Ahh, ok.
"The Reason Africans Cant See Black Ppl As Equals Or Good Ppl" (AKATA Vs AFRICANS)
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HarlemHottie
Uptown Thoroughbred
Stop this lie. My mom recently ran into an old guy who reps ados. They were waiting for the bus and just started chatting. And its happened before.
It would be more honest to say, most ppl discuss politics at home or on the internet and therefore you legit have no idea what terms they may be using, which is true.
Are you experiencing this in the real world? Cause it seems like some 'Law of Attraction' type shyt. Yall seek it out, and post it/discuss it to affirm your beliefs.
I can only speak for me but none of this exists in my daily life or experiences. Not with friends, family, colleagues, nobody. It's very real online tho.
HarlemHottie
Uptown Thoroughbred
This framing is inherently derogatory and contemptuous. We traditionally practiced pan africanism. Naturally, we'd be shocked that a sizeable contingent of "Africans" look at us the same way the white man does, and naturally, we'd want to share/ chew it over. Why is this so upsetting to yall, this is how ppl assimilate new information.
Yep, my step-grandfather told me plenty of stories of this. Also, I and my wife have experienced this too. Now his life experiences may be different, but to try to generalize it like no one else may have experienced it is some BS.
Formerly Black Trash
Philosopher, Connoisseur, Future Legend
"Main character syndrome"
Meanwhile nikka this, nikka that
This is where the resentment comes from they feel like we are big brothering them or some shyt.
I've seen one person with an "ADOS" shirt so far. I've never heard or seen it offline. I even checked with my pops regularly to see if he's familiar with it. But if you have to be discussing politics for it to come up, then that says something about the meaning behind the term. It's more political than 'lineage'
HarlemHottie
Uptown Thoroughbred
I have experienced this my ENTIRE life. I was the black american fighting the room when other ados preferred not to speak up for themselves. I was the one black immigrants tried to reassure with the, "
Its ok, you're not like the rest them." And i always responded, "
No, bytch. Im exactly like the rest of them, those MY people."Your experiences are just that, your own.
Yes, I have experienced it in the real world. My wife has experienced it too. Heck, to be truthful, I have to calm her down about it form time to time. We have been plenty of places, and dealt with many people. So yes, we come across those who do have these sort of attitudes.
You want to know what is really funny? My wife and I are very ethnic looking. I look like I am from the Caribbean islands and have been told that to my face. She has been asked by Somali if she is Somali or mixed with it (not a drop of Somali blood in her). So we have had Black immigrants open up to us about their views about our people, not knowing we are Black Americans. They invariable end up shocked when we check that shyt, letting them know that we are Black Americans. My wife has even gone on a cruise with 3 of her female co-workers for 3 days down in the Caribbean (two were from Jamaica, one was from Barbados). Her coworkers did nothing but talk trash about Black Americans, though one out of the three did apologize to her after my wife informed them that she is Black American.
HarlemHottie
Uptown Thoroughbred
Who cares about a damn t shirt?
It became political when the first "black" president claimed pan african kinship to get elected and then turned around and told the people who stumped for him to "take off your slippers and put on your marching shoes." Or when he admonished a graduating class of our best and brightest black men to not be deadbeat dads. Or when he dismissed reparations on behalf of immigrants who felt it wouldnt be "fair."
Or when we started organizing for reparations and black immigrants made public statements calling us beggars. Or when those same black immigrants built huge platforms giving white supremacist cover for their vile anti blackness.
Have you been in a coma?
West Coast Avenger
West Coastin & Smokin
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The diaspora wars are a no-win endeavor, and everyone on all sides has their share of embarrassing biases and ignorant generalizations... but I can't front like this trend of condescension and contempt from a significant number (number, not percentage) of black immigrants and second generation types who are riding the wave of diversity hires rooted in historical injustice doesn't leave me looking like:
That professor at the elite university, for instance. In her apology for labeling Black Americans "Akata" she claimed not to understand the offensive nature of the term. We're supposed to believe the woman is a linguistics professor at an elite institution but was flummoxed by the use of a slur? And her contempt is so open and deeply ingrained that she casually posted the term multiple times on a social media platform under her real name, attached to her professional title? They should probably fire her for sheer stupidity.
It's all so disgraceful. But what's new.
That professor at the elite university, for instance. In her apology for labeling Black Americans "Akata" she claimed not to understand the offensive nature of the term. We're supposed to believe the woman is a linguistics professor at an elite institution but was flummoxed by the use of a slur? And her contempt is so open and deeply ingrained that she casually posted the term multiple times on a social media platform under her real name, attached to her professional title? They should probably fire her for sheer stupidity.
It's all so disgraceful. But what's new.
Peachstate
Lady
I've only been called n*gger once in real life. Would it be fair to say that all this racism and white supremacy stuff is overblown/only on the internet? Or is it more likely that most white folks know to keep their blatant racism in-house?
