"The Reason Africans Cant See Black Ppl As Equals Or Good Ppl" (AKATA Vs AFRICANS)

[Peachstate]

This is where the resentment comes from they feel like we are big brothering them or some shyt.

I once saw someone call AAs the Beyonce of the diaspora

 

[skylove4]

There is a lot of anti-AA passive aggressive behaviors I see of this board from foreigners, first generation or people with direct ties to their homelands. There are also a lot of cool people from these places that respect our culture. I will say this, the thread starter is a troll who doesn’t give a shyt about black Americans, he’s a agent of chaos along with his little digital black face MAGA supporters.

 

[Uachet]

African Americans and ADOS/fba are not the same thing

ADOS/FBA are designations some of us give ourselves. We have called ourselves Negro, African American, Black, Black American, now ADOS & FBA are starting to be used. Also, African American designation also includes all Africans who are American now. So, that is why some feel the need to make a new designation.

May I ask you this question? Are you Black American yourself? If not, are you a citizen of the US? I ask, because if you are neither, well then it is not your place to tell us what is or is not a label that can be used for our people. I still use Black American, but I do recognize those who call themselves ADOS and FBA as still my people.

 

[Uachet]

There is a lot of anti-AA passive aggressive behaviors I see of this board from foreigners, first generation or people with direct ties to their homelands. There are also a lot of cool people from these places that respect our culture. I will say this, the thread starter is a troll who doesn’t give a shyt about black Americans, he’s a agent of chaos along with his little digital black face MAGA supporters.

I agree with all of the bolded. I don't know the thread starter well enough to agree or disagree with the rest. So my dap is for the bolded part.

 

[Pirius Black]

Wrong akata is not a Yoruba word for black americnas Yoruba as a language is older than the black American ethnic group I swear you guys have main character syndrome

Y'all disingenuous as fukk and project with every accusation. How is akata used dummy? Who is it primarily used to describe?

Akata Is No Word For Black Americans, And We Cannot Reclaim What Was Never ours - Blavity

Akata is a Yoruba word that means "wild animal" and is contextually applied to Black Americans. This piece discusses why that is problematic and why we should not claim the term.

blavity.com

Who fukking even compared the longevity of the Yoruba language with AAs? Stop arguing like a goofy bytch on Twitter and address what was actually written fukk nikka. The projection of us having main character syndrome in the land of our birth is comical and reeks of insecurity. Y'all are mad that you aren't the main characters and that you had to ride our fukking wave to make any impact. But instead of shutting the fukk and trying to build with us, y'all doing this snake ass shyt to distinguish y'all selves. You ain't slick, game has been peeped.

 

[Peachstate]

Sidenote, I'm so thankful for the great awakening. My people are finally seeing this shyt for exactly what it is.

 

[Buddy]

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?

I'm just gonna check out cause it's clear this is much deeper for yall, from whatever happened in childhood to triggers on hip hop, movies, random youtubers, political figures, whoever these immigrants were that called us "beggars"... I'm not as receptive to consuming all of this and I'm really not sure what exactly to "do", and Imma try to be okay with that.

 

[Uachet]

Wrong akata is not a Yoruba word for black americnas Yoruba as a language is older than the black American ethnic group I swear you guys have main character syndrome

Why are you being disingenuous about this? Really, it can be quite disconcerting to see the unnecessary juezling on this issue. This is especially the case when we all have computers and can look up what an expert's take on the word means.

"The term Akata is a West African term for Black Americans. It is generally considered derogatory, a slur in fact. Okorafor uses the work in the titles of the books in the Insibidi Series: Akata Witch, Akata Warrior, and more recently Akata Woman. She was recently a guest on The New Yorker’s Radio Hour, a show hosted by Vinson Cunningham. During the interview, she talked at length about the term Akata, what it means, and why she chose to use it in her titles in spite of its negative connotations."

Link to website showing what Akata means.

 

[sportscribe]

From personal experience, I have never had people around me bad mouth AfrAms.

My mom's has been has been in the US since the 70's so I guess having experience as a young black woman during that era (and in college at that) has shaped her mentality somewhat.

I would assume that rubbed off on me, because I didn't see myself as very distinct from AfrAms other than my name. Also can't say I had bad experiences growing up either.

That said, I would say the older generation of immigrants probably will stereotype AfrAms to a degree simply based on media. Same way AfrAms would stereotype Africans as uppity despite having very little interactions with them.

One thing I can say, and the AfrAms on this board can correct me if I'm wrong, AfrAms usually have a very positive experience on the African continent and are very much welcomed.

I disagree with this new brand of so called African exceptionalism. Africans are doing well in the US, sure, but it doesn't mean that suddenly we should have a viewpoint where we are better than any other group.

Black issues in the US will typically have an impact on black people across America despite their ethnic origins. As black people I feel we are stronger together than divided. What makes groups weaker is actually the embracing of division over commonalities. I will also maintain that black folks in America have done a lot for black people everywhere, particularly in the 60s.

