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Originally posted by KnowledgeEternal:
I still don't understand. How can someone "sound" white? Do you mean by the actual sound or the way they speak? I for one was born and raised in the hood but that does not mean that I do not speak clearly and annunciate my words. I can go from the boardroom to the block and no one would be the wiser.
Can you give us a specific example of what exactly you are talking about?
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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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