Greeks and Romans came to Africa to learn the foundation of what they would later call their own culture (read Herodotus, Hippocrates, Aristotle, Plato, Alexander the Great, Cheikh Anta Diop, Gerald Massey, etc) We were scholars long before colleges so in all honesty what we consider "talking like whites" would be a reflection of what our ancestors taught those who said Africans could not be educated. (Cont)
If....IF you are a black person who's offended by the statement Rush Limbaugh made about Donovan McNabb, which like Harry Reid's statement was statement of fact, you can find reason I believe you could be offended around the 3:56 mark. Judge the statement based on whether it's factual.If it is, I tend to give the person the benefit of the doubt. It is racist by the strict definition & certainly by the standard to which those on the right are held. Sometimes the truth isn't politically correct
same.people forget that we are benefactors of white culture .what is african about you other than genetics.seriously? from names to language this what we have. Obama was raised by whites hence his inclination tospeak how he does versus someone who grew up in an area with many blacks who DO speak differently.Latin Am is the same Spanish from SPAIN is not the same as ebonical Dominican Span. both black America and Latin have speech that mimics W African syntax and speech that stayed despite 500yrs
Eric Michael Dyson is on point.
@concorde9615 I have been saying for the longest, if Barack was a dark skinned black he would not have been elected....and I am black also.
@Thedarksecret1 thats a load of crap, people need to stop the double standard and look at it as two sides of the same coin.
the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority House at Georgetown
Michael Eric Dyson is the Muhammad Ali of intellectuals
Greeks and Romans came to Africa to learn the foundation of what they would later call their own culture (read Herodotus, Hippocrates, Aristotle, Plato, Alexander the Great, Cheikh Anta Diop, Gerald Massey, etc) We were scholars long before colleges so in all honesty what we consider "talking like whites" would be a reflection of what our ancestors taught those who said Africans could not be educated.
(Cont)
@ricardofuego True.
If....IF you are a black person who's offended by the statement Rush Limbaugh made about Donovan McNabb, which like Harry Reid's statement was statement of fact, you can find reason I believe you could be offended around the 3:56 mark. Judge the statement based on whether it's factual.If it is, I tend to give the person the benefit of the doubt. It is racist by the strict definition & certainly by the standard to which those on the right are held. Sometimes the truth isn't politically correct
same.people forget that we are benefactors of white culture .what is african about you other than genetics.seriously? from names to language this what we have. Obama was raised by whites hence his inclination tospeak how he does versus someone who grew up in an area with many blacks who DO speak differently.Latin Am is the same Spanish from SPAIN is not the same as ebonical Dominican Span. both black America and Latin have speech that mimics W African syntax and speech that stayed despite 500yrs
@Thedarksecret1 Or act "negro" in a way that satisfies white blackophilia. Most consumers of soulja boy and all that shit are white youths.
wtf, all black people do not speak alike. Also, many white people listen to rap today and use the same langauge as some black people.