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It's ridiculous to automatically assume that someone is going to act a certain way because of their race. Black, Asian, and Hispanic people have been told they're not acting black or Asian or Latino "enough" when they don't speak the way they're expected to, or if they like certain hobbies.
People form so many assumptions that someone cannot be the person he or she is based on things that are stereotypical of their race. They feel forced into a box.
Someone's surroundings do not change their race.
It needs to be said: race is not a personality trait. It also needs to be said that calling someone "pretty (or) handsome for a ______girl/ guy" is disrespectful, like this woman in the video pointed out
whose name is Kelly Stamps btw
wylkyn
She has a rather Lewis Black quality to her delivery. The seething anger. Nicely done.
thedudeman519
You gotta speak through gritted teeth.
ShinobiWan1
I get called a Coconut! I am Polynesian, grew up in California D:
4vie
... Would that make you American?
ShinobiWan1
RuijiRiku
kytayn
Vader really was darling in his youth, wasn't he.
ElbowDeepInAJedi
Your 3 second joke has a better premise than the prequels. I would watch your movie.
DragonSamurai1600
I’ve gotten this as a kid when I was in middle school and it was always from other black kids
0plus1plus0
Well she's very pretty and full of energy. my first impression will be based on that. Also she seams to communicate well. Regardless of race
Dondarian
I've met black people that were giving a black dude a hard time cause he "wasn't black enough" it was racist AF. The dude was a champ too >
Dondarian
He listened to Tenacious D, played Rock Band with me all the time, LOVED anime, and built computers. I guess that's not black enough.
thedudeman519
That dude sounds cool AF .
Dondarian
He is a cool dude! Haven't spoken to him in years since we moved away from each other, but it blew my mind that other black folks told him >
Dondarian
He wasn't black enough. I blew my mind. I mean, I don't know what it's like to be a black person in America, but that seems extra foolish.
kmikl
A couple of friends of mine were in that same boat just not in the US: in Canada. The 'not black enough' crowd basically keep themselves /1
TwoOneSevn
Based on the comments, can confirm...
kmikl
The only difference is if we're new or old scum.
nowiwannasniffsomeglue
In Europe its called kinder surprise, black outside, white on the inside
certainlynotaserialkiller
in america its called Colin Powell.
ImBoredouttamyskull
She has a YouTube channel; she has super dry humor: https://youtube.com/c/KellyStamps
azimir
My first trip to the UK was an eye opener. Many assumptions about speech, culture, and race were overturned. I loved it!
Imakethingsweird
Assigning people to racial stereotypes is such an idiotic behaviour. Its illogical too, because, in the end, they all taste the same.
Goldenteckel
Goldenteckel
thatsbadmmkay
- Jeffrey Dahmer
Axiluvia
And their leather sells for the same amount.
thevortexmaster
I'm always hungry an hour after eating a chinese person though
youreathing
Chileans are a little spicier than most.
psugab
Depends on hygiene, diet, and exercise routines. And spices. And cuts of meat.
Kbantar
GF told me about a deer her family shot that had eaten so much wild sage that its meat was pre-seasoned. Now to buy garlic for "friends".
n0n53n53
there's something real pervy about that word... "taste"
SarcasticComment
I got told on imgur that my opinions were surprising for a latino, which I am. They disagreed with my pointing out how racist that was.
SarcasticComment
Ironically the topic prior comment was "it's not okay to assume every white person has the worst intentions."
TheSlurmFactory
*squints eyes at a possible cannibal*
Waffle3z
browsererror
I mean, there are some subtle differences in flavors. Hey, do I hear sirens?
Scientist99
Khorne cares not about those he unleashes his army upon. BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONES!
kmikl
MILK FOR THE KHORNE FLAKES!
Imakethingsweird
TheTexasLefty
username chacks out
AiAmSisiphys
Mixed folks just can't fucking win, simultaneously expected to "pick a side" and also shunned for being "too much like them"
JesusShaves
That’s why identity politics blows. You shouldn’t have to pick a side at all. If people don’t accept you for you they’re assholes.
Manhoarder
Or being told/asked that they might be adopted because their parent(s) aren't the same colour...
RoboGumbo
Yep. Spent the entire 35 years of my life so far constantly bouncing off being both too white to be black and too black to be white.
