RatherUnique
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Chinese culture off sheer numbers alone.
African American culture is the most influential culture on earth. Agree or disagree with me?
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Jone2three45
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There's a big difference from a group conquering, raping and destroying others groups of culture and replacing it with theirs then having one group of people genuinely influencing the whole wide world and having everybody mimicking them.
Well our McDonald ads have africans, and McDonalds all around the world put the people of the native country in the ads not americans. This is how I know you haven't been to very many places. Do you think McDonalds ads in Japan have americans?Other than French and British culture, I can't call all European cultures influential. At least not on the level of AA culture. Also I don't think it's wise to conflate globalization and modernization. Nor do I think it's wise to leave AA culture out of the globalist narrative. Who's in those McDonald ads?
French, British and Spanish. In case you forgot, there's well over 20 countries south of you that are ex spanish empire. List 5 AA things that are on par with colonialism and it's influence.
There's small hiphop scenes here and there, but no, you're not influencing on city, or country wide scales. Sorry.
And yes, there's a big difference with colonialism and a bunch of kids listening to hiphop (which isn't the biggest genre in the world). Most people don't dress like hiphop heads either. Most people dress or try to dress, like that gay euro fashion shyt that footballers wear.
Jone2three45
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I wasn't talking strictly hip-hop but I see what you are getting at.
RatherUnique
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British culture/law/language influence = U.S, Canada, Australia, Jamaica.... List is undeniable. Most influential nation ever. And it's just a small island. Shaped the world. 
black american culture is responsible for all good music, a lot of linguistic innovations, the entire concept of cool/hip, etc.
They did a lot. English is the international language. Some people liking music here and there is an impact,but it's not the most influential. Most countries native music is far more popular. Influence means entire countries are using your culture as a model. That is not being done. Western culture however, is most def a model. Their are elements of black american flavors in western culture, but not exclusively.British culture/law/language influence = U.S, Canada, Australia, Jamaica.... List is undeniable. Most influential nation ever. And it's just a small island. Shaped the world.
All Saudi Families are speaking english, but not all are listening to hiphop, using slang, or even think it's cool.
Iranians aren't going around striving to be black americans, or using slang. But I bet they are dressing in suits and ties (which are not native to their country), trying to speak english.
Entire cities are being built based off the western model.
British culture is influenced by asian culture though. You lot consider yourself a tea country, but tea is not native to Britain. Neither are gun powder, paper money, and a few other things/ideas stolen from colonial times.
RatherUnique
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Are you retarded?
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RatherUnique
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Every society that has ever existed on earth has had their own idea of what was cool or trendy. With hunter gatherers it might have been a certain piece of jewelry. In working class 1880 London it might have been having the best Pit dog in the neighborhood or a certain tailored outfit. Saying AA invented the "idea of cool," is like saying a vulture invented the "idea of funny." Just no. What is considered "cool" to you, might be the opposite of cool to another.
Don't even act like you make any kinda sense
Black American culture is the definition of cool
