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Originally Posted by Elephant Walk
In Germany, the black people (which have noooothing in common with African-Americans in America except they're usually only 2nd generation immigrants instead of 10th from Africa)...dress exactly the same as the stereotyped "rap" popular "ghetto" culture. They wear long black t-shirts, saggy jeans, etc. They see the ethnic minorities in America and tend to reflect that culture...even if it has nothing to do with their own. So, perhaps, the other LGLO/MCGLO's, do with NPHC. It's only a theory, I guess, but an interesting one.
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I disagree with the above statements. Although Bob Johnson, Founder of "Black Entertainment Television" or BET, is African American, he has allowed for the annihilation of the self-esteems of numerous people of darker skin and African diaspora with the types of videos shown on the channel. That is probably because BET's parent company is Viacom and the satellite signal sits with Paramount and Dreamworks or one of huge news corporations...
Now, with that said, BET is shown in Germany. It would be easy to get a completely inaccurate view of the totality of African American history. Before the signal was accepted, the culture of Africans in Europe are probably similar to that in Britain, France, Holland and elsewhere.
The word on the street is that "Europe" wanted to "pacify" its kneegrows, and the easiest way is through the destruction of self-esteem and all out neutralization. It takes 20+ years. But, you are seeing its effects. The only thing "Europe" did NOT count on is globalization, media images and communications with others...
It's a new day...