i would consider my self black (as in african american) becuase im from Jamaica. wait acutally that is Afro Carribean. anyway i think there is a difference between being black and being dark skinned. i think say if you belive in god and all that and you belived in Martin Luther King, that would make you black. If you belived wut Malcom X said and you were black skined i owuld say that you are dark skinned. Basically im askin is there a difference from being Black (as in a cultrual group) and being black as in being of the african race. what do you think?
2007-02-11 10:21:21 · 9 answers · asked by nigga 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
As a Jamaican who went to University in the US I would say there is a difference.
Saying you are "Black" is not just racial but more indicative of belief in a certain culture and values. You are associating yourself with what it means to be Black in the US.
Most West Indians are mixed because of colonization which US Blacks never faced. Dark skin could mean you South American, Indian, mixed or so forth so it cannot automatically mean that you are Black.
The term "Jewish" is used similarly, used by someone to indicate not only their religion or ethnicity, but to indicate what values htey are aligned with.
Tiger Woods does not say he is black because he aligns himself as much with his mother's culture as his father's and that is his right. US Blacks dislike this and would rather someone pick a side but I will never.
Having African ancestry does not automatically make you black
2007-02-15 05:07:01 · answer #1 · answered by David M 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hahaha, i've been enjoying these yahoo questions i have indeed. Anyway as a smart black male, Majored in Computer Science, working at the world's leading Cancer Research & Treatment Institution in the United States, i gotta put that out there for the rednecks. I find that even your name will make prejudging you easier. It all has to do with people's beliefs, values and preconceptions. It's like foreigners giving their kids more American names so they'll look better on paper. You're light skin blackness makes you less threatening to people who've not had an association with black people. I cant lie, i attribute some of my success to my white sounding name and my light skin color. If you're named Jamal Johnson or Dante Jenkins, you're resume has better odds of seeing the inside of a trashcan. If you come up to the job looking like Kobe instead of Shaq, you'll look more "professional" or you'll fit the "company image". Do ya research. Peace!
2007-02-11 19:51:14 · answer #2 · answered by Kevo 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This stems from slavery, while the sunshine skinned blacks have been indoors, and the darkish skinned in the sphere. it created a sort of hierarchy in the black lifestyle, the place gentle became seen as nearer to white. even however, there are merely some blacks in the U,S. gentle or darkish who're no longer mixed with the two interior reach american, ecu or the two. easily, colour could have little or no to do with it. In my own family members, we selection from very darkish to very nearly white dermis, yet all of us are the comparable blend greater or much less.
2016-10-01 23:44:21 · answer #3 · answered by pomar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why worry what a certain shade of skin will make you out to be??????
I assume at this point that you are a man, so you are a black man!
so why sub categorize that into something else and make it another category of black??? that almost sound racist - sorry!
the only time I could think that all this is important , is when you want to speak to your grand children about your heritage!! and I don't think it would be appropriate to tell them about what all the shades of skin colors mean - you think? wouldn't it be more important to tell them about pride , revolutions , the wonderful culture and so on.
2007-02-11 10:40:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I get this confused myself
Like a lot of Indians (from India) are dark skinned (Dravidians), does that make them black? Really, I don't know
2007-02-11 10:37:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No there is no difference, pure Black Africans (such as myself) come in several shades of brown.
2007-02-11 10:42:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I do not know the answer but it is good that you are interested in your race. Take pride in whatever it is.
2007-02-11 12:55:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This question is confusing and makes no sense.
I'm cocoa-peanut-buttered complexion and believed in both men's philosophies.
2007-02-11 13:23:46 · answer #8 · answered by Ebony Goddess 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would say: get educated in the states. That's some baggage you Jamaicans have brought with you.
2007-02-11 10:27:39 · answer #9 · answered by Diamond in the Rough 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