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[quote author=tpiah! link=topic=645423.msg8122992#msg8122992 date=1302759681]just wondering why there's so much antagonism between the two groups.

and btw many AAs do look arab? [/quote]what black american you know looks like a north african-arab?

yes blacks do look alot like somalis. But black americans look like every kind of african except for the arabs.What does that have to do with anything?

I ask this after seeing the racism on somalilife.com

Im a black american and i dont know the social structure in africa. But why do east africans feel their superior to west africans. As an american i see east africa as extremely third world void, where west africa picks up their slack. Furthermore west africans produced/created black americans- the biggest black force on the planet. Im a black american but i know my roots are west african so why do east africans(somalis in paticular) feel superior

One dude(a somali) even created a thread to belittle west africans

LOL a'lot of these responses from africans are funny. Let me make it clear i mean no disrespect this is an African forum I am a black american coming on African turf. But i have to keep it real at the same time

Africans are not the alpha and omega for black americans. Black americans have created their own culture,their own influences and icons. And our culture has spread worldwide from the USA to Japan. Thats enough to justify why i think africans should look up to black americans

You say black americans are treated like second class citizens in a country we built, Than what are africans? Your treated like fourth world citizens in a country you dominate. Its like the kettle calling the pot black lol

Bottom line is i find it crazy how africans get on blacks for the negativity in our culture, while at the same time the most positive,powerful and influential forces in the AFRICAN diaspora is from Black Americans

Lol as far as north africans not caring about blacks-

    Thats false. North africans engage in rap and look up to black americans just like other africans. And if anything north africans should look to the black american civil rights era for inspiration in their own countries. North africans are fighting for rights in third world countries. Black americans were fighting for rights in a 1st world country and had the same obstacles. The difference is north africans are doing it with violence, black americans did it with non-violence and got the job done. North africans have alot to look up to with black americans

I think the whole tv/media thing is laughable. Africans are probably the worst people depicted in the media. If black americans were to go by the media we would think africa is nothing but "third-world slums",Famished children","native/tribal looking people","Dictators","12 year olds with AK-47's" etc. The african image is far far worst than the black american image. Of course intelligent people will know better but the idea that africans dislike blacks because of hip hop is crazy to me-given the circumstances.

Black american "pop" culture does export a great deal of ignorance out to the masses. But the positive side of our culture is a big force aswell. I would say bigger than any other group in the african diaspora by far. Thats why i dont get the hate

1. Barack obama is a black american, he considers himself black american-married a black american woman and has black american kids. Barack obama is not an african, his father was. His racial mixup (african/white) is basically what black americans are anyway

2. Im sure nigerians are doing well for themselves but the comparison to black americans is misleading. There are no where near as many nigerian(or any other african group) americans as their are black americans. So the success of nigerians still come up short next to blacks. Blacks hold the most important positions in politics,finance,college etc by far

3. To be honest it seems like Africans give blacks the cold shoulder. Your ignorant about our culture,we're ignorant about your culture thus the conflict. Its 50/50

i dont think thats fair though. Africans seem to compare their best with black americans worst. Overall black americans do well if not better than any african group in -politics,business,entertainment etc Black americans hold africans down as far as a worldwide voice. So the thought of africans trying to seperate themselves from black americans is funny to me

Im a black american that stumbled on to this site. I was interested on what africans thought of black americans, And mainly all i saw from africans was negativety. Black americans are the strongest force of any african peoples, i dont understand the animosity. Why so much hate?