What Makes A Guy "Corny"?

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[@williamhall1659]

If you are considered corny in black culture, you are probably doing pretty good in life.

[@dariuspeterson1177]

Sadly

[@billpenning6950]

💯

[@Meca1986]

Not necessarily..some of the dumb shii People do can make them corny ..like how 50 was coming for Lil Kim's child ..-corny

[@TrulyUnbothered]

🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@thebakery3509]

Facts!!!

[@TheBrotherHoodSports]

Corny = making others uncomfortable because you don't conform to popular societal standards

[@BeeBee-pl9ly]

True, but corny can also mean "trying too hard to get an impression out of others."

[@therealist2000]

FACTS!

[@hcharles1983]

Big facts!

[@ViewHigher]

facts

[@a100percentReal]

🎯 💯

[@xXSonTJXx]

“Corny” is one of the most overused and dry hating shit in our community because we are addicted to the “cool” stereotypes

[@krisj827]

Facts.

[@ronalddewalt6635]

Agreed!!

[@MarcusTheJR]

False and created stereotypes. Everyone understands that their people aren't a monolithic besides black folks

[@bamafencer12]

BW here that grew up listening to rock, I was not "cool" at all. None of the black kids hung out with me and gave me shit. Now most are still in the same town doing the same ghetto shit. I'm doing well for myself and I'm happy.

[@coreejacobs4780]

Nah, corny is just something you have just like style is just something you have, you can’t try to be it most likely you just are and money or fame doesn’t change it

[@samushunter0048]

This is why our black community is the way it is. We clowning our own selves by essentially saying having dreams, aspirations, not being a thug or being violent is corny. We as a people need to grow up seriously and understand what values we need to hold high. Our young generation is watching what we do and say.

[@powerbadpowerbad]

AGREED.Going to jail is-COOL.Being a thug is celebrated in our communities.When I joined the navy to get outta my HOOD ( was tired of all the violence )dudes were telling me they'd never join the-WHITE-man's military.AFter I left,those same guys were trying to join the military,but,had felonies on their records.Or on probation or parole.

[@aGwEENapple]

We have a culture that praised "side chicks" and "situationships" over the past few years. This is our current generation. There's a few of us who are disgusted at this left sprinkled amongst these lost souls.

[@hotties3v3n]

that's issue is definitely not having dreams or aspirations. It's just him.

[@bryanjacobs9680]

exactly, and then these bvtches get mad when no one wants to date them and get girls outside the race

[@hachelyd_i3232]

@@hotties3v3n you gotta get a life. I just saw your comments on like three other vids. Loreal isn’t gonna see this so tuck in your blanket or shut up with your lies

[@illwill904]

Corny = Not Street Dont conform to society’s standards. As long as you are true to yourself and stay humble you’ll attract like minded people 💯

[@daylinjones7194]

Imagine being "corny" because you're goal-oriented and treat people well 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@mahiganti]

facts

[@WatWarrior22]

Or "soft"

[@RobsGravity]

Your not dumb bro clearly no one is saying he is corny cuz he chasing goals. Headass

[@1handsmoke565]

💨💨💨💨💨💨 Lore’l ……… Girl……you literally have a podcast called “ Bully and the Beast”🤦🏾‍♂️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIPQlmCGhrqLjc0

[@jayreed5363]

Right

[@ajax3039]

For a dude, corny commonly meant you’re not “street”, “hood”, “hard”. He’s intelligent, respectful, and has realistic goals in life. Unfortunately some people are small minded and desire superficial attributes.

[@littyboy819]

Well fucking said my nigga

[@flovonnejohnson707]

Which is funny to me because growing up and all throughout highschool almost all the guys I liked or had crushes on were what would be considered "corny".

[@ronnie6696]

The other girl said he's corny because he dates white women which is corny nothing was said about his mannerisms she said he was nice corny

[@chris-dd6uq]

​@Ronnie does that make sense to you?

[@ronnie6696]

@@chris-dd6uq yes it does make sense. You be a nice person and still be corny fool

[@jayDee92133]

I love being corny..my corny ass lives a peaceful life safe with my wife while enjoying gaming and anime.😁

[@dinkyboss]

I felt this so hard 😂 literally facts

[@soulsister1976]

Amen... get some butter and salt and pepper and live your best life.

[@ericaking4026]

That's me and my husband too 😊

[@szn1580]

Catching up on one piece right now. #Corny&Proud

[@ShaeJ_Shae]

You sound like my husband 😆

[@nerdygiant7805]

There's a much deeper conversation that needs to be had about this in the black community. In my experience, a lot of those 'corny' comments that I got made me want to do things that was not going to benefit me long term. Hung out with the wrong folks, stopped doing homework, and etc. Thankfully when my mother moved me and my siblings to a different neighborhood, I didn't feel pressure to be who I wanted to be. I made friends that also loved watching anime, playing yuh-gi-oh, going to tutoring, and we all did sports together. The thing about white people is that there is no pressure they have by their community to live up to an archetype. For black men, if you don't have a father in your life, it's easy to get trapped by the stereotype.

[@gaila.9852]

I highly doubt that there are no “pressures” within the white community.

