- Apr 1, 2005
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Sekhemu said:It's very simple.
You do not speak for black people, you speak for yourself, now what part of this don't you understand Charlie.
Stop trolling. I said and I repeat again, you can label yourself whatever you want, the names mean nothing, the culture is what matters.
I'm an African, whether you agree with it or not. I left you an entire treatise of scholarship for you to refute.
Strawman argument.
Proof? How many African Americans speak any of the languages of the said people? How many African Americans practice any of the traditional customs of these said people? You're blowing hot air and sticking your face in the sand because you refuse to accept the fact that culturally you are *NOT* an African, ie, Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Amhara, Somali. If a Ibo came up to you and perform one of their traditional dances you would *NOT* recognize it as distinctly Ibo. Get off "I'm an African bandwagon".Please explain to me what is Yoruba, Ibo, Ashanti etc. culture? All of the cultures mentioned above, are practiced and embraced by African Americans.
I've heard Africans talk that bullshyt about AA's are not African, It looks like you bought into this notion hook line and sinker.
Yeah sure. Mayne you don't even know me, so cease with the personal attacks. You can label yourself anything, heck many African Americans call themselves Nubian brother and Nubian sister, but they are not *REAL* Nubians from Sudan and Upper Egypt, they're just using the name.
Most Africans who say this know nothing if anything about African Americans and our culture, and I would venture to say suffer from a post colonial traumatic disorcer, no different than the misguided Africans in this country who hate calling themselves African
YOU are NOT going to convince me I am not African, so I suggest you let it go.
If an African tells you you're not African, what could I do? Don't you think they would be the best judges concerning this rather than you, a person who's 380 years separated culturally from Africa? In name you can call yourself whatever you wish, but culturally and ethnically you are *NOT*, case closed, end of story.