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Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by dayokanu(m): 5:26am On Jun 04, 2012 |
Let them be called anything they want. Who cares |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by CyberG: 5:27am On Jun 04, 2012 |
Brown and David: I think you both can just have a simple conversation without adding insults. Just my opinion! |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by brownusagirl(f): 5:30am On Jun 04, 2012 |
davidylan:Now I'm dying laughing because you do not know all of YOUR facts! While blacks do make up a large number of the prison population, WHITES ARE THE ONES RECEIVING THE MAJORITY OF WELFARE FUNDING!! Guess its time for a road trip out of detroit huh?? |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by brownusagirl(f): 5:32am On Jun 04, 2012 |
davidylan: You gotta be michael blackson cuz you are funny. |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by Nobody: 5:37am On Jun 04, 2012 |
brownusagirl: use your brain for 2 secs. Note i said - relative to population size. Yes more white recieve majority of welfare funding BECAUSE the country is almost 80% white. However, as a proportion of population, MORE BLACKS are on welfare than whites. Simple math... i thought you said you are a college graduate. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by PhysicsQED(m): 5:42am On Jun 04, 2012 |
Davidylan. You don't like black Americans in general. You've established that. Now why are you trying to force your opinions/perceptions down a black American's throat? Just leave her be. 1 Like |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by brownusagirl(f): 5:43am On Jun 04, 2012 |
davidylan: STILL NOT ACCURATE! What population in what area of the country are you referring to?? I've got all night dear |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by Nobody: 5:50am On Jun 04, 2012 |
PhysicsQED: Davidylan. where am i forcing my perception down her throat? I just stated facts. where did you get the impression i dont like black americans? My gf is black american. |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by Afam4eva(m): 5:53am On Jun 04, 2012 |
I think we should let African Americans be. We have problems of our own that we ought to focus on rather than reprimanding the Akatas for not wanting to associate with failure. I'm not saying that they've not failed too. But let's let them bear whatever they want. It's their life. |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by Nobody: 5:53am On Jun 04, 2012 |
brownusagirl: Close to 40% of welfare rolls are black... now consider blacks only make up about 12% of the total population. 38% of welfare rolls are white, however whites are more than 70% of the US population. You do the math. 9% of the white population lives below the poverty line, compare that to 25% of blacks. You do the math. |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by ektbear: 5:55am On Jun 04, 2012 |
Interesting. Anyway, it is a two-way street. Nobody is innocent in this. AAs sometimes don't like Africans, and Africans sometimes look down on AAs. As for me, a lot of my early negative experience in this country were from AAs. Never had any major problems with white folk before in my life. However, it would be quite unfortunate if I'd decided to use those early negative experiences to color all future interactions.. |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by PhysicsQED(m): 5:55am On Jun 04, 2012 |
davidylan: "Face the facts my dear. You are just tagging along and an inconsequential part of what is essentially a colony developed by white Europeans." where did you get the impression i dont like black americans? From your posts. My gf is black american. Strom Thurmond's mistress was black. j/k You might not hate them, but you're so vicious it's hard not to get the impression that there's some strong dislike there. |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by Nobody: 5:58am On Jun 04, 2012 |
PhysicsQED: Sincerely speaking i do not hate them. Some of them are my very good friends. I get frustrated with those who thumb their noses at Africa simply because they are lucky to piggy back on the success of european whites. |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by PhysicsQED(m): 6:05am On Jun 04, 2012 |
^ Understood. |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by brownusagirl(f): 6:12am On Jun 04, 2012 |
davidylan:Surely you are using outdated data recent info has proven that blacks are not the majority drawing off of the feds. |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by brownusagirl(f): 6:14am On Jun 04, 2012 |
davidylan: You don't know american history very well. If you did you would know that black slaves built america up. Our inventions changed the world. Our politic stance on many issues has resonated around the world. |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by brownusagirl(f): 6:15am On Jun 04, 2012 |
davidylan:Are you certain you're not a redneck Kmsl! |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by Nobody: 6:26am On Jun 04, 2012 |
brownusagirl: Again you seem impervious to reason. Let me repeat. By sheer numbers, whites make up the largest race on welfare rolls (38%) while blacks make up about 37%. HOWEVER when you look in terms of proportion, it makes sense to have more whites on welfare since they make up over 70% of the population while blacks are barely 12%. Its simple proportion, we were taught this as early as 6 yrs old. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by Nobody: 6:27am On Jun 04, 2012 |
brownusagirl: 1. Lets be clear, blacks were used as slave labor by whites to build America. Blacks, by themselves, DID NOT build America. Please dont confuse the two. 2. What inventions from you changed the world? Please list 2 important ones. 3. Your political stance on issues has resonated around the world? my friend dont make me laugh here pls. |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by brownusagirl(f): 7:11am On Jun 04, 2012 |
davidylan:Kmsl ta loca! |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by brownusagirl(f): 7:13am On Jun 04, 2012 |
davidylan:Doesn't say much for that school system does it? |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by Nobody: 7:19am On Jun 04, 2012 |
