A Response to “You Act White” w/ Gothix

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You guys have been clamoring for a collab with ‪@GothixTV‬ on the Discord suggested guests channel, so we delivered! She joins me today to discuss the idea that black people who don’t follow the mainstream narrative are somehow not “acting black enough.” Let’s get into it.
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[@GothixTV]

👻yeeeeee

[@jbluyt8890]

👍

[@MegaTeeruk]

Awesome to see you here Gothix!

[@CelticX7]

👏💥🤟

[@eternallife9786]

I like how there's an English translation

[@crashzone6600]

Being shamed for acting a certain way is a good way to get them to stop them acting like that, which is why I think shaming fat people for them choosing to be fat important. Bad and sinful behavior should be shamed. Rather, shaming someone for acting "too white" is a good way to keep your community from succeeding. If you are constantly shamed for wanting to succeed, and doing so, is a good way to keep your community from valuing achieving anything. Rather than racism from white people, I think it is more likely that it is peer pressure from your own community that is to blame. I think it is pretty much the same phenomenon we see with white liberals who are saying evil things and virtue signaling just to fit in. Peer pressure is so much more powerful an influencer than a boogeyman like white supremacists in controlling the black community. It also shows just how prevalent open racism is within the black community.

[@ocarinaplaya]

"You act white" translates to "you don't act ghetto enough"

[@deniseberman8633]

And why on earth should you, I heard this crap myself growing up from people who ended up committing crimes. Yeah, we should listen to that bull shit.

[@deniseberman8633]

Yeah like that’s something to aspire to.😄

[@stephaniewheeler4626]

Thats exactly what it means...

[@m4tta]

it’s also like saying there’s a difference between humans based on their race which is… racist

[@El_Bueno]

"You're too well spoken"

[@iamme7626]

My husband...a Black man...has heard that so often in the last 30 plus years. His response always was: "I dont sound white, I sound educated!!!" Left people speechless :)

[@markspott1741]

That's the truth of it. Strange that he's probably like me and some others (black, but educated, common sense, not jaded) and don't put down others for their speech, dress, job, music likes ,etc... when conversing with them...But They Put You Down!!! Jealous that you apply yourself and excelled. But it's their only card they can play! So Sad!!!

[@jenniferh1416]

Heard this aimed at one of my high school classmates in AP English by someone who walked up to the classroom door before the class began. My classmate loved to learn and this class was a creative outlet from the typical English class.

[@Letsgo365]

Brilliant!!

[@tomfink7505]

That is a fantastic comeback!

[@cindyduncan7049]

AAVE sounds uneducated. There's your contrast.

[@try8042]

The amount of time I have had my “black card” revoked. I once had a black man tell me, “You act white!” My reply, “How am I acting white?” His reply, “You read.” 🤦🏾‍♀️ most of my friends now are white. Not because I prefer white people, but because I became tired of having to prove how black I am. My white friends just accept me for who I am.

[@ameliaannhouck2670]

Welcome home !

[@ameliaannhouck2670]

@@aznboi1027 I did it and it was hilariously funny !! muy beuno ! funny cause it is true ! you made my day!

[@thcreedon]

I have black friends that just prefer to be around white people

[@dblum]

So he assumed black people can’t read? Seems racist.

[@charlesmartinjr3971]

"'You read'?!" He SAID that?! Please tell me you are making that up - I'll totally accept that - because I'd rather you be lying than think that *reading* is for white people only.

[@lindasimonet323]

I am mixed race, but look white. I do not advertise my ethnicity like it is going to win points. But I can tell you, when I tried to join a black group at work, I was rejected because I am not black enough. My white friends accept me and are not bothered by it. Thank you both for your candor and honesty.

[@barryr.irvinga.k.a.deansto9426]

I am mixed race, but look white. I do not advertise my ethnicity like it is going to win points ... Sometimes the paradigm shifts and reality hits. ...You may think that your are Black because you are mixed but look at it like this. You ARE WHITE with a little pepper in your genes ... that makes you mixed race ...not Black ... why not seek out Mixed race groups outside of work if that is what you are really interested in. Just be cordial at work and that should work ... everyone should know how to fake it like that! There is a difference. Black culture comes out of suffering and reversal of negative energy. you say ... "My white friends accept me and are not bothered by it" ...what is ***IT*** ...? ... that indicates that you are probably more in tune with White Culture. mannerisms, lingo? There's another reason that you were rejected ...maybe they are just not into YOU?

[@Lukas_AZ]

Yet, it's White Folks who are generally accused of being Racist :(

[@jummyran]

I’ve seen a lot of bi racial folks say that. Very interesting

[@barryr.irvinga.k.a.deansto9426]

@@jummyran ... EVENTUALLY WHEN PEOPLE EVOLVE THEY WILL STOP QUALIFYING THEIR RACE AS IF IT MEANS SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR THEM TO TAKE ANY STAND... FOR INSTANCE - "AS A WHITE MAN ..." ...AS A WOMAN? ...BLACK WOMAN, WHITE WOMAN ...BLAH BLAH BLAAH? WHY NOT JUST AS A MAN OR WONAM? WHY NOT JUST CUT TO THE CHASE AND GO STRAIGHT TO THE ISSUE?: WHY DOES YOUR RACIAL SELF ACKNOWLEDGENT HAVE TO ( IN YOUR MIND ) MEAN SOMETHING SPECIAL?

[@indridcole7596]

Are you serious? Black people have always accepted biracial people you literally could not be accepted by anybody else. From Frederick Douglass to Obama

[@danielmuliira5363]

I have been called a RACIST WHITE MAN on Facebook for pointing out black victimhood yet I am a black African from UGANDA.

[@grahamperkins6582]

😂😂

[@robertbaker3174]

Dannng! People are stupid these days!

[@MorganAFunches]

What? Omg I'm sorry that happened to you! People have to be delusional retards these days! I get told by family members that I have "self hate" for listening to Candace Owens or other black conservative voices and that I'm going against my own race. I'll also correct them on being racist to another race I told by someonein my family, "I'm choosing a different race over my own! Wtf? How does that make sense?

[@MCPunk55]

Let me guess, the accusers were American...

[@addingupto1002]

What black people have a problem with is you being an African trying to tell them about what they should feel or can experience. Sometimes, this has to with examining racism. This is insulting because you are a foreigner, who didn't nor did your ancestors grow up in this country. Nor did your ancestors experiencec slavery or Jim Crow here. This is insulting. This would be like telling you how your experience as an African was during colonialism with the us being American.

[@Degarth]

Apparently every Nigerian I have ever met is "acting white" because every one I have ever met speaks impeccable English.

[@eternallife9786]

By that logic Indian tech supports speaks impeccable English 🤣

[@Jim87_36]

And they work damn hard

[@missright9159]

Yes because all white people speak English. If you meant spoke with proper grammar, just say that 🙄

[@Degarth]

@@missright9159 so a black person in America where the conversation was taking place between two Americans in the English language and commented on by another American who speaks English and then by you in English again, could "act white" by speaking German or French impeccably or do you just desperately need something to make your butt cheeks clench in rage? If you do just say that rather than making idiotic comments. 🙄 To speak impeccable English one would have to utilize proper grammar and proper diction so it goes without saying that I did in fact say that by saying the English was impeccable.

[@dcarts5616]

@@missright9159why make this comment? Do you wake up every morning and pop your head off your pillow with the thought “WHAT CAN I LET OFFEND ME TODAY?” FFS get a life.

[@Uncultured_Barbarian465]

Growing up in the 70's and 80's, reading a lot of books and listening to heavy metal, The Black Community turned their backs on me because I was different. As an adult I had a black coworker who wanted to take a swing at me because I used words he didn't understand, and he thought I was making fun of him. I told him that it's not my fault that I read a lot of books. It doesn't bother me, though. My parents didn't raise me with a victim mentality, which I am very thankful for. I refuse to take part in The Oppression Olympics.

[@Letsgo365]

Oppression Olympic!!! 😆😂

[@rhondah.1478]

Good for you for not buckling under societal pressure. I love all genres of music and also having grown up in the 80s (I was born in '76) I was into a lot of White artists, basically whatever came on MTV. I had a lot of White friends. And yeah, that got me criticism from Black people, especially my love for New Kids on the Block...still love them, lol.

[@rhondah.1478]

@@Letsgo365 I love that term too! I also don't play into that victim mentality.

[@Uncultured_Barbarian465]

@@rhondah.1478 I've been told that I'm too white many times because of what I like, and I finally reached a point where I didn't care. Took me a few decades, but it is what it is. And I feel you, I was born a relatively short time after Dr. King was assassinated, and it was such a different time. But those of us born in that generation grew up with awesome music, both the classics that already existed and the new artists that came around. Those who did not experience the 70's or the 80's don't know the pure joy of finding new music being played on the radio dial, and it was always banger after banger. And we had older relatives that often introduced us to new music. One of my uncles introduced me to Ram Jam and I had an older cousin that introduced me to AC/DC while we were tearing ass across a frozen lake in a truck he had rebuilt. 😁

[@billallen4793]

@@Uncultured_Barbarian465 Thunderstruck, and open headers, is a beautiful combination for the human 👂 ear!..lol..from Wyoming USA 🇺🇸 🤠

[@moon_0207]

Them: gets mad when they’re stereotyped. Also them: gets mad when the person of the same race doesn’t act like the stereotype. Like bruh pick a lane🤦🏻‍♀️ why does you being black, Asian, female, male, gay, straight…etc have to be your entire personality? It’s only a small fraction of who you are. You’re more than that.

[@rickwilson7282]

But if we discover that we are more than just those things, then we can become united and make progress. The anti-American revolution only succeeds if we are too fragmented to support each other.

[@Npc1488-wc1kf]

Its their entire personality cuz they have jck sht going on for them

[@maddhatter3564]

at least there SHOULD be more than that, i sometimes suspect there isnt

[@maestrogamersz2120]

She does speak white. I can name several factors. It's quite funny actually. She's like a smaller version, less successful version of Candace Owens

[@chrisxavier1848]

Divide and Rule is the Game

[@h.lynnerothsel6400]

"You're acting white" generally translates to "You're not doing what I want you to do"

[@blackperson5283]

“You’re acting white” translate to “you’re not the stereotype of black people”

[@yell50]

well said

[@SpiritOfAbsinthe]

Crab mentality is a tendency to pull down people around you who you consider are better than you in any aspect.

[@yell50]

@Epic Buffalo it's not about skin colour it's about attitude of mind if you think of yourself as a victim you will be a victim in your own mind.

[@hardwired4548]

@Epic Buffalo Usually the ones that use the term, are generally racist. And it's often used in an attempt to bullie the person it's used ageist into acting a certain way or doing something they wouldn't normally do. Manipulation.

[@donciers221]

After being told one time too many, that I 'talk and act white', including teachers, I quit high school at 17, got a GED, and joined the Army. There, as a paratrooper, I found a true brotherhood, actually, a family to which I, at 68, still belong. I learned the truth of life. 'Skin tone means nothing. You're either a good person, or a piece of sh*t, everyone has a choice.'

[@flavourruling2162]

“You are not black, you are not white, you are not yellow, you are not red. You. Are. Green!”

[@GrayS304]

Thank you for your service, Sir! You make this world turn ❤

[@davidhfranz]

True brotherhood...and a lifetime of knee and back injuries. (I'm amazed I never got broken on Sicily, Holland, or Luzon)

[@NouraZahle]

That's a fantastic quote.

[@slayerofsouls1182]

You sir are correct..

[@craigpridemore7566]

It's NOT just the black community. My sister-in-law is from a Hispanic family in LA that calls her a 'coconut' - brown on the outside but white on the inside. Why would your family think this is OK?

[@Carlitosway211]

Lol! Because people used to not be softies.

[@St.Basil.]

