Black Culture Discussion Thread

[gotjz]

It's psychologically damaged the world. All the events we talk about, the tragedies, the laws put in place, etc stems from damaged psychology. I think someone posted here that black youth are seen/perceived as being a whole lot older than they actually are....psychological. When you have people walking down a street and clutch their purse only to realize that's Marshawn Lynch, a doctor, a college student, etc....psychological.

Of course black people are the ones that still need to "overcome" plights and obstacles, so the psychological damage magnifies itself with us and makes it that much tougher.

But the world, humanity, society is almost on pause right now. Humanity has been interrupted with this whole slavery and racial caste system in place.

 

[wr]

Great post

 

[hand2handking]

we don't look at what really plagues us...which is the system of racism/white supremacy.

 

[wr]

It's psychologically damaged the world. All the events we talk about, the tragedies, the laws put in place, etc stems from damaged psychology. I think someone posted here that black youth are seen/perceived as being a whole lot older than they actually are....psychological. When you have people walking down a street and clutch their purse only to realize that's Marshawn Lynch, a doctor, a college student, etc....psychological.

Of course black people are the ones that still need to "overcome" plights and obstacles, so the psychological damage magnifies itself with us and makes it that much tougher.

But the world, humanity, society is almost on pause right now. Humanity has been interrupted with this whole slavery and racial caste system in place.

You are right about the world being on pause. Ever since the wide acceptance of the "savage" indigenous populations of the world being looked at as a chance to increase property and escheat estates, the world has not had a chance to develop and innovate toward peace. For what is gained in property, there is also a loss against nature. We sacrifice as a whole global population for the sake of civilization.

 

[Quincy McCall]

When you are socialized in an environment that treats you like the lesser, you can start to believe that these are the way things are suppose to be.

Growing up my parents/uncles use to tell me not to walk into a store without the money physically in my hand and even after growing to know better than that I could never walk into a store and leave without buying something without feeling insecure or slighted about what everyone else was thinking. Just an example of how people of color are asked to be submissive to be socially accepted, there are many other examples.

When someone with little to no knowledge constantly hears " You can't... cause" "Black people always..." or "You know you're not suppose to... because" it can have lingering effects on your subconscious, sometimes regardless of what good your parents tell you these things can still play against you in your mind

 

[urbetterthenme]

 
When you are socialized in an environment that treats you like the lesser, you can start to believe that these are the way things are suppose to be.

Growing up my parents/uncles use to tell me not to walk into a store without the money physically in my hand and even after growing to know better than that I could never walk into a store and leave without buying something without feeling insecure or slighted about what everyone else was thinking. Just an example of how people of color are asked to be submissive to be socially accepted, there are many other examples.

When someone with little to no knowledge constantly hears " You can't... cause" "Black people always..." or "You know you're not suppose to... because" it can have lingering effects on your subconscious, sometimes regardless of what good your parents tell you these things can still play against you in your mind

Your owe family instilled fear into you. That is the PTSD that was caused by your own fam. No white person did that to you.

 

[Quincy McCall]

 
Your owe family instilled fear into you. That is the PTSD that was caused by your own fam. No white person did that to you.

You missed the point bruh..

 

[luckyluchiano]

You missed the point bruh..

he's trolling bruh lol

 

[luckyluchiano]

I'm sorry but I need to see some actual proof that slavery has psychologically damaged me. Because if that's the case I may need to seek therapy.

You're a republican, lol enough said. No Political party has Blacks in their best interest.

 

[nom de guerre]

When will we stop blaming white ppl for our problems?

 

[urbetterthenme]

 
You missed the point bruh..

not really man. You stated your folks made you fearful. Thats tromitazing bruh

 

[truth-serum]

Good documentary on PBS right now for all my east coast dudes

Frontline 2 on channel 13 if you're in NYC

 

[urbetterthenme]

Good documentary on PBS right now for all my east coast dudes

Frontline 2 on channel 13 if you're in NYC

These dudes dont care about Africa bruh.

