached a certain level, there was no more pain. The fundamental of everything that we've spoken about today. Is one word pain. Future anticipation of pain. Willingness to accept the possibility of pain. Pain, pain, pain, pain. Core issue pain.
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Chapters
6 chapters
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What cultural narrative frames the struggle of young Black men?
0:00–0:40
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How do athletes’ experiences differ from those who feel lost or isolated?
0:40–1:19
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Why does the host describe today’s youth as “too rich” and prone to indulgence?
1:19–1:50
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What impact do flashy role models have on young men’s perception of effort and grind?
1:50–2:19
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How does the concept of pain shape the conversation about future anticipation and acceptance?
2:19–2:47
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What are the core takeaways about pain, identity, and support for young Black men?
2:47–3:34
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