no im not!
AAs dont have an issue you guys do.
when asked to explain what the issue is yall just talk in circles.
if there isnt an issue then wtf are yall even talking about?
Do Black Americans have it easier than Caribbean Blacks?
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AAs dont have an issue you guys do.
when asked to explain what the issue is yall just talk in circles.
if there isnt an issue then wtf are yall even talking about?
88m3
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you're the one complaining.
what's wrong?
what is the problem? tell me.
Brother I want you to break down exactly where the issues lie so I can help fix things and explain where I stand.
You're talking at me.
If you are serious, and not being childish, no. You would have wanted to run with me, or at least knew me. That's why all this west indians are different shyt is a joke to me. I ran with west indians, latins, and only a few Americans. Its just how my environment was. Maybe its some internet or lame shyt because a lot of people who would talk that shyt was lame nikkas or people who couldn't mingle with others. I think they used it as an excuse as to why they couldn't compete with what was going on. They was about education, but that is because that's all they had to do. Whats funny is some of those same people moved out of nyc, and don't talk none of that shyt anymore. So I should give you a small pass because you are in NYC, and probably never really been anywhere else in the states, and mingled with the people, so that is why you think the way you do. You aren't changing so lets just chill because the shyt is getting corny. I'm wasting my time, and when I read some of these comments dissing AA, it just brings out the anger. Think what you want, it aint reality.
im not a 'brother'.and i have no issue.
You came in bringing up pass threads in a conversation about upward mobility not cultural differences.
I want to know what was your angle.
88m3
Fast Money & Foreign Objects
What are you if you aren't a brother?
Just pointing out a bias that a number of posters here seem to hold.
At the end of the day these are class issues that transcend where you're from.
Generally speaking West Indians have higher rates of college education and small business ownership.
This is why people can't take those like you serious. You make that statement like you are doing so much more, taking the fact out of context. There are only around 4 million people who are from the caribbean in the u.s.a. There are over 44 million people blacks in the u.s.a.. You can subtract the numbers yourself to see how much of those are AA. Why would you even try to make it seem like yall are doing so much better then black americans when its not even that much of yall to compare with? This is why staying in NYC or Florida is dangerous, it makes you have a false sense of reality, and your place in it.What are you if you aren't a brother?
Just pointing out a bias that a number of posters here seem to hold.
At the end of the day these are class issues that transcend where you're from.
Generally speaking West Indians have higher rates of college education and small business ownership.
@kayslay Just ignore the clown. He's living in a box.
There is also less of them so their rate should be higher.What are you if you aren't a brother?
Just pointing out a bias that a number of posters here seem to hold.
At the end of the day these are class issues that transcend where you're from.
Generally speaking West Indians have higher rates of college education and small business ownership.
you cant compare 5 million adults to 300k adults.
but that's neither here nor there.
you misinterpret the concerns of AAs.
You think its some warped envy but its really looking out for our best interest and that of our descendents.
Black immigrants generally (or as they put it) have an easier time achieving success in America ,no?
Most don't consider themselves AA, and their success doesn't benefit the AA community.
Black immigrants claim AA when beneficial then distance themselves when it isn't.
That being the case they shouldn't be grouped with AAs.
Being Black=/= being AA.
They don't have the same stake in the game. its rather simple.
exactly.
They have a warped sense of how this country works.
and on AAs as a whole.
but you have to remeber these PPL have little to no interaction with well to do and upperclass AAs.
They only have access to those of us who are impoverished and lack education.
Which should be a red flag to those that claim they're doing so much better than AAs.
Seeing the way they speak and interact I see why well to do & upper class AAs DO NOT associate with Black Immigrants.
This is so intriguing considering a few post i read las tnight on LSA by an Upper Middle class AA woman on her thoughts and encounters with Black Immigrants.
Can you give the link?
im not sure of how you link to 1 individual post but ill post the pages and tell you the post numbers so you can read them.
her name is Delta'sFinest.
I believe this is her first post
READ post #128
http://www.lipstickalley.com/showthread.php?t=792230&page=9
read post #23
http://www.lipstickalley.com/showthread.php?t=794327&page=2
read post #36
http://www.lipstickalley.com/showthread.php?t=794327&page=3
i will continue to post the rest of her responses but you can start here
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88m3
Fast Money & Foreign Objects
I'm just pointing out a reality. There's nothing to get upset about.
What are the concerns of AA's?
You've lost me now. I'm not sure what you're getting at.
In a shorter period of time immigrants seem to tend to really live the "American dream".
"Most don't consider themselves AA, and their success doesn't benefit the AA community.
Black immigrants claim AA when beneficial then distance themselves when it isn't.
That being the case they shouldn't be grouped with AAs".
lol, wut?
You're either an AA or you're not.
I've never heard that. It sounds like something you would say to children to scare them.
That's absolutely right! If you're black you're not necessarily an AA.
I can't read that thread right now. I just registered, and have to wait to get approved. Can you copy the post?