Nazis used word beefsteak (brown on the outside, red on the inside) to describe former communists, that joined their party. Soviets used word reddish to describe secretly non-communists, who claimed that they are. Oreo and coconut lovers have some bad company here.

[@grant1739]

Coconut that is funny sorry lol

[@kevinmccabe7263]

God that's terrible! What a horrible family!

[@maniibabyy3378]

That’s interesting I’ve never heard of being called a coconut

[@vegetashairline3060]

They will say things like "You act white" all day. But if someone said to them "you act black" they would lose their shit.

[@raymondleggs5508]

I act "white" and Ironically white people don't care lol

[@destinyboykin8404]

They hate in white people who act black. I went to a majority black school so they would hate blacks for acting too white and for white people who acted too black saying they should “act their race” but everyone is raised differently

[@raymondleggs5508]

@@DramaFreeZone-ws2tp white

[@theanimeunderworld8338]

Wasn't there a Fresh Prince of Belair episode where the cousin was accused of not being black enough yet he debated by saying "Being black isn't what I'm trying to be, it's what I am"

[@barryr.irvinga.k.a.deansto9426]

...this is not a excuse but the reason for that is that Black culture like White culture demands but doesn't always get conformity. Black culture that is at poverty level as well as educated Blacks have a Black / White filter ... Black vernacular language is slang infused which makes it "Black" ... or how "WE" talk .... the WE is subjective. ENUNCIATING is the divider between Black vernacular and White vernacular. In the past, "CORRECT" English was expected in society ...speech is a Freedom so that was always challenged by those who did not align culturally with Majority Culture. ...now to get specific ... Only a Black person usually says "You sound White" to another Black person ... so that is not racist but expressing a "Racial" perspective held by Black culture adherants which is that you sound like we do ... There is always CHOICE! ... Now on the other had, who would say "YOU SOUND BLACK" ...? ... that would have to be an assimilated American Black person who mirrors the majority culture .. in this case the statement is just as ignorant as the opposite. ...on the other hand if a White person says "YOU SOUND BLACK" ... ? #1. the person "IS" Black theoretically is they adhere to Black Culture and if they have dark skin which makes the statement absurd and race based or Racist! #2. Coming from a White person, the statement would be Racist on it's face no matter wehat the intent. This is Because the statement becomes part of a lengthy line of rhetoric that belittles or denies black aesthetics of any kind. It is a statement that says that "You need to change to be more like me" ... which is oppressive in any case.

[@mrsonix20th]

I'm black, love anime, and rock music, don't talk in slang, and wear converse and vans. The number of times I've heard from other black people that I talk and act white has made me isolate myself from many black people subconsciously out of fear of feeling like I am not enough or some bull crap like that. I've learned to just be me and not just my skin color. Because, quite honestly, it is hard to find other people who look like me and are interested in the same things.

[@shadowswithin702]

I'm sure their out there, but while you decided feck this I'm going to be me. Their still probably trying to appease their community, and not pursing the things they really like. And that to me is pretty sad, it's a short life and it's too short to not do all the things you want to do.

[@mrsonix20th]

@@shadowswithin702 yeah life can seem short but we also can’t waste time. So although it may be nice to have people that look like you. There is absolutely nothing wrong with looking outside your race we don’t have to stay in our communities to feel wanted or feel like we belong. I went to a emo festival last month I’m vegas. When I say that is the most I’ve felt like I belonged ever it really was.

[@tiestokygoericprydz3963]

Jimi Hendrix and Kenny Kravitz was also into rock n roll but then hip hop emerged And people turned more violent

[@TheSchaef47]

Good on you, man, chucks are awesome

[@mrsonix20th]

@@tiestokygoericprydz3963 I don’t blame rap culture for violence I blame the people. I love Hendrix and kravitz too. Rap culture is important to black people just as much as jazz, blues, early rock n roll and etc. it’s just people forget that and now anything that isn’t about hoes, money, guns and killing is quote on quote white people music. Which I hate because honestly rock music saved my life in so many ways.

[@BohoBroCHOREO]

I’m a dark skinned black person and bc I’ve always talked intelligent and in complete sentences and my taste in music, I was ALWAYS told by black people that I was always too white. Which for a long time made me feel crazy. Even my family had stated this

[@oreally8605]

I know the feeling.

[@valorie444]

And it's never from white people hmmmmm.

[@thetruthisoutthere8598]

Democraps have some folks trained

[@adamaccountname]

It's as though white supremacists figured that if they wanted to keep segregation they had to make sure it was self enforced. Which is a feature of CRT

[@richard_from_england333]

@@adamaccountname Is this white supremacy here in the room with you?

[@bruvathroatpuncher500]

Im half black and half asian, my black mother taught me to speak properly, and many in the black community accuse me of acting white or not black enough because I'm half asian. I'm so sick and tired of this BS especially when I'm into nerdy hobbies. So apparently to be black you have to act like a reject from a hip-hop video.

[@rayjones658]

U literally just said you were accused of “acting white” because you’re half Asian. You being biracial is why they said you act white, not because of your hobbies lmao.

[@LouisianaGoon337]

​@@rayjones658so now Asians act white? Hilarious 😂

[@jewelfox143]

@@rayjones658 Those nerdy hobbies are more common among white and asian people....or stereotypically at least.

[@jamisojo]

​@@jewelfox143but only a dip sh*t would seriously infer that someone is not black for being articulate or have non-stereotypical hobbies. He might be "nerdy". He isn't "not black". Obviously, serious comments like that are from knuckleheads.

[@2kx62]

I don’t think it’s bc your biracial, especially when light skinned people exist and there basically just another variation of black people who kinda act the same and get along fondly with each other, they probably don’t vibe with u simply bc they don’t relate to you, and if u think they were “making fun of you” is them being cruel well u just don’t know much your own people, bc blacks “make fun of each other” as an hobby, actually it’s more of them just playing with each other, that’s just their humor.

[@Sldejo]

I have been called “acting white” because I made better decisions for myself. 🤷🏾‍♀️ They are still struggling to this day for their horrible decisions. It’s jealously and envy.

[@deniseberman8633]

That’s it.

[@W0UlCV]

I mean… she’s got a point🧐

[@NoName-gr5eh]

I wish i could like this comment a million times!

[@JawbreakerXD]

Yup. You're either acting white or "think you're better than me"

[@blackestknightx8881]

No it's not from envy. Atleast not at first. It was because you didn't follow the standard that has been set for black people therefore you were an anomaly. And that was perfectly fine because most people are simply followers

[@thelastmotel]

I'm American born, English raised in a Caribbean neighbourhood by Irish grandparents, served 6 years in the USAF, and I've travelled the world... there's almost nowhere I haven't been in my 50-odd years of life... and I've never seen a country that works harder to keep itself divided than the U.S. Sadly, the internet is spreading this socio-political virus to the rest of the Western world.

[@yoleniartz]

Thank you for your service! I come from a very muxed cultured family too. My dad's German, Russian, and Spanish (very small percentage Romanian) decent. My mother's S. Korean and chinese with a lil German decent. I was born in Nicaragua and raised in the States from 5yrs up. I traveled the world with my father whenever I could when I was younger and got to see other cultures. And I can agree..USA can be the most seperated when it comes to things like these.

[@trith72]

Keep in mind it's only one side that works to keep us divided..the left. They have an entire cash industry based on race-hustling..like BLM and jesse jackson. If we unite they stop extorting cash from idiots willing to be extorted and the government...

[@pinchebruha405]

Id venture to say that is the black American that does this. Ive traveled as well and black people I meet from other countries and they’re nothing like Americans blacks they always say they’re embarrassed and don’t want to be compared. That said I’m Mexican American and hear that I’m too white lol. Thé black experience is very unique indeed, sadly not healthy

[@DeathsjesterKMNP]

It's the politicians with collusion from the mass media doing it, and sadly they are indoctrinating our younger generations to hate each other. If the normal citizens feel like they can't trust or get along with each other, these groups hope they will turn to them, and in doing so they will have control over them.

[@shadowswithin702]

You sound interesting as hell, that much diversity of culture you would think would be celebrated.

[@blackbycoloronly]

I’m a black guy who has been going through this for around 30 years. It is very refreshing to see these young ladies speaking on this.

[@rollwiththetroll7497]

Yeah, it is. These young ladies are brave and brilliant. They give me hope for Gen Z.

[@theanimeunderworld8338]

Wasn't there a Fresh Prince of Belair episode where the cousin was accused of not being black enough yet he debated by saying "Being black isn't what I'm trying to be, it's what I am"

[@MarkAndrewRitchie]

A black guy? I mean a male? Listening to this? God bless you, Buddy [I didn't say 'boy.' I haven't said boy in 5 decades.]. You are the key man. Black ladies seem to have gotten this message. But the guys are still shopping for a leader. You, my friend, take the lead. Go for it. You can do this.

[@blackbycoloronly]

@@MarkAndrewRitchie, I do a radio program where I talk about this very subject. Been doing it for 13 years.

[@darryl5372]

Stay strong and be true to yourself.

[@deveryellison1768]

OMG! Amala. You just described my High school experience. I'm black (dark skinned) , considered articulate, musician who likes rock, heavy rock, but I was raised on Motown. My parents were ok with me and my brothers liking rock. I'm 62, and still get the "OREO" treatment. Some white people would tell me "I'm Blacker den you is". NO. You're Not!!! Just because I graduated college, have white friends, play hard rock, have a decent job, never been in prison...I guess I'm not Black. But I AM.

[@ToxiCisty]

You're an American, and an outstanding one from what I can see. God Bless You.

[@luishetzler9429]

ROCK ON Crank some Zeppelin 🤘

[@flexiblestrategist9922]

"Black Country Woman"@@luishetzler9429

[@ElainaWilliams994]

Me too.

[@HappySolarSystem]

When I was kid, I drew anime-styled art a lot in school. But around 10th grade, I stopped drawing in school because I got sick of classmates and teachers always asking why I don’t “draw more Black.” Even when I participated in art contests, I always lost to that graffiti-style type of art anyway. I was always frustrated that they would never recognize my hard work and wondered if I should change my style. But my mom basically said “Screw ‘em!” and encouraged me to keep drawing the way I want. I’m a Studio Art major now. 😂

[@untitled_firstdraft7726]

Wait how does one “draw more black”? Were you ever given a definition?

[@KJ-vp5fn]

Good for you and i hope you reach your full potential. You are also lucky to have a supportive mom

[@RanMouri82]

You've got a good mom!

[@RanMouri82]

@@untitled_firstdraft7726 I'm guessing not, because it's such a weird, subjective idea.

[@madmitch3365]

“Don’t let mediocre people talk you out of your dreams; lions have little in common with sheep.” Matshona Dhliwayo

[@yttraslercodren777]

Got asked by a Hispanic girl in elementary school "why do you like to read, you're black" and I was so confused by her question. I just responded, with an odd look on my face, "because I like to read?" And that was my first experience with racism.

[@Thesmokeeffect]

I'm going to call cap on that

[@ronnieallie8490]

You had me in the first half 😂

[@cristobalgarcia3403]

You should have told her if she was also of mostly Native American decent why are you still speaking Spanish, Indian?

[@mbmd_nation]

That's a really weird question, why did she even ask that lol

[@siobahnhurley85]

😳 OMG seriously?! I grew up in the verbs and never thought to ask that! My mom would have tanned my hide for a comment like that!

[@rickschucker9697]

Don’t act black, don’t act white, act like a good , decent, kind human being. We could all get along😊.

[@rockinrobin4681]

Well said. It’s that simple.

[@WhiteTiger333]

You got that right, Rick!!

[@jackorispontiac]

like Morgan Freeman says "you stop calling me a black man & I'll stop calling you a white man" end of story

[@ItsTaniya]

The amount of times I’ve been told I “act white” “speak white” “dressed white” it’s honestly ridiculous. Update: I should probably update my channel. I didn’t think I’d get as much as 1k likes on a comment😂 thank you all for the compliments!

