What's your opinion on me based on this?!
Question: I'm a black girl that has lived in the suburbs ALL my life. Where I live there are different races but the majority is white. I have NO problem with it. Yesterday one of my friends((black)) cousins said I was a sell out because I dont talk slang, listen to all rap. She also said I'm trying to be white. What is white? I didnt know there was a specific way to be white? I found it funny thou and told her that..which made her madder but oh well. I've had white girls plenty of times tell me they act blacker then me, not to mention theres ALWAYS some black people who think I'm being a sell out. If you compare my family to most black ones you can tell we're different.
What do you think?
Do you think its wrong that I prefer Threedays Grace and Fall Out Boy over Jay-Z. I prefer not to just date black guys. I'd REALLY prefer the suburbs over the ghetto areas. A majority of my friends arent black. I know its bad to say too..but unlike alot of black people I dont act loud and ignorant
Answers: I'm a black girl that has lived in the suburbs ALL my life. Where I live there are different races but the majority is white. I have NO problem with it. Yesterday one of my friends((black)) cousins said I was a sell out because I dont talk slang, listen to all rap. She also said I'm trying to be white. What is white? I didnt know there was a specific way to be white? I found it funny thou and told her that..which made her madder but oh well. I've had white girls plenty of times tell me they act blacker then me, not to mention theres ALWAYS some black people who think I'm being a sell out. If you compare my family to most black ones you can tell we're different.
What do you think?
Do you think its wrong that I prefer Threedays Grace and Fall Out Boy over Jay-Z. I prefer not to just date black guys. I'd REALLY prefer the suburbs over the ghetto areas. A majority of my friends arent black. I know its bad to say too..but unlike alot of black people I dont act loud and ignorant
There is nothing wrong with it. In fact I rather think that you would seem like a nice person to be friends with. Your right what is white? Nothing but a pigment of the skin truly. Nothing but a stereotype that people think they need to follow. So what if you like different music your normal you are yourself. I have the same thing with girls. I'm told I'm not girly enough so what if I like fishing and video games. I'd rather wear hoodies and guys shirts and guy pants. So what if I act like a guy. I'm still a girl and I still like to be seen as one even if almost all my friends are guys. It's the same with you your different and people don't want to accept it. I do and you accept yourself and that's all that matters as long as you are happy than they should be too. It doesn't matter what they say or do they just need to learn your not like them and that you are your own person. Not black enough that is a terrible thing to say. Well I guess us whom are different had just better stick together
Tell her that being articulate is a nice trait to have. Blacks saying that to you is incredibly prejudice. The appropriate response to that would be, "Oh, you can act colors? Since when?"
I think that you're educated.
Just be yourself. That's probably why your parents raised you in the suburbs. There is nothing cool about the ghetto.
Unless of coarse you own the damn place.
I thinks it pretty cool!
I think you should do what you want to. Everybody has the right to do what they want. You seem like a nice person. Sometimes friends could be afraid of losing you to other people. I think it's cool that you are different.
Who cares what others think? I like a majority of female singers and I couldn't care less what anyone would think about that. My sister calls me gay. I'm not and I know that. That's all that counts...
first of all, be yourself...2nd try to have an influence on her so maybe she can be more open minded instead of you
FOB is great!!!
thats dumb wat da gurl thinks anybody could be the way they want, act, or look
I Know People Like You
xD
You Act 'White' Not 'Ghetto'
You Were Raised In The Suburbs , So You Act Different.
wow, you may not be a sell out, but you're the ignorant one. you classify majority of all black people as ignorant? how dare you? let me just say that i think you're cousin is wrong to call you a sell out, but you are racist against you're own people and you are just as judgemental as your cousin. with people like you in the black race who needs enemies, you do plenty of damage. in the same breath that you said it wasnt fair for her to judge you, you judged other black people, by calling them ignorant, you and you're cousin are one and the same. i bet you think you're better than your cousin, just like she thinks she's more black than you, all i have to say is you're both trash.
I've heard that before. I don't understand why you are a sell out if you are educated and enunciate your words correctly. I just think that you are fortunate to have what you have and I think you appreciate it.
I don't think that just because you're black you need to act a certain way. By "acting white" she's following an often true stereotype, but it's what you prefer that matters. There's nothing wrong with "acting white" as long as you're not feeling like you have to to fit in or be accepted. =) Stay true to yourself, you don't need to let her live your life for you. ?
