february 28th ( very long and involved)

[adio 5,000+ posts]

congradulations to michael steele for becoming the 1st black GOP leader. it truly is history. now, whether he can make more people of color join the conservative ranks, i seriously doubt it, but never say never never!!

this day in black history:

One of the most famous poets, Langston Hughes was born in the year 1902.

Hughes came from the Harlem

Renaissance, the early stages of the Black Arts Movement. Hughes was well known in the streets of Harlem, making him one of the greatest poets of all time. Before his death in 1967, he wrote fifteen collections of poetry, two autobiographies, and seven collections of short stories, as well as other juvenile books and translations.

Among the many he did were The Poetry of the Negro, and Weary Blues. His mark upon this time, made him the most profilic and dignified poets of Harlem and throughout the world.

1926 Negro History Week Begins

What is now known as Black History Month, was first celebrated on this date as Negro History Week by Carter G. Woodson. It became a month long celebration in 1976.

 

[mtown870 10+ year member]

Ok i have a ? about black people. Idk if this is just a stereotype or not but most of the black people at my school get defensive at most things youll say and call u a racist (i got called a racist for callin this kid "boy" sayin that wat plantation owners called thier slaves and that i was tryin to make him a slave)but then theyll turn around and call u a stuck up bith honky. Y do they get so defensive? The whole slavary thing was like a century or so ago, im not tryin to say that that time in america's history wasnt bad or anything but its kinda annoying to have to watch everything u say so your not called a racist.

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

Ok i have a ? about black people. Idk if this is just a stereotype or not but most of the black people at my school get defensive at most things youll say and call u a racist (i got called a racist for callin this kid "boy" sayin that wat plantation owners called thier slaves and that i was tryin to make him a slave)but then theyll turn around and call u a stuck up bith honky. Y do they get so defensive? The whole slavary thing was like a century or so ago, im not tryin to say that that time in america's history wasnt bad or anything but its kinda annoying to have to watch everything u say so your not called a racist.

STFU! and learn how to spell before I fling poo in your face //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[Grinder1989 5,000+ posts]

This is a racist world. I don't care what anyone says. If no one ever gets over the fact that we are all people just trying to live in a world that is all we know, then racism is always going to exist. It's not something that can really be controlled because society and ignorance causes racism.

 

[infamous_e46 5,000+ posts]

Thundercat Lookin *** B1tches

 

[SPLV 10+ year member]

Nice original post. It was a good read for me although I didn't read the entire thread.

Adio, I have a couple of question.

1) I am Asian American, Hmong American to be exact. However, not all Asians flock as one. Although we may all look the same, Asian people tend to form their own groups according to their specific culture. For example, at the university that I attended, Hmong, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Burmese, Koreans, etc. rarely mingle. The only instances where different groups come together is for public events or religious (Christianity, in particular) groups.

Do African Americans/Blacks (I'm not sure which term is preferred these days, sorry) hold on to their ancestral traditions/culture and pride themselves of being a member of that particular tribe or people? I ask this because the media (and everyday experiences) shows that all African Americans flock together without care of which tribe or culture they really belong to. Maybe the 400 years of slavery eliminated the differences between the different African peoples and gave birth to the single culture which is the African American people. What's your take on this? Do African Americans pride themselves as being Zulu, Ashanti, or [fill in African tribe name] , OR do African Americans accept that they are simply African Americans?

2) What is the relationship between African Americans (those with slavery roots in the US) with African Americans who have recently immigrated to the US? From my experience at the university, these two groups of people exhibit entirely different characteristics. The African Americans (those with slavery roots, I wish I knew the correct terms to use, sorry) typically resemble what is seen in the media whereas the other group is more (for the lack of better words) mainstream. I don't mean to sound racist or overly critical, these are just my observations. Are there divisions between the two groups?

Thanks for any insight.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

Did you like Gran Torino?

 

[SPLV 10+ year member]

Did you like Gran Torino?

Haven't seen it yet, but I heard it was lame. Meh.

There needs to be a big bucks movie on the Vietnam War featuring the Secret War.

I wouldn't be surprised if 50 years from now, the Chai Vang incident turns into a thriller movie like the Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

Gran Torino was great! Though it did make fun of the Hmong's a lot.

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

zipperhead!!!!!!

 

[Rashadddd 10+ year member]

Ok i have a ? about black people. Idk if this is just a stereotype or not but most of the black people at my school get defensive at most things youll say and call u a racist (i got called a racist for callin this kid "boy" sayin that wat plantation owners called thier slaves and that i was tryin to make him a slave)but then theyll turn around and call u a stuck up bith honky. Y do they get so defensive? The whole slavary thing was like a century or so ago, im not tryin to say that that time in america's history wasnt bad or anything but its kinda annoying to have to watch everything u say so your not called a racist.

you're racist cuz you're white cracka.