RoboGumbo
I don't look white. I'm light skinned but clearly black. Identify as black. IDs say black. Cops say black. I'm vocal on black issues/life. ¹
RoboGumbo
But because I speak properly and with a decent vocab I 'act white'. Worst part is I get that more from other black folk than white people. ²
ZebraCockSandwich
Yeah this shit annoys me too. it doesn't make any sense at all, and it harms people. Race isn't a behavior or a way of speaking. I've known1
ZebraCockSandwich
people who were excluded from their communities just because they decided to pursue higher learning. Its fucked up. 2
Chikanboo
Personally I figured out who and what I was at 9 (I'm me) And have spent the last 28 or so years telling the rest of the world to fuck off
mercyPandaRunner
What I find said about that, is that every single human is "mixed". The strange colonial Era standard by which we determine who Is "mixed">
mercyPandaRunner
or not is arbitrary, useless and cruel, especially considering how much "race" still haunts the world.
mercyPandaRunner
*sad. Damn it, I'm tired.
cjandstuff
Racists around here will say people shouldn't mix, then proudly tell you they're part Native American. Bruh.
mercyPandaRunner
And even the claim inherent to that claim, that by virtue of some "blood", one has claims to a culture, even without ever really interacting
mercyPandaRunner
with it. I am from Germany and i can tell you it's really strange when someone from the US, for example, starts claiming they are german>
TheOnlyPtylerdactyl
Reminds me of how people were yelling at Awkwafina for her accent and it's like... that's just the accent she grew up with? What, she's ½
LastPaleLightInTheWest
That isn't the accent she grew up with. There's countless videos of her being caught forgetting to use it all over youtube.
TheOnlyPtylerdactyl
just supposed to change an unconscious part of her identity so you can stereotype her better? Skip
AranaDiscoteca
EXACTLY. 99 cookies for you, you win them for understanding the existence of language and culture.
thedudeman519
The gal from Queens sounds like she's from Queens ? That's nonsense !
LastPaleLightInTheWest
She is not "from" Queens. She was born and raised in an upper class white/asian hamlet called Stony Brook in Suffolk County.
thedudeman519
Oh shit oops. So she doesn't really talk like that ? Bummer.
Cheomesh
...her name being Aquafinia didn't give it away?
thedudeman519
Bobcat did a voice schtick yea. Not sure what else a stage name has to do with it .
LastPaleLightInTheWest
Nope. She developed the "Awkwafina character" while attending art school in Queens later on in life. There are vids on ytube from her as a
LastPaleLightInTheWest
teenager speaking like the typical white girls, then suddenly boom art school rap character with a hilariously exaggerated black accent.
dudehiemer
I've spent most of my life hiding my racial heritage.
Punk1209
I’m so sorry this is your experience. Much love to you.
FroopyHood
Same here. (Half German)
MadCatIV
I'm part German, French, English, and Native American. I used to joke that I really hated myself. Also some Irish if I go back a bit.
SkaNinja
there was a half german kid who went to my school, he was bullied so much at school and after that he killed himself. Poor fella, 1/2
SkaNinja
2/2 I saw him hit the floor when he jumped off the multistory carpark.
bikergeek6249
My g/f is Black, speaks like the woman in the video, and ... this has been her exact experience. :(
kmikl
The part I'm more than a bit shocked at is the job interview part. Like, have some fucking professionalism, and treat her like a potential/1
kmikl
/2 hire that will be an asset to the company. Pulling that kind of shit from the jump (even if exaggerated) just starts things off badly.
LipstickOnAPear
She had me at “this is a human”.
GreaseMonkeyOfLove
“Which you should not consume.”
MimirOfTheBifrostTeats
thedudeman519
hellsgunslinger
Never knew this was a thing till I talked to a black coworker who talked about getting bullied because she was lighter skinned
Icommentandpostmypets
My mom was denied entry to a black sorority because she looks tan. Her dad is dark haitian, mom white German. Said she wasn't dark enough.
DALLASLAVOWNER
ahh the old paperbag test
TakeYouAway
A lot of racism within all races. Some Asians have stereotypes about other Asians, some black ppl dislike black ppl that act too "white",etc
Kligan
It's almost like being a human scum is beyond race or ethnicity..
CNChapeL
"Stop being so white" said among black people is a thing apparently. I wasn't able to get details on what this entails but seemingly /1
CNChapeL
...you can be coal black, not be acting "black enough" for some and be ostracized by the group.