[@riyahgrace2949]

God bless you, glad you were able to escape the trap 👏🏾

[@flyghtmyleage6041]

that's not just in the black community, that's in EVERY community. however, it is still a problem nonetheless

[@TailWagger_Jaggers]

He walked around with a head shot. Aka he manifested his life💯

[@aarontalksculture4946]

The part of black culture that I HATE is acting like anything that isn't "hood, street, gangsta" is corny. But then once all the "corny" black folks do something great we claim that for black people. People thought Jimi Hendrix was corny, people thought Prince was corny. Before Kaepernick was a living folk legend people thought he was corny because he's half white and was adopted by white parents. We're so busy judging everyone's "blackness" that we don't give people room to be a unique individual; further perpetuating mental health issues because we're worried if we step out of the "cultural boundaries" someone will think we corny. It's BS. All that said, Kanye is corny. ✊🏾✌🏾

[@jamessummers5936]

All facts, but other races have that issue as well, just with their own metrics.

[@Fudgeey]

Koonye is the corniest of them all.

[@marksommers4179]

Well said

[@anthonydexter3527]

Kanye smart. Got out that adidas deal and got them right back offering him a new deal.

[@simonmaduxx6777]

But we not worried about other races. We are worried about black folks, the most attacked race out of everyone. Definitely not helping each other with this and all the other foolishness that goes on. Like who's real and who's not, who's gangster who's a g yada yada all of this comic book mafioso dream garbage. Wasn't it just last week or so where there was a trash story about some locked up gangster approving of somebody else? As long as the streets/hardships is the measuring stick of how real black folks are, they going to stay stuck in this clown show of dancing and entertaining everybody else while not doing anything better for themselves. Look how they treated Carlton and to this day he still scarred, because how do you not feel like shit when your own people look down on you. Is that REAL!?? 😂😂

[@TrulyUnbothered]

I love the men people consider “corny.” They are the men that are respectable and who doesn’t treat women poorly. The women that call these men corny are the women who are use to disrespect and neglect from men. They are not of value their opinion doesn’t matter.

[@uwillbe]

Absolutely!

[@phglam]

I totally agree.

[@Tunechi65]

being A science guy in high school always had black people calling me corny and lame. Shit was terrible. Now I'm messing high 6 figures as an engineer and those same people are still stuck in the same place. And now those same people wondering why I'm not with a black girl lol. They never accepted me

[@dialac1]

🧢

[@Haddonfield63]

You ain’t sleeping with no corny niggas. Stop capping. You can like them all you want lmao

[@VIi726]

To me, it’s just trying to be something you aren’t. Don’t matter if you are a nerd or the star athlete, being yourself is never corny

[@plsdontbeahero]

Real

[@dinkyboss]

Exactly. I was a nerd in HS and as much as folks tried to make me feel bad for that I enjoyed myself and unfortunately ended up doing much better than a lot of them (I say unfortunately because I’m not happy about their circumstances but it is what it is).

[@bilmur8098]

Being yourself "can" be corny

[@TrVlogs82]

Facts.

[@bilmur8098]

@@natiasamuels4170 yo im literally googling "how to wear a headshot" lol im confused too

[@glasscoeeocssalg]

I notice the young women did not like to be called corny themselves but was willing to call others corny. If corny is self awareness and a sense of purpose then we need more corny people. Some women are like their makeup a bunch of cover up to hide the real person.

[@sheilaherrera8584]

Michael B Jordan got the last laugh all the wayyyy to the bank!….😂😂😂

[@bxi1547]

In the black community corny means you’re not a thug with a criminal record.

[@thaneros]

Street

[@thealkemistmagician9308]

Exactly

[@MarcusTheJR]

But your successfully completed your life full circle. Now you the sexy guy

[@dahliar410]

It means you have no personality…you’re not interested

[@coreejacobs4780]

Stop with in the “black community” there are outcast, corny, nerds, etc. in every culture or within every race it just makes you sound bitter not like an actual contributor to the discussion

[@HazeyCazeyTv]

She called him corny and SHE is interviewing him 😂

[@deesee2051]

😂😂😂😂

[@IBBMS]

That’s kind of irrelevant. Corny ≠ unsuccessful. Ben Shapiro is extremely corny. He’s still rich and successful. These are all separate things.

[@mlking213]

@@IBBMSnah use another black person as example. Young Michael b Jordan and Shapiro don’t fit the example. She’s calling him corny because he wasn’t hood. “We’re from Newark”.

[@cameronpalmer401]

Well let’s look at the carfax MBJ: Leading Hollywood man Lore’l: Radio Host, Podcaster who gets ran though by athletes…. Yeah MBJ is the corny one 😂😂😂

[@Spasoutkingcod]

She didn’t call him corny it was the other chick

[@thegirlsclub24]

I wish our community didn't think it was ok to demean Black men that aren't the stereotypical "hood" dudes. It pushes too many men that are just going about their lives as themselves to think that they have to be something that they're not. It's truly not fair

[@MrColdwilliam]

Ayo...black women demean black men who AREN'T "corny" too. Equal opportunity dehumanization and disrespect on that front, still.

