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Originally Posted by macallan25
Jesus....no I didn't say that. It came across to me like she was saying it was cool to act black because that is how you are allowed more fun and are able to be accepted by those that are "real, hip and trendsetting." Then she had to add that those said people are black. Sorry, I just don't believe that blacks are the only trendsetting, real people out there.
If I misunderstood what she was saying then by all means, enlighten me.....
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Well, SHE might believe that blacks are the "real, hip and trendsetting" people. I don't know if she was just stating what others believe or what she believes.
It is true that in certain settings it is the black people who are the hip, trendsetters or ASSUMED to be. Those settings include society's take on sports, certain music and dance forms, certain phrases, and certain styles of dress that have become accepted. These are the hip and trendy aspects of what many people think of when you say "black people." Many people certainly don't think of business (unless they saw some magazine cover with hip hop moguls, etc.) and academics (unless they remember some "smart black person" they've read about) because they have a limited exposure to these aspects of "black people."
None of what I typed should be confused with blacks being THE real, hip trendsetters of Western civilization. So instead of being stuck on that rather minute part of Sista's post, you should focus on her overall message.
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