Cheomesh
Sounds familiar. "Acting out".
n0n53n53
I had a bunch of asian friends called each other bananas or fobs depending on how "asian" or "white" they acted. Mostly joking but damn.
Someshithead241
What exactly is the "white" way to act? I feel like whatever it is, it's gonna be very detrimental to black people in its description.
TheAngryMarineBiologist
It usually is.
Icommentandpostmypets
Okay, so this will sound bad but it's a combination of how you talk, how you dress, what your do for fun. Superficial things. My boss used
Icommentandpostmypets
Call me a FAN, because I'm mixed but islander black. I didn't grow up liking the Compton lifestyle he did. Not liking bbq made my
Icommentandpostmypets
"Ratio low". Not listening to hip hop or r&b meant I "lost my black card". Not the first time I've dealt with people that think my heritage
floofnmeeps
She's really pretty
certainlynotaserialkiller
you noticed that too?
abacab87
your're lookist.
Cheomesh
She really is
Phlindar
For a girl
kmikl
For a human girl.
3rdoption
I'm offended as a cannibal. My people offer an efficient and delicious solution to overpopulation, global warming, hunger, and chicken abuse
christ0s
Also a solution to income inequality.
NOINITIATIVE
I would forgive them if they really ate bezos or zuckerberg
certainlynotaserialkiller
statisically its not cannibals you need to worry about
4vie
Might I suggest, a modest proposal?
majorkira9
4vie
Jonathan Swift's satirical treatise dealing with English... elitism against amongst others, the Irish.
Adamarket
I grew up working class and would be accused of "talking posh" because I liked to read and educated myself. It's bias and bigoted.
Sasurau
"What ya readin' for?" Not what you reading. What you reading for. To paraphrase Bill Hicks.
kmikl
ah... yeah. Bill would have had a problem with the way shit's been going down lately.
Sasurau
Half of me says, "God I miss Bill, I'd love to see his take on... everything." Then the other half goes, "Well, if he hadn't died, he'd have
Sasurau
"had a massive coronary embolism after the last few years ANYWAY. The explosion might have taken out an entire seaboard."
kmikl
... Eastern or Western? and if Western, would you buy property on Arizona bay?
Cheomesh
"You think you're better than us don't you"
thedudeman519
"Yes, yes I do"
Cheomesh
And that's when the fighting started, heh
echonite
I thought "oreo" meant half black half white? Either way, human is human, person is person.
IupvoteAussies
Black on the outside, white on the inside. The Asian equivalent is a Twinkie. Anyone know Hispanic?
TurduckenMcNugget
Asian is banana. Twinkie, usually shortened to Twink, has connotations in the gay community.
IupvoteAussies
Oops, I thought that twink came from twinkle, like fairies or stars, not Twinkie
thetiredhedonist
As a Hispanic person that just means we speak Spanish. It's not a race. We come in all shades
IupvoteAussies
I'm Mexican,Spanish&Guatemalan, I know. However, the idea of "X on the outside, white on the inside" applies to Hispanics of all shades
JudgementalMan
I was thinking about this. A tequeño? See we don't even all share the same foods so this barely works.
IupvoteAussies
Maybe we can be churros? Brown on the outside, light on the inside? I think I'd like to be a churro lol
fastjeff
For us natives, it's apples.
echonite
Oh yeah, I was thinking Mulatto.
thedudeman519
Pretty sure that's just a straight up slur.
JudgementalMan
Yeah but its one of those slurs that's offensive only because people said it real mean, not because its inherently insulting.
JudgementalMan
Clarify: The N word just means "black" and is offensive because of how it was used. Something like "zipperhead" is inherently offensive.
tiptoeingthru
Originally meant: African mixed with European; root word translates to "mule"... so yeah, *highly* offensive, never mind being archaic
IupvoteAussies
Yikes, I always thought it had something to do with coffee... sounds like something pretentious you'd get at Starbucks
echonite
Ouch, well then good thing I don't use it, and will avoid using it.
thedudeman519
No worries. There was a time it was common usage. But its got a lot of baggage. I couldn't get my mom to stop saying that or "oriental" . It
yakusokuN8
If you're an Asian American who speaks English poorly, you're a "FOB". If you speak it well, as your primary language, you're a "banana".
dajuan
I was narrating in English for a video after not speaking English regularly for a long time and I felt I sounded like Asian lol.
yakusokuN8
FOB = "Fresh Off the Boat" (immigrant who knows English as a second language). "Banana" = "yellow on the outside, white inside". Can't win.