[@nickb839]

Not even about being a good dude or a hood dude. A lot of those women wouldn’t think about disrespecting someone like Jason statham, Leonardo dicaprio or Clint Eastwood. They stay adept and prepared for attack with a new chick every week. Your either born with it or your not. Will smith talking about he can’t make his wife happy. It’s unfortunate but a lot of people out here regardless of race or culture are just simply more like that.

[@nickb839]

Even if they don’t and didn’t grow up in whatever kind of environment. Doesn’t look like there’s too many problems.

[@swright4twenty]

That's bullshit tho. There are plenty BM who get love for being themselves. But they are the BM that want the IG Thots to like them and its like nah cuz...stay in your lane. The regular BM be wanting the prettiest girl with the long weave and the big ass and big titts and so forth and then when those types reject them they cry. Them dudes overlook the plain Janes wearing glasses that have phenotypical Black features. They wanna be the cool guy so bad but they just don't got it so they blame the women. And a lot of the regular dudes be lying cheating ass mfks just like the cool dudes. Don't get it twisted. Sorry so long but I have dated all types and the so called "Nerdy" dudes be just as bad. They just don't present themselves that way.

[@rogers5622]

Totally agree. I know people who have gotten into things they shouldn't have trying to prove they are not corny .

[@Odunikan]

All the “corny” Black kids in high school are now leaders of the new school.

[@briandorsey7144]

This conversation is a perfect example of why no matter what white people have done or will do to us, we are our own worst enemy. Black people can never just be black, we have to be a certain type of black.

[@tycarterbk]

A smart man never forgets!!! Glad he called her out on her BS.

[@RP.123]

Corny in the black community from Newark, NJ; a law abiding citizen who chooses to stay out of trouble. ✊🏿

[@Brandonforever21608]

100%

[@bxi1547]

Bingo

[@retrosuperfuture5348]

To some black people just speaking proper english is corny. We gotta do better lmao

[@dinkyboss]

THIS

[@marksommers4179]

nailed it

[@sakpase88]

Being corny is moving the opposite way social media telling you to do so 🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️

[@jamesprall9964]

Perfect comment! 💯

[@rahqwayysalahuddin6605]

Corny is Not being toxic, a drug dealer,a 30 yr old rapper, a dead beat dad, a baby daddy...... A positive black doesn't have to be Corny but he's successful and he as order in his life..

[@JumpOffBiggSean]

Black culture and black women especially place so much pressure on EVERY black man to be this "super thug, suave, sensitive, charming, well dressed super negro" and the moment we like or do something out of that box we're corny

[@2KoolFaSkool]

I'm dying about how she was like "We made fun of him because his name was Michael Jordan. He was definitely no Michael Jordan." like dude named himself that. 🤣 I swear kids make fun of each other over the most dumbest pointless sh**.

[@bad444]

Exactly, I was thinking the same thing about how I used to be teased about my cloth in junior high but none of us were buying our own clothes.

[@hurricanesamaria885]

Exactly that's how kid's are 😂

[@jillmac2000]

And are relentless at it for no reason. And you can tell he still feels bad about after all these years and all of his successes

[@DH-xs6mi]

Ya'll old af now and passing judgment on what kids do/did. That's corny. Lol. Ya'll still hurt over being picked on 20 yrs ago 😄😄😄

[@francispolo8838]

👍🏾👍🏾

[@EastyMula]

MBJ obviously did something right! 😂 bullying is lame af! I’m a Baltimorean we loved him on The Wire! 🔥

[@mediacenterman8583]

I still find it incredible that people who have SEEN The Wire still don't realize that he played Wallace!

[@EastyMula]

@@mediacenterman8583 ikr! And The Boondocks.. Pretty Boy Flizzy! 😂

[@marksommers4179]

Where's the boy at String? Where tf is Wallace?

[@kellenelson85]

One of the most significant characters in the wire Spending his earnings on the neglected kids and making sure that they go to school.

[@tibaby2010]

Yeah, I loved him in The Wire! Truth be told, Wallace was killed because they thought he was a “corny” snitch 😢. Man, that death still get to me 😭

[@JOmega2007]

"Corny" means goofy or lame. It's an insult and women need to stop referring to good guys as corny. It's one of the reasons for so many single black females in our community because our women see good guys with a future in a negative light.

[@rasulsamad5860]

And they end of with bums

[@hotties3v3n]

@@rasulsamad5860 you must be one, cause you can't even spell.

[@empressorius]

There were men calling him corny too. I see Black men calling men like Drake, Nick Cannon and Michael B. Jordan corny every day. Rapper Slim Thug called Russell Wilson corny. Rapper Lil Boosie calls men like Michael B. Jordan and Russell Wilson lame and a simp all the time. Former NFL player Channing Crowder called Russell Wilson lame and corny, saying "Cause He Put Mousse In His Hair, He Slick It Sideways, He Ain’t My Type Of Dude."

[@CrownedbyShirley]

She said we go way back and we know each other. Going way back means there was some sort of friendship. He needed to let her know she’s not on his level. The thing about bullies is they grow up thinking they still hold some sort of weight, she’s the one trying to interview him. They don’t go way back, she knew him back in the day. That’s different and she’s the corny one acting like she knows him.

