PositivleyAKA: Thanks for your post. It's nice to see that folks can understand where I am coming from even though I sometimes I come off as being "militant".
Before I start rambling again I would like to make it clear that I'm not small-minded like people have thought me to be. Like I said before, I only speak about MY LIFE. For instance, when I said I had a problem with Koreans, I was talking about the three or four shops in my town. I do have a problem with them because of the way they conduct themselves and I will continue to dislike the ones I KNOW until they get their act together. I don't know nor do I care what every Korean storeowner in the US is like. There are many other non-black groups that have stores in my town. I shop there simply because they put a lot of the money they earn back to the community. If they're supporting our community centers, schools, civic associations, etc. then why shouldn't I support them?
LadyAKA: When I said "you" or "we" I am talking about Black's in general, not just the people on this board.
Take the original topic of this thread. When I asked the simple question "which ones are you using" most of the people said "I use what works".
Ok, now I'm not excepting people to use any old product on their hair because it's black owned. I sure don't. But why didn't anyone ask "What black owned products work well?"
It seemed as if no one wanted to get out of their comfort zone to even ASK about black hair care companies. Everything I use is black-owned (except for my alternate shampoo). Anyone could have easily asked me what works and what doesn't, but no one did. Instead, people made EXCUSES as to why they don't use black owned products. There might be some out there who just didn't post, but many who were vocal about it didn't seem as if they cared to at least looked into the idea.
About us not coming together: My job is perfect example. When I asked the black Americans why the "other folks" were working together these were the top 4 reasons they gave me:
1. People from (xxx country/ethnicity) are just like that.
2. They just got to this county and that's why they're still close. They're get sick of each other after a while.
3. Because they don't speak English well. (my job doesn't hire people that aren't fluent in English)
4. I don't know.
No one saw/wanted to admit that Black Americans don't WANT to come together as a race because that breaks the "me" mentality that they have come to know. When you work as a group that also includes suffering as a group. Too many of us are too selfish to suffer for the betterment of our people.
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