Errr... my cat's breath smells like cat food? |
He should try picking up a history book. The reason Jamaica is 80% black is because they were all brought there as slaves from Africa to work sugar cane plantations for almost 400 years. |
This guy is a fool. I would’ve assumed she was only black and appreciate her sharing this side of her. Also why wouldn’t she speak of her deceased mom and her life experiences with the woman who raised her as a single mother? Obama did the same thing. Some people are just looking for something to complain about. Sometimes I really hate social media. Everyone think they are detectives and wiser than they actually are. |
You aren’t alone pp. I know plenty of whites who used slang growing up but was wise enough not to use “dude, far out, etc when speaking in professional settings. |
| I am mixed and don't use my mix of races for my own convenience |
| Putting on a southern accent and acting like you were raised in the backwoods of Alabama is totally different then using slang common to where you were raised. |
Yes, but he doesn’t want anyone from other countries coming here and getting benefits related to Affirmative Action and other race related government programs that he thinks should only be going to FBAs because America owes Black Americans restitution, and no one else. That’s his stance. It also ties in with reparations and he doesn’t want anyone other than African Americans getting reparations. |
Tariq believes blacks from the Caribbean smugly look down on African-Americans, while exploiting set-asides and policies intended for FBAs. |
+1. I get his point and the FBAs who agree with him. I also agree with him that foreign born Blacks look down on Black Americans. I’ve seen it, I’ve heard it. |
Because they do - I've witnessed it firsthand - but admittedly referring to all blacks as African-Americans is also wrong - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/not-all-black-people-are-african-american-what-is-the-difference/ |
I’m white and I consider that I code switch. When I’m at work, I am professional but get me with my siblings and we’re a bunch of So. Cal valley girls. People are just playing ignorant. Go ahead, vote for Trump. Just don’t storm the capital when he loses |
Meanwhile we have Tariq and others smugly looking down on Caribbean blacks on display, presenting them as elitist phonies just because they came from a different place - it's not as though Caribbean blacks didn't also suffer slavery and racism. And let's be honest here, this is just another example of how blacks pit against other blacks and it's shameful - urban blacks look down on rural southern blacks, the hostility that people try to stir up between darker skinned blacks vs lighter skinned blacks, and it's awful. And here I see Tariq doing exactly that, stirring the pot and driving hostility to drive wedges between blacks. It's awful. |