Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic I'm not racist... (i think) Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post mingogo4 Posted at 8:30 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 I just don't understand why SOME black people (not ALL i realize this...) don't help themselves by acting like big tough guys who don't know a word of english. It may be just in my community, but a lot of African Americans here walk around and try to look tough all the time, and when they open their mouths their grammar is worse than a two year old (a two year old who knows a lot of smut). They blast music about sex, drugs, stealing, money, and just basically disrespecting women. I know other music has some pretty questionable material, but no other music degrades women like hip hop does. and what boggles me the most, is they do ALL of these things, and then they complain when they don't get my respect. I just don't... get it. Act like the educated person you are, learn to speak correctly, don't listen to things that degrade my gender, and don't walk around threatening me and other people, and maybe you will get my respect. I KNOW that this doesn't describe all african americans, but it does describe the majority in my neighborhood. I just... don't get it.

Replies jakelong Posted at 12:18 am on Dec. 29, 2008 I gotta ask you this though: is ONLY some african-Americans in your community who do that or also others of other races? In my community there are many ppl of all races. There are whites latinos, asians blacks and mixed. In general less educated  ppl are the tougher they act I noticed. Whites who are poor do it too but not in the SAME WAY as blacks. The way whites who are less educated act tough is by drving around in humongos pick up trucks at 90mph on the freeway and 50 mph in the city streets, They act mean, they drink 2 packs at night and go around insulting nonwhites in the area and looking at nonwhites like they wat to murder them. Trust me its not THAT much better either. And their grammar sucks also. Asians who are less educated just whine a lot and smoke pack after pack of cigs and litter the place and urinate in public. Latinos who are less educated go after any female walking around, pull out a knife at any occasion and love to speak the ugliest spanish slang possible espcially in front of gabaxhos. So what happens is the less educated ppl of ANY race are the more likely they might act stupid and badly just to piss off ppl around them. Acting tough in a bad area is a defense thing though too. If you are smart and show it too much in those areas you are likely to be beat up or treated like a fag especially if you live around gangs and bad guys. When you live in those areas you HAVE to act tough and mean and even a bit stupid just to survive. So if the guys you are talking about come from those places then its no wonder. After a while its habit too. The reason I know is I live in those kinds of places. It doesn't mean all the people I am talking about are stupid but in some areas you have even to pretend to be stupid to survive and after a while the way you talk an d behave kind of sticks with you unfortunately. Me I have learned to switch back and forth between the two but when I talk on the forum for example I don't always watch my grammar either because i usually don't have to do that where I live. But when I want to post something important or when I write my papers then I do watch out. mingogo4 Posted at 9:27 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from KoopaTroopa at 9:07 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 would it bug you if someone of another race did those things? ofcourse! dumb whore Posted at 9:07 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 would it bug you if someone of another race did those things? summababy93 Posted at 8:57 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from mingogo4 at 8:44 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from summababy93 at 8:38 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Ok I agree with you about a lot of those things, but there is onething I would like to point out. Not all black people are African American. There are many different types of black people, not just African American. I dont think your racist, your honest. Just watch out for the generalizations. i was just trying to be politically correct lol, i know. its just that we really arent all african american. My dad is from bardados and my mother is jamaican.  Theres a lot more to it than just african american. MoonlitEden Posted at 8:52 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from Smokey Sammy at 11:36 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 why dont they start rapping in african and stop ruining our language WOW I love stupid people. matt15 Posted at 8:49 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from mingogo4 at 11:43 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from matt15 at 8:40 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from Smokey Sammy at 11:36 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 why dont they start rapping in african and stop ruining our language      lol... rapping AN African.. and you say WE ruin the language? what? he meant the African language... what language are you speaking? haha.. thanks.. i read that wrong. =] mingogo4 Posted at 8:44 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from summababy93 at 8:38 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Ok I agree with you about a lot of those things, but there is onething I would like to point out. Not all black people are African American. There are many different types of black people, not just African American. I dont think your racist, your honest. Just watch out for the generalizations. i was just trying to be politically correct   mingogo4 Posted at 8:43 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from matt15 at 8:40 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from Smokey Sammy at 11:36 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 why dont they start rapping in african and stop ruining our language   lol... rapping AN African.. and you say WE ruin the language? what? he meant the African language... what language are you speaking? matt15 Posted at 8:40 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from Smokey Sammy at 11:36 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 why dont they start rapping in african and stop ruining our language .. Just Waiting Here Posted at 8:39 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 I've seen people of all different races with tendencies like this.  The neighborhood you live in can ultimately make a large difference in what you see, and that may seem to feel like there are so many like that.  But I just think of all the people I come across on a daily basis of all different races, and you get a bit of everything from everyone. summababy93 Posted at 8:38 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Ok I agree with you about a lot of those things, but there is onething I would like to point out. Not all black people are African American. There are many different types of black people, not just African American. I dont think your racist, your honest. Just watch out for the generalizations. Smokey Sammy Posted at 8:36 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 why dont they start rapping in african and stop ruining our language Smokey Sammy Posted at 8:34 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 i know i hate niggers BabiiTempa Posted at 8:34 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from MoonlitEden at 8:32 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Wow. I know more white people like this than black people. I am also around well spoken black people. My husband is black and his entire family is educated and well spoken. I am not a fan of ghetto people, as a whole. I don't care if they are white, black, or purple polka dotted. this except the husband part mingogo4 Posted at 8:34 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from MoonlitEden at 8:32 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Wow. I know more white people like this than black people. I am also around well spoken black people. My husband is black and his entire family is educated and well spoken. I am not a fan of ghetto people, as a whole. I don't care if they are white, black, or purple polka dotted. I know many african americans who are just like you, respectable and well-kept. Which is why i stressed the fact that not ALL African American people act that way. It just seems like a big majority (maybe only in my community?) do. And I also know white people who act this way, which to me is like... beyond stupid. Most recent 15 of 17 previous replies displayed.