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Originally posted by lovelyivy84
The first time I heard that Chris Rock quote I could not have agreed more with it. And on some level I still do.
But a lot of it also seems to be subject to some sort of middle class morality- how properly you speak, clothes that are not too flamboyant, not talking too loud, don't gesture too much, etc. And some of those behaviors are related to class.
I guess I just am very leery of some sort of definition of black folks and niggas that comes down to economic standards- things you pick up in the ghetto can be survival tactics, not particularly appropriate in middle class company, but ingrained behaviors- like being cheap, lol.
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And I agree with you Lovelyivy84. HOWEVER, I see it like this. I'M from the ghetto (and the SOUTH at that). So, it's not like I don't know. It's all about what YOU want for yourself. It's all about the standards that you set for YOURSELF. It's all about SELF IMAGE. I don't believe that saying "You can take the person out of the ghetto, but you can't take the ghetto out of the person". THAT'S BOGUS!!! Heck, we've STILL got people in this world who EXPECT all Black people to act, look, and talk like plum idiots. What good does it do for Blacks to play into this warped type of thinking? My question is what are they trying to prove? Who are they trying to impress or intimidate? What's the reason for this mess? I just don't get it. If someone could VALIDATE that kind of behavior, then maybe I'd be more inclined to understand it. I can understand the survival tactic reasoning. But this behavior CONTINUES even AFTER some have obtained wealth, education, and fame. I mean, many of them HAVETO know that much of their behaviors are just not APPROPRIATE in ANY community be it African-American, Caucasian, Chinese, or whatever. I just can't see the reasoning behind it. How long are people going to use their disadvantaged, dsyfunctional backgrounds as EXCUSES for straight NIGGA BEHAVIOR???? It just makes NO sense to me.