You Know You were Born/Raised "Black" When...

[1908Revelations]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

Hey now...the majority of these go for anyone raised in the South! (And by South I mean counnnnnnntry South by country Southern folk.) Anyway, seriously, where do you wash babies if not in the sink?

Agreed..

[AKA_Monet]

How come my dad washed my mouth out with Zest soap because I said "dang"?

[ziasha07]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

How come my dad washed my mouth out with Zest soap because I said "dang"?

How come I almost got beat one day when I was little for saying "freak"?

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by ziasha07

How come I almost got beat one day when I was little for saying "freak"?

Wait, how come my mom actually did whoop my little 10 year behind because I said "You hot dayum, jive turkey mudda fcukin' ball"?

[BlueReign]

Now we used to get popped in the mouth for saying such "bad" words as

"but" (You were supposed to say "my bottom" not "my but")
"lie" (The correct word was "story". It was not "Ma, he telling a lie on me." We were supposed to say "He telling a story on me".

We couldn't even begin to think about what foods we didn't like. You had to eat it anyway. I hated liver, sauerkraut, salty fish and watermelon. We had to chew it, swallow it cause there wasn't nothing else to eat. I could get away with not eating the watermelon because that was a treat.

[AKA2D '91]

LOL

Add to the food list: beets :gross:

I thought that if a curse word, such as damn was in a song, it was okay to say it. After the back of my mother's hand left my mouth, I understood that even if in a song, it was NOT okay to repeat.

[mccoyred]

Originally Posted by BlueReign

Now we used to get popped in the mouth for saying such "bad" words as

"but" (You were supposed to say "my bottom" not "my but")
"lie" (The correct word was "story". It was not "Ma, he telling a lie on me." We were supposed to say "He telling a story on me".

We couldn't even begin to think about what foods we didn't like. You had to eat it anyway. I hated liver, sauerkraut, salty fish and watermelon. We had to chew it, swallow it cause there wasn't nothing else to eat. I could get away with not eating the watermelon because that was a treat.

I know that's right.

I recall an incident with one of my cousins who speaks very properly. She was telling on one of our other cousins who was sitting or laying down on her. She told my grandmother that so-and-so was 'lying' on her. Well, she almost got her behind whooped because, according to grandmother, she should have said 'fibbing' or 'telling a story'. I had to step in and 'interpret'

[nonchalant]

This is absolutely hilarious. I got one for yall.

When it's okay to mash your cornbread and collard greens together and eat them with your hands.

[Professor]

somebody please tell me what's in caster oil (sp) and why it was the cure for everything?

[Steeltrap]

Funny stuff, although not everything applied to me. My folks sort of bought into the integration Kool-Aid. But I do remember being spanked by MamaTrap when I was 6 or so because in a jealous fit, I called my nephew "a stupid dog."

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by ziasha07

How come I almost got beat one day when I was little for saying "freak"?

Ditto. But I said "piss." And I ducked fast enough.

Don't forget the fried chicken and red Kool-Aid. Can't leave those out and, if they're in here, they're worth mentioning twice.