JudgementalMan
Where I grew up, there was no shame in being "Fresh Off the Boat", nor in asking "where are you from?". I can understand how it may be 1/2
JudgementalMan
a sensitive issue elsewhere. 2/2
dajuan
Had a Vietnamese Chinese American friend who calls himself a Twinkie.
TheMayorOfTittyCity
As a white person its important to hear this. First thought was what adult would say that? Apparently, lots of ppl.
TheMayorOfTittyCity
Even if you thought it inside, saying it loud seems pretty insane. But its not part of my world so I'm ignorant of its prevalence.
kmikl
Ditto. I had a bit of a rude awakening when I heard from a deputy minister the number of times he's been called an epithet or had to deal /1
kmikl
/2 with racism. https://www.csps-efpc.gc.ca/video/questions-on-racism-eng.aspx The part about his kid... just ouch.
thedudeman519
As a white kid from the city . I grew up hearing kids say it to each other all the fucking time. It was absurd 30 years ago, and still is
TheMayorOfTittyCity
That my experience. Heard it a lot from other black kids in my grade school, but prob not since middle school, def not since high school.
TheMayorOfTittyCity
That adults are saying this to other adults is a little (not that much though) surprising.
thedudeman519
Probably just the same kids I heard saying it in grade school 30 years later.
Larktonguesinadicecup
I definitely heard it like 4-7th grade
OldSchoolNewRules
De-stigmatize being articulate.
4vie
Apparently being articulate translate as white, where I would translate it as professional, educated....
JudgementalMan
Well the problem might be what you consider "Articulate". Imagine being raised with an accent and being told its not "professional".
kmikl
Maybe it's just me, but Professionalism doesn't have much to do with an accent. It has to do with how you speak and complete your work. /1
kmikl
/2 To me, I'd rather hear someone with an accent use simple language to convey a point, than hear someone with my own accent use overly
kmikl
/3 flowery language to convey the same point but take a bit longer. Having a good vocabulary is important, but know your audience.
JudgementalMan
"Professionalism doesn't have much to do with an accent. It has to do with how you speak" Hmm...
kmikl
I elaborated a bit. The accent is less important than conveying a point.
Cheomesh
As white trash, I can confirm that articulation is not a trait inherent to whites.
kmikl
Dude, have some self respect. I don't care if you're poor and white: don't help people keep you mentally down.
aloysiuscentauri
I grew up in a trailer park and used to hangout a gang with a kid nicknamed named “Wolfboy”. He used to brag that he never had …
aloysiuscentauri
… worn shoes. None of us had articulate speech patterns. Somehow, I became an attorney and …
Cheomesh
lol
BaconAlmighty
I like her.. for all kinds of reasons.
HandoB4Javert
IonlycommentTroyandAbedgifs
KnowThePattttts
me too Bacon
sweetnaivety
WhERE DA LINK
TacoPuncher
France is bacon
TsubakiTragic
She would definitely get thru the 2nd part of a hiring process in my books. And b4 anyone jumps the gun, I've interviewed many folks.
SimiKusoni
I'm not falling for that again, Casting Couch.
TsubakiTragic
ye of little faith.
boevis
She reminds me of a certain research subject.
HellenicTaxCollector2
well !!! we are waiting
o0Achilles0o
Ana Foxxx maybe?
n0n53n53
she's very attractive... for a human
BatmansUnderPantsAreSoSoft
But do we know if she actually tastes like an Oreo? You know.... For uh..... Reasons
benjwolf04
I volunteer to check and report back
kmikl
That sounds suspiciously like something us humans would say about another human we want to be human around.
J0hnnyMemeonic
tred1975
Donku83
She has nice teeth
hendawg2020
"She has nice teeth?"
kmikl
Nicest whitest teeth you ever came across.
hendawg2020
Was trying to play off the "she has nice skin" from HP, but, yes great dental hygiene.
IveGotRedOnMe
Understatement. Rarely have I seen chompers still look so vibrantly white when the person is wearing a white top. If ever.
MickeyCallahan
https://www.instagram.com/thekellystamps/
funnystoryaboutthat
She's definitely not ugly.
suffyr
RandyRandalman
Not oreo, but would still eat
weidermeijer
Double Stuff?
Donku83
VeryLongTimeLurker
Why stop at double?
