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Originally Posted by Plays With Life  You've got me curious, amj. What is he assuming that you don't think is right? |
Maybe assume was the wrong word. Just very very very ignorant statements.
He thinks the only thing black people have in common is the color of their skin. Here is what he said. "My experience, however, is that the only thing common among most members of the black community is the color of their skin." That's so ignorant and untrue. We share a history of slavery. That's one very obvious thing we have in common. The drums, the dance, and even the slang (the slang is another conversation in itself) comes from Africa and is something we share to this day. I could give way more examples but for right now I'll leave it at that.
He then said, "I also feel that the black community is not trying to preserve their culture, as much as they have tried to create a new culture." This comment made no sense. So being innovative is un-American? He went on to talk about how we created our own style of dress and that we speak differently and that we do this to create a separate culture. He needs to understand that Black people are just as much "American" as White people. We were taken here and helped build this country for free. Why should we have to fit in with White society?? So let me get this straight; we were taken from our homeland, forced to work for free, got beat up, tortured, burned, raped, humiliated, and killed but now we are supposed to fit in and try to be like the people who put us through this agony and misery? Am I the only one who sees a problem with this?
I can literally write pages about this topic but for your sake, I'll bring my lecture to a close. The point is, SomeRandomGuy has no knowledge on the subject he is speaking about, but he has so much to say about it. Let me give this example. Since I know very little about Chinese culture wouldn't it would make me look silly to speak about Chinese culture? He should ask questions, like, "why do black people seem to separate themselves from other races?" or "do black people feel that they are have a culture to preserve?" Do you understand what I am saying?