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]]> By: RVCBard http://politics.thisweekinblackness.com/blog/2009/06/24/a-message-from-the-average-black-person/comment-page-1/#comment-1013 RVCBard Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:52:12 +0000 http://thisweekinblackness.com/?p=716#comment-1013 Now who do I tell the aliens to talk to when they get here? Now who do I tell the aliens to talk to when they get here?

]]> By: RVCBard http://politics.thisweekinblackness.com/blog/2009/06/24/a-message-from-the-average-black-person/comment-page-1/#comment-3822 RVCBard Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:52:00 +0000 http://thisweekinblackness.com/?p=716#comment-3822 Now who do I tell the aliens to talk to when they get here? Now who do I tell the aliens to talk to when they get here?

]]> By: karinova http://politics.thisweekinblackness.com/blog/2009/06/24/a-message-from-the-average-black-person/comment-page-1/#comment-731 karinova Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:44:14 +0000 http://thisweekinblackness.com/?p=716#comment-731 Oh my god, FINALLY. I too grew up in The Hood-- shoutout to NYC! also, single moms!-- and I'm well educated, love Spinal Tap, and have never used the word "holla." I don't get the whole Scarface thing, and I'm not really into hip-hop (anymore). Hell, I'm Jamaican... and I'M NOT THAT INTO BOB MARLEY. As a non-American Average Black Person, I'm so there with you on the idiotic pressure/expectation to black it up. (I couldn't if I tried, and I don't want to. And no, I'm not going to Jah it up for you, either.) I've gotten it from both sides. In some places/cases, I'm not black enough for anybody, apparently. Some people actually get hostile! It's like I mess up their whole world view or something. So if there's anything I would add it would be... White people: stop trying to force all black people into one stereotypical box. Black people: stop trying to force all black people into THAT SAME FRIGGIN' BOX! Attention Citizens! Not all black people are approaching things from some stereotypical Black American frame of reference. Seriously: America's black people not a homogeneous bloc. That is all. Oh my god, FINALLY.
I too grew up in The Hood– shoutout to NYC! also, single moms!– and I’m well educated, love Spinal Tap, and have never used the word “holla.” I don’t get the whole Scarface thing, and I’m not really into hip-hop (anymore). Hell, I’m Jamaican… and I’M NOT THAT INTO BOB MARLEY. As a non-American Average Black Person, I’m so there with you on the idiotic pressure/expectation to black it up. (I couldn’t if I tried, and I don’t want to. And no, I’m not going to Jah it up for you, either.) I’ve gotten it from both sides. In some places/cases, I’m not black enough for anybody, apparently. Some people actually get hostile! It’s like I mess up their whole world view or something.

So if there’s anything I would add it would be…
White people: stop trying to force all black people into one stereotypical box.
Black people: stop trying to force all black people into THAT SAME FRIGGIN’ BOX!
Attention Citizens! Not all black people are approaching things from some stereotypical Black American frame of reference. Seriously: America’s black people not a homogeneous bloc.

That is all.

]]> By: karinova http://politics.thisweekinblackness.com/blog/2009/06/24/a-message-from-the-average-black-person/comment-page-1/#comment-3821 karinova Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:44:00 +0000 http://thisweekinblackness.com/?p=716#comment-3821 Oh my god, FINALLY. I too grew up in The Hood-- shoutout to NYC! also, single moms!-- and I'm well educated, love Spinal Tap, and have never used the word "holla." I don't get the whole Scarface thing, and I'm not really into hip-hop (anymore). Hell, I'm Jamaican... and I'M NOT THAT INTO BOB MARLEY. As a non-American Average Black Person, I'm so there with you on the idiotic pressure/expectation to black it up. (I couldn't if I tried, and I don't want to. And no, I'm not going to Jah it up for you, either.) I've gotten it from both sides. In some places/cases, I'm not black enough for anybody, apparently. Some people actually get hostile! It's like I mess up their whole world view or something. So if there's anything I would add it would be... White people: stop trying to force all black people into one stereotypical box. Black people: stop trying to force all black people into THAT SAME FRIGGIN' BOX! Attention Citizens! Not all black people are approaching things from some stereotypical Black American frame of reference. Seriously: America's black people not a homogeneous bloc. That is all. Oh my god, FINALLY.
I too grew up in The Hood– shoutout to NYC! also, single moms!– and I’m well educated, love Spinal Tap, and have never used the word “holla.” I don’t get the whole Scarface thing, and I’m not really into hip-hop (anymore). Hell, I’m Jamaican… and I’M NOT THAT INTO BOB MARLEY. As a non-American Average Black Person, I’m so there with you on the idiotic pressure/expectation to black it up. (I couldn’t if I tried, and I don’t want to. And no, I’m not going to Jah it up for you, either.) I’ve gotten it from both sides. In some places/cases, I’m not black enough for anybody, apparently. Some people actually get hostile! It’s like I mess up their whole world view or something.

So if there’s anything I would add it would be…
White people: stop trying to force all black people into one stereotypical box.
Black people: stop trying to force all black people into THAT SAME FRIGGIN’ BOX!
Attention Citizens! Not all black people are approaching things from some stereotypical Black American frame of reference. Seriously: America’s black people not a homogeneous bloc.

That is all.

]]> By: White Bob from Whiteyville http://politics.thisweekinblackness.com/blog/2009/06/24/a-message-from-the-average-black-person/comment-page-1/#comment-679 White Bob from Whiteyville Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:55:27 +0000 http://thisweekinblackness.com/?p=716#comment-679 It would help us dumb whites not see you as a monolith if you, um....wouldn't vote as a monolith. Seriously, when your folks vote at over a 90% clip to support the same causes, it's not an outrageous conclusion to come to. I'm just sayin..... It would help us dumb whites not see you as a monolith if you, um….wouldn’t vote as a monolith. Seriously, when your folks vote at over a 90% clip to support the same causes, it’s not an outrageous conclusion to come to.

I’m just sayin…..

]]> By: White Bob from Whiteyville http://politics.thisweekinblackness.com/blog/2009/06/24/a-message-from-the-average-black-person/comment-page-1/#comment-3820 White Bob from Whiteyville Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:55:00 +0000 http://thisweekinblackness.com/?p=716#comment-3820 It would help us dumb whites not see you as a monolith if you, um....wouldn't vote as a monolith. Seriously, when your folks vote at over a 90% clip to support the same causes, it's not an outrageous conclusion to come to. I'm just sayin..... It would help us dumb whites not see you as a monolith if you, um….wouldn’t vote as a monolith. Seriously, when your folks vote at over a 90% clip to support the same causes, it’s not an outrageous conclusion to come to.

I’m just sayin…..

]]> By: Alicia http://politics.thisweekinblackness.com/blog/2009/06/24/a-message-from-the-average-black-person/comment-page-1/#comment-564 Alicia Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:49:23 +0000 http://thisweekinblackness.com/?p=716#comment-564 I love you. I love you.

]]> By: Alicia http://politics.thisweekinblackness.com/blog/2009/06/24/a-message-from-the-average-black-person/comment-page-1/#comment-3819 Alicia Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:49:00 +0000 http://thisweekinblackness.com/?p=716#comment-3819 I love you. I love you.

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