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This is an interest sub-topic embedded in this discussion. A large an old topic. That is black individuals that have been so far away from blacks that they can not fit back into it's culture. For one to be black an utter "colored" when decribing other black individuals, would seem very strange amongst a crowd of black people. (North or South). However, if the individual, although being black, did not develop within a black culture, they would feel right at home saying "colored" with their community of development.
There are even individuals that are black but do not consider themselves to be such. The opinion comes off as being arrogant, with the thought of being above individuals who consider themselves black. Also these individuals distinguish themselves by never adopting any other speak but a their own diverse community's vanacular to help show evidence of having a different state of being.
Now this separate personality is not a bad thing to have. You need to be able to communicate effectively with people outside your own race. The problem is not being able to communicate with people within your own race. Thinking that your edcuation, your personality, your high standards, or even your non-black
friends can pull you above your own race, is not only self centered, it is also not reality.
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