Lotta black americans got that western chauvinism to the same degree as their fellow white americans you can see it on here very clearly

You’re essentially saying you’re not black, but you’re so comfortable throwing the n-word around. why is that?

I don’t wanna be like none of you niggas tbh

nice whataboutism

like i said it's really no problem, when you coons realize that in America, these niggas do not care what type of black you are, maybe some change will be brought forth

until then, keep tap dancing

this is part of what i was saying to @JayXCIX earlier in the thread. the issue is that this definition for defining a pantheon of identity only works one way - it's obviously a reaction to an external view which is essentially validated in order to fight it (i.e. colonial oppressors: "you are all african" -> reaction: "therefore we must fight as african people to resist the oppressors) ; it's a constructed dichotomy forced externally but it being constructed doesn't necessarily make it any less "real".
However, there has to be honesty about why the the pan-identity exists to begin with; it's not really about shared brotherhood or history, it boils down to shared enemies essentially under world paradigms. You simply cannot convince someone from Somalia they have the same history or ancestry as someone from Malawi because it's literally just not true. However if you say "you currently face similar struggles due to a similar external opposition" it becomes a lot easier. At the same time though, the balance of external struggles vs internal struggles really isn't solved inherently through pan-identities; the only people who think this are external actors (i.e. diaspora) looking on from the outside given the distinction of their relationship to their homeland vs the relationship of those still living there.

Im not american

“Like AA’s arent racist af towards other black people”

We aren’t

Bruh the amount of confusion ITT between all of y’all

copped this and started reading after seeing this post. thanks fam.

I agree with OP but just to include a little footnote as an anthropology major there are african ethnic groups all over east africa and southern east africa who have similar stories of being “jewish” or being descended from the middle east and dna testing has actually proved a lot of these cultural histories

that’s very different from the hotep situation but still an interesting factoid

It's a great book (and Fanon's work in general is pretty great), but I'm not sure what any of Les Damnés de la Terre has anything to do with Hoteps/Black Israelites.

at all, that's the hilarious part

we're the main ones who stand up for other minorities and marginalized groups s*** is sparingly reciprocated

it is what it is

so then shut the f*** up dumbass. you're in here talking out of your neck and you don't even experience what other african americans experience in reference to other POC, yet you have the nerve to speak authoritatively on it, let alone having the nerve to attempt to group all african americans as "racist to other black people"

you're a f***ing idiot, last response you're getting out of me too

pick-me foreigners genuinely make me sick to my stomach

AAs will say African booty scratcher as an elementary school kid. Meanwhile Africans and Caribbeans will specifically tell their children not to FW black Americans, make it a point to say “I’m not black, I’m African”, and just talk down on us in general.

I remember one time I was in the barbershop and this African mother was in there arguing talking about she doesn’t want her sons hair cut like an American kid. Basically meaning no lineup. Had lil man walking out all f***ed up

Calm down a bit yeah
Didnt know Africans and Non american descendants of slavery were opressing you that much. That must be really hard

Enjoy, it's a good one

Was gonna read through this thread but nevermind

Dam .

This solves a while bunch of nothing.

If you was born in America and are a descendant of African slave you are not African.

You are literally African American
Whatever that f***ing means from a religious, ideology, sociology standpoint idk
But to look at it another way significantly misportrays the reality of what has happened

Thought you were brown before

do something about it if u feel pressed NIGGA

also I never said I wasnt black

I'm not black I'm oj

That's dope, it's fr not that bad and you should be able to live your life pretty normally. You're more likely to face issues due to the language barrier than racism IMO.

also beware of the ""english teaching"" jobs that require just a bachelors degree, s*** industry with no advancement and low pay (unless you just plan to be in japan for a year or two then i guess its fine)

Yeah a year is fine Thank you for the advice