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Originally posted by straightBOS:
How can you be sure that they were faknig it? In the scenes where Ruthie is with her two sisters, she acts the same way. So I never thought her behavior was a front. Tek, I'm not sure of because there weren't many Blacks in Hawaii that he interacted with. Perception is key, and remember, we're seeing there lives through MTV's filter, so who knows if they were trying hard to get along, or if that is really how they behave.
What one may perceive as "trying hard" to be someone thay are not, may actually be someone gelling with people who accept them for who they are.
I'm talking from personal experience, because I got along best with Blacks who came from a similar background as myself. We were a considerably small minority of the Black students population. Because of the way we talked and acted, we were ostracized by the Blacks becasue we didn't fit their mold of "accceptable behavior." But the White and Asian students were much more accepting of our differences, so we got along better with them. Its not always about turning your back, it could be about hanging with people who like the things that you like.
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I would never trade being Black for anything, and I love who I am. But skin color is not a road map for one's behavior
I agree with your statement; however, I still have noticed some people trying toooo damned hard to be accepted by their white counter-parts.