You can have whatever preferences you want, If you are black, you are black. If you are white, you are white. We are all human beings and human beings come in all shapes and sizes and we all like what we like and do what we do. It has nothing to do with color or race and to say otherwise is just plain racist.
Thank you for acting normally. Just because you black doesn't mean you have to be gangster and ghetto. I'm not black but I think it's ridiculous when I see these black kids in my school cussing and yelling like they are all "hood" when I know they've lived in the suburbs with an almost 0% crime rate.
Ummm.... i think that the people where you leave believe in stereotypes WAYYYYYYY too much!!!! Im sorry you have to deal with that.
As long as your proud of your race, and your culture, then you're fine.
Be true to yourself! And who cares what music you listen to?!? What is " acting white or acting black" anyway?
BE YOURSELF!! JUST YOU!
just be yourself and keep respecting what your morals and beliefs are
at the end of the day you will come out on top
its alot girls at my school like you, you can act whatever way you to act. you know how white people act different from blacks, and you probably been around them a long time and to be honest i don't like seeing black girls that way, because i'm used to seeing them being "loud and ingnorant or talk slang and listen to rap" as you say. i live in a "ghetto area".
I think you should just be who you're comfortable being. Just be you, regardless of others' expectations.
Have you ever seen the movie "Malibu's Most Wanted"? It's precisely about this issue (white people "acting black", black people "acting white"). Rent it if you haven't already seen it....
you just keep being yourself kiddoe, your obviously intelligent and well read, don't change for anybody......just some old crackers opinion
Yeah Yeah it seems all races have their patrol's out. Like if your a certain race you have to act a certain way. I think you handled it nicely. Expect more of the same though. Next time ask for a handbook lol.
listen sweetie,you can live in the ghetto and still talk"white".let no one discourage you because your parents decided to do right by you and give you a better life and what they may or may not have had.hell i live in the ghetto and i get flack sometimes too because i don't "hang" with everyone else.your friend's cousin is jealous of you so you'd better watch out for her,cause she will test your fighting skills.(i hope you got some).
you were not put on this earth to please everybody,you're here to make a positive mark on other kids that are younger than you and who may go through this very same thing when they get older.live your life for you,make you happy and forget about the ignorance that surrounds you.
BE BLESSED DIVA:))
I work in a VERY diverse environment--let's just lay that out on the table right away. I work with a few black folks and they are ALLvery well spoken and educated. There is nothing impressive about 'bein' down in th hood' or whatever in a pediatriatic cancer clinic. That is not "sell out." That is just good plain common sense. Would you want someone curing your child of cancer who can't even speak the language properly? Even our internationally born doctors speak impeccable English. Why shouldn't someone who is born in this country--regardless of their race?
P.S. Off topic, but whatever: I'm white and one of my favorite memories is from when I was a teenager. A black friend and I performed the Three Dog Night song "Black and White" at a talent show of sorts. It was great fun.
I THINK THAT SO GAY!! I'm black and i live in Georgia and i grew up in the "rich" part of my town so all the other black kids at my church would be mean to my brothers and me because we didn't cus and weren't all loud and spoke proper and was called a Oreo ALOT (whit on the inside black on the outside) and what is the definition of African American:a person from America with ancestry to Africa whats the definition of a white person:a person that has ancestry to Europe i dint see anywhere in those definitions where it says u have to act "ghetto" to be black and "stuck up" to be white i do like Chris Brown,Ne-yo and Rihanna and Gym Class Hero but its not my fault my parents didn't want to see their children turn out to be non successful adults and having baby's before their married i do date black boys but it depends on who it is if the boy is really nice and not all wanna be gang banger ill give him a chance but other than that ill be like umm.. no sorry most of my friends are black though but i do have alot of white and Spanish friends that understand what I'm talking about and some of them even act "ghetto" so they will not get picked on by the "non sell outs"
Honey, don't worry about it. It's YOUR prerogative.
You can listen to whatever the hell you want.
Next time u see that dude (ur friend's cousin), take him to SCHOOL, cuz he's the IGNORANT mofo.
He prolly thinks every black chick and guy oughta act ALIKE, as if they were from some kinda mold. He also needs to expand his HORIZONS, BIG TIME....
You never stop talking...