Black people in the US are the reason the black race has at least a positive image in certain respects - other important group being Nigerians as the most populous black nation on earth.

Probably digressed a bit from the point of this thread, but anyone turning up their noses at AfrAms should be named and shamed. But I would implore my AfrAm brehs and sisters to not use this to subjectively label all Africans the same way. It's the same way these immigrants will isolate certain pariahs in the black community and magnify it to paint and tarnish all AfrAms.

 

[Buddy]

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?

There are historic social and economic consequences behind being seen as a n*gger whether it's said to your face or not. We're 17 pages deep cause some girl on youtube made a video. Idk what the "consequence" of what that is. Again imma check out and let yall have it.

 

[Uachet]

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?

All of this is true. I was especially pissed at his so called speech at my alma mater. How do you go to an Ebony League school, Morehouse, and give them a speech more fitting for high school graduates? A school known for producing some of the Best and Brightest African American men from Martin Luther King Jr. to Julian Bond. It was ridiculous to say the least.

 

[Peachstate]

There are historic social and economic consequences behind being seen as a n*gger whether it's said to your face or not. We're 17 pages deep cause some girl on youtube made a video. Idk what the "consequence" of what that is. Again imma check out and let yall have it.

She's in healthcare providing care to people she she despises. If you don't think there are consequences to that, I don't know what to tell you.

Speaking of, anyone have contact info yet?

 

[HarlemHottie]

I'm just gonna check out cause it's clear this is much deeper for yall, from whatever happened in childhood to triggers on hip hop, movies, random youtubers, political figures, whoever these immigrants were that called us "beggars"... I'm not as receptive to consuming all of this and I'm really not sure what exactly to "do", and Imma try to be okay with that.

You asked several (dumb) questions, we kindly take the time to answer, and now you gon act like ppl traumatized out here. You acting like one of those cacs that ask for proof of racism, get it, and start concern trolling about our emotional state. "Youre clearly too upset to have a reasonable discussion" head ass. Now that you can no longer play dumb, you out.

If you didnt want answers, you shouldnt have asked.

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

You asked several (dumb) questions, we kindly take the time to answer, and now you gon act like ppl traumatized out here. You acting like one of those cacs that ask for proof of racism, get it, and start concern trolling about our emotional state. "Youre clearly too upset to have a reasonable discussion" head ass. Now that you can no longer play dumb, you out.

If you didnt want answers, you shouldnt have asked.

Nikkas get in these threads and act like bytches

 

[Pirius Black]

Actually no. Tariq tries to brand and speak more the entire African American community and he tries to speak for and generalize Africans which yall eat up.

And he has an army of committed stans that think his bourgeois c00ning, mocking poverty in Africa like some right wing cac is the second coming of Malcolm X and above any criticism. Ain't no one calling out these grifting bigots or their hate speech except the same people being consistent in this thread. And sometimes you get bushed and banned for it.

But the biggest difference of all is that most of us have the good sense to distinguish the hashtags, the agenda, the manipulative "leaders" and their committed followers from the actual population of African Americans. No one is looking at Clarence Thomas and Sherriff Clarke and asserting they are how all African Americans act or think and muust be condemned. Yall seem fixated on these simple minded "Africans don't like us" narratives, propagate it all day, and try to bait people into it to reinforce your point. This is why yall fell back and are now making it about "calling out c00ns" when the original point of this thread was to call out all Africans and incite some diaspora war based off the commentary of some youtube bird. Because yall got called out and people didn't take the bait to begin with. So now let's accuse everyone of defending her words. Jesus...Who

Yall are just damn cowards. Tariq got yall mastering cac tactic debate skills where you "ask" bullshyt you are passively trying to assert. "Im sorry this unarmed man was shot dead, but why dont you all talk about black on black crime in your communities?"

Come out and say you hate and distrust Africans already and stop bullshytting us with the concern trolling. People ain't falling for it.

I'm the furthest thing from a Tariq disciple but apparently we must discard the evidence of our lying ass eyes. This girl generalizes all AAs and claims to speak for all Africans, but instead of checking her ignorant and presumptuous statements, you're crying like a bytch about Tariq. If you know OP game, why feed into it with the deflections. You could've defended other diasporans as well as condemned her divisive and inflammatory words but you attacking the source instead like a goddamn Fox News anchor who heard some shyt they don't like. Who in this thread is mocking Africans? Why do I get the feeling that these conversations always deal with unresolved shyt from grade school?

You accuse Tariq nut riders of generalizations when you sir, are engaged in the same sort of silly ass rhetorical games. Ain't no body no fukking coward, we are straight up asking you to check bullshyt when you see it. But if its like that, Tariq is just another nikka on YouTube and Twitter and no one on the Coli has any sort of obligation to check his ignorance when it rears its ugly head.