RandyRandalman
Depends on how tired I am, but probably yeah
spLagger
why can't we be hybrids and people stop pointing out stereotypes as if they're a compliment.... I'm mixed so I can't avoid being not >
Nerfgunner
Typically hispanic thing to say
spLagger
funny enough I get mistaken for Hispanic despite zero hispanic blood in me. One lady started speaking spanish to me and I replied "oh sorry>
spLagger
no hable Espaniol" and she looked at me and goes "Whyyyyeeehhh!?" I reply "uh... I'm not Spanish?" her puzzlement "oh.. are you sure?..... >
spLagger
I thought you were maybe you know from Spain?"
kmikl
Dude. Everyone is mixed. Go back into everyone's history you'll find there was a lot of fucking going on, and they were not exactly choosy.
spLagger
saying that shows that you don't know what it's like to grow up in a household that is mixed. My father was Iranian so I grew up with all>
kmikl
No, it's acknowledging a biological fact, but I see what you're saying. People suck (the Saddam thing... just stupid). I'm sorry you /1
kmikl
/2 went through that, and it isn't fair. Growing up, I has friends that are Persian/Arab and Canadian mixed, and if it helps any, I didn't
kmikl
/3 find dumb shit like that funny then, either. You can't change your history, but what you do with now is yours alone.
spLagger
the negative politics surrounding that, my father did best to show me the good side, but everyone would just joke about my uncle being>
spLagger
Saddam or do I get RPGs for Christmas, Iran is just a wasteland desert, Iranians have no culture, etc. I didn't feel 100% at home anywhere>
spLagger
among Persians who had two Persian parents I wasn't fluent enough and couldn't fully relate to them. I was always an outsider in every>
NothingPrince
Why can't people stop being racists
NothingToDoWithBakingBread
Sadly people believe that that is impossible. Also that and I've noted there's a few different meaning of the word, which tend to get clumpe
NothingToDoWithBakingBread
clumped together.
IupvoteAussies
Our brains are constantly identifying outgroups
spLagger
our brains are technically wired for these short cuts, it's just when it comes out in a negative manner is the issue.
mercyPandaRunner
We all ARE all "hybrids". Race is a social construct.
spLagger
sure in the grand scheme of things, but when you share blood with two very different cultures it's more "hybrid" than someone with two>
spLagger
parents of the same culture.
mercyPandaRunner
I find mixing and conflating of "blood" and culture pretty vulgar.
spLagger
bloodline is not a vulgar term. Especially maternal bloodlines, blood is just slang for it. As for mixing, take it how you feel. I'm mixed>
KingKelloggTheWaffleHaggler
Or not be called a rave traitor cause we don't adhere to their political views
spLagger
stereotyped as "you don't seem X/Y/Z" like thank you... that was... helpful...
SerenePrincess013
It gets super fun when you walk in & someone remarks "oh, I thought you'd be... darker." Ok, why is that? "Your name is so exotic." ?
thedudeman519
Was your father a GI?
SerenePrincess013
Bio dad is an Iran-Contra vet. According to him, he's the one that suggested my name. My bio mother tells a different story, but she's dumb.
thedudeman519
I apologize. I was making a joke from the US show The Office, where Michale ignorantly asks this question to Rashida Jones after saying
SarcasticComment
I get that. White skinned latino. We exist and it concused the fuck out of people.
SerenePrincess013
I dated a white latino, years ago. Sweetest guy I've ever known, but his grandfather was less than thrilled that I didn't speak a>
SerenePrincess013
Spanish-based language. Apparently, French-ish wasn't appropriate for his family. But the relationship ended for other reasons.
IupvoteAussies
"Your name suits you so well. It's just so black!" "....I'm not black" "..." "..."
SerenePrincess013
The worst part is, I lost out on a job bc my name is so unconventional.
IupvoteAussies
After being told that curly hair is unprofessional, I've started wondering what else might be screwing me without me knowing
Punk1209
Anytime I hear someone use “exotic” in reference to a human being…no words. I can’t believe ppl use this term. So unacceptable.
SerenePrincess013
If I use "exotic" to describe someone, it's to remark on their pet. Primarily the blue macaw that will glue herself to me at the pet store.
sweetnaivety
I think most people think if "exotic" as like, tropical.. exotic fruits, pets, people all look like from tropical regions
sweetnaivety
as a woman, I always wished I had a more pretty exotic look =(
SarcasticComment
Exotic is a point of view. Meatloaf is exotic to the Japanese, as is a blonde haired blue eyed white person.
pumpkinpiepatch
I get caught off guard when i get the "what are you?" Out if no where. I usually slowly say "...a ....gir..oh u mean my race?" feels rude
SerenePrincess013
Should start telling them "I'm a pumpkin, which means I have to be home no later than midnight, or I turn orange again."
