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Originally posted by The Original Ape:
I appreciate your point. In fact, everybody that responded had good points. When I posted this, I was refering to people that totally dismiss their culture-in every way they can, deliberately; not those that speak properly and maintain their relationships with their own. I have to go back and see what I possibly had said that made people miss my point. The fact that I used an adopted intonation as an example may be the culprit. Perhaps I didn't explain what I meant well enough. If that's the case, again I apologize. Most people know who/what I'm referring to. Again, you have a good point.
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I think the "intonement" part was the culprit, also. It kinda makes people (incluing myself) feel like our skin color is being linked to the way we talk.
From reading more of the posts, I am guessing that you were referring to people who, lets say, reluctantly decide to abandon all that is "ethnic" about them because they feel that they will be better off. Kinda like people who benefitted from Affirmative Action, then as soon as they get the card to the Country Club, they want to shut down the program.
I guess I could agree that that behavior would might be en vouge. With the growth of the Black upper and middle classes, we have not found unity. We don't have many upper middle class Black neighborhoods that are easy to find. (I'm in Boston, so I'm speaking for my area) There are many, but they are so scattered across the country, that moving might not be a viable option for most. So, instead, they align themselves with the closest alternative-people who may not appreciate their differences. So, in order to fit in, they assimilate.
Do I have it right yet?
In that case, I would agree that assimilation is a no-no.
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