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The reason may lie in our tradition of ‘Call and REsponse’, which originated in the Black church. If you have ever been to a Black church, you know that at a certain point in the pastor’s sermon, the crowd starts to get a little worked up. the pastor says something significant and the church responds. the response may be a nod but more than likely it will be a resounding ‘Amen’. As the pastor gets deeper and deeper into his sermon, the pace and the amplitude of the responses increase. so we are used to responding from stimulus coming from the4 pulpit. think of the screen as a type of pulpit. we are just used to responding out loud to what is coming from the preacher or the movie. Or it may be a comedian at a comedy show. Conversely, I have noticed, like you, that white folks tend not to respond to the preacher or the comic or movies in this way. Maybe the old tradition of ‘Call and Response’ which is a part of the Black psyche in this country is the reason why. I hope this helps.
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Name : darryl del pino, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Unitarian, Age : 50, City : randallstown, State : MD, Country : United States, Occupation : consultant, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Colored implies a group of many colors. Persons who first used the term were not concerned about the identities of the ‘colored’ people. they just wanted to lump them all together. Coloreds. well, what color are you? We are Black people. Negro is the latin word for black. I do have a problem with the term African-American. It refers to nationality rather than race. can a white person be African-American? Sure they can. Take any white person born on the mother continent and if they come to the United States and become a citizen, they would be, in the truest sense, African-American. Similarly, a Black person born in Italy who becomes a citizen of this country, would be Italian-American. But we look and see a black man. Back in the day, we would say he is a colored man. So 50’s. Today, say Here is a black man.
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Name : darryl del pino, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Unitarian, Age : 50, City : randallstown, State : MD, Country : United States, Occupation : consultant, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,What is the connection between him calling you racist and the change for $20? what happened? but to answer your question, we live in a racist society. this may be hard for you to see. I don’t know who you know or what your experiences have been. but you are relatively young, about half my age. Go back and read about the history of this country. there is a lot of evidence that says that this country was founded and continues to foster racism. Hate is such a strong word. but have you ever looked the other way when an unjustice was done to someone of a different skin color? Did you speak up when the deserving black person was passed over for the promotion ior seat in a class and someone of another color got it? As a black man, I don’t know why you hate me, I just know that I am hated. could it be that you hate me because you perceive me to be stronger or smarter? I’m not saying that this is true but perceptions cause people to think and then to grab hold of an idea that is completely false. And then act on it, true or not. I have lived as a black man for 50 years in this country and I can tell you of many instances where I was targeted for some kind of hate solely on the color of my skin. For instance, my first job at Bethlehem Stell in Baltimore, I was told on the first day of work that I was the ‘token nigger’ and that the only reason I got the job was because of affirmative action. I was told to not ask any questions because I would not get any answers. Looking at this situation as objectivbely as you can, what would you day the reason for their hostilities were? They did not know me, I had not done anything to them. I would say their comments were based on my skin color. My nappy hair, my black features. After all, I am a black man. Try to walk a mile in the shoes of black men and women of this country. Read our history as it concerns the encounters with whites in school or on the job or elsewhere. Then tell me why you think these things happened. After you answer that question for yourself, go out and visit the world. A foreign country. And see how or if attitudes are different there. Black people will tell you that they can feel the hate on arrival here in these United States. But don’t take my word for it. Experience. Live. Be the benevolent observer and make up your own mind. In the end, I think you will agree with me.
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Name : darryl del pino, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Unitarian, Age : 50, City : randallstown, State : MD, Country : United States, Occupation : consultant, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,
