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My fiance and I were talking about this last night. He thinks the "acting white" stigma has gotten worse in the last 10 years or so. He is Puerto Rican and grew up in the South Bronx. He did excellent in school and was a "golden chid" to the teachers. He then attended Cornell. However, he never had anyone accuse him of acting "white". He said people - adults and his peers - we're very proud of him. He has some nephews now who are in their early 20's and he thinks they hold themsleves back because they don't want to seem like they are "selling out". He's trying to mentor them and it seems to be working for one, but not so much the other...
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