[@michaelmachupa3854]

The female I've known my whole life who I've grown up with who shares 100% of my DNA was the main one calling me corny. Thus same female has 4 children by 3 felons. I love my nieces and nephews btw.

[@michaelmachupa3854]

@@wonderfullyreneeI'm not trying to demonize my sister because I love her but my point is if you hear that everyday from the people closest to you it will effect you in some way. Same thing goes with classmates. As far as what my sister says about my father she's a lot more forgiving of him than I am.

[@hawdarkshooter]

This conversation shows how backwards we are as a community 🤦🏾‍♂️. The Law Abiding male is considered corny or lame and the hood criminal Is uplifted.

[@MrColdwilliam]

All I'm going to say is: watch how black women talk about black men, watch how black women deal with the pain of black men and don't question why many black men don't date black women. Before anyone comes at me: I LOVE black women and will always protect and provide for mine - but I don't pretend reality isn't real. You can ignore reality but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.

[@xokeexo]

@@MrColdwilliam To make this “corny” discussion out to be a BM vs. BW thing is completely unnecessary and I am so tired of BP doing that with every single topic. BM are not the only group of people in the world to be called corny. There are ALSO BW who were once in grade school, not popular, “nerdy,” didn’t dress the best, and so on who were also called names and then sought after once they got older. I can’t stand the constant victimhood BP continue to live in. Grow up!

[@MrColdwilliam]

@@xokeexo it's "unnecessary" because it's black women being called out. BW saying the same about BM and that being the reason some go for WM would be applauded. BM are going to talk about their experiences and you don't need to like it or be involved - be an adult.

[@xokeexo]

@@MrColdwilliam None of it would be applauded by me because I think y’all all sound stupid. And what’s going on with BM and BW extends FAR beyond just “talking about your experiences.” All of y’all have become so hateful towards each other. It’s pathetic.

[@MrColdwilliam]

@@xokeexo I'll bet you real money you can't show me a single time you've said this to a BW talking about BM.

[@carlosjackson3307]

His headshot is no different than the boys walking around with a football or basketball all the time. They have the mindset that they are going somewhere in that sport. He had that set in his mind that he was going to Hollywood. He made it.

[@RobsGravity]

Actually u wear your jerseys on game day. The coach wants you too and it's normal in every school. Weak comparison my friend very weak

[@RobsGravity]

Having a headshot in high school would be funny to anyone with a normal sense of humor. It's not that deep

[@oharold]

I tend to notice that people call black men specifically corny who don’t participate in street activities. Idk if that’s the case in other races but in our culture I noticed that. In my opinion corny is trying to be something that you’re not. That’s when it starts to feel unauthentic and strange. But if you’re being yourself aye you good.

[@dinkyboss]

Definitely true but it’s not just men. As a black woman I’ve been considered corny for not wanting to fight, not being aggressive/ disrespectful lol. I was a nerd and genuinely just wanted to watch anime and listen to metal. Idk why I had to be gangster as a woman 😂

[@marksommers4179]

You're 100% correct and no in other communities like white or Asian, people don't really want anything to do with the criminals. They think you're weird or a lowlife if you do crime. In black community you're the man.

[@ZennyKravitz]

@@dinkyboss remove yourself from the illusion of this "black" race.....WE ARE BRONZE AND HAVE LUSTER TO OUR SKIN.

[@oharold]

@@dinkyboss ain’t the thought process so dumb lol smh

[@oharold]

@@BemaBeams it’s a crazy idea to say just being yourself is corny. As a culture that gotta change but honestly I don’t think it will. For generations people have said the same things over and over again

[@dominiqueelliott7228]

This is wild. Nothing corny about MBJ following his purpose whats corny is our own culture and coming at our own for trying to be something it’s also corny for these same black woman to call another man corny for not wanting anything to do with them for this type of behavior

[@mburks3748]

Conry is a mannerism. For women, they see a corny guys as "lacking" a sexual edge. There's nothing wrong with him per say, he's just kind of meh, to them. So they go for guys who have that "draw" that pulls them in. But most of those guys aren't any different from the corny guy they'd curb, they just put up with him because they're attracted to them. It's as simple as that.

[@lornegreen6755]

They called me Oreo in middle school lol. Black on the outside white on the inside. The same woman who called me this has 5 kids from 4 men lol. You can’t make this up

[@bamafencer12]

BW here, same was called oreo from whites and blacks growing up even into adulthood. Those same people are doing jack shit in life. I'm now WFH with a great salary and able to travel anytime I want too.

[@TalkinnGrubbinMedia]

Why did she call you that?

[@MrColdwilliam]

@@TalkinnGrubbinMedia cause she corny

[@Angels8Harmony]

I know too many sista’s back in Memphis who fit that fabric.

[@thecraplordsell4575]

They always do

[@Dogloveandfitness]

A lot kids in the hood are in jail today because they were tryna prove to everybody they wasn’t « corny ». Tryna be something they’re not.

[@javiruiz8365]

And know the are some mans bitch!!!

[@krislegends]

​@Udokee snitches are not corny, for they help take criminals off the street.

