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  • in reply to: Smoke Weed but Don’t Read #41367

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    When non-whites level the playing field in our society and gain an education, some whites are disturbed by this because 1) it challenges the current staus quo and their current world view, 2) it forces them to see people of color as individuals and not a racial group, 3) it forces them to ask themselves what social barriers are in place that certain people of color attain an education and so many others don't and 4) it forces them to look at the things they take for granted, as a result of their 'normative' status and realize that they don't have that status because they're more deserving or smarter or more ambitious than other racial groups, but simply because they were born into it and do nothing to challenge current societal inequity. A person of color with an education, especially a black man or woman, can be intimidating to some white people for all those reasons.

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    Name : Lash, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 24, City : San Francisco, State : CA Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 
    in reply to: Blacks being loud #29999

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    I'm black and am not loud in public. My family and friends are black, and they're not loud in public. I've been to many "public events'" in my lifetime and noticed many white people were loud in public as well, but the funny thing is, I've noticed when white people are being loud that I hardly notice it, or I respond by saying that those "people" are being loud, rather than those "white" people are being loud. I have two problems with your question: one, you're lumping all black people into one general category, when we're all individuals. Some are loud and some aren't. Two, nobody talks about the fact that we live in a society where "white" is the norm and anyone who is non-white stands out from the norm in every respect. We think of race first. That's an important reason why, when you see a group of black people being loud, you think, "damn, those black people are loud" instead of "those individuals are being loud." Individuals are loud in public for various reasons, like they're upset about something, they're being inconsiderate, they're intoxicated, they're excited, they're frustrated... Try and open your eyes and ears to other groups that are loud in public and see how you categorize their behavior, and when you do hear a black person being loud, look at them as an individual, not a representative of how all black people behave.

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    Name : Lash, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 24, City : San Francisco, State : CA Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 
    in reply to: Bringing the “ghetto” with them… #26308

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    I like the comments about old habits dying hard and the example given about White Americans moving into a Swedish community. I think habits labeled as 'ghetto' are labeled that way partly because 1) white society is the norm and those habits are viewed as 'different' from the norm, and 2) partly because those habits are indeed 'negative' behaviors. I think new neighbors are equally distressed by coming into contact with the differences and the negatives. I take slight offense to the comments about those in the ghetto not being smart enough or respectful enough to keep a street clear and hold down a job. I think that line of thinking is one that blames the victim and those in the 'ghetto' are indeed victims. Those that grow up in the ghetto are always at a disadvantage because they don't have access to the same educational resources, and social resources that people living in an affluent neigborhood are born with. Those in the ghetto are born into a particular mindset and worldview that spurs and perpetuates certain ghetto social behaviors and those same people parent children who for one reason or another remain in the ghetto and keep the cycle and unfortunately certain stereotypes going. Black people who live in the ghetto are not poor because they are inherently stupid and inconsiderate. They're poor because they're victims of a social system that doesn't give them a level playing field from birth, and at the same time conditions them to think they're lot in life is solely their fault and that they're not smart enough or ambitious enough to become an affluent member of society. I think all people need to work on leveling the playing field for lower economic classes and I also think all people, especially black people, need to appreciate the social context of many 'ghetto' behaviors, and realize that they are basically old habits that are hard but neccessary to break over time, in order to move away from their previous mindset and also in order to eliminate ignorant stereotypes.

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    Name : Lash, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 24, City : San Francisco, State : CA Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 
    in reply to: Chappelle said WHAT? #34454

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    It's a term used for ejaculating, whether it's done by a man or a woman. 'Shawty crunk, on the floor wide open; skeet so much they call her Billy Ocean' ~Lil Jon

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    Name : Lash, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 24, City : San Francisco, State : CA Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 
    in reply to: Red dot on a MAN’S forehead #42956

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    A bindi on a woman's forehead reminded men that a woman's physical body was a part of God's self and ought not to be considered as instrument for man's lust; it was primarily for procreation. Another form of bindis is tikkas or itlaks worn by men and women alike. The ones of sacred ashes like burnt camphor is interpreted as victory of senses over desires, thus leading to the third eye. Other ashes are supposed to bum sins, uproot dangers and protect from evil spirits all leading to attainment of spiritual enlightenment.

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    Name : Lash, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 24, City : San Francisco, State : CA Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 
    in reply to: Reply To: Why can’t white people kick it? #46085

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    We're all born with rhythm. How we dance adults depends primarily on 1) the musical style we were exposed to growing up and 2) how much we were exposed to dancing, and encouraged to dance, growing up. The first problem with your statement is that I assume you're defining dancing as 'hip hop' dancing or the social dancing that's currently popular. Dancing has many genres and styles and many of those styles are very much dominated by white people. So now that hip hop dancing is the norm, white people now stand out like a sore thumb, since they've been exposed to it less. Hip hop culture and dancing has become so pervasive that it's the new standard in terms of 'rhythm.' If your parents never played any old school hip hop or exposed you to many songs with a heavy bassline and the rhythms and beats that are now popular, then when you're finally exposed to it, it feels unnatural when you try to move to it. Music and dance is a celebrated and important part of black culuture for one reason or another and basically, if you grow up on that stuff, in general you bob your head much more easily and the moves come easier. It's not foremost a race thing, it's more a culuture thing. There's a lot of white people who can dance to 'hip hop' music and there are a lot who since being exposed, are learning to dance to 'hip hop' and will expose their children to the same type of musical beats and related dance styles down the line.

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    Name : Lash, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 24, City : San Francisco, State : CA Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 
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