My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe - Travel (2) - Nairaland
Nairaland Forum › Nairaland General › Travel › My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe (36194 Views)
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by Nobody: 1:30pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
![]() |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by Nobody: 1:32pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
deedeedee1:I disagree with the first statement that nobody hates black people. Black people hate themselves first, followed by every other race on this planet. We are hated because of our potential and what we have given this world, yes, black people gave this world a lot. But I really don't understand the hatred for each other.. Evident here on nairaland with the afonja, Igbo abuses we witness daily. |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by Nobody: 1:32pm On Jun 08, 2018*. Modified: 12:50am On Jun 09, 2018 |
Opinionated:WORD |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by shine12: 1:33pm On Jun 08, 2018*. Modified: 3:53pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
deedeedee1:I love you for this. This is exactly what I was telling a friend last Saturday on our way to the England vs Nigeria game. Until we develop the African homeland, every black man will be ridiculed and disrespected. The countries we call ours is created by them. They ignore cultural and ethnical barriers and amalgamated different kingdoms and empires. Yourba, Hausa, Igbo etc should actually be the language spoken in offices, schools and as a means of business etc and maybe Nigeria is an amalgam of nations that won't just co-ecist and therefore Yorubaland, Igboland etc should have been sovereign nations in their own right. That's past now and we have to make Nigeria work. I went to Holland and visited a bookshop, of course all the books are in Dutch and Dutch people are only 17 million.Yoruba people are at least 40 million and yet the Yoruba language has no major anchor of hope and our children don't even know how to speak it properly. I still haven't seen any black person in this UK no matter his knowledge, experience, position that doesn't get the "I can't believe he/she is smart stereotype" and that's if he's smart,God help you and make mistake/s. We have a lot of work to do as a people. |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by shine12: 1:37pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
Op concluded that black man is hated because he's a liar and white man don't lie and cheat. I can't stop laughing. |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by Fitnessman(m): 1:37pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
![]()
|
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by onward4life(m): 1:37pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
I wished duhari could read this!
|
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by paddyofboss(m): 1:39pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
deedeedee1: |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by paddyofboss(m): 1:40pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
deedeedee1: |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by sonnie10: 1:40pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
EgunMogaji: ![]() |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by Nathan2016: 1:41pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
Giddymoney:Hypocrite. You are practicing what you are preaching against. Keep it up
|
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by victorvezx(m): 1:46pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
IHate9jerianss:Exactly. He is just another ignorant African that went to America and thinks he now knows about racism even more than the black Americans that have being there for centuries. He may even have inferiority complex with the way he portrayed the White people as gods who do no wrong |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by Dami12345: 1:47pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
Op's point is good but his solution is stupid, I'll take developing the parent nation better to earn respect. |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by Nobody: 1:49pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by Nobody: 1:50pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
IHate9jerianss:Spot on mate. |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by Oreofepeters: 1:54pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
Simplep:bad belle |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by Jasperro(m): 2:00pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
hmn |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by gerege2005: 2:01pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
[b] "I have protected you all my life, at last you have the chance to save me and you are reading a magazine" Umn I feel your pains, such life. Don't be discouraged from continuing protecting her, God is the rewarder of those who do good. |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by slowice(m): 2:02pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
Giddymoney:Dude you are the worst of the tribal bigots....pls whats the difference between Hausa man and onye Hausa? Get a life man |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by shine12: 2:04pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
