BigTeddyPaul Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 3 AM can kill your sentences. The one thing I do not get is the African American aspect. A lot of black people (personal experience) want to be called African American if they live in the States. I never got this. They are American but who cares? My buddy Asteway actually comes from Ethiopia so he made a point not to be called an African American. he just said he lives here for the white girls. I do not go around as a white person countering everyone with the fact that I am Slovakian American because I am not. I am American period. Do my ancestors come from Slovakia? Yes they do but I do not feel the need to express that. MY buddy, who is white, was born in Africa becuase his parents were missionaries. One day we took a survey and he put down African American because that is in fact what he was. When the surveyor saw this he told him to change it to caucassion. Mike was pretty annoyed with the fact that as a true African American he could not put this down but the surveyor was adamant about leaving that section for black people only. I raised the question of why didn't it say black then. The surveyor said that he had had black people refuse to take the survey before based solely on this reason. WOW. I have only been to one good speaking session based on blackness. Even then it wasn't totally that great but it was worth my time. Instead of condeming white people for their oppression he said that as a whole black people have to overcome obstacles and quit blaming their sociatal problems on others and take their own actions to heart. Did you know their is a Black Anthem. I didn't know as a white person if I was "allowed" to partake in that event but I did. BigTeddyPaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinWalker Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 This is why the American Anthropological Association made a statement a few years back that basically stated that "race" is not biologically definable. Ethnicity, on the other hand, is chosen by the individual. One identifies with an ethnicity based on the languages, religions, and cultural heritages that are considered common. I think it is perfectly acceptable for blacks to identify with African heritage and refer to themselves as "African-American." I know plenty of families that identify with Italian, Irish, Scottish and Jewish heritages (very strongly in some cases) even though they are many generations removed from those countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTeddyPaul Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 True I just would not want everyone going around saying Italian-American or English-American. Are you white? Say yes. Are you black? Say yes. BigTeddyPaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 Originally posted by SkinWalker It's interesting to note that the same thing happened with Jazz and Blues. In the 1920's, Jazz became very popular among black society. Young whites began to listen to this music, much to the chagrin of their families. Today, Jazz is internationally accepted as a true American art form, to which Rap has it's roots. actually the styling of blues is derived from the old African Tribal Death music. hmm seems funny its blues and the music comes from the african burial music. anyways. just to point out that is cultural theft persay. but whatever as for rap thats not black culture thats pop culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XERXES Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 im quoting from a thread in another message board. quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by hawaiinryan03 If the blacks in the US continue to use ebonics and not use regular American english then they should pay the consequences. Dont complain when you cant get a high paying job. No boss is gonna hire you when you greet him with "Whatup Ngga...Fo Shizzle...bout to get my werk on...when mah skrilla come in so I can cop sum Ur Force Ones". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by Voland Do you honestly think that a black guy walks into a job interview and says "HOLLA AT A NGGA, WHERE THE WHITE WOMEN AT"? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 also i would like to say that the first rap style song was done by blondie back in the seventies and as you of the older crowd know blondie was definately white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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