Anybody who is fanatical about anything is going to wear on your nerves.
Even a dime who was obsessively and single-mindedly interested in only sucking my dikk would eventually get annoying.
It is what it is.
I found the best thing IRL to do is let other people talk and just listen. Throw out little subjects and just see where people's mind is at before you really go in. Will save you time and energy. Not everybody has the same experiences, so they might not see things how you see it. I've realized you got years of negative images and people's past experiences with other black people (and some people have it rough) to compete with. Also come to realize that people might not necessarily be pro black but they might not be a against us either. Keep it cordial that way you can be assets or teach/learn from each other in the future.
The perceived images of black people that comes from living in certain places and generalizing is usually what I'm working against. I'm always cordial but I've gotten into some pretty heated arguments lately.
It's really quite interesting. I've had discussions with people who've lived a life that nearly mirrors mine but somewhere along the way the mindset split.
Out of all people I've discussed things like black power and identity politics, my mom has been the one most open to it even though it kinda bugs her. That one makes me feel alright.
I'm also a little bit hindered by the fact that my mouth rarely catches up to my brain and articulating a point can be incredibly difficult.
Someone who is "woke" won't have to speak on it all the damn time.
Exactly this.Hit it right on the nailespecially when you got cats who just began their conscious phase and has to bring every topic back to race, or when they get into that smartdumb Oswald Bates territory, over thinking shyt or just spouting myths. There's a time and a place
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