The term "black" goes back before the Old Testament in the Bible when one of King Solomon's wives described herself as "black but comely"(Song of Solomon 1:5).
...don't pop corpuscle...I am not saying that the term Black was invented in the 60's. Black has always in existence in a general way by Africans as well as White anthropologists. I am referring to America's history specifically, where I quoted the word as being "ADOPTED" as a "primary" ethnic reference in opposition to White in this country. We are not Black people, we are Yellow - Brown and color negativity is a serious issue in our struggle. Intelligent people know that too. What "you" mean is irrelevant to what "WE" need to express with clarity rather than ambiguity!
...if we are against the color negativity of White and all it's implications, then we have to consider ( those of us who want to be reasonable and non hypocritical ) that our use of a color ID is questionable, even if it is a counter measure. Black as it is used implies a personal two way Racial battle and we are not alone in it. Many of our people who say they are Black can pass for White today...I'm glad to have them, but we cannot say that we are against racism which is color negativity and then use it in reverse ( for our own reasons of struggle ) without ridicule.
...Ever wonder why White people never question the use of Black? It's because they need the opposite example to support their exclusive race term. They know that theirs is accepted as beneficial and ours is laden with negative baggage that continues to cloud a clear reference to our history ad struggle.
...We all know that we care as prideful as any other Race and we can play into color superiority just as Whites do. When our people speak publicly about "Blackness"...our Black thing that no one else understands, we are victimized by the same institutional Indoctrination that Whites delude themselves with. The fact is that we all came from somewhere else and We are African Americans which is a proper double geographical reference that puts us as African diaspora people in our proper perspective historically.
...your Bible reference is a weak one. Especially considering that I was specifically speaking to today's reality in America. Color ( ID ) reference is a negative, limiting and exclusive form of ethnic identification that plays into modern notions of racial superiority. We are not the majority so we have limited power to level the color playing field that we entered with the use of Black. Ours is personal so we should keep it personal and not put extra struggles on the weakest of us who have no personal or financial power and who use the term rebelliously.
...Black, ******, thug...all baggage that clouds our day with Racial BS that only some of us are prepared to address when we are called on it!
I don't see the term working for the weakest of us. We don't need to continue reducing our ancestry to a single ambiguously used term that ladens us with the excess Racial baggage of centuries.
...in your quote...she says..."I am Black "BUT" comely"...which clearly says that there was color negativity there too. I mean, if you are beautiful, you're beautiful. The quote implies that she is speaking to herself too, struggling with being Black yet comely...lets move on and evolve above the smallness.
Don't try to tell me what I "should be clear on"!
Intelligent people know what I mean when I say I am black.
...don't pop corpuscle...I am not saying that the term Black was invented in the 60's. Black has always in existence in a general way by Africans as well as White anthropologists. I am referring to America's history specifically, where I quoted the word as being "ADOPTED" as a "primary" ethnic reference in opposition to White in this country. We are not Black people, we are Yellow - Brown and color negativity is a serious issue in our struggle. Intelligent people know that too. What "you" mean is irrelevant to what "WE" need to express with clarity rather than ambiguity!
...if we are against the color negativity of White and all it's implications, then we have to consider ( those of us who want to be reasonable and non hypocritical ) that our use of a color ID is questionable, even if it is a counter measure. Black as it is used implies a personal two way Racial battle and we are not alone in it. Many of our people who say they are Black can pass for White today...I'm glad to have them, but we cannot say that we are against racism which is color negativity and then use it in reverse ( for our own reasons of struggle ) without ridicule.
...Ever wonder why White people never question the use of Black? It's because they need the opposite example to support their exclusive race term. They know that theirs is accepted as beneficial and ours is laden with negative baggage that continues to cloud a clear reference to our history ad struggle.
...We all know that we care as prideful as any other Race and we can play into color superiority just as Whites do. When our people speak publicly about "Blackness"...our Black thing that no one else understands, we are victimized by the same institutional Indoctrination that Whites delude themselves with. The fact is that we all came from somewhere else and We are African Americans which is a proper double geographical reference that puts us as African diaspora people in our proper perspective historically.
...your Bible reference is a weak one. Especially considering that I was specifically speaking to today's reality in America. Color ( ID ) reference is a negative, limiting and exclusive form of ethnic identification that plays into modern notions of racial superiority. We are not the majority so we have limited power to level the color playing field that we entered with the use of Black. Ours is personal so we should keep it personal and not put extra struggles on the weakest of us who have no personal or financial power and who use the term rebelliously.
...Black, ******, thug...all baggage that clouds our day with Racial BS that only some of us are prepared to address when we are called on it!
I don't see the term working for the weakest of us. We don't need to continue reducing our ancestry to a single ambiguously used term that ladens us with the excess Racial baggage of centuries.
...in your quote...she says..."I am Black "BUT" comely"...which clearly says that there was color negativity there too. I mean, if you are beautiful, you're beautiful. The quote implies that she is speaking to herself too, struggling with being Black yet comely...lets move on and evolve above the smallness.
The term "black" goes back before the Old Testament in the Bible when one of King Solomon's wives described herself as "black but comely"(Song of Solomon 1:5).
Don't try to tell me what I "should be clear on"!
Intelligent people know what I mean when I say I am black.
The term "black" goes back before the Old Testament in the Bible when one of King Solomon's wives described herself as "black but comely"(Song of Solomon 1:5).
Don't try to tell me what I "should be clear on"!
Intelligent people know what I mean when I say I am black.