[@krislegends]

@Udokee the point of your comment was to take a shot at snitches, people who take criminals off the streets. Why don't you want criminals off the streets?

[@donatello9482]

@udokee7409 think about what you just said. Society or black culture has also conditioned you to see snitching as a bad thing lol.. you’re no different from the chicks calling dudes corny .. example, guy hangs with bad group of friends, his influenced, guy follows friends to go rob a bank… they get caught, guy comes to his senses and tells the cops because people were hurt during the crime. Now guy is a snitch .. that’s what you just described. Guy isn’t a snitch, guy just took accountability for his actions and also being influenced by the actions of people around him

[@kingphred]

Having goals. Moving with intention and purpose. Not following the crowd. Showing up with headshots and ppl picking on you is CRAZY.

[@mysteryknown1]

I love being the corny dude that likes comics, gaming, some anime, and superheroes. It's a part of my authentic self and I'm happier because of it. It's definitely safer than trying to be a thug like I did in highschool lol. But when you're comfortable in your own skin you usually don't care what people think about you.

[@FLIP205]

I’m corny asf . My kids love me for me that’s all I care about. I love working out, playing my game, watching my sports, watching my anime and living life.

[@kynshii]

We all know why he was called "Corny". Sadly that it's often used when Black dudes aren't street or hood. It doesn't matter in what context it is used, nobody wants to be referred to as corny. He's got the right to speak on it. Stay with the Pookies and Ray Rays

[@jatmo6991]

Corny = having a stable job, making money in a way that can be declared on taxes, not having baby mamas, dressing your age, and using proper English. I'll be corny all day.

[@Dkvizu]

What is proper English? British English? American English? Southern English? Language is ever evolving and there is no standard for language

[@samushunter0048]

Facts

[@S1lverArr0w]

@@Dkvizu Yes there very much is a standard for English for the most part. I don't want a chick who talk like she just came up off the block with the fellas, using slang in every other word of a sentence. That shit is not attractive. You think professional/high end establishments and corporate companies would hire someone who talks like these new rap chicks for example? "Proper" or Standard English is what I am communicating to in right now....Formality.

[@vetgirl71]

👏🏾👏🏾well said Jatmo! 😅🔥

[@Dkvizu]

@@S1lverArr0w talk to any credible linguists professor and they will tell you there is no standard English because dialects exist and language is an ever evolving thing. Hell in the UK alone there are a ton of different versions of “English”.

[@quannifer]

I'm corny but I'm not changing for anyone. I like my corny habits and my corny life. I have no desire to be cool.

[@janedough6410]

Cornball, square pegs, square cube... I've heard it all... and I embrace it. 😁 I'm cool with me.

[@SHOTGUN_SHOGUNATE]

That vibe alone...is...cool! Respect!✊🏾

[@Khurr]

Calling someone corny is self reflection: they usually have a plan and u don’t, they r doing well and u ain’t...if u didn’t think anything of them, u wouldn’t pay them attention...usually women or bullies use the word to denigrate, but almost always end up losing in life

[@365tonkatruckfit2]

Corny in the Black and Brown community where I am from is basically being the leveled headed person that chooses to be intelligent and take the wise road then to be in the in crowd. This is the same situation or peer pressure I faced in elementary school and high-school. My older siblings steered me away from it and fed me affirmations of empowerment of “self. Yes it was a lonely road, but I have my group and we were like naw, we going to college, we going to trust God, get in shape, keep ourselves in shape, and value human beings regardless of race, gender, sexuality, and economical dependency or independency with Self Healing of the Mind/Body/Soul. From my Life, the same people who called me corny back in the day are the same ones who reach out to me for advice on my Nutrition/Fitness Lifestyle, my eye for cultural Fashion, and Mental Health Healing. If it was not for my Pastor and my Church, I would have gave these people the middle, but I forgave, move way smarter, and keep healing. Shout out to Michael B Jordan and his entire camp, bullies come out the shadows when you become great to market themselves as people who were for you, but they were never shooting with you in the gym. They only show up for the Playoffs and Championship Games.

[@t.o.o.smooth5870]

Don't bring the brown community into this. It's us blacks who swim in ignorance. Other minorities can be who they wanna be without catching hell from their kinfolk.

[@thepoeticpainter8032]

In the black community, being a law abiding citizen who strives to become something in life is considered "corny."

[@dahliar410]

That’s literally none of you

[@chrisburke2341]

​@@dahliar410 🤣😂 chill

[@donaldbrooks9588]

Being a suburban kid isn't cool either you have to grow up in destitution and violence to be cool

[@javiruiz8365]

We all agree!!! The majority can’t even read. Lol 😂

[@Dwyanerose]

@@dahliar410How is that possible when the literally subject at hand is Micheal b Jordan who is exactly that I hope all of y’all go to hell who hate on black men all day…y’all will pay

[@terrencealston370]

I too was the corny kid in high school, had no game, and girls didn't take me seriously. Joined the Navy a week after graduation, 2 years later brand new whip followed by 23 years of a great 👍🏿 career including a college degree, women love me!!!

