"You're Not Black IF..."

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T.he I.nformant said:
Are blacks the most elitist and excluding race? :lupe:

Or is some level of elitism and exclusion characteristic to all races? :leostare:

I'm not sure. :patrice:

It seems like black people are the quickest to disown a black person or question a black person's "blackness" based on disagreements with who that person is or choices they've made. I've heard black people's "blackness" called into question for the following reasons:

  • Dating/marrying non-black people
  • Going to college
  • Enjoying school
  • Speaking proper English grammar
  • Attending primarily-white schools
  • Living in the suburbs
  • Living in states with no major city that is populated by a significant amount of blacks
  • Believing in Jesus
  • Not believing in religion
  • Being enlisted in any branch of the US military
  • Being a member of the Republican Party
  • Voting conservatively on entitlement, public benefit, and other social programs
  • Not supporting famous black people
  • Being critical of famous black people, especially President Obama, Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, and Floyd Mayweather
  • Not being about "that life"
  • Not hating white people
  • Listening to certain types of music--country, rock, classical
  • Wearing certain attire
  • Having a certain skin tone
  • Having a certain hair texture
  • Being homosexual
The list probably goes on...

Now, I think most of us can agree that, like most races, blacks are not a monolithic group. If we hold this to be true, why do we have such rigid and lengthy criteria for being black? :ld: Why do we question one another's ability to BE black? :ld: Why is important to exclude others from being black? :ld:

Thoughts, please.
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First one is the only criteria for me personally.

I give a fukk about this other shyt.

Ben Carson and his wife :

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Far as I'm concerned...he's more "down" than....some "brutha" that isn't married to a black women.
 
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Chill said:
Why not?
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Because they're technically not black. They obviously aren't white either, but they aren't black. They're mixed. White people don't claim biracials like that and I'm not sure about any other race when it comes to "mixed persons", but I do know that as black people we are the only ones that'll try to claim anybody and everybody. shyt's gotta stop.

Eventually (and soon) there will be a point when bi-racial/mixed is officially recognized as it's own separate race and these people will no longer check black/african american on applications. Some registrations have the option now.
 
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T.he I.nformant said:
Are blacks the most elitist and excluding race? :lupe:

Or is some level of elitism and exclusion characteristic to all races? :leostare:

I'm not sure. :patrice:

It seems like black people are the quickest to disown a black person or question a black person's "blackness" based on disagreements with who that person is or choices they've made. I've heard black people's "blackness" called into question for the following reasons:

  • Dating/marrying non-black people
  • Going to college
  • Enjoying school
  • Speaking proper English grammar
  • Attending primarily-white schools
  • Living in the suburbs
  • Living in states with no major city that is populated by a significant amount of blacks
  • Believing in Jesus
  • Not believing in religion
  • Being enlisted in any branch of the US military
  • Being a member of the Republican Party
  • Voting conservatively on entitlement, public benefit, and other social programs
  • Not supporting famous black people
  • Being critical of famous black people, especially President Obama, Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, and Floyd Mayweather
  • Not being about "that life"
  • Not hating white people
  • Listening to certain types of music--country, rock, classical
  • Wearing certain attire
  • Having a certain skin tone
  • Having a certain hair texture
  • Being homosexual
The list probably goes on...

Now, I think most of us can agree that, like most races, blacks are not a monolithic group. If we hold this to be true, why do we have such rigid and lengthy criteria for being black? :ld: Why do we question one another's ability to BE black? :ld: Why is important to exclude others from being black? :ld:

Thoughts, please.
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Pretty much. If I want to be myself and not conform to people's perceptions, then these ignorant ass heads will try to put me on the guillotine
 
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Blackking said:
yes. very much so.

even though most of that shyt on the list... people don't question anymore. People can do the different music, ways of speaking, athieism, and gay shyt without being not 'black' enough.

when someone is called out it's usually because they blatantly go against black shyt / people... for no reason ... every chance they get.
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Today is a different situation than 15 years ago.
 
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