The Term African American

[Sista]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Are you talking about the whole "acting black" and "talking black" thing?

Acting black, what exactly is that?

While you are at it, tell me what is acting White?

By the way, do you also know what it is to be acting Asian?

Please, by all means enlighten us.

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Every group of people has cultural markers and identifiers that both insiders and outsiders know of. This doesn't mean that every member of that group has to display these markers and identifiers, since there is some variation across social classes. The problem is when it becomes a negative and something to be mocked.

I didn't get what you just said, what exactly is your point?

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

I have a level of comfort when I'm around people of the African diaspora. But I don't use my comfort as an excuse to pretend I don't know the English language or am an ignorant person. I used to use my comfort as such an excuse when I was young because I didn't understand the intellectual and cultural roots of "blackness."

Are you saying that acting black is equal to ignorance, not knowing or not properly speaking the English language?

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

That said, I'm annoyed by ANYONE who approaches me and dumbs down or acts what they think is "ghetto" just because I'm black. That includes black people, white people, Asian people, Hispanic people, and so forth. If you can't speak a coherent sentence, talk about something other than "black things," and act like you have some sense and home training around me just because I'm black--keep it moving.

Oh I can see for my self now, you do think acting black is ignorance, all right, gotcha

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

I identify with the struggles and triumphs of people of the African diaspora and the black culture. I don't identify with Africa as a continent nor do I want to. I'm not African and don't feel loyalty to Africa.

Who said anything about loyalty? I think you have some kind of issue with African people as well as African American people and black people period. Where are you from, who are you? Or do you even know your self?

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

That's fine if you do as long as you don't think that all black people in America have to.

Did I ask you your opinion? Did I ask you if it is okay for me to identify and have loyalty to Africa?

Who made you the master of what is okay and what is not?

Who are you supposed to be?

I am rather annoyed with you and I get the impression you only responded to my post in order so that you could make it known that you are not your brothers keeper.

[laylo]

Originally Posted by Sista

I am rather annoyed with you and I get the impression you only responded to my post in order so that you could make it known that you are not your brothers keeper.

I think you might have missed her use of quotes.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by laylo

I think you might have missed her use of quotes.

She also missed the question mark.

If she isn't talking about "acting black" and how nonblacks attempt to relate to black people, her entire point is moot and stupid as far as I'm concerned. So macallan was right even if he misread her post.

[Sista]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

She also missed the question mark.

If she isn't talking about "acting black" and how nonblacks attempt to relate to black people, her entire point is moot and stupid as far as I'm concerned. So macallan was right even if he misread her post.

I think you are the one who is stupid, I see how you try to play the mediator between how people react to other peoples post. When I asked you who you were supposed to be? I had no idea the answer would turn out to be that you are a (wanna be greekchat negotiator) negotiating with people on how they should react to a certain post.


If your job is to negotiate, you would not be in the position to say who is right and who is wrong. Why don't you let people take care of their own problems in this forum and if you wish to mediate somehow, I don't think it would be at all positive for you to resort to name calling and insulting what people post.

I mean, whats the matter, do you think the people in this discussion are children who are incapable of solving their own problems, let alone capable of having mature dialogue?

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Sista

I think

This time, I really did stop here because I don't believe you.

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by Sista

Acting black, what exactly is that?

While you are at it, tell me what is acting White?

By the way, do you also know what it is to be acting Asian?

Please, by all means enlighten us.

You need to calm down psycho. Your post could have easily been interpreted as talking about people "acting black". How you don't know what that means is kind of beyond me.

Watch MTV.........white people on their love to act black.

A White kid decked out in FUBU, Sean John, and Phat Farm with a white doorag, Timbalands, and a half sideways flat billed baseball cap, whom only listens to screwed and chopped freestyle rap, sips Crunk Juice and tries to talk like TI = "Acting Black"

[DSTCHAOS]

Ooookay, so Sista is a complete idiot and needs to go to the lunatic farm.

Moving on...this was a good discussion.

[OOhsoflyDELTA#9]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Ooookay, so Sista is a complete idiot and needs to go to the lunatic farm.

Moving on...this was a good discussion.

old quote but just made me spit my drink on my work computer...thanks soror!!!!
LMAO!!!

[Sista]

Originally Posted by macallan25

You need to calm down psycho. Your post could have easily been interpreted as talking about people "acting black". How you don't know what that means is kind of beyond me.

Psycho? Well look what we have hear, the perfect gentleman


In your original post, you asked me a question which was, "are you talking about acting black?" Before I could answer your question, you proceeded on to answer it for me.


Conclusion: Only guilty people tend to accuse people of what they themselves really are but would rather keep it a secret. You accused me of being a psycho. Only a Psycho would pose a question verbally or in text and the then answer his own question shortly after.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Sista

Conclusion: Only guilty people tend to accuse people of what they themselves really are but would rather keep it a secret. You accused me of being a psycho. Only a Psycho would pose a question verbally or in text and the then answer his own question shortly after.

Either you really are a psycho or just play one when you post on Greekchat.

[Sista]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Either you really are a psycho or just play one when you post on Greekchat.

Are you angry?

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Sista

Are you angry?

No but you managed to turn a good discussion into an idiotic hissy fit.

[Sista]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Either you really are a psycho or just play one when you post on Greekchat.

This is so funny

Ha, not your name calling but how you resort to name calling and you present yourself as the reasonable one.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Sista

This is so funny

Ha, not your name calling but how you resort to name calling and you present yourself as the reasonable one.

Yeah so you've already responded to that post.

You're reasonable, too. Reasonably stupid.

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by Sista

Psycho? Well look what we have hear, the perfect gentleman


In your original post, you asked me a question which was, "are you talking about acting black?" Before I could answer your question, you proceeded on to answer it for me.


Conclusion: Only guilty people tend to accuse people of what they themselves really are but would rather keep it a secret. You accused me of being a psycho. Only a Psycho would pose a question verbally or in text and the then answer his own question shortly after.

You have issues.