SarcasticComment
Giant white skinned latino who speaks a slightly off accented Spanish. I get this question because we all play the nation of origin game
Promethianfire
I taught for a year in a school that was 90% black and it broke my heart when kids would accuse peers who got good grades of "acting white."
trs451
Truly awful. They will regret it the rest of their lives but you can't convince them without sounding like a NERD!
echonite
Reminds me of this scene from Fresh Prince. https://youtu.be/JOY9CbIK9zk?t=90
AbsoluteThundercunt
FrolickingFrolicking
That one is extra bad because it has a racist target effect, but the same general problem of anti-intellectualism is at most schools “nerds”
Promethianfire
In my experience as a white nerd, the ridicule I and my nerd peers got was nothing like what the high-achieving black kids got when I taught
thedudeman519
Exactly. It's one thing to be called "nerd" its another to be told you aren't who you are because of it .
elvianempire
crabs in a fuckin' bucket
kmikl
My thoughts exactly.
Direkt4
Ahh, the ol' crab bucket at it again.
RichardNunez
I read a story about class roll-call. "Jessica" was called and everyone's head turned. She said her mother wanted her to get a job!
MikeReese9
I had to put up with the ‘you act White’ for a while as a kid. I stopped caring decades ago. I act like me, and if it’s too White for you..
MikeReese9
See yourself out of my life.
mextexcomenntaco
Mexskin here same. Ja
tomyironmane
It sucks when success is ridiculed. It sucks pretty fucking hard when your race is used as an insult, too.
phoenixandfreddy
Someone told me they hid their love of reading books from their Black friends and family because they had been called oreo too often. Sad...
jridley
That just seems like they're saying that black people are supposed to be stupid.
NickRivieraMD
No, it's a whole set of things some of which are more valid than others
NickRivieraMD
And it's true for other groups too, that's why code switching is a thing.
TheAngryMarineBiologist
In my experience it's often stupid black people trying to drag down more successful or intelligent black people out of jealousy and spite
SpicyRebar
NotSomoneElse68
"Wannabe Wood". We also had WGW "Wannabe Gangster Whiteboy" for any Caucasian that acted black.
Wyrdbunny
Whigger was the term when I grew up.
NotSomoneElse68
That too.
iliahell201812
How can u "act white"? Honest cuestion.
Hulagirl01
And don’t use only double and triple negatives.
sweetnaivety
look at Carlton from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air
kmikl
I'm white, but I think it's basically get good grades, and don't get into trouble (or at least not bad trouble)
iliahell201812
Deam...that Is racist as fuck...shame same etnics still belive this crap.
kmikl
IDK... I think being that kind of person is a good thing.
iliahell201812
Yep! Thats the reason i dont get how can be a good person could be something related to a race.
umyrinbrah
Where I am from that was skateboarding and listening to rock/metal...also people were referred to as white washed
JayEnfield
"Validate my shitty decisions by making the same shitty decisions."
aap71
what did their fathers say?
Promethianfire
I didn't bring up racial stuff with parents.
aap71
Because they weren't there?
Promethianfire
No, because as a 22 year old white guy from the suburbs and in over my head, I didn't feel comfortable addressing it. I would now.
BeerIsProofThatGodLovesUsAndWantsUsToBeHappy
Heard that from elementary school all the way through high school. Always wanted to stick up for my black friends but it just made it worse
SlaynXenos
I've seen the term "crabs in a bucket" used, and frankly, it's pretty true. Well spoken /good grades? Suddenly "You're acting white."
dogwithahumanface
I teach in an area with lots of Asians and many don't get the support they need because teachers assume they should be getting A's.
sturmhauke
I know a guy who half-jokingly calls himself a "failed Asian" because he was never going to be a doctor, lawyer, tech startup guru, etc.
sparklepantsthedestroyer
"There's two types of Asians. Asians that can eat peanuts and FAILURES." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0_Tt0En7v4
thedudeman519
mextexcomenntaco
As an educator I dislike all of them in general that’s how I give support because they’re all dumbassesss
carlsagansghost
My HS in the early 90s was the exact same way.
