Arthur (2000) stated that most participants in his study of
first generation African immigrants “acknowledged that their foreign backgrounds made it difficult, if not impossible, to grasp the meaning of lack-White polarization in American society” (pp. 73-74). Ogbu & Simons (1998) suggest that many Black immigrants are voluntary immigrants who come to the United States for economic reasons, social mobility and educational opportunities. As a result, they may be more optimistic about overcoming racial barriers in the United States or see these barriers as less significant than African Americans (Ogbu & Simons, 1998). Additionally,
because of racial discrimination, some Black immigrants actively work against being perceived as African American, as a protective form of social distancing (Jackson, 2010).
Social distancing by Black immigrants can include the use of cultural objects (e.g. national flags, accents) to highlight an ethnic/foreign identity that can protect from racial stereotypes and prejudices that are projected towards African Americans (Jackson, 2010; Vickerman, 2001; Waters 1999). ).
Another form of social distancing includes avoiding close relationships with African Americans.
No, you fukking clown. That's what chick in the op was doing. What she gon tell us about featurism and colorism? Are we somehow expected to exclude our ls/ wavy grandmas from the family tree??
My father is a twin. He's a ds bm. His twin sister looks like an Asian woman. We not doing this with yall. Yall sound crazy. America is not wherever you came from.
