Why do people who are different get so much crap from the majority of people whom are supposed to love you most? I come from a mixed race famliy (black and white) and i always find my black side of the famliy the most judgemental. They make fun of me because i don't just listen to rap (i guess all black people are supposed to listen to rap huh?) They make fun of me bacause i get good grades and for READING! They laughed at me and called me a "sellout" beacuse i dated interacially and i want to get out of the ghetto. Why is ignorance the norm with my generation? Didn't Martin Luther King want us to become smart? In order to be equal we gotta have intellegence right? Why do black people invite the sterotypes that so many of them complain about?
2007-05-21 04:11:25 · 9 answers · asked by CJ 1 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Not all people but most, in all races, cultures, religions etc do this.
The problem is in our species.
Civilization is not civil and humanity is not humane.
What you are experiencing is not only evident in your specific environment.
We are not all equal but having said that, the celebration is in our differences, however we all have equity or deserve to have and to give a fair share.
We as a species have not found our mutual way because we have failed to humbly respect and inherently nurture and cultivate upon and throughout what we all have in common.
Most do not instinctively live in balance, not only with each other but with and within the nature of our surroundings.
Ignorance is not restricted to your generation, it is in bred due to isolated cultures and traditions however with globalization and instant communication we can all see that the rules that most generations grew up with generation over generation are falling apart.
You probably threaten those with closed minds but remember, at the same time you are a role model or comrade to those who are also seeking to stand on common ground. Few have the ability to stand back and see the whole picture and understand the parts that make the sum whole.
The word sell out is often applied to those who question the status quo, especially when the ways and means of those who blindly promote and sustain bias and prejudice, are challenged by a broader conscientiousness.
Don't stop
2007-05-21 04:45:22 · answer #1 · answered by weofearth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had a very similar experience as you growing up. except i'm mixed (black/white) and was adopted by a black family. i totally stood out. didn't look like anyone in the family. didn't act like them. didn't talk like them ... which is weird considering i was raised in the south and somehow never caught the southern accent. needlesstosay i got picked on alot. plus my cousins thought i was weird because i listened to rock and didn't care for rap. i read alot. i just didn't get the whole homeboy thug thing, looking back i think i was just your average geek.
oh, don't listen to what they say about you being a sellout. remember, because you're mixed then no matter who you date it'll be an interacial relationship. so continue being you and let them say whatever they want. when you're successful they'll still be living in the trailer park.
2007-05-21 04:37:32 · answer #2 · answered by rvz 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't necessarily say that all black people are stereotyping, but your family certainly seems to have some issues. It sounds like they are kind of closed-minded and possibly even a little uncomfortable with the life choices they have made. Just be the person you want to be and don't let anybody, whether family or complete strangers, turn you into somebody you're not.
2007-05-21 04:21:56 · answer #3 · answered by Robert 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That all Mexicans only eat burritos and tacos and are illegal immigrants. That all Blacks only eat fried chicken and Kool-Aid and are in a gang. That all Asians only eat dogs and have small penises. That all Middle Easterns are terrorists. I'm not saying any of these are true, but it's sad that most people sterotype someone just by their race.
2016-05-18 22:44:03 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well let's put it this way not all black people are the same. There is one in each race. It just so happens that your black sidw of the family is ignorant and know no better. I know my black family enforces reading and you bet not bring nothing below a B home. It just depends on the background(parents) of where they came.
2007-05-21 04:25:24 · answer #5 · answered by whatiswhatitdo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think alot of people are ignorant. for example, I am puerto rican and most people living where I am from are kind of ghetto but I took the step to make sure I spoke english well and I am also in college but some of the people call me white girl because I want to live in the suburbs..they are so ignorant about our own race that if they ever been to puerto rico, they would see that most of the people over there are proper and nothing like the puerto ricans in america. All these people want to call themselves boricua in America and can't even speak spanish but they talk about others for not being "hood" like them, so I just think it is ignorance, people don't even know about their own race anymore because they are too busy following other people and are afraid to enjoy the things of live, why do you think all these people suffer..and I wonder why my friends suffer, because they want to stay in the hood with all the other fake puerto ricans lol..but keep being yourself and you will be the one to make it and you will meet people like you who dealt with the same stuff. good luck to ya.
2007-05-21 08:15:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Why do black people invite the sterotypes that so many of them complain about?"
I think that comment is judgemental. I guess your 'white side' is perfect right?
2007-05-21 08:26:08 · answer #7 · answered by jumbo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They feel intimidated by your intelligence, and your potential to become more successful than they are.
Do dey hope dat you will keep on tawkin' like DIS da rest of yo' life?
What even worries me more are people who are raised by parents like you, who are well-spoken and intelligent, and begin talking like like the above example.
We can't choose our families. You don't have to hang around with them if you don't want to. Everyone has that choice, and it has nothing to do with race. My entire family is white, and I hardly ever talk to any of them. They are all smart and well spoken, but I don't respect them for things they have done.
Move on, and keep great friends.
2007-05-21 06:43:25 · answer #8 · answered by gg 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They don't want to be anything like those who have treated them badly personally or historically.
In being biracial, you represent to them what is wrong with the rest of the society.
The issue is one of pride and embarrassment.
2007-05-21 09:10:31 · answer #9 · answered by guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