The Term African American

[laylo]

Originally Posted by Sista

Hostility? I didn't know that informing you that your acceptance of letting people title you does not apply to me was hostility?

No, I think "Some of you people in here really have a lot of nerve. This Greek stuff has really gotten to you colored people. Or would you prefer Negro?" displayed hostility. And as I said before, I wasn't talking about titles, I was talking about concepts of race.

Originally Posted by Sista

If you were not insulting me or Uhuru philosophy, you would not have indirectly compared Uhuru philosophy to the philosophy of Social construction and then labeled my thinking as Uhuru philosophy.

I don't see comparing your view to other views as insulting and I truly don't understand how you do. Just another example of how we see things differently. Furthermore I never even disagreed with the philosphy I likened to Uhuru, I simply argued that it was based on social constructs.

Originally Posted by Sista

I guess I wasn't supposed to be sharp enough to realize what you were actually saying.

It didn't seem to me that you understood what I meant since you took it as an insult when it was not. I explained myself to remedy the conflict between what you recieved and what I meant.

[Sista]

Originally Posted by laylo

No, I think "Some of you people in here really have a lot of nerve. This Greek stuff has really gotten to you colored people. Or would you prefer Negro?" displayed hostility. And as I said before, I wasn't talking about titles, I was talking about concepts of race

You have already said it at least three times, that you are or was "talking about the concepts of race." What it looks like to me is, you are not the only one talking about the concept of race. You already made it a point to mention that not only you, but others as well were all talking about the concept of race. When you said that, you seemed to be eluding that I am the only one who seems not to be talking about the same thing.

Please, you tell me, is there a such thing as a limitation on concepts of any nature? If so, was what I discussed outside of the limit?

Is there no such thing as layers within conepts? If so, was what I discussed not one of the layers?

Is there only one degree to a concept? If so, I guess your degree was the one and the only one.

Originally Posted by laylo

I don't see comparing your view to other views as insulting and I truly don't understand how you do. Just another example of how we see things differently. Furthermore I never even disagreed with the philosophy I likened to Uhuru, I simply argued that it was based on social constructs

Let's see, you weren't indirectly insulting when you said this below?

Originally Posted by laylo

As much as you want to take credit for your Uhuru philosophy, it is not individual. It is based on the placing of people of detectable African descent into one category together, which you learned at a young age. All humans are socialized, and that doesn't make you less of an independent thinker.

"you want to take credit"

"It is not individual"

"doesn't' make you less of an independent thinker"
I'm sorry, do you know me? It seems as though, you have spent a lengthy amount of time sizing me up.

The above seemed to imply many indirect implications. I dont' care for implications. If you have something to say, say it don't imply it.

Of course, you are going probably come back with a response which will go something like this...

Never mind

[laylo]

Originally Posted by Sista

You have already said it at least three times, that you are or was "talking about the concepts of race." What it looks like to me is, you are not the only one talking about the concept of race. You already made it a point to mention that not only you, but others as well were all talking about the concept of race. When you said that, you seemed to be eluding that I am the only one who seems not to be talking about the same thing.

Please, you tell me, is there a such thing as a limitation on concepts of any nature? If so, was what I discussed outside of the limit?

Is there no such thing as layers within conepts? If so, was what I discussed not one of the layers?

Is there only one degree to a concept? If so, I guess your degree was the one and the only one.

You kept responding to me by referring to titles, which I did not say or imply anything about. Race concepts are different from titles. If you were also talking about concepts, it didn't seem that way from what you wrote.

Originally Posted by Sista

Let's see, you weren't indirectly insulting when you said this below?



"you want to take credit"

"It is not individual"

"doesn't' make you less of an independent thinker"

Again, no, I was not. I was saying that your idea- similar to Uhuru's- was not formed in a vacuum but is based on social constructs. Hence it is not an individual idea, as you suggested. If anything, saying that "socialization does not make you less of an independent thinker" implies that you are an independent thinker. I do not see any of this as insulting.

Originally Posted by Sista

I'm sorry, do you know me? It seems as though, you have spent a lengthy amount of time sizing me up.

I have responded to what you've written; there was nothing about your character in any of my posts.

Originally Posted by Sista

The above seemed to imply many indirect implications. I dont' care for implications. If you have something to say, say it don't imply it.

Of course, you are going probably come back with a response which will go something like this...

Never mind

I said exactly what I had to say. I don't know how or why you believe otherwise.