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Originally posted by Salience
You'd better talk about it! 
And isn't it ironic, that, "keeping it real" is supposed to mean acting impoverished, ignorant, and embittered? What on EARTH do Polo, BMW, and Blahnik have to do with our African and American-American heritage? 
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Thanx CT4, for posting a great article (as usual!).
That's exactly how I feel, not only regarding politics, but in my personal life as well. I was always teased as a child growing up b/c I spoke proper English, earned good grades, and had goals. I was told that b/c of these things, I spoke and acted like "white girl". WHATEVER!
"Keeping it real" does not equal acting or being uneducated and ignorant, w/ no goals and aspirations, esp. when the people pretending to keep it real are not themselves, sporting Prada when they haven't even paid their rent...
Hmmm...I wonder what those same people are doing with their lives now?!
