fumblingtowardshappiness replied to your chat: I like African Americans that APPRECIATE (not appropriate)
not to nitpick but on this here: “Cries about ‘not getting anything’ due to slavery” I do not see anything wrong with being angry at system that has spent centuries making sure you and your family are economically stunted for generations to come.
Me neither. Let me explain:
Nobody. I repeat. Nobody is stupid to think that African Americans(AAs) aren’t supposed to be angry and fustrated at a system that robbed them of a chance to know their past. It is absolutely right for AAs to feel this way.
This is where they can learn/visit whatever countries they like in Africa and get to know one particular country they are interested in (or many cultures) and being cuirios and genuinely interested in getting to know a place so they can feel some connection, or just out of curiosity and enjoyment or a combination of both. whatever the reason, so long as they respect a culture by learning/asking/knowing? they are appreciating a palce and not demanding instant love and aodration just because we all share the same skin color and ancestors.
When you’re ignorant though, you just wear whatever you like from as many cultures as possible simply because ‘it looks cool and pretty and is African”. the belif that you can wear and do whatever you want just because it comes from an African culture and you haven’t even researched on it and you act as if you can do whatever just because your ancestors were from Africa creates a multitude of problems
1. it makes some people from africa dislike you. remember, no African has a problem with african americans. until you start to think that wearing their Gele or Ankhs without any interest apart from wanting to look african is not appreciating a culture. it’s appropriating.
2. this reinforces outdated stereotypes about countries in Africa and the people there.
3. This makes the ignorant A think that africas are arrognat/rude just because they are reacting to their culture being appropriated, not appreciated.
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As a African American I’m proud to say I study Africa and wear the clothing because i respect and love the culture....
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OMG we had this conversation sooooooo many times with many African Americans here but most of them are still in denial...
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All my feelings are above. Ultimately, the lack of understanding and tension between American blacks and Africans who...
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I understand. To be honest, many of us as Africans came here ignorant of what really happened during slavery in North...
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