I don't agree with this quote, most FBA are similar to each other do to us all coming from the south. The Great Migration wasn't that long ago, so that's why we're all still so similar, even though we're spread out around the country like nomads. Dialects, and regional stuff may be different, but the culture still stem from the south, and that's why most Blacks (FBA), not matter where in America, speak AAVE, and still indulge in cultural traditions and foods.
Facts, my wife is from Louisiana and I’m from New York and I’m an Black Hispanic and she’s a FBA and we see like through pretty much the same lens!!!
It will only be true if the non-Black American is not in tune with their culture and has adopted Black American culture. But like a Black American in Philly is not going to have more in common with a Haitian in Philly than they will have with a Black American in Mississippi.
That's exactly how I see it. A win for blacks anywhere is a win for me too and I'm celebrating and mourning with blacks no matter the nationality. All the coons from anywhere be damned, since cooning is a global mindset. I'm rocking with the riders.
Exactly. They need their ass beat.
Nah, they don't. Because if you are black in America and part of your local community, and non FBA, you are seen and treated as one of their own. You have history, you rode for each other. Your friends have been at your house eating Jamaican, Nigerian, or whatever food and their parents show you love.
As I said before, in any movement, you will never, ever achieve the same mindset. People can and do bring their own baggage to a movement. The Civil Rights movement had very heated arguments internally, if you research the history. Some told MLK JR, no white people involved at all, some said, accept white allies. And they had heated arguments over that and other stuff.Exactly. They need their ass beat.
You should never refer to any of our on code brothers and sisters as a tether.
Why would we want non-FBAs to integrate, they have more pride in their people more than us, why would we need that. If you're going to rep your countries in our country and claim to be one of us, why even do that; it's stupid; celebrate your Caribbean or African heritage, make it known, teach your kids, don't integrate into our culture. You guys have such beautiful cultures but give it up to larp as someone elses culture.
You say 'we' as if you speak for FBAs or even a majority. The FBAs I know personally and I would imagine, most on here would love for more non FBAs to have my mindset. So, until that changes, I just let you be you and I build and fight with guys like Jason Black, Tariq, Dr. Boyce, etc, who appreciates people with my mindset alongside them.
Many 1st gen and beyond live and are raised with Black Americans so we are going to adopt Black American culture. Doesn't mean we shun our Caribbean roots, but we are not living in the Caribbean. Also, one MAJOR thing you seem to be unaware of is that as we adopt Black American culture, Black Americans adopt us. The Black school teachers and community leaders adopt us. Put us on game, teach us the history and culture of why things are the way they are, and as a result we don't go around actively making distictions between each other. We understand there are cultural differences but a Jamaican is not the same as a white person or an Asian, or a West Indian.
100%. There is so much more to us and I had to find that out traveling the country. When I went to New York and really started building with them I realized they were the same as me just wore boots and big jackets because it was so cold.
Props. There’s Black people saying “I’m not African why would I want to ally with Africa” and every time I hear that I cringe. They really want to lay up here in the USA and hope that they can come to some type of agreement with the USA to allow them to live in peace and harmony. That’s not Black Empowerment, that’s simply two parties trying to resolve a domestic violence dispute.