 

[edzy 10+ year member]

I'm not really bothered by peoples hair habits.
people can do what the fuk they want, as long as they don't get no activator on me or my shit.

I do have a little black history month story for you adio.

At the beginning of the month i got this email in my campus email, saying "did you know xxxxx invented xxxx in 1896?" I don't remember who it was, or what they invented, but i replied to it with "no, and i don't really give a fuk either".

I was confused and didn't relate it to black history month, until later when further messages they sent said what it was for, and that it was being sent from the black student union. By that time i had forgotten i even responded to the first one.

So yesterday, in research methods class, we were doing this sampling thing with a lists of students. My name was on the list. This kid i know from class.. talk to him often.. he asks me, "You're Josh XXXX?!", and i said yeah.. he told me was the one sending out the emails and he got my message and thought i was a racist. I pissed off the black students union //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

I just randomly respond to the spam the school sends out with smart *** responses because their constant barrage of worthless emails is annoying and obscures important email.

I inadvertently insulted the black student union on the first day of black history month. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

That would be George Washington Carver

Development of Peanut Crops and Products

And to the op. Great read. Also, have your views changes since you first wrote this?

 

[Pop da Hatch 10+ year member]

Teh Black Man hates me.

 

[adio 5,000+ posts]

Ok i have a ? about black people. Idk if this is just a stereotype or not but most of the black people at my school get defensive at most things youll say and call u a racist (i got called a racist for callin this kid "boy" sayin that wat plantation owners called thier slaves and that i was tryin to make him a slave)but then theyll turn around and call u a stuck up bith honky. Y do they get so defensive? The whole slavary thing was like a century or so ago, im not tryin to say that that time in america's history wasnt bad or anything but its kinda annoying to have to watch everything u say so your not called a racist.

your in school. and when ur there, kids are really fukin dumb. i mean seriouslydam stupid. some people get offended cause thats what they're taught to do.... get offended. they hear "nigg@, *****, crack, coke, strippers,champagne" on every song on the radio and these terms are aimed at the black community. so when the black kids get angry and you sayin something, say "you're gettin mad at me!?!? y'all should be gettin mad at these rappers. they rap about drugs and strips clubs and make you know they're talkin about you directly to you".

 

[adio 5,000+ posts]

Nice original post. It was a good read for me although I didn't read the entire thread.
Adio, I have a couple of question.

1) I am Asian American, Hmong American to be exact. However, not all Asians flock as one. Although we may all look the same, Asian people tend to form their own groups according to their specific culture. For example, at the university that I attended, Hmong, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Burmese, Koreans, etc. rarely mingle. The only instances where different groups come together is for public events or religious (Christianity, in particular) groups.

Do African Americans/Blacks (I'm not sure which term is preferred these days, sorry) hold on to their ancestral traditions/culture and pride themselves of being a member of that particular tribe or people? I ask this because the media (and everyday experiences) shows that all African Americans flock together without care of which tribe or culture they really belong to. Maybe the 400 years of slavery eliminated the differences between the different African peoples and gave birth to the single culture which is the African American people. What's your take on this? Do African Americans pride themselves as being Zulu, Ashanti, or [fill in African tribe name] , OR do African Americans accept that they are simply African Americans?

2) What is the relationship between African Americans (those with slavery roots in the US) with African Americans who have recently immigrated to the US? From my experience at the university, these two groups of people exhibit entirely different characteristics. The African Americans (those with slavery roots, I wish I knew the correct terms to use, sorry) typically resemble what is seen in the media whereas the other group is more (for the lack of better words) mainstream. I don't mean to sound racist or overly critical, these are just my observations. Are there divisions between the two groups?

Thanks for any insight.

thanks for writing SP

1.) not to piggyback off everyone, but soon as you said hmong, you know what movie i thought of. lolers, sorry

2A. not black people don't pride themselves on being of a particualr tribe or nationality. its impossible to do unless 40 -85% of all black people in this country and other places logg onto ancestry.com and find out where they're from, which u know ain't gonna happen. and black and african american are interchangable nowadays. and you're right, slavery did eliminate those differences. thats why theres just a "single african american culture" thats very blurry and many subcultures within it. most accept that we are simply african american/black

2B. the only similarities are "roots" for lack of a better term. 1 group comes directly from the continent and another came from the continent either decades or centuries ago. there are divisions, but i can't point them out. and those divisions are being lost more and more every year due to many africans becoming westernized.

*** ur not sounding racist either***