Why do we (black people) often have disposition towards nature/hiking/camping?

[Elle Driver]

Yes we do. Maybe not in the US, but in Africa I was doing all of that.

 

[Tommy Knocks]

poor people have other things to worry about. middle class blacks do all these things. my dad owns a ranch/cabin in the mountains, we hike around there.

when I went to congo I did 5 days in a village. learned a lot like u can brush your teeth with coal, and it works better than tooth brush.

 

[Zero]

People love complaining about racial stereotypes, but still believe in them or willfully behave in ways that uphold them . I guess to some degree it's hard not to since we are condition to do so from a young age.

And proved it like clockwork in here

 

[havoc]

This is some thing I don't blame black people for. Whites have a tendency to make themselves look good at all times. There are many blacks around the world that have a hetter concept of nature than whites do. But they get displayed as primitive and uncivilized. So I can understand western blacks attempting to distance themselves from nature living. That being said, this world is as much ours as anyone like (like a poster has said) lets enjoy it. Does anyone know a black family that farms/own a farm?

My brother owned 5 acres outside the city. He used to breed goats and chicken until a hurricane came through Florida and damaged his irrigation system. He hasn't done anything with his land since that time. My family from Haiti; they about that farming life..

 

[Colicat]

I grew up in the country.... I would walk through the woods to go to school.... We would discuss plants and bugs.... It was piff..:

I love hiking and being in the ocean.... Yes I get my hair wet... I am not the best swimmer but I manage.... My boo loves to snorkel.... I can't stand stereotypes....

 

[Yup]

My brother owned 5 acres outside the city. He used to breed goats and chicken until a hurricane came through Florida and damaged his irrigation system. He hasn't done anything with his land since that time. My family from Haiti; they about that farming life..

That's great, man but having a farm in the west (unless generationally passed) is very expensive.

 

[havoc]

That's great, man but having a farm in the west (unless generationally passed) is very expensive.

It is expensive and is hard work. On the other hand, it can be rewarding if you know what you are doing.

 

[Fckumeen]

fukk that shyt im good.


Weird though because I love watching animal planet, man vs wild, The most extreme, etc

 

[Dirty_Jerz]

I don't expect city brehs to enjoy wildlife stuff because they're some city brehs.

If you know any brehs who live in farm/wooded areas you'd know that we are though.

It's not for everybody. Those times have passed.

 

[scarlxrd]

I dunno, was never that type. I've camped before. I have family who do that shyt monthly.

This basically:

I don't expect city brehs to enjoy wildlife stuff because they're some city brehs.

 

[Heafcliffe]

Though Imma city dude, I love nature. Shyt is frightening esp with pics like above and ish but that's what makes it fun. Breathing new air, testing yourself on a hike, putting that phone aside and purely enjoy this earth.

Guess I'm biased....from 9 to 14 years of age, my parents sent me to a camp in Vermont for the entire summer and, man, it was the first time I was outta the smog, public "annoyances" and loud shenanigans that I was accustomed to in DC.

Wouldn't take it back for anything. When I have kids, we plan to get them "out" and experience.

 

[Ain't That Something]

You nikkas need to stop saying we and say the black people you know, bc I know plenty of nigas who go camping, horse back riding, and shyt and they all from the south

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Thanks breh. Now I feel like shyt is crawling on me

 

[Aizen]

This thread is very interesting for me. I never grew up thinking black people had an apprehension to nature. My mom and dad both visited their grandparents and other relatives who had farms. They in turn made a huge garden and taught me gardening from the time I could walk. We camped, we swam and all my cousins did the same. I traveled to other countries, saw other black people doing the same thing, I joined in and we were all on the same page.

Being able to handle yourself outside goes back to skills. People in the skills generation had to learn that stuff and taught their children. Knowing how to fillet fish, tie various knots, make shelter, start fires, swim, fire a gun and all that were just part of the basic package in being an adult. It wasn't viewed as a hobby or recreation as it is today in that you're doing something "fun" or "cool." It was seen as vital skills that might keep you alive one day.

 

[Michael9100]

I don't know about hiking but I have lived in small towns that were completely rural and enjoyed it.... I love rural Texas and Louisiana!