Archive for the ‘Other - Cultures & Groups’ Category

African American women and men, are you offended by the word “nappy?”?

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

~Wombyn Radiant Love~ asked: So after these long drawn out discussions about Imus and his remarks, there has been a lot of talk in the African American community about the word nappy. Some say it is the other "N" word. Some say it dates back to slavery and it ...

Why don’t African-Americans have pride in themselves or their people anymore?

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

scanjet asked: I notice this every day when dealing with African Americans. Here are some examples. 1. Someone was talking to an African American who went to an all white school. He said he didn't really like it much. The African American replied that is a good ...

What does Black pride have to do with attacking white people?

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Mary C asked: These are totally different things. Personally, I feel that you should be proud of who you are. As a black woman in the South, to successfully overcome all obstacles that are already put before you at birth, without milking the system is definately something to be proud about. As a ...

Why is it ok to have black pride but it is ****** to have white pride?

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

jeremy g asked: There are alot of "Black Pride" and "Black Power" speakers at colleges all the time. What if you change it to white speakers?

Why are Black Americans referred to as “African-American”?

Monday, November 17th, 2008

ur_so_ba... asked: Ok, again...not complaining, just want to get everyone's opinion on this. Black people in the U.S. are referred to as "African-American." Why? If you are black, ask yourself this, "I am from Africa, or is my direct family from Africa?" If you answered no, then why don't you just call ...