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

[Pit Bull]

I don't give a fukk about noun one a them nikkas. I ain't from there. I'm from crenshaw mafia and them nikkas is fans.

 

[PhonZhi]

The best thing that can happen to Black America in this day and age - is either take back Hip-Hop and change the image/and narrative around it - or give it to white folks. Another option is figure out how to control the image that is being sent out globally of Black American people and our culture.

Because until that happens - white media will continue to present it as Black Culture. I have even seen Black people say our culture is Hip-hop/Rap. It's pretty sad.

Very Important Thread: BLACKS MUST GAIN CONTROL OF OUR OWN IMAGE!!!!!!!!!

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

aa folk amalgamate all diasporans pretty easily and willingly

the majority of bridge building & reaching is done on this side

if everyone moved how we moved we'd be half way home by now

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That's your perspective because that's where you are based from. I grew up having my family host Black students from around the world in Nairobi Kenya. That's my background. I live in Canada and I only learned of these separatist views in the west. People try to stick to their countrymen or regions but have no power as a whole. The system doesn't give a shyt about what kind of black person you are.

You don't do anymore for my people than I do for yours. If you want to visit the place I'm from I'm willing to facilitate and build those bridged but don't tell me what you've done for me because I do for self. My people fought our own battles.

Everyone has a responsibility to foster change and progress period otherwise nothing changes. The majority of building is done on this side because that's were people have come traditionally for opportunity and resources. It doesn't mean the same can't happen on the other side. More Black people have to travel both ways. It's started to happen now and as long as that continues the perception will change but people have to go and see for themselves that's there's love out there too.

 

[010101]

That's your perspective because that's where you are based from. I grew up having my family host Black students from around the world in Nairobi Kenya. That's my background. I live in Canada and I only learned of these separatist views in the west. People try to stick to their countrymen or regions but have no power as a whole. They system doesn't give a shyt about what kind of black person you are.

You don't do anymore for my people than I do for yours. If you want to visit the place I'm from I'm willing to facilitate and build those bridged but don't tell me what you've done for me because I do for self. My people fought our own battles. Everyone has a responsibility to foster change and progress period otherwise nothing changes. The majority of building is done on this side because that's were people have come traditionally for opportunity and resources. It doesn't mean the same can't happen on the other side. More Black people have to travel both ways.

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[Elle Driver]

I definitely get what you're saying. That is something to think about.

For instance, in the Black Panther Demonize Thread - the guy in the video said weaves and wigs are associated with AA/Black women - but I see and know that a whole lot of non-AA/African women rocking weaves/wigs in America and in different African countries.

So why is that placed on Black American women. Black women from America also kicked off the Natural Hair movement - and we also seen a major decline in perms/relaxers and wigs/weaves.

Weaves are associated with BA I think because generally it ain’t a cultural thing plus it’s expensive af(not the immigrants) and most folks are struggling. The beauty supply industry is mad different too. You’ll see wigs and braids, perms, or natural hair but not no weaves unless you in a urban rich area where people can really afford it or have been influenced by media to wear it.

 

[Supper]

There's a whole field of study of non-racial/ethnic focused anthropology that came about as a result of studying our folk cutlure and how it was applied to combat oppression in the US.
Applied folklore - Wikipedia

 

[xoxodede]

Weaves are associated with BA I think because generally it ain’t a cultural thing plus it’s expensive af(not the immigrants) and most folks are struggling. The beauty supply industry is mad different too. You’ll see wigs and braids, perms, or natural hair but not no weaves unless you in a urban rich area where people can really afford it or have been influenced by media to wear it.

I understand but... weaves are wore by many in different parts of Africa and other Black countries. They aren't buying "quality" hair either - they are buying that beauty supply Yaki. I have had a few friends come back from a few countries and Africa and talk really badly about the weaves wore there and how they are not done well.

 

[AkilinaArina]

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.

 

[BlackAmerican]

We're the least culturally African out of the black race. Some people have an issue with that.

 

[Supper]

We're the least culturally African out of the black race. Some people have an issue with that.

That's not exactly true.

Are there's less intact African-cultural retentions in AA culture than most Caribbean cultures? Yes, but, there are plenty of Afro-Diasporan groups in continental Latin-America that have less African cultural retention than us. For instance, we have THREE surviving creole langauges, whereas most of them have none.

Edit:

Not, to mention due to factors of the uniqueness of the US slave experience, there's been a lot of uniquely African-American modifications/innovations on African cultural concepts, such as the backbeat rhythm which takes an African polyrhythmic concept of syncopating the off-beat(2-4), and made it a 4/4 timeline as the basis for entire songs to be written/performed.

There's nothing like that native to other Afro-decedents in the Americas, because US slaves formed it as a simple, yet ingenious way to keep the rhythm times in an Africanized way that was familiar to them after percussion instruments were banned for slaves to use after the stono rebellion.

 

[Elle Driver]

I understand but... weaves are wore by many in different parts of Africa and other Black countries. They aren't buying "quality" hair either - they are buying that beauty supply Yaki. I have had a few friends come back from a few countries and Africa and talk really badly about the weaves wore there and how they are not done well.

They aren’t done well at. We are spoiled for choice here with regard to the black hair care industry.

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

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.

Jamaicans been traveling and living in Africa for ages. I remember seeing a lot of Rastas as a kid who had migrated there. I'm not sure how Ethiopia greets them but they get a lot of love in Kenya. Even touring wise they have been eating well in Africa for decades. Some acts end up staying on a semi permanent basis.

 

[AkilinaArina]

AAs in America are practically the only "race" who has been b*stardized by their own heritage.

AA's culture is just THAT, American.

Unless you can wholly trace your linage to a specific tribe/culture in Africa.

How can one exactly get in tune with their culture, when a majority of AA's can even pinpoint their origins to identify with said culture.

Shyt reminds me of those ancestry commercials, when a muthafugga been told he was and identified with being Irish his whole life, to find out he's a majority German..

I will say this, I was alarmed to see how many Africans reacted to black Americans wearing African garb. I felt an air of anger and arrogance towards African Americans in their "think" pieces and these same Africans are actively taking apart in African American culture as if it is their own. As a person who is born in America to an American parent and also a Jamaican parent I find myself in long arguments with Africans who feel that their culture is far more sacred than black american culture for whatever narcissistic reason. Yes, narcissistic because that's all it is.

 

[SomeoneFromThePast]

There's not a chance in hell the coli respects anything about dominican identification.

fukk whoever doesn't respect dominican identification, they can suck my dikk

 

[AkilinaArina]

Jamaicans been traveling and living in Africa for ages. I remember seeing a lot of Rastas as a kid who had migrated there. I'm not sure how Ethiopia greets them but they get a lot of love in Kenya. Even touring wise they have been eating well in Africa for decades. Some acts end up staying on a semi permanent basis.

Funny thing, I worked as a banker for a while and I met many Ethiopians and when I told them that I was part Jamaican I was informed that Jamaicans had dual citizenship in Ethiopia through hallie cellasie (who they do in fact regard as a great leader) and are welcomed there in an attempt to build up both Ethiopia/Jamaica type of pan African wave. It was enjoyable to learn that. I've dated rastafarians but never anything serious (way too strict with their living and eating, cool at first but annoying after a month) and they all aspire to go there.