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No I honestly think middle eastern Americans are the “new Blacks”. In my area, there seems to be more Anti-muslim/middle eastern sentiment than Anti-gay. But that is just my area.
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Name : AmberW, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 23, City : Greenville, State : NC, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Honestly? It makes me want a beer and a sausage. 🙂
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Name : AmberW, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 23, City : Greenville, State : NC, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,The biggest type of racism that I hear bout nowadays is racial steering in housing. There are so many accounts I have heard from Blacks that have been told by white realtors that there were no houses available in certain areas, only to find that some of their “future-homeowning” white associates looked at houses in the same area around the same time. Many Blacks, although they can well afford it and are professionals, are frequently “steered” toward certain neighborhoods and areas, usually those that do not have as large populations of professional, middle-class whites. White people in this country have no idea how prevalent this is, mostly because they are rarely affected by it, and just assume that there are no or little Black people in their neighborhoods because the Blacks simply cant
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Name : AmberW, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 23, City : Greenville, State : NC, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Most Black people I know spend much less time talking about or thinking about Whites than they seem to think. I dont hear any Black make it their “life duty” to call a white man a honkey. White people rarely even come up in my everyday conversations to be honest.White people arent on the forefront of every black or hispanics mind, just as Blacks or hispanics aren’t on white people’s minds all the time. Get over yourself.
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Name : AmberW, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 23, City : Greenville, State : NC, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I always thought the term orginated from the fact that beans are a common part of the traditional Hispanic diet.
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Name : AmberW, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 23, City : Greenville, State : NC, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Firstly, I dont support the use of that word for any reason, by anyone. However, there is a reason many Blacks may not get as offended at another Black person saying that word. It is sort of like the relationship one may have with their family. You may get upset with your mother one day and tell your friend how annoying your mom can be. However, if your friend were to come out and call your mother annoying, you may get angry.In most minds, WE are “allowed” to talk about our families, but may get furious if others do so. So why is it farfetched to think that the same may apply here? As I said,I think it is a crude word that needs to be put to rest, but Whites and everybody else are probably guilty of using double-standards as well, whether it’s in regards race, family, color, faith, or what
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Name : AmberW, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 23, City : Greenville, State : NC, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,It’s called having a different dialect. In a diverse country such as the US, there are bound to be variations in the way different sub-groups speak the English language. Not everyone will pronounce their words like Caucasians, and it is not right of people to expect them to do so. Yes, we are all American, but there are differences among us including family rearing, foods, clothing styles, hairstyles, etc. Why would speech pattern be any different?
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Name : AmberW, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 23, City : Greenville, State : NC, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,We learned about this very thing in my ‘ Music of the World’s People’ class in my college. Apparently, these syllables are ‘nonsense syllables’, which are not actual words in any Native American language, but rather ‘filler’ for many of the songs and rituals in N.American dance.These ‘nonsense syllables’ usually begin with the letters N,H,L,S, or M and are followed by the endings ay,ah,oh, or y.
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Name : AmberW, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 23, City : Greenville, State : NC, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,The reason may be because, personally, I am American. I have never been to Africa, my mother has never been to Africa,neither has my grandmother or her mother. Sure our ancestors came from Africa, but because this is the only country most of us or our families have ever known, we do not feel as connected to the motherland. I took Black History and learned many things about the great and vast continent of Africa, and do consider myself African-American, but that is truly skin deep. Blacks and Africans may be the same race, however, we are not the same nationality, and many times nationality ties can be as strong as racial ones. Also,there is a sense among many African-Americans that I know that most Africans do not like us, call us ‘Catas’ (short for ‘cotton-pickers’) and consider our blood ‘diluted’. Indeed, when a cousin of mine took a trip to an African country, many treated her with disdain when they found out she was a Black American. Go figure.
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Name : AmberW, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 23, City : Greenville, State : NC, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I speak to most passerby, whether they be black, white, brown or yellow. I was raised in the South, and taught that it was just good manners to acknowledge people you make eye contact with by saying hi, or offering a smile. I do not care what ethnic group they are from. Also , historically, many Blacks were not allowed to speak to Whites….if they did they would get verbally abused or worse, physically abused for doing so. Many Blacks may still carry that around with them, and may be hesitant to risk their dignity by doing so. When you are Black, it is common to try to distingish the ‘good white people’ (i.e., non-racist) from the ‘bad white people’ (i.e. the ones that will call you a nigger for looking at them wrong). It is a fine line, and because you do not experience it first hand, you may not be aware of the underlining fear involved in many Black/White relations in this country.
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Name : AmberW, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 23, City : Greenville, State : NC, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I always thought Africans really did not like American Blacks. I have heard rumors that Africans call us ‘Cata’s’ (which is short for ‘cotton pickers’) and believe that we are not a part of them b/c our blood is ‘diluted’ with the blood of Native Americans and whites.
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Name : AmberW, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 23, City : Greenville, State : NC, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Well, I think we do not really get offended at all…Do you get offended? You know that the KKK does not like Hispanics either, don’t you?
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Name : AmberW, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 23, City : Greenville, State : NC, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I have heard that said among Black people as well. Whites do not realize it, but the odor of their hair is similar to a dogs fur when it gets wet. The reason behind this (I have been told) is that white hair has a softer and more porous texture (just like a dogs fur) than Asian or Black hair. The texture absorbs odor and dirt more than Black hair, and the scalp creates more oil and sebum than black hair. That is why whites have to wash their hair everyday (or every other day), and blacks do not. No, the smell does not linger…noone is impling white people stink all the time, only that white hair does have an odor when wet.
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Name : AmberW, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 23, City : Greenville, State : NC, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Yes, I have heard that many times from Black men. I have even heard some white girls bragging about the fact that black men want them b/c they don’t give as much ‘lip’ and are more willing to give them freedoms. This, in my opinion, is the same thing you are saying. What they do not realize is the very reasons black men are dating them is b/c they can talk to them any way and they accept it, or they can easily cheat on them b/c they allow them to be TOO free. I do not know if any of this is true, having never dated a white girl, but all my friends and family who have say that is one of the reasons. In my opinion, it is a sorry man that can’t handle a strong woman.
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Name : AmberW, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 23, City : Greenville, State : NC, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Why do white girls say ‘like’ after every other word, and do that annoying hair flip thing? To me, that is even more irritating than making gestures while speaking…..
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Name : AmberW, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 23, City : Greenville, State : NC, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,