[@Lucrei.]

You do you, it's not like there's anything wrong with those things

[@Remy4489]

The fact that speaking properly, or behaving in a classy , probably elegant manner; is deemed "white", actually shows that you are NOT the problem but the prejudice, the self-limitation and the toxic self-segregation of the accusing community are the problem.

[@ItsTaniya]

@@Remy4489 I loved how you explained this, I appreciate it, thank you!!

[@Remy4489]

@Niya Beonsay Well thank you, and you're welcome 🙂.

[@isardonic8601]

Join the club

[@chrissytina6379]

I was harassed my entire life said I spoke "white" when I just simply spoke properly. I came from educators and parents who pushed education and I was corrected growing up it's sad and a sickness in the minds of those who if I don't live up to the stereotypes I'm not black, I don't pay it any mindwhen you are you ger it's harder but as you get older and gain wisdom and understanding you feel sorry for those trapped in a limited mentality.

[@johnandersons]

I have always said the only thing that will fix black society is black people and that ain't happening any time soon.

[@deniseberman8633]

This mentality is so lame and backward. How are we supposed to speak or act? Are we supposed to speak slang all day or misuse words or grammar to be accepted? This is too stupid. I happen to like language and words.

[@ink4852]

This resonates with every atom in my body! Growing up I was always told that I "sound" white because I speak too proper. I'm like, "Yeah I paid attention in English class". Seriously like 99% of racism I have ever experienced has been from OTHER black people!

[@elithluxe7568]

No one ever said that to me but boy did I feel out of place in predominantly black schools and neighborhoods until I met other asians

[@user-wz4hr5xu4k]

@@elithluxe7568 lolol

[@zarach9459]

I am from Venezuela, at the university I had a study partner named Robert, he was from Trinidad, he was black and he constantly complained to me that I never used bad words, everyone interspersed profanities when speaking except me, I often called him an idiot, an oligophrenic and the latter was the one that bothered him the most, possibly because he did not know what he wanted to say.

[@SoneaT]

I always wondered why we white people are addressed by the POC constantly as white people. Honestly I never understood why? I'm European and even in our whiteness, we all have different skin color! Northern EU is "often" lighter, middle EU usually have all different skin colors. More to the south it will be way darker than in the north! Sun is tanning us, too. ( not all european meets this standard, even in northern region might be people who are more tanned) If we look into our DNA there are often found African, Hispanic or some other native blood-types in it! And if you paid attention in history class you will know why!

[@rollerturtle]

​@@SoneaT because Americans came up with this and they are stupid. I think they had no idea what Europe is which is quite possible

[@Chalando.9431]

A white girl who dates only black men told me I talk white. I walked away laughing thinking damn she’s so lost

[@deniseberman8633]

They’re idiots.

[@candiigurl7893]

Noooo 🤣 The lack of self awareness lol

[@kon1402]

I am white and I grew up in a white country. All I can say is that nobody talks white in a white country: you can either talk smart or talk stupid.

[@cthulucalamari2448]

Did she talk with a "blackcent" as well? Lol

[@TheWhipsnap]

@@cthulucalamari2448 😂probably was overweight, with black booty shorts, a white tank top with hoop ear rings and gelled up hair stuck down to her head😂

[@timlamb6196]

Wow ! You made one heck of a point. Blacks whine about stereotypes yet if somebody doesn't act and talk in a stereotypical way they are "acting white".

[@MyBelch]

Yep. Gotta be a brute or a jezebel or a picaninny or, like unkle FJB says, you ain't black. The whole toxic culture is a dumpster fire.

[@donmiller2908]

I saw this 40 years ago when I was in the Navy, so it's nothing new. Black men on board were constantly appraising you for any sign that you weren't "acting in strict accordance with behavior protocols rigidly set by the black community" AKA "being ghetto". They all wore the same clothing while on liberty, ate the same foods, smoked the same cigarettes, had the same haircuts, bought the same types of automobiles with the same aftermarket modifications, listened to the same music, talked the same way, walked the same way and drank the same soft drinks. Any diversity from the accepted script was instantly criticized. I was from an upper middle class family in a upscale suburb of Baltimore so it was like being tossed among Martians for me. We looked alike but we lived on different worlds. Black culture can be likened to crab mentality.

[@deniseberman8633]

@@donmiller2908 Hispanics were doing this also, I never wanted to act like they wanted me to and my parents were born here and just never got that limited mentality.

[@donmiller2908]

@@deniseberman8633 - I'm glad. The world needs more free thinkers

[@michaelbrown8441]

it is how all victims of nothing act to feel important

[@MYJ61]

I have always loved a line from Sidney Poitier in the movie “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” where he lovingly looks at his father and says “You think of yourself as a colored man. I think of myself as a man”. Such a wonderful line.

[@mwfmtnman]

Such a great movie

[@isaiah3872]

As someone who's been accused of "acting white" all my life, that scene spoke for me in such a simple yet also profound way.

[@heavenlywells3818]

Nice 👍

[@rogerward801]

That sort of thinking used to be the ideal. Now we're supposed to see color in everything

[@Primroseholic]

One of my best friends in middle school is black. She was a great girl smart, kind, and sweet. We were in advance classes. That's where we met. When we met ( we were sat next to each other) we started to talk about how we got in the advance classes. She told me that she up till that year made her grades lower so she wouldn't look smart because she wanted to fit in with her family and other black kids. She then realized that was hurting her future and started getting better grades. We hung out everyday , and i saw how other black kids and even her family started treating her. I felt so sad for her. Her own family called her little miss white girl to insult her. Other black kids wouldn't even talk to her anymore (they would talk to me though). They would say anything she did from then on was her trying to be white from how she dressed to how she acted what she ate. How was a 13 year old girl supposed to handle being ostracized just for wanted to have a better future?

[@donaldhoegger1162]

The parents calling her little miss white girl, there in itself is the problem, so now all this craziness going on in black communities and every where else says another about how their home lives are. Be a good black person and disrespect others, steal, loot, be a criminal, don't take responsibility for your actions, blame society and the white people. How fucked up is that!?

[@angelaa3463]

I hope she is on top of the world now!!

[@Primroseholic]

@@angelaa3463 Oh i really do she was one of my best friends and i miss her a lot. She was very shy ,but when you got to know her she was a joy and made you happy. You couldn't be sad when she was around. She'd just brighten up your day. I couldn't believer her own family would do that to her.

[@rachelmariecaberapacheco7942]

This is one heartbreaking story...is already bad when people reject you and such, bit her own family? And only because she wanted a better future? What is wrong with this people?

[@rachelmariecaberapacheco7942]

​@@angelaa3463 Me too!!!❤

[@heidiclement4923]

This was touched on in The Fresh Prince. Carlton was rejected from a fraternity because he acted 'too white'. Carlton called it out and responded to it, GREAT EPISODE.

[@23GreyFox]

Or when Uncle Phil had to tell them what the civil rights movement really was.

[@verucasalt9182]

I’ve been told that they are producing a spin off of the fresh Prince of Bel Air where Carlton is sent to Philadelphia to get more street wise .😂 Like educated and high achiever black parents would be interested in their kids to go the ghettos .😂

[@azmike3572]

I remember Uncle Phil's response: he shook his head and said, "WHEN are we going to stop doing this to each other?"

[@theanimeunderworld8338]

"Being black isn't what I'm trying to be, it's what I am" Which honestly is good commentary. Just because you're a certain ethnicity doesn't mean you have to follow the "standards" else that creates stereotypes

[@bengraham5699]

that scene is on youtube; called "Carlton is called a sellout"

[@tyrantkingking]

This is one of the single most damaging things the black community does to itself. The underlying connotation of the statement "You Act White" is that Black = Ghetto/Poor/Stupid and White = Fancy/Rich/Smart. Can you imagine a school where every day the students that scored the highest on homework or tests were singled out in front of the rest of the students and ridiculed for their achievement and then forced to sit alone by themselves until they brought their grades back down. The black community is also often referenced with the "Bucket of Crabs" analogy where as soon as one crab tries to climb out of the bucket the rest of them pull the escaping crab back down into the bucket and so none of them ever escape

[@pauldelaney5990]

Bucket of crabs. The perfect description.

[@zarach9459]

In the early 2000s I read an article written by an African-American journalist who described what it was like going through high school, all the boys were gang members or drug dealers, all the girls were interested in "catching a man who would support them." , her classmates had sex with their boyfriends in exchange for gifts and money, they frequently pointed out to her that not being promiscuous was as if she believed that she was better than the others, half of the girls got pregnant before graduating and they didn't care For them it was normal and in general they obtained subsidies to support themselves for a while. Their mother and sisters had become pregnant without being married and that example gave her the conviction to seek a better life.

[@IrisRayLadyBlue]

@@zarach9459 you just described the poor community in my country perfectly. (No black ppl /community in my country tho. We don’t have this skin color discrimination issue) So, instead of the white and black things, in my country it’s just the poor vs middle-to-rich with the same mentality as what you just described. I’m coming from immigrant family that extremely poor but we build up our wealth in just 3 generations through our hard work , investing in education and financial discipline. This may sound heartless but some ppl just deserve the life and disrespect they are getting. Coz they don’t even try and make it their goal to degrade those who are trying and their achievements.

[@queenbeaute9967]

That's the most accurately description of tge black community in a nut shell and that's why they all the same and noone makes it out that "Crab in a Barrel"

[@ameliaannhouck2670]

There is an old song for this : Don't Get Above Your Raisin ! They want to keep you down with them in the pile of crap with them , whites do the same , so whatever you do, GET OUT OF WHERE YOU WERE RAISED AND LEAVE THEM THERE, AND YOU GO ACHIEVE THINGS IN LIFE !! AND GO BACK AND LOOK AT THEM AND SIGH WITH PURE RELIEF YOU ARE NOT THESE MUTANTS OF DO NOTHINGS ! Read Ayn Rand ,on youtube, about this : the masses will pull you down to their level of low wits and mutants !! She is correct !!

[@rumbaughsteven5577]

I worked for the Army. On a trip once with a Back Colonel, he told me he grew up in Philadelphia and all the guys who were his friends went to prison. ROTC made him an Army Officer and moved him into a positive direction.

[@PaulJokiel]

Ladies... thank you for existing. Like... can't we all just be humans together?

[@chimychimes]

Not everyone is crazy on the internet 😅☺️☺️

[@-KMA-]

Wouldn’t it be nice? ❤

[@W0UlCV]

That’s what I’m saying! We all breath the same air… so what does it matter.

[@omnibusman5792]

No. Absolutely not.

[@maymarsh9117]

🎶They say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.

[@MegaTeeruk]

I'm white but grew up dirt poor in an all black neighborhood. When I was a kid if I did something well - say got good grades - my friends in the neighborhood would be legit happy for me "aw man we are going to be working for you someday" etc. But if another black kid did the same thing I did they would get mocked for "thinking they were white." It has honestly always bothered me even now decades later I wonder if some of their lives would have turned out differently with a littke bit of encouragement.

[@omnibusman5792]

THAT has bothered u for decades? U need to go to a therapist bro.

[@lisettes.9598]

@@omnibusman5792 yes, it's horrifying and perplexing to other cultures to see how black people treat eachother and others. With good reason.

[@omnibusman5792]

@@lisettes.9598 Let that roll off your back. It's not that serious. "Horrifying" come on now. 😐

[@grim_2000]

@@omnibusman5792 I can't speak for OP, but I don't think he thinks 24/7 about that. It's probably smth like "it bothered me then, it bothers me now, when I think about it". The thought can be provoked by seeing/hearing smth similar & we are commenting under this video, so...

[@ericksonjustinAK]

You shouldn't wonder. That definitely made an impact on those kids.

