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Anonymous wrote:I thought it was a play on the water bottle brand "aquafina".

Me too! Never occurred to me that it was anything else until I clicked here. I also don’t understand what it means to “talk black”? Some accused my kids of this but really I see it as GenZ slang because ALL their friend speak the same way regardless of race or ethnicity (which covers all of them I think!). All tweens and teens in DC use the same slang and speech patterns, in my experience.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought it was a play on the water bottle brand "aquafina".

Me too! Never occurred to me that it was anything else until I clicked here. I also don’t understand what it means to “talk black”? Some accused my kids of this but really I see it as GenZ slang because ALL their friend speak the same way regardless of race or ethnicity (which covers all of them I think!). All tweens and teens in DC use the same slang and speech patterns, in my experience.

Anonymous wrote:I thought it was a play on the water bottle brand "aquafina".

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Anonymous wrote:It's really terrible that she is getting held to a totally different standard than Eminem.

Exactly. Justin Timberlake always gets a free pass too.

It’s odd how some of you make these sweeping statements. A free pass from which free pass issuers? Many people who have never listened to Timberlake’s music detest him for his role in the Super Bowl halftime show fiasco. Others disliked him way before that.
If you want to make your comments more useful or even more interesting and informative, specifics might help. Broad generalizations really don’t add too much to the conversation.

DP. Oh come on. There is no significant discussion of Timberlake and racism going ok, or Eminem. Awkwafina is being held to a totally different standard.

Yet another sweeping generalization. So much for an opportunity for substantive discussion.
Have a nice day.

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Anonymous wrote:The name Awkwafina has nothing to do with African Americans... huh? It's very clearly a play on "Aquafina".

Um clearly she’s speaking with a blaccent and using awkwafina as a kind of stolen, fake name. Are you serious in that you can’t see that? Remember “Booty Call” movie and Vivica A Fox’s name was “listernine”? Ever heard of dr marijuana Pepsi? Ever seen Martin where Shaniqua is the neighbor? Shan nay nay on In Living Color?

The whitesplaining runs deep here. It’s pretty bizarre to see someone flinging out the names of films that are decades old to try to make a point.

Here’s another point, and possibly an alternate reality for you, PP: Some of us reading this and commenting here are actual Black people. At least one of us is telling at least one of you that you’re wrong. Nuances and actual experiences count for more than ancient films and tv programs aimed at entertaining white audiences. You too can make up a name if you want to, and it will have nothing to do with African Americans or our cultures.


Next up, I’ll explain how Friends and Sex In the City exemplify the totality of white American culture. (Sarcastic eye roll)

Whitesplaining. Lol as if you can see through your computer screen. Nice work using hip terminology tho.

Obviously “awkwafina” was a take on Black names and obviously she is putting on a blaccent. If you don’t want to see it that’s okay.

At the end of the day, she made money in tv sort of putting on a mini minstrel show. As our culture slowly just become browner, which I want, I hope this kind of outrage dies down. Either way, the media know how to push peoples buttons and get ad clicks and it’s through race baiting.

Your “ obviously” is just another personal opinion, however fervently you hold it. If you genuinely want the race baiting to die down, then stop fanning the flames with your own biases.

I’m trying to figure out how “Awkwafina” was “obviously” a take on Black names? I asked my circle of black friends and none us tied her name to anything to do with African American culture.

It’s not a take on all black names. It’s a take on like certain black names. Why wouldn’t she use her own name but come up with “awkwafina”??? I know people named Nivea, Codeine etc…she definitely made up a fake black sounding name.

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Anonymous wrote:The name Awkwafina has nothing to do with African Americans... huh? It's very clearly a play on "Aquafina".

Um clearly she’s speaking with a blaccent and using awkwafina as a kind of stolen, fake name. Are you serious in that you can’t see that? Remember “Booty Call” movie and Vivica A Fox’s name was “listernine”? Ever heard of dr marijuana Pepsi? Ever seen Martin where Shaniqua is the neighbor? Shan nay nay on In Living Color?

The whitesplaining runs deep here. It’s pretty bizarre to see someone flinging out the names of films that are decades old to try to make a point.

Here’s another point, and possibly an alternate reality for you, PP: Some of us reading this and commenting here are actual Black people. At least one of us is telling at least one of you that you’re wrong. Nuances and actual experiences count for more than ancient films and tv programs aimed at entertaining white audiences. You too can make up a name if you want to, and it will have nothing to do with African Americans or our cultures.


Next up, I’ll explain how Friends and Sex In the City exemplify the totality of white American culture. (Sarcastic eye roll)

Whitesplaining. Lol as if you can see through your computer screen. Nice work using hip terminology tho.

Obviously “awkwafina” was a take on Black names and obviously she is putting on a blaccent. If you don’t want to see it that’s okay.

At the end of the day, she made money in tv sort of putting on a mini minstrel show. As our culture slowly just become browner, which I want, I hope this kind of outrage dies down. Either way, the media know how to push peoples buttons and get ad clicks and it’s through race baiting.

Your “ obviously” is just another personal opinion, however fervently you hold it. If you genuinely want the race baiting to die down, then stop fanning the flames with your own biases.

I’m trying to figure out how “Awkwafina” was “obviously” a take on Black names? I asked my circle of black friends and none us tied her name to anything to do with African American culture.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's really terrible that she is getting held to a totally different standard than Eminem.