[@Djturnt]

Same here some tried to call me corny I never thought of myself that way cause I'm always gone be me grew out the skinny phase now women love me but I got one so I'm cool

[@guttaone]

We should make things like being a single mother, corny, or being a gang member corny, or being a murderer corny or being a drug dealer Corny

[@djonesthe21]

💯💯💯

[@dahliar410]

Leave single mothers alone. Being a mother is natural weather she single or not. Make black men losers who don’t build corny

[@djonesthe21]

@@dahliar410 I KNEW it was only a matter of time before the single mother defense squad would come out 💀. And it’s *whether

[@RosteeveBellier]

Dat will never happen,. .. just look at all the kids in school today

[@becoming2531]

In the black community that will never happen😂

[@Rich-km7pr]

A "nice corny guy" is the most backhanded compliment that I've ever heard.

[@mynamenotgiven5717]

It's a badge of honor to be an individual, to be respectful, and nice. Fools called you a name, but they were too dense to understand it makes you better than they could ever hope to be. 👑❤👑

[@GordonDempster-xg2zi]

I swear lol

[@17thN.O]

It was a Kool Moe Dee situation for Michael B. Jordan "How you like me now"

[@didyouknowamazingfacts2790]

corny in the black community is anyone who has their head on correctly at an early age. The same dudes that she probably thought were the cool kids in high school are probably dead, in jail, or strung out on drugs back in Newark. The funny thing is when that same woman who is now a single 30-40 or 50 years woman with 10 kids. She meets him at a reunion she wants to now spend the block on you after a lifetime of bad decisions.

[@TroubleOnTheWaters]

I know what corny definitely is not: someone who stays out of trouble, is dedicated to something and does well to take care of themselves and the people around them.

[@theartistrofel8288]

Shawty who said dude was pretending like a drug dealer claimed she don't like drug dealers but she was Capping. That's why she was rocking with dude long enough to realize He was capping.😂😂😂

[@Truth_Tella]

Exactly. She wanted a dude with that image. Square chicks be wanting drug dealers just like rest of em.

[@YellowPaint100]

Exactly! And how did she know the difference between vitamins & drugs. Plenty of weed smokers have been "got" with oregano. But if it was their 1st time how would they know? Ole girl was definitely cap.

[@KDRusha]

The problem is a lack of vocabulary. Corny means multiple things and when you’re given an example for each one, you’ll realize very quickly that “corny” is a catch-all word. I think vanilla, whack, square, “whitewashed”, are 3 different insults but all of them can be considered “corny”.

[@sidney1234usc]

Corny is when someone tries to hard to impress others. Corny is also another way of saying that someone is lame. Corny also can be being someone you're not or being yourself and not being a follower by conforming to societies norms.

[@ELITEmyfrat]

Why are we making up our own definition of corny? We all know what it means when a girl or a street dude calls you corny. This is from a guy that has literally been called cornball more than enough times.

[@ZaneSmithMusic]

📠💯

[@digicalABM]

Because it's addressing a woman, we have to pander and touch the topic carefully, deflecting from the truth.

[@acct4600]

@@digicalABM pander bears

[@johnsmithelite9846]

If she didn’t to act like they go way back , I believe he wouldn’t have brought it up… she tried to make it look like they were old acquaintances. He basically said nah. Y’all use to make fun of me keep that same energy.. if he was that mad he wouldn’t had done the interview. Then she waited until he was walking away to say that you are not corny now.. meaning she had the thought

[@datsapaddlin]

They think you corny until you make it big and don’t want them no more 😂

[@bryangravely1529]

Being a gang member, drug dealer is cool but being well groomed, educated, physically fit and a career is corny. Shoutout to the single moms choosing the cool guys tho.

[@AllenHanPR]

The reason Michael was carrying headshots, back then he heading to auditions right after school. His first gig was 12 years old.

[@Lokolifeparty]

As a man in general, black man in particular; if you take offense for being called corny past the age of 24, something's wrong. Learn from MBJ and stick to your purpose. If you're grown calling other grown folks corny for not being hood/street/ratchet/swagged out enough, you need some serious help and need to grow up. You can't spend your whole life walking around with a high school mentality. That in itself is "corny".

[@applepretz5368]

18 year old guy here, Whenever I hear someone say I was corny, Then that shows a good chance that I was surrounded by losers, and I should get out of that space and focus on goals or something more productive. Just being honest.

[@aneedkassim9727]

the issue is that we dismissing how the being left out no chosen or teased hurt his feelings. so cuz he a man he spose to just man up and act like it didn't impact him. Im a therapist u know how many socially awkward labeled lame late blossoming in life guys I talk too who still impacted by how they were treated by women in high school and early 20s..

[@Marcus-xu7hn]

As a 24 year old observing this…it seems like he probably just heard their podcast calling him corny. And he wasn’t disrespectful at all, they seemingly laughed at it…he did a very respectful interview with the lady right after. Never called her out of her name, answered the question and let that be the end. And he never even brought up the hs thing, she did. Ya sure he was offended?

