The Term African American

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Are you saying that it is assinine to believe that being black is cool?

Hmmm...well I think black is not only cool but beautiful. But I believe (and I imagine Sista agrees with me) it is assinine for nonblacks to think it is okay to form a caricature and make black something that is cool in certain settings, as long as they don't have to understand and experience what black truly is.

This isn't a point of debate because I will not be shocked nor upset if you don't understand or agree. Black is just a race to you and that's fine.

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.....

[DSTCHAOS]

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.....

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.