Why is it that I see so many black people on Y!A say how they can't fit in with with black people because they

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don't "act like a typical black person". I'm from Brooklyn and I've never met a typical black person in my life. Its like they are so jaded that they stereotype themselves and don't even realize it. Its usually accompanied by some hackneyed sob story like"people at my school call me 'white' because I speak properly/get good grades/listen to rock music", as if thats the only reason they don't have any friends. Personally I think that they arbitrarily see themselves as being different , sometimes even superior, which they may express unintentionally with non-verbal communication (i.e. Body Language).I remember transferring to a mostly black public middle school from a mostly white private for 7th grade(in 1998). When I first got there when kids ribbed me about the way I talked/dressed/how I got good grades, I would smile, shrug and either say "whatever" or "[fellate] me" and continue with what I was doing. Within a month I became "cool", and I'm far from a thug(u can check my 360 pic)

Answer 1

people can be pretty Stereotypical. I saw this movie, can't remember what it was called, where they blind folded several people and had them tell between two people: One who was white and one who was black. The white man spoke in what I guess is called "gangster" and the black man spoke really philosophical. Everyone they tried this on mixed both of them up. Doesn't really answer your question, sorry but can anyone answer what a typical white person or a typical black person even is?

Answer 2

I hate when people try to put a stereotype on race. We are all the same in one way or another... so stop playing the race card.

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Sorry I should have made myself more clear.. I didn't mean YOU. I ment people like who you're talking about. I'm sorry that you misunderstood me.

Answer 3

I have never seen a question like that and your 360 profile says you don't use yahoo so how would you know or are you trying to stir things up with your holier than thou attitude mister big shot.

Answer 4

i don't fit in with Indians and im Indian, we come from different worlds, listen to different music. Its culture, which is not necessarily the same as race, I'm different from them, and to be honest if I woke up one day with an arranged marriage wife and an arranged marriage life, I would arrange to put a bullet in my head. next time a brown person decides he or she identifies with aspects of a cuture belonging to another shade of brown, let it be.... I won't say black. that's a political definition not a scientific accurate one, if i ever saw  black people i would have my eyes checked. Got any thing black on, put it up next to your skin? Seriously?

Answer 5

My friend is black, lately he's been acting like he's different from us and he's even acting a bit sadder. Maybe that's it?