Why Blacks Don't Support Black Owned Businesses - Here's Why

[get these nets]

Individuals have different standards and expectations for themselves, and for businesses that they patronize.

I don't give repeat business if I'm not satisfied with the goods/services. Others obviously see it differently.

In these types of threads, I think the frustration comes from customers continuing to support bad businesses. And being mad at themselves.

 

[UpAndComing]

The real reason is that Black people were/are so subjugated by White culture for hundreds of years, they now think their identity is to be a 2nd class citizen, that somehow that makes them "more Black"

Any type of aspirational Capitalistic endeavor is seen as "acting white". Mention the word Capitalism and you'll see the automatic disdain and alot of Black people scrunch up their face in disgust. Somehow Section 8, Welfare, "The Struggle", and "The hood" are thought of as Black culture. We have internalized all the stereotypes White people have put on us. So alot of Black Business are seen with envy and hate

 

[Pazzy]

Folks dont understand how the system works. Its a lot more complex than that.

 

[Wild self]

The real reason is that Black people were/are so subjugated by White culture for hundreds of years, they now think their identity is to be a 2nd class citizen, that somehow that makes them "more Black"

Any type of aspirational Capitalistic endeavor is seen as "acting white". Mention the word Capitalism and you'll see the automatic disdain and alot of Black people scrunch up their face in disgust. Somehow Section 8, Welfare, "The Struggle", and "The hood" are thought of as Black culture. We have internalized all the stereotypes White people have put on us. So alot of Black Business are seen with envy and hate

Capitalism without ethics is doomed for failure. Its OK to be a black millionaire, that made their money the right way while PAYING THEIR EMPLOYEES A LIVING WAGE, and still drive a Honda Accord.

But the problem is that MATERIALISM gets in the way and everyone else gets into your ear as a successful business person, and say shyt like "STUNT. ON. THESE. nikkaZ." to drive the latest Benz.

 

[Neuromancer]

Black owned businesses don't have to rely on black dollars to be successful.
Asian Owned businesses in this country largely make their money on non asian consumers for example.
They then take that money and re-invest into their own community. works very well for them. and their community

We seem to have it backwards, black owned businesses are supposed to support the black community with the money they make, not the other way around.

They don't understand capitalism.

 

[Neuromancer]

I can tell a lot of y'all don't know what Chinatown really is.

You really think they're living it up by selling each other Chow Mein?

That's like you selling the neighbor some ribs, and them selling you some potato salad back, and between the 2 of y'all you can buy 2 mansions, a yacht, and a Hellcat.

https://www.aafederation.org/doc/RevitalizingChinatownBusinesses.pdf

The traditional pillar of Chinatown is MANUFACTURING. In this case, garment making.

That's how they employ local Asians and legal/illegal immigrants. That's where the bulk of the money comes from and then gets circulated down through all the retail businesses that make up "Chinatown". (And as manufacturing has dried up, they have had problems in getting similar work - much like the rest of the world)

Chinatown historically makes and sell clothes to rest of the country/world, and those wages and profits go into their retail businesses, but also real estate and banking. A lot of NYC is full of Chinese people at sewing machines. A lot of Fashion Week is courtesy of Chun and Bruce Lee.

The Asians that grow up here, usually can't work the same jobs their parents did. You might catch a few that run the family bakery, maybe update it with some internet stuff - but food is a low profit margin business. It always has been. Lotta people know how to make a good sandwich.

Hence the 2nd generation gets into Medicine and STEM.

So if you want a "Little Harlem" - you need a thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of Black people, in your area making something that sells to the world. Not a collection of Shea Butter retail spots and artisanal wing tips with Unc's hot sauce.

Most of these bumpkins live in shytsvilles. They don't encounter any actual commerce.

 

[Tribal Outkast]

There’s a lot of generalizations going on in this video. Don’t speak for me. There’s tons of black businesses that have turned me off and I haven’t been back, but there are some that are dope that I always frequent. Those thoughts aren’t only in the black community. I’m at the point in my life where I can try many things and for that I’m grateful. I mean I don’t have to just go to the Chinese store or the gas station owned by Arabs or some shyt. There’s many black people bringing many different flavors in my area. shyt like this be killing me man smh.

 

[Prodyson]

Black people have a tendency to believe that every bad thing that black people do in a black community is because we’re black.

Meanwhile there’s plenty of bs going on in other communities that we don’t see because we don’t live among them beyond the workplace.

 

[KamikazePilot]

Black business need to stop marketing and targeting only Black people.

But then they wouldn’t last nearly as long with the general shytty service, high prices and sub-par products that black businesses usually have.

 

[MidniteJay]

 

[North of Death]

If you own a black business it better not rely on only black people supporting it to survive.

Best to buy a franchise recognized by whites...Starting a barbershop or restaurant guaranteed to fail within two years due to slim margins

 

[Da Jungles]

People don’t spend any significant time in other communities but always want to talk about how this or that doesn’t happen in other communities.

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

I support black businesses.

 

[Will Ross]

This is bullshyt never met any black person that did not support black business somewhat. Not all black business is retail

 

[tuckgod]

I support good local businesses I don’t care who owns it unless they’re Israeli.