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Title: Combating Black/African stereotypes and ignorance.
Post by: Ashley Bank$ on September 07, 2017, 03:00:32 PM
So, this girl is 80% West African,, as in, approaching PURITY. Top result being Mali.

She took the test because many people wouldn't just let her be Black.

When anyone asked, and she told someone she was African American, they'd follow it up with, "Yeah, but what are you mixed with?"

So out of an understandably growing curiosity of her own, she took the test.

Here are some of the comments people had before they viewed:

(https://i.imgur.com/f5X75h8.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/c9tldcs.jpg)

So, she posts her video to shut it all down and get it done with:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILoVQ4MlH_M

And now, the narrative switches to comments like:

(https://i.imgur.com/pmrzt7D.jpg)


I feel this deserves a topic because it's time to start addressing the misconceptions about Africa and Black people in general.

We are diverse, we come from the most diverse place on the planet.
Start looking to countries in Africa if you really want to figure us out. Not in Europe or anywhere else.
Unless we are directly mixed.

If we tell you we're Black, respect that and leave it alone . Unless you're trying to figure out which country in Africa we are from. Because chances are if we don't know of anything else in our family immediately, we're NOT really anything else but Black.
Title: Re: Combating Black/African stereotypes and ignorance.
Post by: FlowerBomb on September 07, 2017, 03:01:39 PM
She looks Fulani to me
Title: Re: Combating Black/African stereotypes and ignorance.
Post by: SouravMay on September 07, 2017, 03:02:42 PM
Straight hair especially for African Americans is a KNOWN Euro/native feature. Idk what is so wrong about it. Whites with nappy/kinky hair will be connected to blackness too.
Title: Re: Combating Black/African stereotypes and ignorance.
Post by: SouravMay on September 07, 2017, 03:04:34 PM
Fulanis are darker
Title: Re: Combating Black/African stereotypes and ignorance.
Post by: Eternal Bell on September 07, 2017, 03:04:59 PM
"thinkin u gotta lil dominican in ya!"

nhbgvudhnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmbvc,.

blck ppl r so cringey
Title: Re: Combating Black/African stereotypes and ignorance.
Post by: FlowerBomb on September 07, 2017, 03:10:59 PM
Quote from: MACK on September 07, 2017, 03:04:34 PM
Fulanis are darker
Most of them are the same shade as her

Title: Re: Combating Black/African stereotypes and ignorance.
Post by: FlowerBomb on September 07, 2017, 03:15:16 PM
My uncles look almost Arab but my dad is the same complexion as and myself brothers, Fulani's are nomadic so they've mixed with whatever tribe they come into contact with
Title: Re: Combating Black/African stereotypes and ignorance.
Post by: GRAND on September 07, 2017, 03:57:01 PM
Vvcccvvvvvv

Why do they seem excited that she could've possibly been mixed
Title: Re: Combating Black/African stereotypes and ignorance.
Post by: Cartierline on September 07, 2017, 04:13:54 PM
Quote from: LORD GRAND SUPREME PRIME CELESTIAL MARSHALL on September 07, 2017, 03:57:01 PM
Vvcccvvvvvv

Why do they seem excited that she could've possibly been mixed


ffff !!!!!!


yesss dominican!

:uhh:
Title: Re: Combating Black/African stereotypes and ignorance.
Post by: Kaeli. on September 07, 2017, 04:16:38 PM
She doesn't even look like someone with strong european genes
Title: Re: Combating Black/African stereotypes and ignorance.
Post by: Glenda on September 07, 2017, 04:39:33 PM
People are really weird. I also don't understand the hair thing and what constitutes as good hair. Her hair isn't straight. Tbh to me it looks done up, curled, looks like she greases her scalp real good, her edges are laid. This does not automatically mean she is mixed though.  :plzstop: It just kinda shows what people think blackness REALLY is. Apparently it's having no edges, having coarse, kinky hair, and being very, very dark skinned.  :sevynstreeter:
Title: Re: Combating Black/African stereotypes and ignorance.
Post by: Nine on September 07, 2017, 04:45:18 PM
Quote from: Tinker Quinn on September 07, 2017, 03:04:59 PM
"thinkin u gotta lil dominican in ya!"

nhbgvudhnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmbvc,.

blck ppl r so cringey
asdksnldslsdfkmm !!!!

Bunch of weirdos
Title: Re: Combating Black/African stereotypes and ignorance.
Post by: Glenda on September 07, 2017, 04:52:47 PM
'Fro, where do you think the point of purity becomes a bit... blurry?

:plea: :plea:
Title: Re: Combating Black/African stereotypes and ignorance.
Post by: b7 on September 07, 2017, 05:40:16 PM
!!!!!!

:plzstop:

Omg my family comes in so many different shades with so many different textures of hair. People are so ignorant

We're the MOST diverse group you can possibly be :dead: Europe! 

n
Title: Re: Combating Black/African stereotypes and ignorance.
Post by: b7 on September 07, 2017, 05:43:20 PM
Quote from: Malian Prince on September 07, 2017, 05:41:46 PM
Quote from: 1RIG on September 07, 2017, 05:40:16 PM
!!!!!!

:plzstop:

Omg my family comes in so many different shades with so many different textures of hair. People are so ignorant

We're the MOST diverse group you can possibly be :dead: Europe! 

n
I knew you'd use this thread. :woohoo:

Hey there! LMAO!
(http://i.imgur.com/2NESW0Z.gif)
king
:stressed:

The EXCITEMENT over her possibly having a touch of Puerto Rican in her :kii: :uhh:
Title: Re: Combating Black/African stereotypes and ignorance.
Post by: b7 on September 07, 2017, 05:48:00 PM
"Wow I'm surprised AFRO latino didn't show up in ur results. U look AFRO Latina to me"
:uhh:
:plzstop:

She's getting dragged, whoever this is and she's pissed.  "lol don't STRESS yourself!! My comment wasn't for you. Use ur knowledge in the classroom where it can actually benefit you"

:kii:
Title: Re: Combating Black/African stereotypes and ignorance.
Post by: Glenda on September 07, 2017, 05:54:44 PM
g
Title: Re: Combating Black/African stereotypes and ignorance.
Post by: Glenda on September 07, 2017, 05:55:54 PM
Okay ladies now let's get in formation

(http://i.imgur.com/2NESW0Z.gif)