Black extroverts...how do you interact with white people?

[Knowledge]

They get too comfortable and act all bubbly until they realize the white group laughing at em or dont want nothing to do with em. Then the shyt up because they shame that they didnt realize they aint white too. Seen it happen too many times lol

 

[Hater Eraser]

I know they be all up in the work potlucks talking about football and all in the company photos showing all of their teeth

Smile as hard as possible. Maybe bust out a dougie or the nae-nae to break the ice if necessary.

 

[GreenGhxst]

Much less friendly for sure, especially if I can't get a good read on you

If I can't read you, then you one of them and I'm probably gone be cold

I've been around enough whites to know to put your guard up until you can tell who might be aight

There's friendly and then there's validation seeking, being a babbling fool, andc carrying a dying conversation

 

[LuuqMaan]

This one Persian Jewish real estate developer client (60+ years old) was driving me across LA

 

[CW99]

Treat them the same as anyone else. Not gonna spend my life being scary of dudes. I'm nice, I make conversation and time will show you who they really are. Time will also get them feeling comfortable and they will tell you everything in their life.

 

[Fillerguy]

They act extremly comfortable around white who in turn act comfortable around them

Think Taye Diggs or Cuba Jr. Not quite c00ning just a step above it.

I've learned to stay away from Black guys, surrounded by around white people, in white spaces. Or else the whites will start thinking you different too

 

[ObsidianDev]

Be low-key afraid of white people, brehs

 

[Savvir]

I’m sorry but I just had to quote this.
It makes me fukking sad that your Persian acquaintance can walk into this fish market and be treated fine and not face any problems but PNB Rock, another Black man would get robbed or shot at for pulling up to the place . That’s some serious self-hate and c00nery.

If the Persian cat has hundreds of thousands of dollars around his neck he woulda got got just like pnb. A suit worth a couple thousand isn't as enticing I guess.



This isn't self hate related at all. Its economics.

 

[Savvir]

He was explaining what people/families own the land/buildings across the city. The entire skyline of LA... I know who owns each one of the buildings and their history.

Free game from the people who run it.

 

[Fill Collins]

I'm an actual introvert (i.e. I can talk to people no problem, I'm usually the first to break the ice and I LOVE meeting new people...I just need some down time afterwards lol), which is essentially an extrovert these days

My guard is more down with Black folk, but I talk to people the same way & gìve the same amount of respect regardless of race,

Me: "Hey, what's up? I'm Drinky Crow"

Cac: "I'm Trent Jackass, nice to meet yuh bud!"

I ain't around cacs like that, my company is an all Black small landscaping firm

But I can get along with all kinds of people, I've met hella cool cacs, hispanics, jews, asians and yes, even non-FBA brehs and brehettes; individuals aren't the problem, groups are

 

[NoirDynosaur]

I teach them the hokey pokey

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

Put your best ye voice on in front of white people they'll accept you

 

[Reality]

Be low-key afraid of white people, brehs

Afraid? lol. Nah, I just grew up around them, at least the ones in the red states, and saw how they move & talk about their black "friends" or "friendly" black people.

I can interact with them just fine. I have to as a corporate breh. But I'm talking about brehs who are normally friendly, smiley, whatever-acting and bring that same energy to them. From my experience you inevitably have to check them, and suddenly you're militant because you're not letting jokes slide. At some point in my late teens, early 20s I was just like .

Think other races of people are aliens brehs.

I'm talking white people breh.

I’d assume you’re more extroverted with Black people due to familiarity. It’s easy for you to blurt out common known movies, music artists, or hot button topics.

you don’t have to act uppity or force topics you think they may be interested in.. just chop it up normally. If they touch on something you lost on, ask ‘em to school you on it


having universal interests also helps.

Less so due to commonality but more so due to not having that uncertainty of if I'm dealing with a white person or a full blown CAC.

I act the same around white people as I do black people.

I'm in Cali though, so the whites here aren't sheltered from other races like in other parts of the US.

The jews and middle eastern peoples in LA are already up on game so they don't do things out of line.

This one Persian Jewish real estate developer client (60+ years old) was driving me across LA when we hit south central and he saw this fish market on manchester and was like "oh shyt, that place has been in business 30years, they have the best fukking fish and chips in the city" (he was in boarding school in London growing up so he has a love for fish and chips)

We pulled up hopped out and went in the spot like he belonged there. Full suit on and yalmaka too. This is in the hood hood, like if pnb would have slid thru he woulda got got just like he did at that roscoes. Dude was chatting it up and talking to folks like Obama at a town hall meeting.

Some people are goofy. Some cats are just beyond the illusions of division that exist. Real ones are the same across the field. When I feel like it I should write a story about how i linked up with alotta Aryan Brotherhood ex cons on the Oakyville side of Stockton. Full on large swastika on the forearm, but fukks with nikkas.

I'd say Cali is kind of an exception honestly...especially LA where it's not uncommon for white people to have black friends.

I have pretty dry humor, witty, and know a little bit about everything so I'm good at interacting with white people.

Growing up I was the only Black kid at school for a while and moved 9 - 10 times before I was 25. I had to learn how to make new friends all the time.

I don't feel the need to kiss ass or change who I am around them.

DId you feel like you have to check some racism at some point? That's my deal with befriending white people...95% of the time if you're too friendly they start letting at least some humor out and expect you to accept it or take it as "just a joke." With a lot of them it's either you're the cool black guy they can make racist jokes around, or you're intimidating. This is not always the case everywhere (spots on the west coast as outliers) but is generally the case.

As for the topic, I don’t consider myself an extrovert but I can be talkative around people depending on the vibe or the person.

I don’t really interact much with cacs like that in and outside of public spaces but when I do, I have observed that I get on well more with the women than the men.
I have also observed that a lot of crehs seem to have some weird ego problem or they try to size you up on some weird “I’m more tougher than you” crap which I find strange and corny.

In my class, I’m the only Black and non-white man and I only talk to one creh. Some of the other crehs in the class either have some tendencies or operate on that weird ego problem I just talked about. I think a lot of white men are insecure anyway.

I 100% agree with this. Especially if you're not the type to show your gums and kee kee w/ them. Self-respect is almost seen as hostility to them. Because of course it is.

 

[MajesticLion]

Like they're so special and different

 

[The Fade]

work in retail long enough you can talk to anyone