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12689603, 100% understood.
Posted by Brew, Sun Jan-04-15 03:40 PM
I was missing your point that you weren't happy about the "less intelligent" cultural things that were being spread, and thought you were just bothered that white people were integrating what is generally considered black culture into their lexicon.

But now that I understand, I can say I am in total agreement with what you're saying.

>not so "intelligent"
>yes they are cultural
>but they are mindless and can be detrimental to the group as a
>whole
>Tip Drill, Wacka Flocka, etc are "cultural" but they are also
>not very "educational" and can easily be detrimental to Blacks
>as a whole
>
>now when a predominately white run TV program starts using
>AAVE like "where you is?" and "i bees over here my main man
>now give me some skin"
>i just find that a mockery in 2015
>
>and i'm all for meshing of the cultures
>i got a story about a Black guy, a Korean and a Jew in Italy
>comparing and contrasting the JD's (J Dilla vs Jermaine
>Dupree) if you want to here it.
>
>
>Much respect to Stu Scott who even has given us this medium to
>talk about such subjects
>
>
>>a bad thing. It's my strong belief that it is necessary in
>>the ongoing process of mending race relations in this
>country.
>>The more afraid blacks or whites are of saying things that
>are
>>considered exclusively a part of the other's culture, the
>>longer the divide remains. It's the problem with
>stereotypes.
>>
>>Now if you truly feel like some people are "mocking" it then
>I
>>kinda get what you're saying, but still, I think we all need
>>to be less afraid of blending the cultures if we ever want
>to
>>truly get to a point where race relations are completely
>>cordial in America. And I think sports is a great platform
>for
>>all that.
>>
>>Anyway this is a huge tangent but I just needed to air that
>>out.
>