[@hasfidanken]

If they accept there is such a thing as "acting white" or "acting black" they are basically saying racism is a correct ideology because they recognize skin color DOES affect your behaviour.

[@ian-flanagan]

Well I think they mean “black” as the name of a culture in the US, rather than “black” as a skin colour. They have the same name, but they’re 2 separate concepts. Someone with black skin from outside the US wouldn’t be expected to “act black”. So, I agree it’s annoying, but I think it’s going too far to say it’s promoting racism.

[@hasfidanken]

@@ian-flanagan sounds like linguistics acrobatics to me.

[@ian-flanagan]

@@hasfidanken Well maybe. But I think we’re better off being as understanding as possible before declaring people evil, or racist or whatever.

[@hasfidanken]

@@ian-flanagan Agree with you. However I cannot imagine a more racist remark than saying "you are acting ".

[@dixonpinfold2582]

@@hasfidanken Nah. Typical/average social behaviors definitely do differ by race, so pointing it out shouldn't be controversial and certainly not be regarded as something racist. But it is very wrong and racist to _criticize_ anyone for not behaving in line with their race's norms. Equally there's nothing wrong with saying women are generally gentler than men. But criticizing men who are very gentle or women who are harsher, on the basis that they don't match the norms for their sex, is definitely sexist and wrong. That would be as silly as telling a man he's effeminate for being 5'6", or a woman that she's really 'butch' for being 5'11". It'd be total nonsense. But mentioning that men avg. 5'10" and women 5'4" is in no way sexist.

[@momsnoteatingbugs1919]

My daughters were white in a minority white school district growing up and saw this dynamic playing out over and over again. They would have black friends who, the more successful they got, would be taunted by their black peers who would drag them back down to their academic level with these attacks that, at times, were quite ugly. None of them wanted to be “accused” of acting white. Only a couple of them had the fortitude to stay the course and become successful students who would go on to college. The others would fall back and like their peers ended up for the most part becoming gang members or at the very least high school dropouts. It was very sad and was so necessary. My daughters reported they did not see this at all among Asian or other ethnic peer groups. In fact the parents and other community members in those peer groups valued academic success and saw that as a means to escape their cycles of poverty.

[@jeromestafford3089]

I’m a high school teacher in Philadelphia. My students have always been suspicious of my “blackness” because I correct their grammar and don’t allow them to curse in class. One student openly accused me of not being black because I’ve never seen the movie “Stomp the Yard.”

[@OgamiItto70]

Ask them who do they think they are, Joe Biden?

[@zxyatiywariii8]

@@OgamiItto70 😆🤣😂

[@Aethon_is_here]

Who the hell even remembers that movie?

[@1rstBorn]

Neither have I. Musical aren't really my thing. Weird since I 💜 some music videos. Kpop, Deutsche rap, Japenese Pop and rap, Spanish boleros and Merengue, and some French Pop.

[@martierickson7937]

You should ask those students to make a list of what makes blacks act like whites

[@PotatoFL5451]

Im mixed and my Black mom made sure I spoke right when she didn't. That i was properly educated. I have been told I act and speak white all the time by family and strangers. Its strange to put people down for how they speak, and to me it shows the lack of education and abundance in ignorance.

[@awakenedpersona6488]

Keep being you, all it really shows is their insecurity when they try and put you down for that. Be proud of your intelligence and who you are.

[@michaelfalsia6062]

I guess you ought to learn to speak Swahili? Would that satisfy these haters? Keep being who you are and forget these people. You are better than your haters. Keep on keeping on! Is that black enough? 😅

[@barryr.irvinga.k.a.deansto9426]

...YOU MAD ABOUT LYFE BRUH? ... spoke right? ... There a Black Dictionary today Bruh ...that means that people got correct about judging the way a person speaks. Academia got on the stick too and began to recognize! In Culture you play sides. I'm guessing you didn't hang with the people who thought you were too White. ... You and your mom are the same blood ...the way to look at it is that YOU are mixed because you are dealing with the issue of DIFFERENCES ... You are White and Black mixed, so you have the same choices as your parents for a mate ... that's life. YOU are CALLED Mixed by those who see the mix and you are called Black by those who see the double PLIGHT of POC. That is Politics. ...did you perhaps forget that he higher law says that we are ALL HUMAN which makes your description of your Black mom null and void.

[@barryr.irvinga.k.a.deansto9426]

@Technologist ... looks like YEW are the one who doesn't understand. He used a stupid reference that implied that because his mother is African descended she automatically doesn't speak well. This is 2023 ... regional vernacular or slang is not a new term, nor is it wrong~!

[@mer8795]

I'm white. The only time I heard this outside of black community, was when my daughter-in-law was told at the university Asian club, that she didn't look Asian enough. She told them to shove it. She is half Korean and half white. People complaining about racism, but they are the ones promoting it. Yes, as a Christian, all Christians are my siblings. Who knows, we all might be blue or green in heaven 😅.

[@bugcatcherjacky1334]

Even if we were all green, people would still find a reason they're different, have a "different shade of green" There's an episode in a kids show I watched years ago where a boy was bullied for his teeth. So he went ahead and wishrd all people would look EXACTLY the same. Wish came true, they were all gray blobs. So he approached his bullied talking about how they're exactly the same now and the bullies still claimed they were better because their shade of gray was better looking. People will ALWAYS find a reason to hate.

[@awakenedpersona6488]

@@bugcatcherjacky1334 It's called ego and social maneuvering, they feed their own ego with their delusions they're better than other people. Meanwhile the social maneuvering is knowing how to manipulate a system or government body to get the result you want at the cost of other people, so to justify what you take/steal from other people you have to find a way to demonize them or make it seem 'fair' to do so. The radical left are socialist/commie parasites doing just this and the government plays along because it's also using their divisive agenda to seize more power for themselves. Because guess who ultimately gets to decide 'what's fair' in a system? Whoever runs the system...

[@metalheadjake3339]

The ones desperately trying to be anti racist are the ones trying to hide that they are racist. Someone who truly isn't racist just doesn't care about race. At all

[@margaretschultz6209]

I heard once there would be no hate if everyone was blind. No...those who want to hate you will find some other reason if they can't see what you look like

[@TheUniverseWorksForUsBeings]

Sounds like our government

[@sweetnighter72]

At age 69, I'm so happy to see young women who have not checked their brains at the door! Carry on sisters!

[@LoriWolfcat]

I’m mixed, but Mexican and I struggle with learning, but I always try hard and in high school, a “cholo” Mexican said “Why you gotta be a teacher’s pet??” And I straight up told him “Cuz I don’t wanna be a moron.” I constantly love to learn new things and sometimes people blame the teachers if they fail and always come up to me and question “How do you do it??” And I tell them “I actually study. And especially since I have a learning disability, I have to learn twice as long.” They think I’m lying, but I don’t like to lie and I don’t anymore. I ain’t gonna be a moron because my parents raised me right. To be a hardworking person.

[@deniseberman8633]

Good for you! You want to get ahead.

[@Livel1]

Great perspective

[@shadowswithin702]

You sound cool to me, be whatever you want to be. It's in your hands, don't let anyone change who you are or what you want to be.

[@tshadow6]

God bless you. I didn’t do well in high school and it cost me. Once I took school seriously, opportunities came knocking.

[@sandyaz5595]

I have a daughter who is learning disabled also. I was told she may never be able to read. She is not a scholar today (in her 30s) but she is employed, successful in her position, and receives awards for her what I call hard work! There are many learning disabled that don’t try and let themselves be put into a box that expects nothing from them. Keep your attitude and you will be acknowledged when out of school and not known for being in a category!!

[@shawnj8568]

Acting White= positive qualities Acting Black = negative qualities I got this from asking my students at a predominantly Black school…they listed qualities for acting white & acting black…days later I mixed up the qualities and had them identify them as either positive or negative qualities…result: the positive list matched the acting white list and negative list matched acting black. Multiple classes and multiple years! “Things that make you go.. hmmm 🤔 “

[@IggyTthunders]

It's bizarre, bc this *isn't* how blacks acted in the 1950's, when, according to econ prof. Thomas Sowel, they were the wealthiest non-white minority in the States. This dogmatic mediocrity is a recent fixture to black American culture, from the boomers going forward. School zones, Margaret Sanger and the welfare state did more damage than slavery ever could to obliterate the black family.

[@tulip5210]

That’s a good thought experiment that challenges those thoughts

[@chickencharlie1992]

That's fucked up

[@tallowturq]

Do you think it is an inferiority complex, a ‘chip on their shoulder’?

[@shawnj8568]

@@tallowturq not at all…what’s inferior about identifying stereotypes or the reality of the connotation behind them. And these were good kids from all walks of life.

[@sorateal12]

I experienced this growing up - it always made me feel uncomfortable because most of the racism I've experienced comes from other judgemental black people who think they know me or know what's best for me based on the colour of my skin, and not on my individual merit, personality or interests.

[@annas4843]

My dance teacher was north American (I wasn’t really dancing just joined a uni salsa club for fun), first day she told me I dance like a white girl.. 😅 she was smiling but I kinda feel that was meant as an insult! (In Europe it’s just a joke, we don’t get offended)

[@deniseberman8633]

Same with some racist Hispanics. Heard this baloney too growing up. I thank the lord my family wasn’t like that. We had books and read all the time in our house, and yes we even owned a dictionary.😆

[@valorie444]

same that’s why I now surround myself with only Asians and white people because they’re not judgemental

[@beachymama3333]

BINGO!!!!!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@StorytellingHeadshots]

I would say, “I don’t have to “act black” I AM black. Therefore, whatever I achieve or choose to do or be is an example of what is is to be black.” The accusation “you’re not black enough” just sounds like a bullying technique not unlike “tall poppy syndrome” in the UK.

[@PaulKMF1]

I thought that was an Aussie thing

[@2kx62]

Your white washed

[@hinduismwithpremananddasbhagat]

"people use identity as a replacement for an actual personality" 100% !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@blueguise23]

My sister is a very Light-skinned Black woman who was bullied daily by Dark-skinned girls and was told she was "acting White" and called horrible names and harassed.

[@ST-lm9bh]

Unfortunately it is the reality and it shows that the people pointing fingers dont give a fuck at all.

[@sasha43630]

yeah and when lsw speak out about this they are told to stfu bc they have "privilege"

[@ST-lm9bh]

@@sasha43630 Its all a facade. They dont want individual thinkers. Speakers. They want you to obey. Just like the bad people of yesteryear. Except they will tell anyone and everyone that its not them when in fact they are exactly the people they claim not to be. WAF indeed.

[@darkwolve114]

“You act white!” Translation: “You portray yourself with intelligence!”

[@I9s7lam5is-S3tu1pid]

… and Ah dun likit!

[@LorTheGore]

As a black woman who's always been Alternative, I've always told that I've been "different", or "unique" by my mother when it came to self expression and temperament, but when it came to address mental health, that was "for white people". Opposite for my social life, I was ostracized by my black peers, focused on my education, but i was definitely called "emo", "goth" "oreo" , asked why i was talking white, and bullied. I never understood why it was that way, but getting older shows me that its just deep rooted trauma, and how much "being black" and "being white" meant in society.

[@xCrusader66x]

I believe this same issue was tackled in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air when Carlton tried to join a black fraternity in college and was rejecting for not acting black enough. The episode ends with Uncle Phil calling for an end to that discrimination and stereotyping, but a couple of decades later and it’s still an issue.

[@cassandrabrooks5185]

Uncle Phil: "When are we going to stop doing this to each other?"

[@I9s7lam5is-S3tu1pid]

@@cassandrabrooks5185 Vixtimblaxks : uhhh… never?

[@swifty1969]

why would anybody want to be part of a group that strives for stupidity?

[@camil3545]

I grew up watching that Fresh Prince, but haven't seen the "reboot" one, with modern writing how it is, I can't imagine they would address these topics in the same light.

