interesting observation

[RadaMillz]

So I take a cultural study class with predominantly black/mix students, the teacher went around asked us to state how we identify ourselves. The dark skin students identified themselves as "human" first and nothing else, some as American but didn't like to be refer to as "African"-American. The interesting part was the lighskkin mix/non mix all prefer to be identified as black or African-American, even the most "white" sounding ones.

I always thought it was the other way around :

 

[The 2020 New Member]

link to your classsroom?

 

[Remote]

I think of myself as a human being first.
Then a man.

I don't think about it more than that. My family comes from the Dominican Republic but I was born here and if asked what country I am from, I'll say I'm American. Even though I know they mean what my ethnicity is.

 

[Dwolf]

So I take a cultural study class with predominantly black/mix students, the teacher went around asked us to state how we identify ourselves. The dark skin students identified themselves as "human" first and nothing else, some as American but didn't like to be refer to as "African"-American. The interesting part was the lighskkin mix/non mix all prefer to be identified as black or African-American, even the most "white" sounding ones.

I always thought it was the other way around :

So how does one sound white?

 

[*L*E*G*A*C*Y*]

I'm just me. That's how I identify myself.

I'm African-American (my mom is from St.Croix and my dad is from Nigeria) technically, but I've never felt like an American ever in my life. I don't even like claiming this country due to my qualms with it and the fact that it's history was based off of the dehuminzation and criminalization of my race (even though we built this country). I see myself more as a citizen of the Earth. Earth is beautiful. America is an ugly country with a conflicted history that I don't even feel proud to stand by.

Would I have to refer to myself as Nigerian American? West Indian American? Nigerian/West Indian American? In America, I'm just black...no one even thinks about my ethnicity unless they see my name and ask about it. I'm Black. I'll always be black. I was born black. I'll die black.

F*ck labels and identity anyways...shyt like that is why everyone seems the same to me and true individuality never shines through. Cause everyone's afraid to stray from the group and be themselves.

 

[Taadow]

I ain't from Africa, i'm from Crenshaw Mafia.

 

[observe]

Identify deez nutz nikka!