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This has been playing on my mind over the last couple of days, the beebs recently put on a documentary about the likelihood of the United Kingdom having a black person as a Prime Minister.

It was an interesting documentary, it really was, but it was also very leading. Everything was to do with the colour of a persons skin.

*I can't remember all of the exact figures used, but the ones given are close enough to give you an impression of the issue and points made*

It looked at the odds of a black person getting into Oxbridge, bearing in mind these are possibly the two greatest universities in the world. The odds weren't great.

The point that stood out to me was that 7% off the population is black (all though no age range data was used). These Universities have 12% Black students. They commented on the fact that it was more likely for a white person with three A's was more likely to get in than a Black person with three A's. At face value this is a tragic fact. They believe that most admission staff went for people of there own race. Also a startling fact.

The thing that annoyed me was that one, the percentage of Black people in these Universities is higher than the percentage of black people in the UK. Surely that is something to be applauded? Equally no comment was put on the area people grew up in. The only comment around economic variables was that 80% of the students were from 6 'elite' collages. The odds of people getting in from these collages was around 28%. The odds of someone from outside was around 4%. This sounds quite daming I know, but when you consider that the people who go to these collages have most of there education aimed at getting them into Oxbridge.

So, my question is,

I remember growing I never failed at Halloween. different custom, different neighborhood every year and despite the fact that Halloween for some odd reason rarely landed on a weekend while I was growing up it never stop me from arriving home late. I would literally arrive home with two buckets full of candies every night of Halloween.

all of the sudden I felt like I grew out of trick or treating when I hit 14. after that I think I went again for the last time at 17 and that was because my nephews wanted me to accompany them, I dressed up as the "Whazzap!" Scream from Scary movie and that was because I didn't want anyone seeing my 17 year old ass trick or treating.


but now almost every Halloween that goes by kinda makes me wish I was a kid again. I really miss them those nights when I used to go around exploring different suburbs collecting candy from left to right while dressing up as my favorite superhero or someone I wish I was for one night without worrying about anybody thinking I was losing my mind.

but anyways am I the only one that wishes to go trick or treating again?