brownusagirl: Your lack of a coherent response besides the childish come-backs you would expect from a 5 yr old rugrat speaks volumes of your own school system and far less about mine. You keep bleating about whites being the largest race by numbers on welfare rolls, forgetting the clear influence of sample size. You would think stat class was compulsory for high school kids. |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by Nobody: 7:19am On Jun 04, 2012 |
brownusagirl: hmm a logical response would have shocked me. |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by brownusagirl(f): 7:40am On Jun 04, 2012 |
davidylan: Comebacks o_0 yeah ok I guess that what we will call facts. |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by brownusagirl(f): 7:41am On Jun 04, 2012 |
davidylan: Lmao! Look if you're going to be here stop chasing the whites, hating the blacks, and learn about the other cultures who live here. Take a spanish class and you will know what was said. |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by Nobody: 7:53am On Jun 04, 2012 |
Responding to you is clearly a wasted exercise. Enjoy. |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by Sunne02: 4:54pm On Jun 04, 2012 |
Davidylan: "Have you asked yourself why blacks make up an inordinate number (relative to population size) of those on the welfare and prison rolls? Have you wondered why the only time you see blacks in corporate America is after 7pm when the cleaning crew come in? These are facts not dumb perspectives." I would like to hear your answers to the questions you posed. Thanks. |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by Wallie(m): 7:34pm On Jun 04, 2012 |
@davidylan Most of what you posted, while seemingly superficially factual, is a myopic view of where African Americans are today. I’m not one to defend AAs or any other race but your posts reek of ignorance. When the deck is stacked against you, you have very little chance of winning. That is not to say that some AAs are not lazy or have not taken advantage of the system, like any other race, but that there’s a lot more to their story than just lumping them all into a single class. You said you’ve been in the US for 7 years – I would say you should multiply that number of years x3 before you can begin to comment negatively on AAs, especially you being a Nigerian. If anything, with everything else being equal, Nigerian professionals in the US are looked at with more disdain than AA professionals. As proud as I am of Nigeria, there’s still a slight hesitation on my part telling people I’m Nigerian. Have you ever tried having people trust you with their financial information and them knowing that you’re Nigerian? How about having to explain 419 to people? I don’t have the time for a rebuttal of each of the points you posted above but let me leave you with this to ponder on: Why is it that possession of crack cocaine, found in predominately black neighborhoods, receive(d) a 100-to-1 punishment when compared to possession of cocaine, found in a predominantly white and affluent neighborhood? How can one justify a 100 times punishment for possession of the same substance except one substance being further processed? Just increase you didn’t know, you make crack from cocaine by baking it. http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/16/nation/la-na-court-crack-20120417 Do not for a second judge that little kid that couldn’t rise above the oil infested creek of the Niger Delta or any other hood just because you did for you can’t fathom what his “surroundings” have done to his psyche. Mind you, this post is coming from a professional in a field where AAs probably represent ~1% of my profession. I’m a Patent Attorney (electrical engineering degrees + law degree). I don’t believe in making excuses but that does not mean other people don’t have an excuse. |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by Nobody: 11:47pm On Jun 04, 2012 |
DonSegmond: COMMON SHARRAP THERE, COLONISED, BRAINWASHED HE-GOAT. BEFORE THE WHITE MAN CAME,AFRICANS LIVED IN BIG CITIES WITH THOROUGHFARES, WIDE ROADS AND DRAINAGE + NUMEROUS CITIES FILLED WITH GRAND RESIDENCES. BENIN CITY WAS COMPARED TO THE BEST CITIES IN EUROPE AS EARLY AS THE 15TH CENTURY. Benin City 16th Century [img]http://thelosttreasurechest.files./2011/07/oba-king-of-the-benin-empire-in-the-great-capital-city-of-ile-ibinu-during-a-ceremony.jpg?w=640[/img] |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by dasparrow: 1:11am On Jun 05, 2012 |
Wallie: @davidylan You people should please have some respect for the dead who died in that ill fated air crash this past sunday in Nigeria and kindly take your back and forth bickering and arguing elsewhere. Nigeria is in mourning for goodness sake. Have you people no conscience? @Post Whose 'smart' idea was it to raise up this 'old' thread from February anyway? And what is this thread doing in the politics section? should this thread not be in the cultural section? Sigh! Anyways, OP what do you care what american blacks call themselves? why do some Nigerians like taking panadol for another man's headache? How does what they choose to call themselves affect the price of fish in the market? How does what they choose to call themselves affect us as Nigerians? I personally think they should call themselves black americans because truth be told, there is nothing 'African' about them, culturally that is. I think that americans who were born and bred in america to continental African parents should be called African Americans because they are the direct offspring of African immigrants. Now, let's kindly drop the topic because as Nigerians we have bigger fishes to fry. We must focus on Nigeria and how to solve our numerous problems. What non-African negros in other parts of the world choose to do with themselves should not be our concern because we have more pressing issues that warrant our attention right now. This is my humble opinion. |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by dasparrow: 1:12am On Jun 05, 2012 |
ROSSIKE: Very well said! |
Re: African-americans Now Want To Be Called Blacks by AfroBlue(m): 2:15am On Jun 05, 2012 |
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