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 Posted: Feb 08 2013 at 8:00pm |
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I'd also say the parents have a lot to do with it but things can get problematic when a black child is raised in an all white environment. No matter how much praise and security they might get from the parents, they may have a difficult time adjusting until they at least reach adulthood. |
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Posted: Feb 08 2013 at 8:10pm |
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I think it's a combination of the parents as well as the community the child is raised in.
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Posted: Feb 08 2013 at 8:47pm |
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AshBash89 wrote:
The parents. |
This and their siblings and society and the child .
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Agreed, as much as it's the parents' responsibility to
instill cultural pride in their child, it's also society at large's
(both the AA and mainstream) to embrace differences as well as provide a
positive image for its members to hold onto.
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Posted: Feb 08 2013 at 8:50pm |
Lady ICE wrote:
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i cant blame parents. i know kids lookin at white princesses all the time think thats the way its suppose to be. this is before tiana. (im speaking of young kids though. teens form their own ideas)
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thank you thank you thank you. THIS WAS MY CHILDHOOD PROBLEM
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I would also add from personal experience, it's hard to foster true universal racial pride within the AA community when even within our own ranks we have a subset that despises anything they deem as not black, and sadly the things being considered "not black" ARE NOT things you should be telling someone NOT to do. And by default, with their mindset the things considered "black" are embarrassments or NOT ideal for the progress/prosperity of the AA community overall.
I definitely was called "acting white" for being a hard worker in school. For not speaking in the stereotypical AA vernacular. Where did we go wrong as a culture when working hard in school and not hanging on a corner suddenly became "acting white"?
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Posted: Feb 09 2013 at 12:13am |
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No one kids go through all kind of phases.
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Posted: Feb 09 2013 at 12:18am |
pattigurlatl wrote:
I think everyone is right here. But the issue isn't blame because its a larger picture. The issue is how do you fight it?
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I like this answer
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Posted: Feb 09 2013 at 12:19am |
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black people in part.. but also the parents for not instilling self confidence in the child
Edited by coconess - Feb 09 2013 at 12:20am
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Posted: Feb 09 2013 at 12:21am |
modelbusiness82 wrote:
I would also add from personal experience, it's hard to foster true universal racial pride within the AA community when even within our own ranks we have a subset that despises anything they deem as not black, and sadly the things being considered "not black" ARE NOT things you should be telling someone NOT to do. And by default, with their mindset the things considered "black" are embarrassments or NOT ideal for the progress/prosperity of the AA community overall.
I definitely was called "acting white" for being a hard worker in school. For not speaking in the stereotypical AA vernacular. Where did we go wrong as a culture when working hard in school and not hanging on a corner suddenly became "acting white"?
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