Exactly. Justin Timberlake always gets a free pass too.

It’s odd how some of you make these sweeping statements. A free pass from which free pass issuers? Many people who have never listened to Timberlake’s music detest him for his role in the Super Bowl halftime show fiasco. Others disliked him way before that.
If you want to make your comments more useful or even more interesting and informative, specifics might help. Broad generalizations really don’t add too much to the conversation.

DP. Oh come on. There is no significant discussion of Timberlake and racism going ok, or Eminem. Awkwafina is being held to a totally different standard.

Yet another sweeping generalization. So much for an opportunity for substantive discussion.
Have a nice day.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's really terrible that she is getting held to a totally different standard than Eminem.

Exactly. Justin Timberlake always gets a free pass too.

It’s odd how some of you make these sweeping statements. A free pass from which free pass issuers? Many people who have never listened to Timberlake’s music detest him for his role in the Super Bowl halftime show fiasco. Others disliked him way before that.
If you want to make your comments more useful or even more interesting and informative, specifics might help. Broad generalizations really don’t add too much to the conversation.

DP. Oh come on. There is no significant discussion of Timberlake and racism going ok, or Eminem. Awkwafina is being held to a totally different standard.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's really terrible that she is getting held to a totally different standard than Eminem.

Exactly. Justin Timberlake always gets a free pass too.

It’s odd how some of you make these sweeping statements. A free pass from which free pass issuers? Many people who have never listened to Timberlake’s music detest him for his role in the Super Bowl halftime show fiasco. Others disliked him way before that.
If you want to make your comments more useful or even more interesting and informative, specifics might help. Broad generalizations really don’t add too much to the conversation.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's really terrible that she is getting held to a totally different standard than Eminem.

Exactly. Justin Timberlake always gets a free pass too.

Anonymous wrote:It's really terrible that she is getting held to a totally different standard than Eminem.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The name Awkwafina has nothing to do with African Americans... huh? It's very clearly a play on "Aquafina".

Um clearly she’s speaking with a blaccent and using awkwafina as a kind of stolen, fake name. Are you serious in that you can’t see that? Remember “Booty Call” movie and Vivica A Fox’s name was “listernine”? Ever heard of dr marijuana Pepsi? Ever seen Martin where Shaniqua is the neighbor? Shan nay nay on In Living Color?

The whitesplaining runs deep here. It’s pretty bizarre to see someone flinging out the names of films that are decades old to try to make a point.

Here’s another point, and possibly an alternate reality for you, PP: Some of us reading this and commenting here are actual Black people. At least one of us is telling at least one of you that you’re wrong. Nuances and actual experiences count for more than ancient films and tv programs aimed at entertaining white audiences. You too can make up a name if you want to, and it will have nothing to do with African Americans or our cultures.


Next up, I’ll explain how Friends and Sex In the City exemplify the totality of white American culture. (Sarcastic eye roll)

Whitesplaining. Lol as if you can see through your computer screen. Nice work using hip terminology tho.

Obviously “awkwafina” was a take on Black names and obviously she is putting on a blaccent. If you don’t want to see it that’s okay.

At the end of the day, she made money in tv sort of putting on a mini minstrel show. As our culture slowly just become browner, which I want, I hope this kind of outrage dies down. Either way, the media know how to push peoples buttons and get ad clicks and it’s through race baiting.

Your “ obviously” is just another personal opinion, however fervently you hold it. If you genuinely want the race baiting to die down, then stop fanning the flames with your own biases.

I’m trying to figure out how “Awkwafina” was “obviously” a take on Black names? I asked my circle of black friends and none us tied her name to anything to do with African American culture.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The name Awkwafina has nothing to do with African Americans... huh? It's very clearly a play on "Aquafina".

Um clearly she’s speaking with a blaccent and using awkwafina as a kind of stolen, fake name. Are you serious in that you can’t see that? Remember “Booty Call” movie and Vivica A Fox’s name was “listernine”? Ever heard of dr marijuana Pepsi? Ever seen Martin where Shaniqua is the neighbor? Shan nay nay on In Living Color?

The whitesplaining runs deep here. It’s pretty bizarre to see someone flinging out the names of films that are decades old to try to make a point.

Here’s another point, and possibly an alternate reality for you, PP: Some of us reading this and commenting here are actual Black people. At least one of us is telling at least one of you that you’re wrong. Nuances and actual experiences count for more than ancient films and tv programs aimed at entertaining white audiences. You too can make up a name if you want to, and it will have nothing to do with African Americans or our cultures.


Next up, I’ll explain how Friends and Sex In the City exemplify the totality of white American culture. (Sarcastic eye roll)

Whitesplaining. Lol as if you can see through your computer screen. Nice work using hip terminology tho.

Obviously “awkwafina” was a take on Black names and obviously she is putting on a blaccent. If you don’t want to see it that’s okay.

At the end of the day, she made money in tv sort of putting on a mini minstrel show. As our culture slowly just become browner, which I want, I hope this kind of outrage dies down. Either way, the media know how to push peoples buttons and get ad clicks and it’s through race baiting.

Your “ obviously” is just another personal opinion, however fervently you hold it. If you genuinely want the race baiting to die down, then stop fanning the flames with your own biases.

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I'm very race sensitive and see nothing wrong here. She's great.

AA woman