 

[Quincy McCall]

I wasn't blaming white people for our problems, I was giving an example of how the psyche of black people has been effected by oppressive stereotypes given from the media and socialized in many communities. You were talking about the psyche of black people and I was giving an example of how the negative connotations of being black has on society and the psyche of black people

please find another thread or forum to troll

 

[urbetterthenme]

 
I wasn't blaming white people for our problems, I was giving an example of how the psyche of black people has been effected by oppressive stereotypes given from the media and socialized in many communities. You were talking about the psyche of black people and I was giving an example of how the negative connotations of being black has on society and the psyche of black people

please find another thread or forum to troll

Bruh I don
't like that black people opressing other black ppl. we suceed by being strong and having faith

 

[rico x hood]

You're a republican, lol enough said. No Political party has Blacks in their best interest.

I'm not a Republican. And I vote based on who is not going to force me to pay more taxes that benefit people I don't know. But what I would like to know is what do you consider the interests of black people?

And truthfully, I don't believe either party has black people as a whole in their best interests. You all vote democrat regardless, sooo why on Earth would either party care about what you want.

 

[truth-serum]

It's tied in with the US. It ain't just about Africa

These dudes dont care about Africa bruh.

 

[urbetterthenme]

I'm not a Republican. And I vote based on who is not going to force me to pay more taxes that benefit people I don't know. But what I would like to know is what do you consider the interests of black people?

 based on this

You're a republican, lol enough said. No Political party has Blacks in their best interest.

He gonna say "DON'T VOTE"

 

[tay1]

[h1]Taofick Okoya’s “Queens of Africa” Dolls are Taking on Barbie[/h1]
"Queens of Africa, the black doll line that’s outselling Barbie in Nigeria, started as a personal mission seven years ago. Taofick Okoya  was frustrated that he couldn’t find a black doll on the market for his niece. “I happen to be the kind of person that doesn’t enjoy complaining and criticizing without taking any action,” the 43-year-old businessman tells ELLE.com. So he researched making a doll that Nigerian girls could identify with: one with their skin color and traditional African fashion.

Okoya created two lines of dolls, Queens of Africa (which come with three outfits, four accessories, and cost 1,300 to 3,500 naira, or $6.75 to $18.1 and Naija Princesses (which come with two outfits, two accessories, and cost 500-1,000 naira, or $2.60 to $5.19). Each doll represents a different African tribe (Igbo, Yoruba, and Hausa).

Okoya sells 6,000 to 9,000 dolls a month, Reuters reports—10 to 15 percent of Nigeria’s small but growing toy market, by Okoya’s estimation. The dolls have quite a few fans. Okoya shares one’s testimony: “Usually the black dolls are so dark, I don’t buy them because they look nothing like me. I think that if they had maybe a better variety of black dolls with different colors like yours, that would be a lot better. No two black people are the same color: Some have darker and some have lighter pigments. Like many other African Americans, I have never found a doll that really fits me ’till now.”

Queens of Africa’s reach is global thanks to the web, where Okoya accepts online orders for the dolls. He says after Nigeria, the greatest demand is from America, Brazil, Europe, the Ivory Coast, and South Africa. But despite this, he doesn’t feel the brand has made it yet. It won’t “until it reaches every child of African decent all over the world and is a symbol of pride by making them appreciate who they are as an African.”

http://goodblacknews.org/2015/01/31/taofick-okoyas-queens-of-africa-dolls-are-taking-on-barbie/

 

[tokes99]

The term Black culture for me is used for lack of a better term I mean, what can we really call it?

that's a good question...don't really have an answer for that but it is too general, in the same way there really isn't a singular definition of any other culture, i think as along as it understood that it isn't meant to monolithically fit all of the black experience into a narrow definition/space, it is probably fine to use in a generic sense...

A sound knowledge of contemporary African history (colonial and post-colonial periods) will show that an economically sound Africa would be the end of the era of Western dominance, as well as a threat to the economies AND relevancy of many world powers and the few African elites that support their interests.

The clueless fools who want to "build schools in Africa," because every school built with foreign, charity money is a school they don't have to build. Every hospital built with private foreign funds is a hospital they don't have to build, and it's more proceeds from their countries' economies they can feel free to steal.

western dominance is already in decline, i think every western (and many eastern nations, for that matter) are aging and are not having enough offspring to repopulate themselves, while africa is still growing...it cuts both ways though potentially it could give many african countries advantages just by the numbers but also puts a strain on developing infrastructures, it will be very pivotal how these are managed by individual nations...

that is very true about foreign aid in general, it can stunt growth if not very targeted and used as a model instead of the model...it allows some countries to skirt the responsibilities to their people. which is another issue faced within african nations, there is more ethnic division than there are national ties and many leaders try to install familial hegemonies when some leaders get political power & give positions of power/show favoritism to relatives/friends/those in their ethnic group(s)...

that being said i'm not sure corruption is the problem in the main, because after all corruption is not unique to african nations (it does likely have a greater effect there), but the mismanagement & neglect of simple infrastructure is the glaring problem

It's psychologically damaged the world. All the events we talk about, the tragedies, the laws put in place, etc stems from damaged psychology. I think someone posted here that black youth are seen/perceived as being a whole lot older than they actually are....psychological. When you have people walking down a street and clutch their purse only to realize that's Marshawn Lynch, a doctor, a college student, etc....psychological.

