What's going into the minds of black Americans to give them this mentality?
Maybe if that is changed...the mentality will change.
Maybe if that is changed...the mentality will change.
What's crazy is we get shytted on for itas an FBA i agree…black americans are hyperconsumers, hypermaterialists, and hyperindividualists, hypersexualized, all the worst aspects of modern american culture distilled.
our fate is inextricably intertwined with the fate of the country andas the old saying goes….“what gives the white man a cold, gives the black man the flu”
Black culture is more than the dumbshyt in OP. Black culture is also Churches, museums, HBCUs, families etc,.
I really hate stupid ignorant ass rappers and dumb ass music videos. People think that is all there is to Black American culture.
I never said that what was in the OP was the entirety of black cultureBlack culture is more than the dumbshyt in OP. Black culture is also Churches, museums, HBCUs, families etc,.
I really hate stupid ignorant ass rappers and dumb ass music videos. People think that is all there is to Black American culture.
Black church is done for people who don’t want it. There are still millions of people that keep traditions alive.Black church is done. Actually the decline of influence of the black church accelerated the loss of a defined identity.![]()
To the max (c) Big Jah
Praising the bad guy in music, same as outlaw and mob movies
Hyper consumerism
Ima boss = Individualism
When ppl say Black culture is toxic, I agree, but it's an extension of American culture
Everything we do has been done before
You listed a bunch of negative stuff about American culture and said that Black Americans encompassed it to the max. There is also a lot of good things about American culture and African Americans also encompasses it to max which is what I pointed out.I never said that what was in the OP was the entirety of black culture
Matter of fact what I said was that we embody American culture
This thread I'm focusing on the negativeYou listed a bunch of negative stuff about American culture and said that Black Americans encompassed it to the max. There is also a lot of good things about American culture and African Americans also encompasses it to max which is what I pointed out.
Yeah but the problem is it’s done mindlessly and 10 times worse in black culture.
Just like how they say, when white America catches a cold, black Americans catch pneumonia
The problem is lack of money and resources
And that trickled down and destroyed the culture
I also don't think you can have a productive culture without shaming
Which is a whole different discussion