[@markthompson9056]

One of my favorite episodes.

[@gigilarigi3132]

This is heartbreaking because not only do you deal with racism, you’ve got to deal with it within your own race. 😢

[@chrisbruno6681]

You'll find that some of the most racists people are actually in the "black" community. They have been raised so anti-white that doing anything they consider white they hate and will call you out for it. What closed-minded people.

[@ironphill911]

Probably mostly within her own race.

[@milkmancometh149]

To be honest it happens in white culture too. All woke white people seem to hate hate white people. I think it's possible every culture demonizes those that don't "act" the way they're "supposed" to within a group. This has been happening forever. I think the issue is that nowadays the media says this that these race issues are a white exclusive issue. Like when I was in highschool in the mid 2000s white kids who liked black culture and black kids who liked white culture are called out by their own race and let's face it, they're judged by "everyone" despite the race of the person doing the judging.

[@travisjazzbo3490]

Almost entirely her own race, no doubt.

[@gsentinel4821]

Precisely.

[@oreally8605]

Black people who are educated are called that every day. Among other things.... Hated by both sides. I'm use to it by now, but it shows their ignorance not ours.

[@patrickharriss]

Preach... Please preach

[@hhasslinger9601]

I agree with most of what you say, but what do you mean hated by both sides?

[@sfall616]

@@hhasslinger9601 .

[@ruckusbeblack]

See how ninjas act when you tell them KFC dwight mane robot chickens 😂✊🏿

[@sarahg2653]

Man, that's messed up. I really hate hearing those terms thrown around so casually. Why do some people believe that black people are a monolith?! We are all INDIVIDUALS. I abhor identity politics. But I find it extra distasteful to hear those from the alleged "tolerant" side call black conservatives awful names.

[@razorchuckles]

I have taught high school AP World History for over 15 years, and it pains me to see how some of my students who are African-American wrestle with pushback from friends in their social circles. Several students over the years have had private conversations with me about this, both boys and girls. I've had students drop AP courses because of peer pressure, but I've also had students leave their friends behind because they felt ostracized for excelling in school and participating in academic activities. This is a very real problem that many teachers, including myself, cannot fully relate to because we may not have grown up with similar issues. It often gets overlooked, and while some may find it a dismissive topic - I have seen the very real impact it has on student success and self-confidence.

[@jonnylawrence3506]

Story of my life. Growing up, I was taught to speak proper english, be polite and well mannered, and I was constantly hounded for "acting white".

[@tonyves]

Jonny - it's not about you - it's about idiots who want to classify you for their own ends.

[@deniseberman8633]

Why would I want to go to school my whole life only to end up sounding like an uneducated fool?

[@EmperorOfChaos]

They are merely insulting themselves because they think they should act a certain way because of their own skin colour.

[@historyrepeated4239]

We’ve got your back. And not because of your skin color, but because of your desire to be polite, and general goal to be a good person. Those traits are way more uniting than skin tone will ever be. Good luck, brother.

[@lexyg420]

I used to be really offended by being told I "acted white" even to the point of tears because I wanted to belong somewhere. So I succumbed to peer pressure and started to act black and they still didn't like me because they thought I was trying to hard 😂. You have to learn that you can't please everyone. You just have to be yourself.

[@gawainethefirst]

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[@crypterion_moon]

That's the secret they'll never get, when you're yourself, whatever identity they try to impose on you won't matter. They won't have power over you anymore because you'll have something they'll never have. Your very own mind

[@I9s7lam5is-S3tu1pid]

So what is your ‘status’ now?

[@magicfeliuri2681]

Yeah Crazy

[@That_Random_British_Dude]

You can't win either way with these people

[@markwilson3697]

"you act white" translate as "you're disproving our victimhood mentality"

[@Archmage9885]

I think you've got it.

[@shiny2423]

Well said.

[@squeezyjibbz7407]

Nailed it

[@richatlarge462]

"You act white" is what the crabs in the bucket say to the other crabs who are trying to climb out, as the former try to pull them back down. (If you don't know that analogy, look it up.)

[@mjanny6330]

"Stop succeeding and making us look bad"

[@mikelucas3072]

"How dare you step outside the box and be an individual!" "How dare you speak proper English!" "How dare you have morals and ethics!" "How dare you have respect for yourself and others!" "How dare you be responsible!" "How dare you READ!" "How dare you!" "How dare you!" "HOW DARE YOU!" 😆

[@flyingpaladin617]

Remember that episode of The Fresh Prince when Will and Carlton tried to enter a fraternity and Carlton got called a sell out because he "isn't black enough"? I remember. Good to see nothing's changed 👍

[@sam_tate]

"Black isn't what I'm trying to be, it's who I am!".... I loved that line.

[@jamesmallory4542]

Classic episode that was! Carlton handled that situation very well but at the same time you can see the hurt in his eyes he had to go through that from his own peers.

[@ambhatti1538]

Exactly the first thing I thought of when hearing the opening. That scene had a huge impact on me at a very young age. 👍

[@blackestknightx8881]

@@jamesmallory4542 it was a learning experience. You're always going to have people that don't like you. It's ok

[@jamesmallory4542]

@@blackestknightx8881 very true my brother

[@davehemminger1401]

As a white heterosexual christian male, I love your show!!! I'm tired of being the blame for everyone's problems. It's refreshing to have great people such as yourself and your guest Gothx understanding that personal responsibility is paramount to improving your life!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being an amazing and mature person!!!

[@TheBaumcm]

No one should feel “to blame” for anyone else’s problems because they are just that. That’s the fun of being East Indian…until someone thinks you’re mixed. Seriously though, I was adopted by a white family and neither of my parents came from wealth and privilege but they made something of themselves regardless of the raw deal they got. Playing the blame game is a good way to avoid actually changing anything.

[@magicfeliuri2681]

Jack

[@AspireGMD]

As long as you don't hate people because of the way they're born (even though Christianity preaches that) then you shouldn't blame yourself for anything.

[@stonevisionmedia]

Actually.... As a Mexican, Navajo, Scottish man, I've been accused of "acting white" or "being a white boy" by the latino community. Even members of my own family have made those claims in regards to who I am and the manner in which I speak. I'm also a metal head so my music, clothing style and how I express myself only further isolated me from my fellow Mexicans. I will state that I've noticed a shift or change in those views and attitude within younger Latino circles. I'm proud of my heritage. ALL of it. I'm proud to be brown, red and white.

[@elettramia6380]

Americans especially North Americans use the term “Latino” incorrectly. It is a misappropriated culturally raped term of LATIN EUROPEAN origin misused in America especially North America. REAL ethnically Latino men and women are Racially Mediterranean. That is where actual Latin culture comes from. Mexicans are indigenous Americans not people of Latin origin. Some Mexicans are mestizo Americans still not people of Latin origin. 🙄THE CULTURA LATINA, THE LATIN PEOPLE, THE LATINO (Latini) TRIBES, THE LATIN ETHNICITY ALL COME FROM ITALY! LATINO IS THE SOLE IDENTITY OF SOUTHERN EUROPEAN LATIN MEDITERRANEAN DIASPORA. Latin europe was Latinized by ROME ITALY hence how Latina italy got the name Latina. & HISPANIC (Hispania) is literally the Latin language MEANING SPAIN NOT the NATIVE AMERICANS they Colonized. Latin America got its name SOLELY and ONLY to mean the part of the Americas CONQUERED by LATIN EUROPE and that is all it will EVER MEAN. Latin ORIGIN, HISTORY& people are NON INTERCHANGEABLE. STOP THE CULTURAL THEFT OF MY PEOPLE& OUR ANCESTRY. BRAINWASHED AMERICAN/ MOSTLY NORTH AMERICAN CULTURAL APPROPRIATION & CULTURAL THEFT FOR "PROFIT AND GAIN" WILL NEVER BE LATINO. CULTURAL APPROPRIATION EXIST BECAUSE THOSE LIKE YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO BENEFIT FROM THE CULTURAL THEFT TOWARDS US TRUE LATIN PEOPLE AND OUR HISTORICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS! AND US TRUE LATINS ARE & HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MULTI GENETICALLY MIXED ETHNIC PEOPLE DUE TO OUR GENETIC CONTRIBUTORS FROM OUR MIDDLE EASTERN (ASIAN), NORTHERN AFRICAN, AND BALKAN GYPSIE DNA. THERE ARE NO "WHITE" LATINS. JUST MORE ASSIMILATION . SOUTH CENTRAL AMERICANS AND MEXICANS ARE NATIVE AMERICANS, MESTIZOS, CASTIZOS, PARDOS, ZAMBOS, AND PURE SUB SAHARAN AFRICANS. NOT LATINS, NOT LATIN BLOOD, THEREFORE NOT LATINO. IN SOUTH CENTRAL AMERICA AND MÉXICO THE ONLY PEOPLE CALLED LATINO AND HISPANIC ARE US SOUTHERN EUROPEANS OF LATIN MEDITERRANEAN ORIGIN. OBVIOUSLY THE SAME IN LATIN EUROPE. PUSHING AND CONTRIBUTING TO BRAINWASHED NORTH AMERICAN MISAPPROPRIATION OF FOREIGN TERMS SUCH AS LATIN/LATINO AS TRENDING PROPAGANDA FOR SOCIAL STATUS TO APPEAR MORE DESIRABLE DOES NOT JUSTIFY THE CONTINUING CONTRIBUTIONS OF CULTURAL THEFT. THE TERM LATINO DERIVES FROM THE TERM LATINI, THE LATINI WHERE THE VERY FIRST LATIN TRIBE TO EXIST FROM ITALY! LATINI IS PLURAL MEANING MORE THAN ONE LATINO! AND LATINO IS SINGULAR FOR LATINI MEANING ONE LATINO. THE SAME WITH LATINA AND LATINE. ALL TERMS CREATED BY THE TRUE LATIN PEOPLE OF ITALY. PUSHING BRAINWASHED AMERICAN MOSTLY NORTH AMERICAN CULTURAL RAPE AS A FASHION TREND FOR “PROFIT & GAIN” NEEDS TO BE EXPOSED. YOU CAN NOT BE PART OF AN ORIGIN, HISTORY AND ETHNICITY WHICH YOUR ANCESTORS FACTUALLY ARE NOT HISTORICALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR

[@deniseberman8633]

I hate when white Latinos, because let’s face it those roots come from Europe, condemn other Latinos of acting white, stop it you are white! This generation has to stop all this moronic B.S. already. Forget color just be HUMAN. Who the fk cares.🤨

[@manichispanic5234]

I just made a similar comment. Unfortunately, we all do this to each.

[@egotrpn]

Yup, I heard it for a long time.

[@alejov923]

@@miss_anonymous_II Latin Americans in general consider Spaniards as white, as they are Europeans. However, there’s still some ridiculous grudge against them due to the Spanish Empire. Some of these idiots go to the extent of demanding a formal apology from the Spanish government for things that happened 500 years ago, as the current Mexican president said some years ago. Like, my dear fellow, you speak Spanish, have Spanish surnames and have a LOT of Spanish elements in your culture and you want to keep hating on Spain, come on! All of this stems from an idealized idea of how indigenous peoples were saints and Spaniards murderous men who did nothing but pillaging and genocide. It’s just a black and white view of history that doesn’t stand a conscious exam of the facts.

[@1stltwife]

My niece who is white and latina, married a black man and has 2 daughters. Parents are Ivy League Master's level graduates who are highly successful. I know my nieces will be highly educated and successful because my niece and her husband are wonderful parents who want the best for their children. Simple as that..families matter. Values are absorbed and taught. People are people. I wish this nonsense would stop! God bless America 🇺🇸 and you!

