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RosaB -> RE: jesse is mad... (9/21/2007 7:57:37 AM)
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I grew up being ridiculed for the way I spoke and conducted myself as well (not black enough to some). I have to say, moving to the area that I'm now in, this became an issue once again. A friend of a friend has nicknamed me white girl and a few others have made some snide comments here and there. I make no appologies for who I am, as I know I am just as normal in who I am as they are in who they are. But, don't get it twisted, I can slip into Ebonics/ghetto, (which in my mind should be just as respected as any other foreign language,) lingo at the drop of a hat if I need to, though some times it don't sound to fresh commin out of my mouth. [:D]
I mean really there's a vast community of black people out in the world; and though many seem to believe otherwise, there's no one way all black people behave or think. I know within my own family people are complete opposites in how they conduct themselves and in how they feel about each others mannerisms. My mother's side of the family are from the south , generally most are edumacated and speak in a manner that would be oh so very well accepted in the general populas of middle America.
Obabi should be representing all the people not any one group. Its a shame we're still having to be so focused on the man's ethnicity in this day and age.
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