[@BluEx22329]

It did bother mike b though

[@terrellp22]

​@@aneedkassim9727I 💯% agree, the OP doesn't make sense

[@christianjames92]

This is why a lot of successful black men do not date black women in this day and age. Black women, especially black women who grew up in the hood, have that certain something to them that makes them hard to deal with and relate to if you not that type of nigga or grew up in That environment. I can't fault a nigga like Michael B Jordan for not fucking with sisters if the sisters he grew up around was clowning or separated themselves from him. It is what it is. Especially now that he tried to make it work with a sista and she shaded him. Me personally I only date black women, but if I'm keeping it real you have to sparse through a lot of different sistas to get to the right one.

[@itsyezterday6350]

FACTS!

[@TooDirty]

This is why black women are starting to be banned from vip sections as well.

[@ronnie6696]

You are missing the point. The girl who called him corny in HS is light skin. These are the same women you fetishize over that's why he was so butt hurt. Now y'all want to lump all black women together but if it was a dark skin woman only dark women would be outcast. He still is corny. Corny is a sensitive man like you and Michael b Jordan who has a problem with rejection. I'm sure he got rejected a lot like most black men who were called corny so y'all hurt and leave comments like this that are corny

[@neelante]

Less of the N word but valid points otherwise

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

This is all facts and I can relate to this

[@HazeyCazeyTv]

Not accomplishing your goals makes a guy corny

[@jillmac2000]

Keep doing you. Don't let someone else change you to fit their vision of you. People call you corny cause they are jealous of your success or your potential

[@onmyshyt247]

Moral of the story is tables turn 💯. That’s the epitome of bullying and ppl telling you that you can’t achieve your dreams. Man had a vision, respect that. Now who’s the topic of conversation and who’s holding the mic to who? She could’ve used that opportunity to own it and apologize for offending him back then or on the podcast.

[@nellycollins7878]

Much respect to MBJ for believing in himself, from the very beginning.

[@therealist2000]

The word corny is only rife within the black community because being different isn't "cool" or it makes others uncomfortable.

[@diddy2612]

Pretty much

[@samuelbirhanu7143]

Well said

[@alsdaman8211]

That’s why you should never clown or dismiss someone and always given them respect because you never know who they may turn out to be. Loved that subtle pettiness by MBJ in that spot btw. No better feeling than getting your comeuppance on people that slighted you.

[@OriginalBoondocksXVIII]

That's absolutely true and sounds great as an adult talking to adults, but that's not how kids are. Maturity, consideration, and reflection are usually acquired skills.

[@alsdaman8211]

That’s a generalization of all kids. There’s plenty of kids who don’t make fun of others for moving different.

[@OriginalBoondocksXVIII]

@@alsdaman8211 Of course there are, but if you've ever been in school then you understand that expecting kids in general to not be juvenile and crack jokes about low hanging fruit is unrealistic. The word childish exists and means what it does for a reason.

[@targetegrat]

Corny = black man that does not fit mostly negative stereotypes of black men.

[@TheStar798]

"I didn't walk around school with anything" - no shade Ma'am, but that may be why I don't know who you are, and the whole world knows Michael B Jordan 😂🤷🏽‍♀️ Yo kids, BE geeky and nerdy - you'll eventually grow up, and inherit the world 😁

[@Coolness18304]

The only females that called me corny in highschool was the girls that didn't have much going on and low grades. The women that I should have been focused on never called us corny.

[@MatrixDesigner85]

Actually I know a popular smart chic from HS who has a high position in the Corporate world now called me corny back then 😆 People take the word too seriously, to me it basically means you don’t follow the norm but don’t try to be “out there” Like the girls said: Everybody is corny to somebody

[@javiruiz8365]

The bLK ghetto girls that are on food stamps?

[@acct4600]

say bIack women caIIed you corny without saying it. don't worry, they said it about me too. i own several properties & they all single mothers now smh

[@keriwilson2431]

She said, "You can't call Envy Dominican and get your eyebrows done". I nearly died 😂

[@fas0288]

That’s funny? Huh?

[@Ape_PONR]

Nah y’all are taking it easy because you’re cool with her, charla being mad biased as usual. She tried to play him CLEARLY. If I were MBJ I would have said “I’m up now” and walked away.

[@RCurry-yg3il]

Facts!

[@dahliar410]

He’s still lame af

[@augustinepokoo4619]

“I’m up now , walk away “ *

[@MrColdwilliam]

Not just cause they cool with her - the only person to hold a woman accountable on air, without question or excuse, in the history of TBC was Claudia Jordan and that was like 2 weeks ago.

[@Angels8Harmony]

@@MrColdwilliam for real, what happen?

[@MrJbake17]

If you speak proper English people call you corny. Let’s keep it 100

[@tumomukanihimself]

I think the simplest definition of "corny" is when you try too hard to be something you're not.

[@roycewynn6769]

I don’t think he was corny for being focused on his dreams. He seems like a dude who was always cool but not super street. I agree corny is being inauthentic. I think she’s being corny for being so defensive though. He was just keeping it real, he did it classy. It would be corny if he harped on it like she did.

[@darlinnikki9514]

Corny to me means level-headed, emotionally mature, goal-oriented, dependable, intellectual. The world is run by "corny" people! The corny people throughout our school age years, become leaders and then we call them cool adults, because we value their high income, political power, assets like exotic cars, yachts and mansions. We are so ass backwards in this country.