[@barryr.irvinga.k.a.deansto9426]

My niece who is white and latina, married a black man and has 2 daughters ... sans racial affectation? ... it would go somethin like this ... ***My niece got married and they have two 2 daughters ...***

[@dontaskdonttell_]

@@barryr.irvinga.k.a.deansto9426the entire video is related to the topic of discussing race/ethnicity.

[@barryr.irvinga.k.a.deansto9426]

@@dontaskdonttell_ ...yes and probably badly ... I people drop the racial tones which are not the answer, they'll accomplish more' Once you reference White and Latina you have two stereotypes. where's that going?

[@nasonyarowell2277]

It's sad that negative traits are considered traits of blackness. I've been called an oreo and other derogatory names for having interest or thoughts that are not stereotypical. It's disgusting and I feel less aligned with more black people everyday, especially since all this racial division in the country that tries to tell you how you have to think and believe in order to be black. I'm not interested in everything being about skin color. Thank you ladies for this conversation.

[@awakenedpersona6488]

There's reason why the 'crabs in a bucket' mentality was coined. When a group identifies as negative things and someone attempts to escape that, the others try and shame(grab) and drag them back down to that level. The group think is a trap, all it really is, is that if you're strong enough mentally to not devolve into pity politics and victimhood but make something of yourself then you prove how weak, lazy, and selfish they are. So they cast you out of the group to pretend 'you're not x' but something else so the mental delusions they live in can continue with themselves as the poor righteous victim who has no power to change their lives/situation.

[@johnkerich876]

0o ok I poo😅😊

[@supersaturn956]

@@awakenedpersona6488 facts

[@kimberlybrown5348]

Do you feel like it's gotten worse in the past few years? I feel like racism has really gotten bad in the past 10 years

[@Outlier999]

My wife of nearly 47 years has also been told that many times. Since she is a mixture of several races, including black, white (Spanish), Native American, Arab and even 3% Chinese DNA, her response is, “ Which race should I act like?” No one has ever had an answer.

[@davidingram1016]

Great answer! My wife asks which part of her should she cut off to appease the vocal , aggressively angry blacks. She is white, her father 1st generation American , his family came over from Europe just before the First World War ( no slave owners in his family) and her mother’s people were from Georgia and possibly Alabama, but no slave owners in her family only the fact that she came from the south does not make her owe reparations to blacks for anything! So stop blaming whites for every bad thing that happens in the world - Take responsibility for your win life, get a solid education an stand for Truth not lies!

[@maryamjoha]

Most Americans are multiracial. There would be a lot more peace if we all had ancestry testing.

[@Outlier999]

@@maryamjoha Technically I am multiracial. I am 2% Sub-Saharan African (black). By the “one drop” laws of many states in the Old South I would have been considered black. Besides that my family was originally Southern Italian and I have Arab DNA. I consider myself a Caucasian, but it’s no big deal to me or my mixed race wife.

[@maryamjoha]

@@Outlier999 Good for you! It truly shouldn't matter. That's exactly what I mean. If we all we're to actually look at our ancestry, it's usually a lot more complicated. Growing up we had a lid on all this in my area of the metro. We were kids and teens just hanging out and playing. It was the last thing on our minds! It's like that old Simpson's Halloween Special where ignoring the evil giant advertising monsters made them die. The song went: "Just don't look. Just don't look." The more attention we pay to it, the worse it gets. It creates its own momentum. I applied for scholarships since my grandmother was a genocide survivor, but got thrown out of the pile because of being too "white" 🤦‍♀️

[@terijones5673]

I had a bi-racial friend in school. We were talking one day about our differences and she told me she told me sometimes she doesn't know which kids she is supposed to be friends with. I was afraid she was trying to stop being my friend and told her, "Just be friends with the people you like."

[@zayinseven7923]

choosing to have your own INDIVIDUALITY & Personality is like stepping outside of the "Black Matrix"

[@mikealvarez2322]

I taught inner city school for 30 years and heard so many black kids accusing other black kids as "acting white." The accusations were directed at Black students who were high achievers. So sad that the pressure on Black kids was to under achieve. In no other racial group did I see this phenomenon. Our school system had a large Asian community (mostly refugees from South East Asia and from South America. The Asian kids were under a great deal of pressure to achieve, while Hispanic kids, like white kids, just did their own thing. So now our colleges and universities discriminate against Asian kids while giving privileges to other racial minorities. So even our institutions go along with this farce. A funny true story. I had an 8th grade student from Kenya in my homeroom. One day a debate broke out between 2 Black, high achieving girls and several other low achieving students over the issue of acting white. I decided to turn the issue over to my Kenyan student for arbitration. When asked about what it meant to act black, all he said, pointing to low achieving Black students, "Nobody in my country acts like that." Everyone in class cracked up.

[@warrenstemphly5756]

How many days of riots did that kick off?

[@I9s7lam5is-S3tu1pid]

@@warrenstemphly5756 😂😂😂😂😂

[@That_Random_British_Dude]

When the ACTUAL Black Kid from a Black Country and grew up in a Black Community says the Black Advocates aren't acting Black, you know there's something wrong!

[@I9s7lam5is-S3tu1pid]

Even Asians make fun of their own who decide to learn to like and read and speak English well as you’re trying to be white/British/American/Banana/Twinkie/Apple/Coconut/Bounty bar/Oreo/etc.

[@Amg-ks1tc]

Things that never happened:

[@tattooeddragon]

You bring up some very good points. One of my best friends is black and he always had to struggle with pleasing his “community” while trying to pursue a career in finance. Something seen as a white job and therefore selling out to the white man. He also brought up something that I would have never thought of, the fact that so many in the black community don’t pursue their dreams for fear of being labeled “white”. How many wonderful minds and world changing innovators have we lost to this type of mentality?

[@thecamillarose9806]

Like isn't the point of this culture thing to make sure blacks have equal opportunity?

[@mrjones4249]

That is extremely common and young people even have to deal with physical assaults for academic achievement in many places. I aggressively began my children's academic learning very early so I enrolled them in jujitsu and Muy Thai as soon as they turned 3yrs old.

[@Sophie-pv5jo]

Love your last sentence. Social rejection is HARD. I’ve been the nerdy straight As girl my whole life. I love who I am but some of the comments get so me sometimes! I can’t imagine if my whole community rejected me, I’m sure I would have changed who I am

[@shadowswithin702]

Probably far too many, and isn't that sad. Not doing something you may enjoy, because your community says so. Me I would rather be an outcast, and have always walked my own path. Not for everyone, and I can't speak for anyone else. But I'm happy not being a color but a person, living how I choose on my terms.

[@christitaylor2770]

But u make is racist when you view it black and white jobs 🤣

[@paulmcallister7909]

I’m in the UK and I’ve had to deal with this nonsense all my life. My dad used to call it “crabs in a barrel”. My brother is a lot less diplomatic. He calls it the slave mentality. Maybe it’s just human nature, but it seems like it’s easier to pull others down than lift oneself up. One of my favourite commentaries on this actually comes from the film Man of Steel. Jor-El asks a simple question: “what if a child aspires to be something other than society intended?”

[@jackhhun2698]

the crabs in the bucket thing is around in white culture too but more subtle as for the black community yeah its open what you think you better than us hmmph whytie

[@teru_9921]

I'm so sorry that happened to you. I don't get this thing people call "slave mentality" when it's literally just people speaking impeccable english and carrying themselves with respect.

[@jackhhun2698]

​@@teru_9921 people just like being better in some way than another group even if its an illusion its just a bit of human's lesser side part of nature

[@teru_9921]

@@jackhhun2698 so if the person lives a better life and carries themselves as such, they should be put down by others to the same level?? That's not how it works. That's insecurity and jealousy. You're right about the small errors in humans, but bringing someone down because they're more successful than you is also wrong

[@jackhhun2698]

@@teru_9921 Indeed but humans really hate to see others succeed really strange

[@user-vg8ls2jn4i]

I've heard this same sentiment from sooo many Black people. However, as a Native Mesoamerican whose ancestors are form modern day Mexico, I have been told many times that I act "too White" or sometimes "too American". And that experience is not just typical for myself, but several so-called "Mexicans" that live in the US

[@luishetzler9429]

I can relate when I was younger in the 70's, parent uprooted to a totally white area very hard to adjust finally I just became myself

[@RealWorldGames]

You ladies don't act white. You act ( and are) articulate, intelligent, successful, confident, filled with integrity. I don't need to look like you to admire and look up to all of these wonderful qualities. I a 46 year old white dude ( you know the kind of guy movies aren't made for lol) and I can definitely see you as role models.

[@Wellnessdrinkingbuddy]

From my personal experience as a Hispanic woman I’ve been told that I “act white” a lot in my teenage years. So it’s definitely not exclusive to the black community

[@deniseberman8633]

It’s an excuse for stupid people to stay stupid. They didn’t want to learn the language, hated people from other backgrounds. I was born raised and educated here so were my folks. Luckily this negativity didn’t come from my family. Heard all this crap too from idiot friends who ended up committing crimes and or getting addicted to whatever.

[@kyotodreamz871]

🙌

[@genzi78514]

What? I'm Latina and some of us are literally white and there are a lot of educated, well mannered people here. These "Hispanics" don't even know anything about Latinos that born, grow up and live in Latin America.

[@MustangCely]

Agree!!!

[@zxyatiywariii8]

True, it's not exclusive to any one race. I'm predominately indigenous Polynesian and I was accused of the same thing when I got a great score on my GED. 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@chenugent]

I’m mixed race (my mum is Trinidadian and my dad is white) I pronounce my T’s, I have a well spoken middle class southern British accent. People used to call me the N word, I finally spoke out against the racism and people responded by saying “you’re not black anyway” and “you’re basically white”. I’ve had people tell me I don’t “sound black”. I’m bloody disgusted by all of this. It makes my blood boil considering I literally grew up with my black single mother, didn’t really go out much, this is just how I am. Being mixed race around a bunch of uncultured swines can be truly unbearable.

[@mrjones4249]

ApaChe: being mixed raced has nothing to do with it because people say the same stupid things to dark skinned people. Being mixed just gives morons additional insults to cast because they're jealous of succes or of you doing something in a proper manner.

[@OldBoydudeman]

I'm almost 50 now, and I also live and grew up in the south of England with the same kind of people saying that I spoke more like a white man, when I was a teenager working in a supermarket an older white man said that I was 'the whitest black guy he knew' prefaced with the 'I'm not being racist, but..' phrase. Also as a teenager I was at college and just happened to sing along a reggae lyric near a black guy only for him to then say to me 'how come YOU know that song?' For a long time I questioned myself for the racist comments I received from both black and white people but then I built a friend base of all manner of people from all backgrounds just by staying myself and finding those that love and respect me for who I am.

[@chenugent]

@@OldBoydudeman Hey, it's reassauring to know I'm not alone, thank you for sharing! It is great you found a healthy circle of friends, I found a few friends in university who are good people. The the trait all of them have in common is that they are kind, calm, polite and respectful. Most people who have made racist remarks were loud and obnoxious people who couldn't control their toungue. I'm currently friends with a Ukranian who has only lived here since September, I get along well with him and most foreigners due to the fact I can relate to not fitting in. But most importantly, he is very respecrful and kind. My ex girlfriend was half Portugese, and actually stuck up for me when I recieved racist remarks from people during our relationship. She was one of the kindest souls I think I ever met, very supportive and had a caring and gentle attitude. Moral of the story is that it doesn't matter about race, how you look or sound. It is simply about how you behave and what your morals and values are.

[@shadowswithin702]

I'm sorry you go through that, and it might not mean much from a white person. But I got the same thing as I said above, you like what you like and don't apologize for it. Be who you want to be, if that does not align with your community oh well.