victorvezx:Yes you are correct. The black man stands out wherever he goes mostly outside Africa & Carribeans. He use to be stereotyped that he is a monkey and believed to be so strong that the only thing he's fit for is to be worked to death during slavery and this culture still exist today where you are expected to be work twice as hard than the whites. Diaspora Africans can testify. The names and boundaries of his less-efficient and less-advanced countries were given to him by the white man who ignored every ethnical and cultural system he had going on. The black man has to always put a smile on and present himself not to be dangerous when around white people. We need to make our nations strong and self-reliant just like China did. Chinese citizens had no respect in the 1950s, they starved to death in the 60's and now they are the largest exporting countiry with the highest GDP in the world (When PPP is used). Now everyone thinks a Chinese man is naturally smart. No one is smart or dumb from birth because they are Chinese or Black or European but rather we are a product of the education, knowedge, skills and how advanced our environment is, hence the term human development index or GNI index is vital to measure how resourceful a human being can be. There will be a time when the HDI and GNI of African people will be on par or higher than every other race on the world, such time can only be the doing of our own hands. |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by zinizta: 2:05pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
The author goofed IMO this wasn't a case of racism remember they chose to park next to a car whose occupant was a black woman. The women were simply paranoid. |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by MPESA(m): 2:05pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
Giddymoney:You are speaking against disunity & tribalism among our fellow Nigerian and at the same time you are shooting yourself. Sir you are the one promoting that tribal war here now. |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by Daboomb: 2:09pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
Opinionated:Your wife is white ofcourse. ![]() Lesson LearnedThe disrespect is not about any Reputation, it is borne out of pure, unadulterated racism. It is all about 'color'. Even a white-skinned thief, will still disrespect a Black-skinned Lawyer who is there to spring him from jail. White people erroneously believe they are 'superior' since they have all been brainwashed to think 'white' means Pure (white wedding gown, white painted church, white garment, Jesus painted white when infact, he is dark skinned, e.t.c But on the other hand, everything 'black' is considered BAD! Blackboard, Blackbook, blacklist, Devil is a black dude, Black sheep, e.t.c It is this "superiority complex" that drives white supremacist and makes the white person think they are superior. Nothing to do with reputation. Anytime, you see someone cheating, lying, doing corruption and other vices that is now the order of the day in Africa. Say something, do something. Remember, if you don’t, you are a party to creating the environment of disrespect black people face daily, whether for a job interview, or at the airport or at the restaurant. It is the same thing. We are being disrespected all over the world, no matter how rich you are. If you have a degree from Nigeria, they say it’s fake. I wonder why?True, the Caucasian cant spot the difference in us just as we most times, cant spot the difference in them. We see all of them as white when in fact, there are differences between them. [b]No normal people sell their own people as slaves, Loot everything that belongs to everyone and bring it to other nations to develop themselves, steal food donated to their refugees, allow their citizens to live in disease and squalor. No, nobody that does that gets respected.Back in the dark ages, white people also sell their own 'whites' as slaves. Go and read about the war between the Nordic people (Danes especially) and the rest of Europe/British people. A few decades ago, the British took the Irish as slaves, so much they write in their bars "No Dogs, No Blacks, No Irish"[/quote] The only different is, because the other people don’t know you personally, the only thing they see first is your colour and they base their judgement on that.There you go again.... it is all about color! Nothing to do with "actions or Reputation" It’s time we hold ourselves to a higher moral and ethical standards. It is only by doing this the black race will ever gain respect from the world.I agree with you though, we have to cleanup our acts. |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by Bizibi(m): 2:11pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
Optional09:damn,I know some blacks have gone to jail because of that |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by Ugosample(m): 2:14pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
Racism exists because many of them deep within themselves see Africans as inferior beings. And you can't blame them because for centuries , Africans have been conducting themselves and their societies as inferior people, slavery and colonialism notwithstanding. When people get busted for crime, even though blacks are a minority, they are disproportionately represented in the violent crime scene. The black man has a choice tho to redeem himself , because in the 21st century, no excuses whatsoever are valid. But hey, black man like enjoyment so that's not happening soon |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by Optional09: 2:15pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
If you are in Nigeria and you don’t know what I-95 or 75 looks like. I bet you are missing out. With I-95 in Nigeria from Lagos to Maiduguri might about 1hr 30min drive |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by midastouch: 2:19pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
zinizta:If you read the write up, you would have seen that the authors wife is white. |
| Re: My Experience Of Racism In America, What Africans Can Learn From It- Aroms Aigbe by Ugosample(m): 2:20pm On Jun 08, 2018 |
Opinionated:This article's spot on. Black people have a reputation, and we need to change that |
Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. • The Forms Of Racism You Have Faced As An African Abroad • What Africans Go Through In America By Adeola Fayehun • 2 • 3 • 4
Investors Arrive Ibeno Tourist Beach, Akwa Ibom (Photos) • Photos From Inside The Medview Plane That Crashlanded On Nov 5th In Lagos • Japa: Many Nigerians Abroad Living In Regrets, Depression, Abike Dabiri-erewa



