Africans accuse African Americans of "appropriating" their culture (legitimate criticism?)

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I didn't say africans i said african culture. Some like to use it as a cool factor rather than opportunity to reconnect with the continent on a deeper level. Its whatever i've always said that africa is aa birthright. They are far more entitled to africa than whites in africa...if they choose to really explore tge continent. I dont have an issue.

Most AAs dont take anything from any African culture. I see more AAs dressed like they from Mortal Kombat than Africa
 

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No it's not. :childplease:
I never see Africans standing with AfrAms during times of injustices against Blacks in this country. Mike Brown, sandra Bland, etc.

As a matter of FACT, Africans mostly stand PROUDLY(almost spitefully, even) on the white side of the fence on those types of issues.

We arent sh!t but lazy bums to Africans.

They are literally some of the biggest tap dancing c00ns ever to walk this US soil..from my experience.
Shut up ****
 

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The "Root" doesn't have any love for the Motherland? :mjcry:
I understand the premises of the thread but I don't get the insults. A few under-educated people on twitter have conflicting opinions about a group of people, doesn't warrant trolling and senseless division IMO. Why must we stay distracted.
Op is a c00n is all. His opinion is the minority one, trust me
 

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I dont know why people run from or off the topic of Africans trying to look down on New World Blacks especially African-Americans. This is a subject that everyone seems afraid talk about, but instead try to stick their heads in the sand.

I don't see anything @Poitier or anyone else said wrong. The fact is Africans, especially first gen immigrants have a very eurocentric viewpoint of AA's. They are naive and ignorant about AA's. They don't know what its like to live under a dominate culture and see AA's addressing white supremacy as us being "whiners" or "lazy".

People may bash Hispanics specifically Mexicans(I'll admit I have too), but at least Mexicans aren't naive about white racism and have MUTUAL understanding with AA's when it comes to racism in America. Africans on the other hand think its a myth and AA's are crybabies and they even side with whites.

Some of the discussions I've seen with Africans talking about the Trayvon, Michael Brown and police brutality situations are all testament to that. I've also seen some Africans get very hateful with AA's who have a big interest in their African heritage, those Africans telling those AA's that they are NOT African but American and for them to stick to American culture. This is why I've always been :yeshrug: since...

And yeah I don't give a damn if I offend anyone. This NEEDS to be addressed instead of us stuffing it in the closet...

Folks don't want to talk about that. That's supposed to be swept under the rug. It's integrationism, just in the reverse polarity. It's just as destructive but not politically correct to talk about.

I always get a laugh at people who folks couldn't make it in their own country and had to immigrate to another country then talk big shyt. Those the bytches I can't help but to laugh at. If you rep your set so hard, then why the fukk aren't you living there? LOL
 
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I dont know why people run from or off the topic of Africans trying to look down on New World Blacks especially African-Americans. This is a subject that everyone seems afraid talk about, but instead try to stick their heads in the sand.

I don't see anything @Poitier or anyone else said wrong. The fact is Africans, especially first gen immigrants have a very eurocentric viewpoint of AA's. They are naive and ignorant about AA's. They don't know what its like to live under a dominate culture and see AA's addressing white supremacy as us being "whiners" or "lazy".

People may bash Hispanics specifically Mexicans(I'll admit I have too), but at least Mexicans aren't naive about white racism and have MUTUAL understanding with AA's when it comes to racism in America. Africans on the other hand think its a myth and AA's are crybabies and they even side with whites.

Some of the discussions I've seen with Africans talking about the Trayvon, Michael Brown and police brutality situations are all testament to that. I've also seen some Africans get very hateful with AA's who have a big interest in their African heritage, those Africans telling those AA's that they are NOT African but American and for them to stick to American culture. This is why I've always been :yeshrug: since...

And yeah I don't give a damn if I offend anyone. This NEEDS to be addressed instead of us stuffing it in the closet...
You know nothing. Shut the hell up with your ignorant ass.

Entirely too many morons on this site.
 

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Folks don't want to talk about that. That's supposed to be swept under the rug. It's integrationism, just in the reverse polarity. It's just as destructive but not politically correct to talk about.

I always get a laugh at people who folks couldn't make it in their own country and had to immigrate to another country then talk big shyt. Those the bytches I can't help but to laugh at. It you rep your set so hard, then why the fukk aren't you living there? LOL
And do you consider America your country?

Too bad the police don't agree with you.....:heh:
 

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My point is it goes both ways. Those tweeters are not going to jack ish but talk...they are not pullibg the clothes off the backs of these aa. Black relations betweeen diasporans need to improve on both sides, point blank.

I don't know what the relations are between Africans and Africans in the diaspora, but I am pretty sure that if they are damaged then they were damaged 300 or 400 years back. After all wouldn't the viewpoints that many current Africans in the diaspora come from the slaves who were taken from their homelands and sold at the slave ports by other Black people?

You have to remember that some of the older Black people in the diaspora were really bitter towards Africans; and many of them wanted no association or knowledge of Africa which made the White man very happy. That type of venom had to have been passed down from those slaves, because they were the only ones that would have had any knowledge of Africa. Why would 2nd and 3rd generation and beyond Black people in the diaspora have any venom towards Africans if they didn't know them? I didn't realize how deep the venom was with older Black people until "Roots" came out and they showed the part about Kunta Kinte being captured by the African tribes men for the slave traders. A lot of older Black people were very angry when they saw that on film. It seemed like they were angrier at the Africans who did the capturing then the White men that did the buying. Hell Black people stopped liking OJ back then (just kidding).
 

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How can some of y'all be black??:snoop:

Culture? Unique culture where? You have all been borrowing each others shyte forever. Imagine American Jews whining about isreali Jews stealing their swag and vica verca. How is it this easy to divide nikkas:why:

The Root: as in you can't hate the root of a tree without hating the tree itself.

People like you who want to treat Black people as one monolithic culture do more harm than good.
 

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@Poitier



Yes you're tripping
Listening to house music is African American culture?

Tupac= represents African American "culture" ....Really nikka? Ask yourself ..would Tupac himself even say such a thing ?

Dining in a certain restaurant is now "appropriating culture"?:stopitslime:

Your going after the KIDS of Cape Town now?

Do you realize how big hip-hop is..What you are arguing is the equivalent of Europeans telling the world to stop wearing jeans and tee shirts..


I think all of you internet activists needs to just fall back and focus on real issues.

Thanks for confirming you are an idiot :mjlol:
 

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So.. Trying to get back in touch with your roots is vulturing now?:mindblown:

What started this debate?

I see what those Twitter users are trying to say, but they need to fall back with this one. They're lowkey trying to have their cake and eat it too.

Some AAs were discussing bringing back traditional African garb as a visual way to connect

Africans got upset and basically say AA are not African

AAs counter with how we are special people and how Africans can immigrate because of us

Africans continue to call AAs not African
 

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Let me found aa say slick ish about aa and theb generalize africans. Some aa have more tolerance/give passes to whites but want to talk about what africans do to aa. Most immigrants are here to succeed/create a better life for ththemselves. They arent thinking about aa like that. They have their own ish to think about. AA culture may be popular but its not what most africans are thinking about when they emigrate

How is this a good thing? :what:
 
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