[@tubester4567]

@@OldBoydudeman Africans in countries other than the US tend to speak just like the majority, (unless recent immigrant) Blacks in the UK speak like everyone else, same in other Europeans countries. For some reason African Americans have adopted a different speech. I think there are a few reasons, the AA community is large (around 30 million) and many of them only interact with each other. Many of them left school early, and more recently they glorify gang, hip hop and rap culture. The woke left movement has also allowed them to have an identity of victimhood, and any poor standards is just part of their "culture"

[@brittongodman7769]

My true opinion on this topic is this. Those who say you ''act White'' are actually jealous of you because you speak proper English, dress nicely, act civilized, prefer to be as educated as possible, and accept people for who they are instead of judging them solely on the color of their skin.

[@rocknroll7400]

Bingo! Exactly why.. You are to civilized to be cool or get street cred from those who front (portraying) an image to be accepted.. Problem with them is why they have such low standard that it's a high point to them to be in that club. Problem they have with you is that you by reason of dating whitebread or plain, or "normal" no flava, is you aren't validating that urban images importance, or showing longing to be accepted through that type of image personification. It's not even just a racial thing. Its invalidating them if they validate you.. Their whole house of cards falls.

[@michaelbush1374]

They hate us because they ain't us 👻

[@tyturner7110]

Broke my heart when I finally realized “code switching” is a skill. It’s like a second language and some are not capable or willing. It’s like being an immigrant with a thick accent in your own country. It just makes life harder.

[@sublime_death_000]

interesting point of view. though not all people that are white share those characteristics.

[@2kx62]

Not really jealousy, I mean they literally have the obligation to those dilemmas, dressing nice is a preference, most black people typically have there own style and perfer there style hence why a lot of black people who gets rich, continue warring similar brands and type of clothing they were waring before just more expensive and higher quality. It’s just that when a black person sees another black person who talks white, there just realizing that there not like other black people and also that they cant really relate to this person also it reminds them of the oppressor which is probably why they have a problem with it. it could be seen as a lost brother to there community, bc that person was white washed. Also it’s not about being highly educated, it’s about the environment you come from, Mlk Jr and Malcom x, we’re black leaders who were highly intelligent, but also didn’t talk like a white person simply bc they were never white washed.

[@esther589]

I ve always been told I dont act black, im not black enough, oreo and etc. it so strange to be degraded by literally everyone for reading, traveling, having a diverse group of friends, speaking different, enjoying non stereotypical genres of music and fashion like metal and trance. I ve had people debate my blackness if front of me… it blew my mind. Like i thought we were breaking away from stereotypes and people have the right to walk through life how they want but then they turn around and debate how black I am. Like what?? I dont deal with people who think like that.

[@QED_]

props

[@hanabishaven]

Tf is up with this Oreo stuff

[@awakenedpersona6488]

@@hanabishaven Racist black people's way of referring to 'black on the outside white on the inside' a way to put down anyone that doesn't follow racial group think.

[@maryamjoha]

So true. Not worth even talking to people like that. Their brains are too broken. They have to figure it out on their own.

[@metalheadjake3339]

It's like when actual dumb neo nazi white supremacists call other white people n word lovers just because those white people aren't racist.... Yikes I remember seeing a white male uber driving kick two racist white people out of his car after making a casual racist remark straight away about non white people and he ended up being called that. It's funny how actual racists get annoyed by actual anti racists

[@jonathangaudette1436]

This is an issue within many minority groups. I am indigenous (Native) and get called an Apple. It's a derogatory term meaning red on the outside but white on the inside, for Natives that do not conform to the groupthink mindset of victimhood.

[@xhagast]

So being drunk, poor, ignorant, powerless, hopeless and miserable is how LEGITIMATE (Native) Americans should be? They (and every other oppressed minority) should be seeking revenge by accumulating all the money, power and status they could.

[@jonathangaudette1436]

@xhagast not quite sure what point you were trying to make, or what you were suggesting.

[@xhagast]

@@jonathangaudette1436 If you study, work, try to be successful you are "acting white." If you leave the reservation you "betray your culture." Too many people seem to draw pride from living in ghettos. I would expect them to try to beat the white man at his own game instead.

[@23GreyFox]

I saw a video on youtube were a woman told a little anecdote from her native mother: "If we weren't occupied in killing each other, the white people would had a much harder time conquering this land".

[@gathercreatelivewithleslie8340]

Yes, I have a friend that has experienced the same thing. They want blood tests to prove if you're Native enough to be part of their group.

[@nahmastay3300]

So, I’m a white girl who grew up in a lower middle class white family who are HARDCORE gearheads. I’m talking Harley choppers, hot rods, dirt bikes, etc. So, a few years ago, we went to a chopper show that premiered an Indy documentary about these two famous black motorcycle riders who basically paved the way for black acceptance in a very predominantly “white” lifestyle in the 70’s. These men earned and gave respect everywhere they went and rode thousands of miles on two wheels across the country. These men called themselves Sugar & Spade and they lived amazingly full lives. Sadly, Sugar passed away earlier this year. Anyway, growing up, I never saw many black men on Harley’s riding around my city-but the past few years, many more black men and women have been taking up that lifestyle and I feel so much pride for them doing things that I know are sometimes ostracized by their black friends and family because it’s considered “white people shit”. Fuck that, man. I love seeing people living their life regardless of what cultural expectations may be imposed upon them. Leather wearing bikers are not limited to rough just white men with long beards.

[@VenomLeon]

That sounds awesome! I'm going to look it up. 😎

[@nahmastay3300]

@@VenomLeon I hope you do! We got to meet those guys and they were such nice dudes. Seriously what a cool experience

[@skylamei]

@@VenomLeon Hey!!! I love your profile picture! I get so excited when I find other persona fans ❤️

[@deniseberman8633]

Amen to that, in this day and age you could pursue your dreams and especially in this great country.

[@psyck]

I went to Street Vibrations in Reno years ago. There were lots of black bikers. Not just 10-20. There were at least 100 of them. Mingling right in with everyone else and very passionate about their bikes. One of the best motorcycle events I’ve been to.

[@jrenee3199]

I hate this so much. I grew up being told I talk white or act white and it infuriated me. Everything I know, everything I learned, everything I am, came from my Black family so I never understood the idea that I was “acting white”. They don’t understand that they’re dissing our community when they say that.

[@lucystoner]

"Using inadequacies as an identity" is true. I am white, but I grew up in the ghetto. I taught high school in the ghetto. Watching so many students hold on to that identity... a lot of them with potential, but it was almost like they were afraid of it. Potential not to be like white people, but potential to go to college. To study a trade. Not get involved in a gang & the gangs are rampant in my town. It's just sad all around.

[@girardedward]

Teachers like you changed my life. I was a cholo until some high school teachers helped me see a different - better path. Thank you for being in the trenches lifting those like me out! Onto my Masters of Finance this year…

[@Michael-hm8vh]

Seems they are wanting to be ignorant on purpose and prefer not to be educated! Maybe that's why racism is still around! Criminality is within black culture is rampant! Educate and upgrade your culture or stay down, it's your choice!!

[@rogerward801]

Not about being "white". It's about being your best

[@JeremiahHartmanPhotography]

My son's best friend is black.. he got bullied by other students because he makes good grades...like literally kept trying to fight him. It was the most bizarre thing I had ever heard of.

[@gravitatemortuus1080]

This happened to my daughters' black friends. She was in AP classes and the blacks in it were bullied by other blacks. It was really sad.

[@danielmaster8776]

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[@Downsdddgh]

I was in a restaurant once in Germany back in the 80's. Military base. Im white. I was sitting close to an African guy and we struck up a conversation. As I sat there all of a sudden I thought to myself that I wasn't talking to a black guy. That was a revelation for my young mind. It isn't about skin color...it's about attitude.

[@YujiroHanmaaaa]

Africans are different then Black Americans. They take education much more seriously than Black Americans. Africans speak several languages. and when they speak english, french, spanish, portuguese etc. they speak iit properly eventhough if they have slightly accent

[@Downsdddgh]

@@YujiroHanmaaaa I hear you. I admire their English, they speak it better than me. Probably understand it better also. Never was strong with it in the classroom.

[@armynurseboy]

@@YujiroHanmaaaa I work with an African doctor (Ethiopian). He admitted to me he is befuddled by the attitude of Black Americans and how he is insulted when they expect him to share the same beliefs as them simply because his skin color is the same.

[@sublime_death_000]

thanks for this discussion. ¨you act white¨ is too often an underhanded compliment or an insult. usually all somebody is saying is: ¨i have beliefs/stereotypes about what it means to act white and you live up to those beliefs/stereotypes.¨ or it can mean ¨you are not black enough in my eyes because you do not match my limited ideas of what it is/can/should mean to be a member of the black race.¨

[@pujatelicreative]

As a Brit born woman with Indian heritage, when I started to question people from India about their hatred of us Brits because of the ills of the past, I got told I 'could never be white' and 'I was trying to be', because I stuck up for the now and the fact the majority of people in the UK aren't racist. So in order for me to be authentically brown, I need to not succeed, because if I do, I'm trying to be a different race. A similar thing happened when we had a black Chancellor recently, he was told by a member of our Labour Party (more left wing) that he wasn't really black because he didn't sound black. Our PM was lambasted for getting the top job and that he didn't really represent brown people. I've put down the left side of things recently, and I have to give a shout out to Amala for this. You were part of the help that enabled me to see the issues on the side I thought I was on, but would rather steer clear of.

[@patrickharriss]

Preach, you went alot more indept. Preach.

[@aristobrat4987]

its like , self whipping. ive seen more poc say "im never going anywhere in life because im brown" than any white people. the self hatred is insane

[@kindacalled777]

That labour MP didn't get away with her racist speech about the Chancellor thankfully. I hate the Tories, but those woke labour MPs too 🙄

[@crisl9079]

“I need to not succeed, because if I do, I'm trying to be a different race. “ 😵‍💫What?? Why would brown people believe this?? Isn’t this just self-inflicted racism? That’s horrible that you have been told brown people can’t be brown and successful. I can’t imagine being told I can’t succeed and be white at the same time…that is so demoralizing. I hope your generation and younger changes that toxic mindset.

[@earthsecho4770]

As a South African I have realised that conservative Indian culture viciously rejects anything positive about the English and the UK. They cling to the past and paint a picture of how amazing India was pre colonization and that their kindgoms never did anything wrong - ever. Which is false but they don't care much for accuracy...

[@beccaa2919]

I was bullied so much for acting "white" its crazy even my crush told me that. In elementary it made me try to conform especially started listening to music I didn't like to fit. Even my brothers would say things like that. I eventually realize it was absolutely ridiculous. I listening to the music I like now lol and am unapologetically myself.

[@iamnotabodybuilder8337]

You’re definitely not alone

[@deniseberman8633]

That’s good for you, I went through this crap from my peers in school, who went on to ruin their lives with their dumb mentality.

[@TrollAxeThrower]

You're being yourself? How dare you! The idea of self was made up by white men!

[@deniseberman8633]

@@TrollAxeThrower People are really dumbing down aren’t they?

[@maguffintop2596]

I had a friend who was black in HS. She was one black of four girls in the whole school class of 500. She dressed preppy, she lived in the wealthier side of town. Dad was a lawyer. She told me nightmare stories of a sleepover w/ the other black girls. They called her Oreo ( nvr heard of that in 1981), mocked her for eating certain foods w/ a fork, and said all they did was physically fight half the night. Eye opening.

[@sonjaevans3858]

This sounds about right to me. I went through the same exact thing throughout the 80's for speaking properly, loving reading, ballet, camping, and rock music and dressing creatively. Most blacks cling for dear life to their stereotypes and never even fathom what life beyond them can be like.

[@Npc1488-wc1kf]

Our ancestors werent wrong about them

[@johnpatitucci7919]

"Acting Black" is a social construct... Change my mind.