Of course black people are the ones that still need to "overcome" plights and obstacles, so the psychological damage magnifies itself with us and makes it that much tougher.

But the world, humanity, society is almost on pause right now. Humanity has been interrupted with this whole slavery and racial caste system in place.

point taken, existing with a world that has the lingering ethos of supposed white superiority will effect people some type of way...i'll make this point though, throughout the course of humanity violence has been on a downward trend, and as more cultures have come in contact with one another there has been more understanding of one another. granted it hasn't been linear, and there have been point of regression along the way, i won't use the word progress as it kind of a loaded term, but generally i'm not sure there would be a better time to be alive than right now no matter what ethnicity? if you look at most every civilization, caste systems have existed to various extents, you might call the specialization of humanity that has followed is a form a caste system, a much looser one where roles can shift, so there hasn't been a pause; only a constant morphing of the system...i could cite stats that once you control for income, all people do just about as well/bad at every level (the wealth disparity does persist, which given the disadvantaged position blacks started with is, maybe not justifiable, but understandable), which points to a conclusion that class and where one starts in life is maybe more important than anything else, so the question seems to be how do we ensure that most people, if not everyone, can start from a place that gives them a reasonable chance at succeeding?

here is the question:

what, do people here think, is the biggest problem facing blacks in america today? as of the last census the poverty rate for blacks in the states is a staggering almost 30% (compared to 10% of whites, 27% of hispanics, & 12% of asians), maybe add another 5-10% for those who may not fit the technical threshold for poverty but are struggling and it is in the 35-40% range (if taking the optimistic view, other than the wealth disparity, it could be taken to mean the majority of blacks are doing ok-to-good)

i would say it is housing, education, & maybe economics/employment in that order, i don't claim to have any special insight; if ireally had the answers to how these could be solved other than finding a more equitable way to break down the pie so that such large disparities do not exist, i'd find a better forum to communicate those solutions than on a message board dedicated to sneakers...the thing that is so surprising about this thread & what impelled me to try to contribute after observing was that the view of black people in this thread is laced with a certain negativity (even the more positive notes are tinged with pessimism) that seems to claim there is something especially pathological about black folk rather than flaws in the human experience (after all, a good deal of the people on the planet believe that they were created in the image of a god, who answers their prayers, cares what they do, and created a world that exists soley for them) and maybe that says something about why things are how they are to some extent? the divide created by those who think they know and those whom they deem not to know #wordtocharlesbarkley

 

[drones]

So, any black podcasts you guys like to listen to? I could use some new ones, Gus T Renegades show is a little long winded for my tastes.

 

[truth-serum]

This boy Terry crews now shucking and jiving on who wants to be a millionaire now?

 

[danikerhino]

This boy Terry crews now shucking and jiving on who wants to be a millionaire now?

What's the problem, is that show too "white" for him or something?

 

[gwap]

This boy Terry crews now shucking and jiving on who wants to be a millionaire now?

oh... so he wasn't shucking and jiving playing a homosexual ex convict trying to rape a pimp?

or playing a man obsessed with white women singin pop songs and raving on ecstacy with his shirt off...

yall either need to be woke or stay sleep... love coming up with epiphanies when nothing is any different than it has been

 

[urbetterthenme]

 
oh... so he wasn't shucking and jiving playing a homosexual ex convict trying to rape a pimp?

or playing a man obsessed with white women singin pop songs and raving on ecstacy with his shirt off...

yall either need to be woke or stay sleep... love coming up with epiphanies when nothing is any different than it has been

Right man. I mean hosting I wanna be a millionare is actually a step up. I don't get how he is shucking and jiving on that show at all..... I mean did you even watch the show?Thats why i said a lot of you don't seem to know what your even fighting for.