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Originally posted by The Original Ape:
All I can do at this time is to refer you to my last post. When certain people I know are around white people, they tend to change their pronunciation, intonation, behavior, and everything else. It appears to me that they prefer to be with them, act like them, and speak like them. I'm aware of the fact that it is their choice, but I've also seen these same white friends in anger call these same black people nigger; and these black folk continue to associate with them as if nothing happened. They seem totally oblivious to the fact that these people don't want their forgiveness or friendship. These very same black people AVOID other black people.
I don't know; I guess I can't explain it. It's an ugly sight to see them try so hard to avoid us and be accepted by them, adopting their ways, intonation, etc., and then hear these same folk talk about them like dogs behind their backs.
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I think I understand what you are saying. It is not whether or not they can speak "proper" but whether or not they try to emmulate (sp? or immitate) the White people they hang around because they think that other White people will see that they can talk just like them.
If my understanding is correct, then I would have to say that it would depend on the situation. On one hand, you can't really stereotype the "BLACK" sound because no two Black people sound alike. That being the case, you are always going to have people who give the intonation of sounding "WHITE." That is not their fault so therefore, no, they are not Uncle Tom's. To use your argument, you could say that Christina Aguleria (sp?) gives the intonation of sounding Black when she sings because she chose to listen to Black music all her life. I feel that she's one of the few WHITE (well she's half Hispanic but I'm going on looks here) people who has a good naturally sounding soulful voice. She is not immitating Black people, rather that is her talent.
On the other hand, if they are going the way of Claraence Thomas (or others you can think of), then yes they are Uncle Tom's, sell outs or whatever you want to call them.
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