[Jennifer-R31041]

Are you European as in French or English or Italian National, or are you a descendant of European stock who has lived in the United States all your life? If you are foreign-born and raised, I can understand somewhat why you’d be confused by these reactions. Therefore, I’ll answer with the assumption that you are. You’ll probably find plenty of friendly American blacks if you look in the right places, or maybe the people you feel are rude to you are just reserved, and don’t tend to be as boisterous upon first meeting someone new. American blacks are often accused of being sullen, and while that may be true in some cases, I also find many of us to be reserved rather than unfriendly upon first meeting. Why the reservation? Well, considering black and white American history in this country, lots of us just don’t like each other. Lots of us would prefer not to deal with the other ethnicity at all. Lots of us, black and white, consider the other suspect until we get to know each other well. We just might not put ourselves out to be emotionally available until we feel that it’s worth it. Maybe the black people who simply are skeptical about you at first glance would loosen up a little if they knew you were European, given the fact that Europe has the reputation among many blacks as being more egalitarian in terms of race. From what I’ve experienced, many Caribbeans don’t like American blacks, either. They don’t have the history with you that we do with European-Americans, and often can’t understand the attitude that many of us have against white people in general. This is just my take on things, of course. __________________________

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Name : Jennifer-R31041, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Humanist, Age : 29, City : St. Paul, State : MN, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, 

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