Comments on: Black is Black is Black… http://secretsociologist.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/black-is-black-is-black/ social commentary with real life thrown in Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:35:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: secretsociologist http://secretsociologist.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/black-is-black-is-black/#comment-23 secretsociologist Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:33:11 +0000 http://secretsociologist.wordpress.com/?p=32#comment-23 A compliment?! I'm sorry, I'll have to disagree. Being proud of who you are means embracing the whole of one's own race--like it or not. Why on earth would you concur with others' erroneous opinions of African Americans? To go around the world saying, "Yes, this race of people is awful?" Score one for the racists. They now have one of "us" on their side. I'm sorry you missed it, but the point of the article is to encourage unity between different types of black people, and that we shouldn't divide ourselves based on what someone else says "black" is. Unfortunately, that is exactly what you have done. I hear some self hatred in your attitude and also in your father's. Best of luck. A compliment?! I’m sorry, I’ll have to disagree. Being proud of who you are means embracing the whole of one’s own race–like it or not.

Why on earth would you concur with others’ erroneous opinions of African Americans? To go around the world saying, “Yes, this race of people is awful?” Score one for the racists. They now have one of “us” on their side.

I’m sorry you missed it, but the point of the article is to encourage unity between different types of black people, and that we shouldn’t divide ourselves based on what someone else says “black” is. Unfortunately, that is exactly what you have done. I hear some self hatred in your attitude and also in your father’s.

Best of luck.

]]> By: gravion17 http://secretsociologist.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/black-is-black-is-black/#comment-21 gravion17 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:06:42 +0000 http://secretsociologist.wordpress.com/?p=32#comment-21 WOW...it's like you tore a page out of the book about my life! Ever since my family moved to the states from the West Indies, I have heard the comment " You sure don't act BLACK!" on a daily basis. When I was younger it really confused me to hear that from Blacks as well as Whites. When I asked my father about it, he told me that it was a good thing. He said that African-Americans were seen as a disgrace by other Blacks out side the U.S. and that I (along with my 3 siblings) were to have no personal interactions with African Americans because he did not want his children to become like them or to be perceived as an African-American! As I got older, I began to realize what my father meant.(as far as the perception of African-Americans from outside the U.S.) As I started traveling through the world, the general opinion of African-Americans was not what I call positive! Now a days when I am told that I don't act Black....Honestly, I take it as a compliment. WOW…it’s like you tore a page out of the book about my life! Ever since my family moved to the states from the West Indies, I have heard the comment ” You sure don’t act BLACK!” on a daily basis. When I was younger it really confused me to hear that from Blacks as well as Whites. When I asked my father about it, he told me that it was a good thing. He said that African-Americans were seen as a disgrace by other Blacks out side the U.S. and that I (along with my 3 siblings) were to have no personal interactions with African Americans because he did not want his children to become like them or to be perceived as an African-American! As I got older, I began to realize what my father meant.(as far as the perception of African-Americans from outside the U.S.) As I started traveling through the world, the general opinion of African-Americans was not what I call positive! Now a days when I am told that I don’t act Black….Honestly, I take it as a compliment.

]]> By: jamie http://secretsociologist.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/black-is-black-is-black/#comment-19 jamie Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:37:01 +0000 http://secretsociologist.wordpress.com/?p=32#comment-19 I don't know what other people do in these type of situations, but what I do is remain true to myself, And let those thing that I'm interested me become part of my life , regardless of what other people say. I don’t know what other people do in these type of situations, but what I do is remain true to myself, And let those thing that I’m interested me become part of my life , regardless of what other people say.

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