Most Ignant thing you've heard in class/anywhere

[libramunoz]

Originally Posted by I.A.S.K.

LOL! I just got up and walked away. The 2nd part (about malcolm/tupac=martin/biggie) was a joke, but the "its kinda like" was not a joke. She was serious.

I can understand a "joke" but some folks just take it TOOOO far.
You are better than me. I think the look from my face woulda made them be like, "er...um...I think it's time for us to...go?"
I can understand if you DIDN'T KNOW (as IF that's possible) but some of these young kids today, it's like, Black History Month--wow, whatever, seen it, heard it, know it. They just don't have any perspective or for some, just any Respect. I dunno, maybe it's just me.

[I.A.S.K.]

Originally Posted by libramunoz

I can understand a "joke" but some folks just take it TOOOO far.
You are better than me. I think the look from my face woulda made them be like, "er...um...I think it's time for us to...go?"
I can understand if you DIDN'T KNOW (as IF that's possible) but some of these young kids today, it's like, Black History Month--wow, whatever, seen it, heard it, know it. They just don't have any perspective or for some, just any Respect. I dunno, maybe it's just me.

The Nigerian girl who asked the question didn't have as much perspective as American educated young people do. She didnt go to school in America so she learned as much about Black history as African Americans learn about Indian history (ie: one paragraph on Ghandi).
The comment was ignorant, but the idea behind it was understood. She was well aware that the comment was ignorant, but she said it. We are all aware of black history (though some of us more new to it than others) so it was just funny as heck. Ignorant, but still funny. This is what happens when you mix BET with Black history.

[mccoyred]

Originally Posted by I.A.S.K.

The Nigerian girl who asked the question didn't have as much perspective as American educated young people do. She didnt go to school in America so she learned as much about Black history as African Americans learn about Indian history (ie: one paragraph on Ghandi).
The comment was ignorant, but the idea behind it was understood. She was well aware that the comment was ignorant, but she said it. We are all aware of black history (though some of us more new to it than others) so it was just funny as heck. Ignorant, but still funny. This is what happens when you mix BET with Black history.

This scenario is a classic argument for a) not restricting Black history to one month and b) ensuring that all BLACK folks learn BLACK history, not just African-American history (vice versa for Black folks from other countries). Sadly, we are all still colonized to an extent so we must proactively teach ourselves and our children because the schools don't