[@DippedInInk]

Michael B Jordan was in school back in the day with 'Headshots'!?! sounds like a man with a plan who was focused and had a goal. Nothing is corny about that.

[@Its_Mechele]

Right! Plus he was acting at the time because he was in soap operas as a teen. All My Children to be exact.

[@DippedInInk]

@@Its_Mechele nothing is corny about that. God bless him for having a plan and starting early.

[@donovanjohnson4279]

What is a headshot?

[@rhondacommander5233]

The girls that thinks he's corny I wouldn't want to date. I'm not a hood stud but I've seen that in my life.

[@acetofresh1]

That girl trying to pretend she "acts White" while clearly being a normative Black woman is killing me

[@d.bankhead3228]

Nick Cannon and Michael B. Jordan are so called corny but still successful in all categories! This world is upside down now!

[@Fredible_Hulk]

Corny is anything that goes against what your micro-society deems is "cool" and acceptable.. AND is subjective.

[@isaiahbrown2212]

Nobody wants to be labeled as corny, especially by the people you grew up around or went to school with. Unfortunately, the people in life that can end up causing us a lifetime of pain and anguish are usually the most exciting to us!

[@AceBoogie_]

Black men who are striat-laced, articulate and kind - are considered corny in the black community.

[@bbassnyyt]

He’s named after a famous ball player, and she’s named after shampoo. Who’s corny?

[@bushidobell1284]

Whoa. 🤣

[@bbassnyyt]

@@bushidobell1284 😂 did I lie though??

[@brandywine5689]

MJB was a professional actor in high school playing Wallace on The Wire and that show was huge back in the day! Loreal and her friends were most likely jealous of his success and just hating on him like most people do when they see you winning and actually living the dream you talked about living! They always got to find a way to sh!t on your dream, knock you down a peg, because apparently having confidence and believing in yourself is offensive to people with no dreams, no goals, and no direction in life!

[@eddieeades8357]

I literally got up this morning with this question on my mind. Thank y’all for making this a discussion.

[@rickcross5377]

Being YOURSELF is NEVER corny!!

[@MrGamecock91]

I think it was more of the fact she tried to act like they were cool...and it's like nah bruh keep that same energy

[@ginoblackofficial]

Being a DJ wasn’t corny, but being DJ ENVY was corny! 😂

[@impervious99]

He was playing sorry ass songs

[@Cb36900]

I’m just now realizing Angela yee was the masculinity of this show

[@thagrandpubah]

Yeah, these guys are SUPER cucks at home and slaves to the black female gynocracy.

[@painfree1349]

Facts!

[@joejoerunya8908]

Childish Gambino had said many times: “Black women don’t like me”. He’s an artsy and diverse kind of guy

[@MrColdwilliam]

There is only ONE community of women who will spend so much time and energy collectively ish'ing on their own men and then shame those same men for finding love outside the community. Only one.

[@vice0077]

I have 3 daughters 2 in high school and I hope with all my heart they find corny brothers to date and settle with. I tell them all the time- nerds run the world. High school is temporary and everything you see isn’t real and won’t matter in 10 years when where you are then really matters. Anyone in high school /college concerned with how “corny” someone is immature and ignorant, check on em in 10 years.

[@javiruiz8365]

Hopefully a nice white man that will treat them good!!

[@forevermoss4007]

Same advice I give my teen daughter 😊

[@saints0538]

@@javiruiz8365 stop with your bullshit. I grew up around upper middle class white people they aren’t that “nice.”

[@aboutmillions]

Only BW think MBJ is corny, any other race would covet a brother that talented. But of course, our people think you're corny if you arent robbing, stealing, shooting or going to prison. It's actually pathetic tbh

[@wottajourney]

Knowing and being dedicated to your dreams is not corny. It may not be common but it is definitely not corny. The majority of the most successful people in the world would probably be considered corny by that definition but we all know how that turns out. Love your child's quirkiness and passions and support them because who knows where it will lead.

[@UnplayedGaming]

If black women are calling you corny you are doing something right

[@bxi1547]

Exactly

[@phillipgood5468]

Cheating and Lying is not corny, it’s disrespect.

[@its_just_me8476]

THANK YOU!

[@Michael.Miles1]

Young brothers and sisters take it from this old head..... Being corny is the goal. And I guarantee you that when you become an old head you will be MUCH better off than the people who called you Corny. Trust and believe..... ✌🏾✌🏾

[@dahliar410]

But yet hear you are🥴🥴🥴🥴

[@Michael.Miles1]

@@dahliar410 Case in point. It's *here, not 'hear'. Grammar is your friend. Lol

[@becoming2531]

@@Michael.Miles1 lmao 😂, our community is a joke bro u can’t argue with these people

[@bradleyjames1379]

@@Michael.Miles1 lol

[@lupavo1738]

@@Michael.Miles1 Tbh, grammar isn't really her friend lmao.

[@N.Dixon904]

Corny: Not keeping up with the joneses, not conforming to societal standards, not following the crowd, living in your truth etc. etc. etc…….

[@mareble412]

A woman calling a man "corny" is different from a man calling another man corny.