[@edh7761]

I feel this. I am a 1/2 native 1/2 Puerto Rican that grew up around white people and only went to the Rez to see my grandmother intermittently. When we moved to south Dakota in my elementary years. I finally met some other Indians. By that time my vernacular and vocabulary was well entrenched. They did not accept me because I didn't know the lingo or handshakes. They used to call me a Apple. Red on the outside and white one the inside.

[@patrickharriss]

I know the feeling.....

[@MrSophire]

Ok so the is Oreo, banana, coconut and now apple. Wow, why so wrong being “white “

[@edh7761]

@@MrSophire it's been in my experience the minorities use white people as a pejorative when referring to people of their own race that they don't like.

[@deesnuts2791]

That's awful but also pretty funny, not in a bad way through. I totally understand where you're coming from, I'm half Samoan and half white and I got called coconut all the time, so feel your pain. You be you, who cares what anyone else thinks, they're probably just jealous.

[@abbiereynolds8016]

It's crazy how many variants to that insult there are. "Oreo", "banana", "coconut", and now I'm hearing "apple" for the first time. One for every minority group🙄 Do these people not realize that all they're doing is putting the white people they hate so much on a pedestal? They're basically saying that certain behaviors are the "white" standard by default and anyone else trying to behave that way are a cheap imitation.

[@thatoneviewer1553]

I come from a Mexican household and in an area of the U.S where Mexicans or hispanics make up the majority of the town so I can say that 'acting white' is a pretty common thing in our community. It's joked that if you like nice clothes, shoes, have a good house, like Hallmark, etc., that you are 'acting white'. It's just a common thing that whiteness is a joke in the Hispanic community. My own mother who is on the lighter side gets the brunt of these jokes since she is very proper sometimes and likes stereotypically 'white' things. In my own life experience, I've probably seen more outright racism against white people and their lifestyle than anything else.

[@elettramia6380]

HISPANIC LITERALLY MEANS SPAIN. 🙄THE CULTURA LATINA THE LATIN CULTURE, THE LATIN PEOPLE, THE LATINO TRIBES (Latini), THE LATIN ETHNICITY AND THE LATIN LANGUAGE ALL COME FROM ITALY! LATINO IS THE SOLE IDENTITY OF SOUTHERN EUROPEAN LATIN MEDITERRANEAN DIASPORA WHOS ETHNICITY AND CULTURE COMES FROM THE TRUE AND REAL LATINO ANCESTORS OF ITALY. And Hispanic is literally the Latin language for Spain not the native Americans they colonized such as those Of south, Central American and Mexican origins weather you or others like you acknowledged it or not. Both Hispanic & Latin/Latino culture come from Europe that is Latin Europe. & Latin Europe was Latinized by Italy hence how Latina Italy got the historical Latin name LATINA! LATINO= SOUTHERN EUROPEAN LATIN MEDITERRANEAN DIASPORA OF THE LATINO ANCESTORS OF ITALY. Hispanic is the name the TRUE Latino people of Rome/Italy gave the Spaniards. People from south central America and Mexico are historically native Americans & now some Mestizos whom where just forced to learn Hispanic ways just like people in North America who where forced to learn English ways and it ends there. Being culturally UNROOTED due to brainwashed acculturation is why so many North Americans don’t know their own identity Nor even care.TRUE Latin people need representation in North America as we are misrepresented all day long in this country and it’s not ok. Culturally rooted proud People native to south Central America and Mexico who embrace their true identity feel the same way with FALSE brands like Hispanic and Latino as that is Not their origin it is the origin of their colonizers. South Central Americans and Mexicans are indigenous Americans, mestizo Americans, Castizo Americans, zambos, sub Saharans etc. Not Latins, Not Latin Blood therefore Not LATIN_O. LATINOS are SOUTHERN EUROPEAN LATINS born anywhere in the world who’s roots come from the LATIN Roman Empire of the Mediterranean Race. Again HENCE HOW LATINA ITALY GOT THE HISTORICAL LATIN NAME LATINA! If those like you want to claim the Hispanic identity and origins of Spain then what where. HOWEVER us culturally aware true Latin Mediterranean people are tired of this brainwashed American obsession with misappropriation and cultural rape of foreign Latin terms from Italy. Supporting American Brainwashed cultural theft for “gain” and “benefit” does Not magically change this. CULTURALLY REMOVED North Americans need to learn and respect their true culture that way they can stop stealing from mine. & TRUE LATINO MEN & WOMEN AKA SOUTHERN EUROPEANS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MULTI GENETICALLY MIXED ETHNIC PEOPLE DUE TO OUR MIDDLE EASTERN, NORTH AFRICAN& BALKAN GYPSIE DNA. THIS CULTURAL RAPE TOWARDS THE TRUE LATIN PEOPLE OF ITALY EXIST BECAUSE THOSE LIKE YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE & WILL CONTINUE TO “BENEFIT” FROM THE CULTURAL THEFT TOWARDS US TRUE LATINO MEDITERRANEANS WHO DESCEND FROM ITALY!

[@chebaca8]

@@elettramia6380 u gotta take a chill pill

[@Aaron_Rodriguez808]

@@chebaca8 🤣🤣🤣 yes

[@evac7590]

elettramia6380 Hispania was all Iberic Peninsula, not only Spain. Latino american are family.We share a lot of things.

[@seanadams4920]

im glad someone said it. basing everything on skin color and grouping ourselves into that is what is tearing this country apart.

[@HerMajesty1]

That's because the powers that shouldn't be are trying to start a race war.

[@barryr.irvinga.k.a.deansto9426]

...why didn't YEW say it ??????????????????

[@jummyran]

It’s part of the plan duh

[@barryr.irvinga.k.a.deansto9426]

... THAT'S AN UNEDUCATED "OPINION" ...WHAT IS TEARING THIS NATION APART IS RACISM. PEOPLES SKIN COLOR IS OBVIOUS SO IT SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED WITHOUT SAYING. WHITES HAVE ***NEVERRR*** ACKNOWLEDGED THEIR RACISM AND THEIR MURDEROUS OPPRESSION AS A GROUP BECAUSE THEY ARE THE MAJORITY CLASS ANS THEY ALLOW THEMSELVES TO DELVE INTO THE DEEP MULTI GENERATIONAL PROFITS FROM SLAVERY WHILE CLAIMING ***NOY***TO BE RACIST. YOU WANTTO SEE A WHITE MAN LOSE IT? CALL HIM A RACIST JUST IN CONVERSATION AND THEIR GUILT COMPLEX GOES THROUGH THE ROOF. IT'S BECAUSE THEY KNOW SOOO MUCH OF WHAT WAS TAKEN, WITHHELD, COVERED OVER, LEFT BEHIND. PURE GUIL;T!

[@adu1991]

"We don't claim you"... This is just as bad as White slaveowners feeling like they OWNED Black slaves, years and years ago.

[@Npc1488-wc1kf]

'You act White' is the best compliment you can get

[@leabianchi]

Yes.

[@icebergslim3737]

No the fuck it ain't stop smoking PCP you fools

[@whatchaknowe]

I've heard it most of my life. It's a shame. My parents stressed the importance of the content of someone's character is what matters most. Don't let ignorant people dictate your life just to fit in. Treat people the way you want to be treated regardless of physical characteristics.

[@ninakennedy4092]

I definitely fit into this bracket. I’ve been bullied, even family members who are for the majority also light-skinned have pointed out how much lighter I am compared to them. The mother of a guy I dated has mentioned how ‘white’ I talked and has encouraged me ‘to be myself’. I’ve had friends who have criticized my struggles because ‘I’m not dark enough to understand them’. I’m older now so I’ve learned to love myself the way God made me. I’ve also learned how to identify and pull weeds from the roots in my garden, throw them in the trash and make sure they don’t grow back.✌🏼❤

[@midnightaurora9483]

They weren't your friends at all then. You don't have to be a certain colour to understand their feelings that's just stupid and racist. I'm glad you've learned to love yourself, I've just started to learn to love myself and I've gotten out of depression for a year now and everything has gone well for me and i hope everything is going well for you. God bless you and have a happy almost Christmas!

[@rhapzodyb]

I was NEVER Black enough. In our house we grew up with a "Command of The King's English" and only used slang to make fun of people! In high school the hoodlums I hung with (briefly) would say "What? You think YOU'RE BETTER THAN US!!!??" I couldn't say ''well, yes" because then I would just get my ass whooped! Then, of course, I was the one with the scholarship from the teachers union. 😎

[@fabioghezzi1969]

You defended your values and the education your parents gave you. This "acting white" sh*t trown at guys who do well at school it's the black community shooting his own foots. How many kids would hide their smart side just to conform? That gets me mad.

[@thomasjorge4734]

A public school teacher spoke about a young African-American girl's violin constantly being broken by her harassing fellow students. She gave it up and gave up.

[@andresperez8902]

Gothix and Amala on a video together, what a delight to hear them express their bright minds 😍

[@Dontbeweak123]

It’s a sad state in the black community to see being articulate, intelligent, and any other positive behavior as being tied to being white. It does my heart good to see individuals break free of the destructive indoctrination, but makes it sink to hear so many cannot see who is really keeping the black community down. Keep up the good work, the more individuals who cast of the chains of their mental enslavement, the more the community as a whole can wake up to the reality.

[@crazychicSHENA]

Never going to happen

[@dwwolf4636]

@@crazychicSHENA it's too usefull for certain parties.

[@aceblack92]

You're full of it sir. Acting white has nothing to do with sounding intelligent or articulate, acting means that you act white! You can pretend that whites don't act or sound different from blacks if you want to though.

[@aceblack92]

And you black conservatives kill me with the "breaking your chains" BS. You basically trade masters from white liberals to white conservatives. Your whole ideology and talking points are from white conservatives.

[@matthewblumenthal804]

I'm a old white guy. I've worked blue, gray, and white collar jobs. I've worked with people of every ethnic variety that was common in those arenas. I have never found that race spoke to the quality of a person. I've known people of great worth. I've known people of very little worth. Both sets came in all shades. The emphasis on race is just another tool to divide us. I'd like to see fewer people taken in by it.

[@DeterminedDIYer]

My really good friend Chris deals with this. He's a black guy who went to our predominately white suburban school. He says most black women won't date him because of how he talks and his interests, and he gets crap for dating white girls because they actually give him the time of day. He feels alienated so of course he hangs out with people who accept him. Who wouldn't?

[@rosegarden9100]

as a black conservative woman this was a great show!!! thank you ladies ❤❤❤

[@chamberpot969]

As a white man I am sick of the behaviour of many white women who no longer know how to be a wife to men who want to be good husbands and raise a family. I think a lot of black women have the same values as I have but are forced to marry in their groups.

[@addingupto1002]

​@Chamber Pot I agree. The two groups need to meet up more. We may have a lot in common.

[@seanstewart302]

One thing I've noticed in life is that there are a lot more people that want to tear others down to their level than want to build others up. People are usually just awful to one another regardless of race, gender, social status, etc. How our species accomplished anything positive in this world baffles me.

[@tknows470]

Crab in a bucket mentality, right?!

[@yournotmydad9260]

Out here in California this is very prevalent in the Mexican/ Hispanic community. We just don’t take it up the butt and keep on keeping on. No sense in entertaining nonsense especially when it come to unchangeable characteristics.🇺🇸🦅

[@hotrodriguez549]

Agree 100% I remember hearing the word pocho.

[@graffmonstersp]

Agree I'm a skater/punk it's odd

[@YA-qj8fx]

@@hotrodriguez549 Yup, I'm a pocha and proud from East LA! 🤣

[@RanMouri82]

@@YA-qj8fx What does pocho/pocha mean? Is it saying the Hispanic person's acting "too white"? I'm half-Puerto Rican from NYC, and I'm super white (my sis is a ginger!) so I've thankfully never encountered that.

[@calinfus80s]

@@RanMouri82 pocho is a chicano? 🤔