What would African Americans have to say about a true African that frowns on their culture?

Question

What would African Americans have to say about a true African that frowns on their culture?
I've read articles about true Africans from Kenya, who come to America and are just appalled by African American culture. They too say that African Americans are lazy and lack discipline. Are the Kenyans racist? Kenyans definitely aren't white or biased against blacks, so how would African Americans respond?

Answer 1

Well for me being an African American, I really don't get offened by their comments. I have had a few Africans tell me that Im not really Black, when we are the same color. I know a few people from Kenya and they have never said anything to me about it. I can only speak for myself and I wouldnt get to upset about their comments.

Answer 2

I'm a Black American NOT African American.

I've had African friends who've said the same thing. Black people are not a monolithic people. Most people understand this and are intelligent enough to take people on an individualistic basis and not lump every Black person into one category.

No, this doesn't make Kenyans racist. They don't like the actions of people, not the race since they are part of the same race just a different nationality.

Not everyone with Black skin is correctly depicted in the media. Smart, intelligent, hard working, moral Black people don't drive up the ratings. So, they focus on the ones that do.

Sad, but true.

Answer 3

As an African American male. I don't care. I know that there our problems in our community, but there are problems in other communities as well. If I was a smart a**, I would say that if they were so hard working, why is there country such a wreck, and ours prosperous. I'm sure the laziest person in our community makes more than the highest educated Kenyan or African for that matter. How many Kenyan billionaires are there compared to African American ones? (yeah not alot on both counts) Many of those criticisms are echoed here in America though by whites and even blacks. Ultimately I find generalized blanket sentiments like that myopic and elitist. I'm sure not all Kenyans think that way though. At the end of the day though, they are not racist, as you correctly stated, they are also black.

Answer 4

Just because one person of similar skin color says one thing does not make them the official spokesman for what you consider an entire race.

Just because the English say certain things about White Americans would it make it official?

Stop the ignorance. You get on here like you found the missing piece to the puzzle. Like you got it all figured out now that an African said something.

I am a Marine and serve side by side with Black Americans who work just as hard and would give up their lives just as fast for their brothers in arms and for your benefit.

Answer 5

It is obvious you are a blind hate racist so why even pretend to be concerned with what blacks think about each other. You people kill me with the pseudo-scholarly questions. You don't care either way and at the end of the day, you're just going to sit around saying n.i.g.g.e.r jokes and screaming white power. So why even waste our time with this bullshitt?

And anyways, do you think I honestly go around wondering what the goddamn Africans are saying about me?? Seriously, you bring up the most asisine non-points imaginable. Totally pointless and void of any type of reason whatsoever. But yea, you're the "superior one." Excuse me while I laugh hysterically.

Answer 6

some times the truth can be quite painful.

Answer 7

hmmm...