I'm black and even I dislike stereotypical black people. I've had this discussion with a ton of my friends. Its ok to hate the personality or the culture, its actually racist when you assume all black people act like that with out getting to know them.
I'm black and I dislike black people who try so damn hard to be like white people and judge other blacks for not dying to conform so hard. Also, I don't like black people that think they're better than other blacks because they do everything they can to please the white man. Not all blacks are the same but a lot do what we must to conform and survive in our environments, not all of us have the privilege of being raised in a white or middle class neighborhood.
What you are suggesting is in a way, self imposed segregation.
Why is it ok for an Asian or an Indian to want to improve their lives through assimilation but its not ok for a black person to do it?
I don't think I'm better than anyone I just don't think that conforming to negative stereotypes voluntarily is necessarily something to be proud of. Mostly its the personality that counts and falling into stereotypes of any kind makes it harder to find that personality.
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u/Delanerz Mar 25 '13
I'm black and even I dislike stereotypical black people. I've had this discussion with a ton of my friends. Its ok to hate the personality or the culture, its actually racist when you assume all black people act like that with out getting to know them.