Aren't We The Same???

[trinigirl]

I hope this is the right place for this.

WHY IS IT SOME AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE THE VIEW THAT TO BE OF ANY VALUE AS A BLACK WOMAN OR MAN (but for me woman) YOU MUST BE AN AFRICAN AMERICAN.
For too long I tend to get this condescending attitude that African Americans are better than your brothers and sisters in the diaspora.. Just reread some of the threads particularly relating to relationships..
WHY IS THAT???


That felt good.....
Thanks
trini

[sephari]

oh lord here we go!

we're american. americans are brainwashed to believe that there is nothing and no one better than america(ns). why do you think we have put up with so much since the end of slavery?

[Gorilla]

This is an understandable frustration; however, African Americans do not have a monopoly on this. The Diaspora has always been filled with back biting in every direction. I would like to see things change some day, but I'm not holding my breath.

[KMTSista]

Originally Posted by trinigirl

I hope this is the right place for this.

WHY IS IT SOME AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE THE VIEW THAT TO BE OF ANY VALUE AS A BLACK WOMAN OR MAN (but for me woman) YOU MUST BE AN AFRICAN AMERICAN.

For too long I tend to get this condescending attitude that African Americans are better than your brothers and sisters in the diaspora.. Just reread some of the threads particularly relating to relationships..
WHY IS THAT???


That felt good.....
Thanks
trini

just making sure I'm reading you right, are you saying Afrikan American's look down on for instance west indians or anyone who is black that is not an Amerikkkan??

Originally Posted by trinigirl

I hope this is the right place for this.

WHY IS IT SOME AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE THE VIEW THAT TO BE OF ANY VALUE AS A BLACK WOMAN OR MAN (but for me woman) YOU MUST BE AN AFRICAN AMERICAN.
For too long I tend to get this condescending attitude that African Americans are better than your brothers and sisters in the diaspora.. Just reread some of the threads particularly relating to relationships..
WHY IS THAT???


That felt good.....
Thanks
trini

Do you have any quotes to back this up. I do not see it. I think the site is rather African American centric, as the majority of members are African American, but I think most see Black as Black.

[Lediamand]

Originally Posted by KMTSista

just making sure I'm reading you right, are you saying Afrikan American's look down on for instance west indians or anyone who is black that is not an Amerikkkan??

Thats exactly what she means!
The thing is that we have many ethnic problems within ourselves with light skinned vs dark skinned and African American vs the Diaspora, sigh.. the sad part is the problem does exist.

[afrocentric]

i read a blog somewhere discussing this. i can't remember what it was but it was pretty interesting. i'll try to find it and post it here so yall can read it.

[jacqui]

I've seen this occur many times and I am always floored when I see it. Just this past Saturday at the gym, there is a sister from Nigeria in the class and 2 of the heifers in the class were talking to her so nasty and in such a disrespectful manner. I was so glad when she said, " I am not the child of either of you 2 sickly women. Remember that." I was so proud of her and I winked at her.

I have seen some of us be so nasty to our brothers and sisters. But then it is expected because look how some of us treat each other.

[KMTSista]

Originally Posted by Lediamand

Thats exactly what she means!
The thing is that we have many ethnic problems within ourselves with light skinned vs dark skinned and African American vs the Diaspora, sigh.. the sad part is the problem does exist.

Oh ok, cool thank you for clearing that up........

Originally Posted by trinigirl

I hope this is the right place for this.

WHY IS IT SOME AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE THE VIEW THAT TO BE OF ANY VALUE AS A BLACK WOMAN OR MAN (but for me woman) YOU MUST BE AN AFRICAN AMERICAN.
For too long I tend to get this condescending attitude that African Americans are better than your brothers and sisters in the diaspora.. Just reread some of the threads particularly relating to relationships..
WHY IS THAT???

Trinigirl, yes we are all the same. I have never understood the debates and conditions between black people from different regions.

I remember my ex boyfriend who is from Jamaica use to tell me also how he was treated when he first got here, but he also told me how there is constant battles between some Jamaican's and people from Trinidad, and i remember asking the same question, but aren't we all the same.

It's crazy to me considering when the boat crossed the Atlantic, ALL of our ancestors were on the same boat, but just dropped off and brutilized in different locations.

I embrace all my brothaz and sistaz regardless what country we come from because yes we are all the same.

Let me ask you a question, because I've been curious about this, is this why a lot of people from the West Indies are so closed off a lot of the time with black americans because of the in house discrimination?

If so, let me be the first to say, a lot of us don't feel that way, and for the ones who do, I truely apologize on their behalf.

[Diamond]

No We are NOT the same. As you can tell we do live in "Americia" and we blackpeople have been "americanized" (If there is such a word). I have heard about this issue for a while many "africans" feel that we "american black people" reallyl dont understand bout our hertitage and they feel that because of that we are diffrent.