NickRivieraMD
Same as with gender. Whatever you do is now Black, now feminine, now masculine. There's no one way to be a [whatever group].
Someshithead241
Its why identity politics is dumb as hell.
TheBishopofBanterbury
Wrong. I'M the one true Scottsman!
NickRivieraMD
We all have rules in our heads about how to be, kids act like everyone knows their rules. Some adults never grow out of that. But>
NickRivieraMD
we've all got different rules, different identities.
FroopyHood
You type pretty legibly for a MD!
NickRivieraMD
Ờ̶͕ȟ̴͙ ̷̲̖̏s̴̛̯̟̆o̵̙͇̚r̷̢̈́ṙ̴̫̣̌y̸̪͖͝,̷̛̯̼ ̵̫̔͠m̸̱̓y̸̡̩̿ ̴̖̃m̵̧͚͂i̵̦͝s̸̬͠ͅt̴̨̑͜a̵̖̎k̵̗̃̀ͅe̸̺̒
thedudeman519
Be not afraid?
FroopyHood
Take one meme as needed for pain?
NickRivieraMD
epicurusaquinas
I dropped my grades for two years while I dealt with being accused of acting white. My mom's solution? Shaming. Clinically depressed much?
Promethianfire
Fuck. That really sucks. I hope you're doing okay now
epicurusaquinas
Doing much better. I was blessed to have earned enough to take an extended break from working. Focusing on myself. Thanks!!
AranaDiscoteca
This was my life. You have no idea what a revelation it was for blerds to become a thing.
RoloTonyBrown
HA! Blerds. I love it!
mrslurtz
Nerd-e’s music might really speak to you
SarcasticComment
What's sad is today there's an educational movement of teaching "hip hop youth" which makes me wonder, must all inner city kids love hip hop
SarcasticComment
I'm latino. Would hate to be considered salsa youth... unless you show up with salsa.
thedudeman519
kmikl
I would rather show up with salsa, than youths... but you gotta bring the tortilla chips. Deal?
SarcasticComment
Clearly you aren't a republican if showing up to a party with Mexican food "trumps" showing up with children.
AranaDiscoteca
Hip hop youth here is a slang term meaning that we need to de-stigmatize learning as being "for white kids" and make it seem cool.
SarcasticComment
And like slang terms it is not encompassing and leans heavily on stereotype
AranaDiscoteca
The stereotype that the majority of popular kids in urban classrooms like hip hop? I hate to break this to you, but... Yeah. That's a thing.
AranaDiscoteca
Source: Am a teacher and also was teased horrendously for liking school while being black at the time.
SarcasticComment
Now if only school had more hiphopfication. That would have changed things while marginalizing everyone that didn't appeal to
SarcasticComment
Curious. Does my being latino mean I am Salsa youth. Do I need a salsafication of education?
ThisUsernameIsTaken123
My friend asks "what is blerds please?"
AranaDiscoteca
http://theblerdgurl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/THEBLERDGURL-SITE-HEADER-TEMPLATE-1-1.jpg Black nerds, as first coined by Turk in Scrubs
ThisUsernameIsTaken123
My friend says “ahhh gotcha! Thanks” and then in a Homer Simpson voice says “blerrrd!”
SpectacularSpectacular
black nerds
SarcasticComment
Historically Urkel, more modern Donald Glover whose called the best Blerd Rapper of all time. It's come a long way.
RandyPhonecian
That's why I have a crush on him. DG, Chidi from The Good Place, and Maurice from the IT Crowd are all heroes of mine!
MelfsAcidArrow
Donglover is amazing.
thedudeman519
Flapjack? Pancake?
terriblethunderlizards
Id like to know if calling someone "pretty fly for a white guy" is still allowed
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thatsbadmmkay
I've worked at enough country clubs and gone to enough barnhouse weddings to tell you that's a really low bar.
TheobromineAddict
I would question your sanity.
AnndyEdwards
It's punching up, generally, so generally yes. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Punch%20Up
epicurusaquinas
Who gives a s*** if it's allowed? Don't do it.
noize01100
Only we can say it - unless no one is around
Problemwoodchuck
FNOldGuys
Ludus
Only if they're in a Pinto playing Vanilla Ice
jekath
Stop!
terriblethunderlizards
i like their "31" tattoo.
