Remember when black men would head nod each other when passing in public areas

[krackdagawd]

Yeah this is an old head thing my son's generation dont do this. Zoomers in general seem to be more to themselves in public spaces though.

 

[3rdWorld]

In a setting full of cacs and such, if the only other breh there doesn't acknowledge you somehow then you stay as far away from him as is humanly possible.

 

[rabbid]

Seems pretty regular to me. Some younger brehs just be preoccupied imo. Black women will do it if we're in a place that has a low threat of me approaching like a busy convention or walking past in a line.

 

[Doctor Wily]

I still do it here for the elder cats & young cats that's on that time

 

[Spade]

still do it and i still get it done towards me

 

[VertigoKnight]

Yeah I always did it even more since I moved to a city that when I arrived a few years back barely had any black people so when I saw any I would nod hello. or ask how are they doing?

You know the funny thing I get more smiles and hellos from younger black women here than younger black guys. Who either pretend not to see you or look at you as you the OPs They don't know how to react to me just nodding.

 

[Mass]

It be younger & older cats tbh

I mean absolutely zero disrespect by this but you might be the more mature individual in that exchange and therefore my point still stands breh.

 

[Lonj]

Generational thing.

Even when I was in Japan, I got head nods from the older black folks (late 30's and up), young ones, not so much.

 

[Piff Perkins]

Most brehs still do the head nod in my experience. Perhaps you can say younger black guys aren't nodding as much. But that's one demographic of us. 25+ black dudes are def nodding.

Something my barber pointed out that kind of ties into the OP tho...in the past, black men took pride in their hair and always kept it up. Now there's a lot of guys who just get a line up but everything else looks bad or uneven. To me that's a major shift in black male behavior, whereas the head nod seems to still be active.

 

[Armchair Militant]

When I was in college (PWI) a few years ago, the old heads would come to the black student events and tell us we need to start doing the head nod. Nobody listened to them

 

[ISO]

Still happens especially if you’re in a place where there aren’t many other black men

 

[LiIZaneFan1978]

Generally speaking younger people are always staring at their phones or looking effeminate to where I wouldn’t nod anyway. But amongst the we still noddin mane. Bay Area

 

[Flex Luger]

I do that damn near every day.

This

 

[Born2BKing]

Tf happened? I remember going to stores and shyt with pops and if it was predominately non black people in the store like say Home Depot, if him and the other breh passed each other they'd lock eyes and give each other the slightest head nod. Compare that to the scowl you get walking past another black man you get in this era or them just walking past you with their eyes straight or looking down on their phones intentionally like they don't see you. Resent for another man who mirrors you is a reflection of your own self hate. Y'all get on here complain about the Joows and talk about white people this white people that, but deep down inside its pure distrust and hate running amongst our community. Whats worse if EVERYBODY else can see it every other race knows it they just either don't give af, secretly enjoy it, or profit off of it. All that BLM #endracism# equality shyt they gassed y'all up on a few years ago was nothing more then performative theatre and trendy marketing. Damn near 10,000 black men are being MURDERED annually and nobody even blinks.In one year more black men are killed in the USA then the entirety of the War in Iraq AND Afghanistan which lasted 2 decades. 20 years. If 10,000 American service member got killed in a 12 month period in a military campaign in the 21st century there would be a national uproar.No one cares unless its a celebrity. Or its some white police officer killing you then the scavengers come out looking to cash in, or the media reports on it to stir up ratings. Which pretty much validates this society gives two fukks about your existence unless you entertain them or pay them. But for a normal black man. That could be you. That be your son, nephew, uncle, best friend. And nobody cares. Y'all stay safe out there.

I made a post about this not long ago. Very good thread and it's hurtful. Its usually the young nikkas who on that shyt. The type that say shyt like "I'm like a nazi cause I hate nikkas" A lot of self hate amongst us and unwarranted competition.

 

[mr.africa]

Yep.