this is true
I lived in Oakland and Hayward almost all my life
never heard a nikka talking about being pressed by asians
asian gangs usually beef with themselves
This is true too. While there have been situations here and there most Asian and black hoods don't funk with each other...
I think one thing guys misunderstand is the black dudes defending Asians in this instance aren't afraid of them. They are like anyone else, there's some Asian sets that are notorious and some that get whipped on but most don't have street issues with black hoods for brothers to even be afraid of em...
We network with them on some money shyt because alota the Asians know Asians that are plugs; for years I moved trees from Sac to the East Coast (Western NY, different parts of VA, different parts of NC), and I believe two different occasions I tapped in with some Asians who had the fire at the best rates...
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@TAYLONDO SAMSWORTHY I hung out in The Manors alot, have fam over there. The Manors is about a quarter Asian and there are Asian homies from the set...
But The Manors is a black hood (Bloods) and aint no one out there getting pressed by no Asian gangs...
Charleston to me is a proven goofball but there's solid points he's making, as well as misperceptions:
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ANYBODY BLACK WHO DOES NOT ACCEPT THE N-WORD FROM NONBLACKS IS WELL WITHIN THEIR RIGHT TO BE RESPECTED ON THAT. And nonblacks the country over have no respect for this because too many of us give passes to all flavors of nonblacks, so these nonblacks believe that whatever is acceptable in their social circle means all black people feel the same...
•Charleston is making this a California issue when Mexicans and Asians all throughout Texas dropping N-bombs left and right. So if you solid on it be solid all the way thru. Nonblacks appropriating black culture isn't a "California thing". I've lived in 7 states and been to 4 times that amount, nonblacks do this shyt everywhere....
its an AMERICAN thing...
•when people grow up in multicultural areas all kinds of color lines are blurred, from speech to food to taste in dating preference to accents to fashion and the list goes on...
If Black Americans are 10% of the population anywhere, we are the most influential ethnic group in terms of style and trends set. I've seen this everywhere I've been, and this speaks to the overall power of black culture. Nonblacks really don't want to be us but they want what we have that makes everyone incorporate our style into theirs, black folks are the most unique group of people in the nation...
The point I'm making is when these people grow up around black people they assimilate into our culture. There hasn't been a majority black neighborhood (50%+) in Sacramento since the 90s. A ton of these Asians grow up in areas with fewer than 20% blacks yet we have the dominant influence and swag and pull on these areas they grow up in, plus many of these areas that are not majority black are legacy, historically black areas, so the legacy and infrastructure of these neighborhoods are there and these Asians grow up knowing this...
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All that said, the n word and other facets of black misappropriation are well beyond the point of pulling your hair out, outside of the most egregious and blatantly racist scenarios. I'm like this, if anyone black gives passes for it, thats fine, just understand that as the black man/woman (because BOTH genders of Black America do this pass shyt) in the company of nonblacks, they DO view you as representative of the entire black culture and experience...
And we know this is true because anytime a nonblack gets checked for some offensive shyt, they always talk about having black friends and family and growing up in black hoods and etc, as if that gives them a universal pass with everybody black. Same song from all nonblacks who get checked
and it doesn't matter what stare you're in, I've literally seen this EVERYWHERE I've been in the United States...
So of you're one of us who allows nonblacks to say the n word or other shyt that can be viewed offensively (like light skin/dark skin jokes made by nonblacks, or "jokes" about black stereotypes, etc) i do think you have a responsibility to educate your nonblack friends and family that they should only feel comfortable speaking this way in your circle. What is cool in your circle isnt applicable to everyone black...
The problem is the vast majority of us who give passes don't educate these muhfukkas and these nonblack groups have no interest in educating themselves, historically we're the worst treated people on this land from Euro invasion to present day...
And if you're someone black who doesn't give passes you have EVERY right to voice that and honestly no one black should question your right to do so. If you find it disrespectful, even if one of your black homies disagrees, he should support your voice in telling nonblacks they can't use certain language with you...