ThaEnder
I never understood that part.
bBoldBrian
Uh oh sir, your age is showing!
terriblethunderlizards
I like how I'm accumulating downvotes and I'm not sure if it's from offspring haters or young ppl who dont get it.
hendawg2020
Well, maybe keep em separated.
ItWasntSupposedToBeThisWay
To me? no. I don't like liars.
Greenwaxy
I’m pretty fly, for a rabbi.
JeffGodofBiscuits
I mean, all the girlies say it, right?
Larktonguesinadicecup
Mhm. But the "colored girls" also all say "doot de doot de doot de doot".
JeffGodofBiscuits
hmmmm, the math checks out, doesn't it?
Larktonguesinadicecup
I don't claim to understand, I'm just a vessel. Like an old juicy Juice jug full of pennies
GrizzlyFrank
UNO DOS TRES QUATRO CINCO CINCO SEIS
madeejit
31.
ctrlshiftkill009
for you no way
JKGoose
NO, it's racist!
austinwizardforhire
YayItsMillerTime
boevis
I think it's still being debated if you can be racist against white people because the core of racism is about power
Someshithead241
It's being debated, sure. But the debate is fucking stupid and was started/is being kept alive by fucking morons.
Bacxaber
No. Racism is racism.
Daarst
Those are lyrics to a very famous song by The Offspring.
Dashirl
Ibram Kendi writes well about this. People can be racist in all directions, and if you use the power dynamic definition, it can apply on 1/
Dashirl
A personal level, i.e. a black teacher and a white student, etc. It's a complex topic that isn't well handled in this forum. 2/2
EdwardHarley
When I lived in Japan I was judged and/or avoided because I'm white (aka not Asian, Japanese, specifically). Would that not be racism?
aintnothinbutahounddog28
Yes it would. Everyone here is arguing without actually stating what they mean by the word racism. Traditionally it has to be the ppl with
aintnothinbutahounddog28
power discriminating against another race without the power. So in Japan, japanese ppl can be racist against you, but you can't be against
aintnothinbutahounddog28
them. But t is honestly just an argument about semantics. Meanings of words change over time and every person in this thread is using
Anfalicious
Interesting how downvoted this got given other attitudes in this site. A lot of performative wokeness happens here methinks.
abobeaver5772
Because it is an extremely fringe position that is extremely illogical and mostly an attempt by racists to claim they arent racist
Anfalicious
I think maybe I'm misunderstanding something, I though the objection was to the idea that you can't be registered against white people
Anfalicious
Racist
abobeaver5772
Yeah, people racist against white people want to redefine their racism so everyone else has the stigma of the word but not them
Qpnao
Correct, you can't be racist against white people
Salpinus
You have not been to my old neighbourhood ?
Bacxaber
Salpinus
Haha, where is this from? That's one helluva angry guy!
Bacxaber
Don't know.
IupvoteAussies
My Guatemalan grandfather was absolutely racist against Spaniards. "Filthy" was probably the nicest word he used
michealangleo
and being racist towards white people has nothing to do with equity, and all to do with trying to flip power dynamics. so yes it is power
Salpinus
BS, everyone can be a racist - towards anyone. Systemic racism is a bit different.
Metallica93
How is discrimination being debated? You can still be racist against white people, but that's pretty clearly not been the case, historically
Someshithead241
Because some people want to be openly racist, especially online, and not get any bother for it.
aintnothinbutahounddog28
There is an original definition of racism as coming from the race in power, using their power to denigrate etc another race. But words
aintnothinbutahounddog28
change with common usage and generally these days ppl think of racism as hating someone based solely on their race. Plus you used the word
aintnothinbutahounddog28
discrimination which is not always interchangable with racism. Using the original definition in the USA only white ppl can be 'racist'
Salpinus
From a European view, its correct that that's usually not been the case, but where they're a minority its different again. Even within
Salpinus
European countries. Where I used to live and the school I went to, racism and prejudice went all ways. Of course not every single person
Salpinus
there was a racist, but it was very prevalent. White girls were called whores because they didn't wear a hijab, Asians wouldn't mingle with
Anfalicious
The argument is racism is structural and it can't be oppression without structural power inbalances.
boevis
There's a couple factors, the first being the denial that there is a "White Race" but if we're going down that road, shouldn't we get rid >
boevis
of the term "racism" since we're all part of the human race and it only overtook "prejudice" in common use during the 70s. A lesser problem>
boevis
is the concept of "reverse racism" which is it's own terminology nightmare, but implies that some people cannot be the target of racism. >