Why is it that if a black person is successful and professional, and uses proper English, then other blacks make fun of him?
2006-08-26 15:39:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
As a black woman, I would not call being successful "acting white." I would congratulate that person. It is not right to make false generalizations about an entire race.
2006-08-26 15:42:19 · answer #1 · answered by thesweetestthings24 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The entire culture calls legitimate success "selling out" their culture for sucess and ethics..As long as this continues the black culture will continue to destroy itself....Kind of like a self cleaning oven. The great thing about the "thug life" is that is generally a short one. ALso it proves hard work pays off and most don't want to work hard. As it is far easier to blame you lack of success in this fictional racism than it is to actually achieve something.
2006-08-27 16:44:12 · answer #2 · answered by bullybrian2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cuz if you're black you're supposed to be ghetto, tough, have killed someone, like hip-hop/rap, etc. And if you aren't like this people make fun of you, just like a white that likes blacks things (whiggers)
This is a horrible stereotype that will be with us forever especially if those that it refers to (the african-americans) carry it on!
It's not us the whites that label blacks like that, it's them themselves! And it's really sad cuz it leads to racism and then they complain when blacks are stereotyped as being ignorant and lazy and all that.
2006-08-26 22:45:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My foster sister said she is hassled all the time by her sibs and friends for 'talking white.' She told them 'this is how i talk and i'm black.' She also told them they ought to give white people a chance. I asked her if she thought they hassled her because she was making her way out and she said yes. She is a beautiful role model to her family, showing them that 'talking white' is a small 'price' to pay for going where you want to go in life.
2006-08-26 22:43:19 · answer #4 · answered by cassandra 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do it because they are jealous of the one the is doing better than they are. They have a stupid notion that all blacks are supposed to act the same.
2006-08-27 09:26:40 · answer #5 · answered by truly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no body makes fun of you as a black person i know that becasue we all want to be sucessful and professional
2006-08-26 23:04:58 · answer #6 · answered by WEEDG 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ignorance and envy.
2006-08-26 22:49:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just let the money speak for itself is what i say (cars, clothes, etc.)
2006-08-26 23:59:14 · answer #8 · answered by guess who? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmmm...JEALOUSY ???
2006-08-26 22:42:40 · answer #9 · answered by HAPA CHIC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