Why are AA's the only group in the diaspora who are told get in tune with their culture?

[3rdWorld]

AA's live in a predominantly white society..this is the primary difference between AA's and other people of African descent.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

AA's live in a predominantly white society..this is the primary difference between AA's and other people of African descent.

tons of afro-latinos live in pred white or non-black identified nations

 

[3rdWorld]

tons of afro-latinos live in pred white or non-black identified nations

Afro Latinos may not be the best example to use.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Afro Latinos may not be the best example to use.

are they not, new world blacks?

 

[IllmaticDelta]

We're told to "get in tune" because people don't realize AA culture is actually American culture. You can't tell the story of America without us and that goes beyond slavery. We make the mistake of disengaging from the U.S. like it doesn't belong to us and then seeking out acceptance from Africans when Africa isn't 100% home either. It's our country and it became Top Dog in large part because of OUR contributions. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

We are more 'American' than any group outside of the Native peoples. When immigrants say "you have no culture" what they're really saying is "I've only learned American history from the white perspective and have internalized their views towards AA." They see us as outsiders because they've been trained to see us that way by 'The Man.'

Outsiders seem to have problems understanding that afram influence is ubiquitous/foundational to overall mainstream USA history/culture while being also distinct to white american culture at the same time. This is why when outsiders appropriate/take part in things in mainstream American culture that are afram rooted, they often attempt to detach from it's afram origins and instead, look at it as EVERYBODYS culture that no single culture owns.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Well I'm both Jamaican and American and in Jamaica the people there are encouraged to know their roots in Africa a lot especially since there's a large Rastafarian culture there.

that wasn't really true prior to black power/birth and rise of reggae. Remember, this is why Garvey bounced from jamaica and went to the USA and to some degree why rastas were looked own on before marley gave them a voice

i believe breh he was arguing is Afram

And inter-ethnic c00ning is a huge No No

that's the worst kind

 

[IllmaticDelta]

( A black American was one of the first champions against King Leopolds atrocities in the Congo)

Their are a lot of Unsung black American heros in African History.

George Washington Williams (October 16, 1849 – August 2, 1891) was an American Civil War soldier, Christian minister, politician, lawyer, journalist, and writer on African-American history.

Shortly before his death he travelled to King Leopold II's Congo Free State. Shocked by what he saw, he wrote an open letter to Leopold in 1890 about the suffering of the region's inhabitants at the hands of Leopold's agents, which spurred the first public outcry against the regime running the Congo since such a regime had caused the loss of millions of lives.[1]

African American Response to King Leopold's Congo

African American Response to King Leopold's Congo

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Their are a lot of Unsung black American heros in African History.

....I was just thinking, this would make for an interesting thread

 

[UserNameless]

Never really thought of this.

I think because AAs are the only group that dont have a land to retreat to, so people look at AAs as a lost people on some foreign land.

Other nations got their own wave going on... their own food.. their own music... their own land... their own governent... their own art etc

AAs got their own shyt too.

AAs have AA Culture which is recognized worldwide and monetized for millions and billions of dollars.

“Black culture” is anemic and it’s dying ...part of the reason why Hispanics are on the cusp of leapfrogging.

But by and large your post was def on point.

 

[GodinDaFlesh]

I think it's because AA culture is under a microscope. The whole world is fascinated by AA culture, so they project themselves to AAs. In turn, people want AAs to support their cause and culture as well.

 

[Indiglow Meta (R$G)]

“Black culture” is anemic and it’s dying ...part of the reason why Hispanics are on the cusp of leapfrogging.

But by and large your post was def on point.

nah...
Also, could you direct me to the white-blacks, afro-blacks, and indio-blacks ???
Stop counting migrants...you'll have to rewind and compare us to all the other spicy and cave-soup-hummus-hybrid eastern euro mediterranean folks who were absorbed into the greater cac mass.

 

[UserNameless]

What is AA culture now aside from music, food, and slanguage?

And all of that is really diluted now, and all of it is dying ... the food is really the most substantive and youngins ain’t even fukkin with it like that anymore and don’t even know even how to cook it.

There have been two huge threads on that.

Some are y’all are delusional ... they about to take what’s left the music and the language too.

It’s hardly even anymore drums in pop rap anymore.

R&B isn’t even R&B...

... all of the “remnants” of the culture are being diluted and appropriated and black people are allowing it to happen.

The fact that it’s happening in this way is disturbing because who knows what’s next...

@Indiglow Meta (R$G) im not fully understanding your reply ... are you saying Hispanics aren’t about to leapfrog blacks in the US in part because they have a clearly deinfined culture brought over from their country ?


...but tell me this.. what substantive elements of black culture are still left nationwide?

All you have now is pockets of high, concentrated black cultural elements... most of which is from Marlyland and below in the south ... and really, most of the remnants of black culture are only primarily on full display among low income and/or rural black folk.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

What is AA culture now aside from music, food, and slanguage?

aframs still have a root culture and a mainstream one. See my posts in these threads

What is Black American Culture? (inspired by The Salon)
Suggestions for American Black culture?

And all of that is really diluted now, and all of it is dying ... the food is really the most substantive and youngins ain’t even fukkin with it like that anymore and don’t even know even how to cook it.

There have been two huge threads on that.

dying? the mainstream is more widespread than ever

Some are y’all are delusional ... they about to take what’s left the music and the language too.

It’s hardly even anymore drums in pop rap anymore.

R&B isn’t even R&B...

stop it...I even have a thread on this myth

Essential - Official thread for current/modern R&B based music that's not being heard by the masses/top 40 radio

... all of the “remnants” of the culture are being diluted and appropriated and black people are allowing it to happen.

again, roots vs mainstream

The fact that it’s happening in this way is disturbing because who knows what’s next...

@Indiglow Meta (R$G) im not fully understanding your reply ... are you saying Hispanics aren’t about to leapfrog blacks in the US in part because they have a clearly deinfined culture brought over from their country ?

the practices/culture of hispanic americans are not the same as the ones in their homelands. See, mexican vs chicano/tejano or mainland puerto rican vs nuyorican

...but tell me this.. what substantive elements of black culture are still left nationwide?

see my above linked threads

All you have now is pockets of high, concentrated black cultural elements... most of which is from Marlyland and below in the south ... and really, most of the remnants of black culture are only primarily on full display among low income and/or rural black folk.

afram culture has always varied by region and class while still having certain things in common across all those factors. see thread-->

Defining the "African-American"

 

[UserNameless]

aframs still have a root culture and a mainstream one. See my posts in these threads

What is Black American Culture? (inspired by The Salon)
Suggestions for American Black culture?




dying? the mainstream is more widespread than ever



stop it...I even have a thread on this myth

Essential - Official thread for current/modern R&B based music that's not being heard by the masses/top 40 radio





again, roots vs mainstream



the practices/culture of hispanic americans are not the same as the ones in their homelands. See, mexican vs chicano/tejano or mainland puerto rican vs nuyorican




see my above linked threads



afram culture has always varied by region and class while still having certain things in common across all those factors. see thread-->

Defining the "African-American"

Nobody’s practicing that



But yes the root is still there , but dying as well. If you don’t agree with that, you’re delusional .

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Nobody’s practicing that

practicing what?

But yes the root is still there , but dying as well. If you don’t agree with that, you’re delusional .

every cultures, roots/traditional ways (in it's pure original form) diminish to some degree over time but that's why, you preserve and take it back to oldschool so it never leaves