How do Black people in other countries feel about African Americans?
360077
As a proud Black American (yes I said BLACK American NOT AFRICAN American).....We are not Africans. We are Americans and even the Africans will tell you that.  For millions of us our blood is way too diluted to consider ourselves to be solely African. To answer your question, I could really care less about what blacks in other countries and other cultures think of and say about us.  We have been through hell and back for the past 500 years. Our People (the generational Black Americans) have struggled and thrived in the United States for Hundreds of years.  Over the years race mixing has occured between our African Ancestors and Europeans and our African Ancestors and Native Americans.  Most Authentic Black Americans are of diluted blood and aren't pure African at all.  Our features, culture and heritage has evolved into something different than that of our African Ancestors to make us who we are as an ethnic group today.  We have our own rich history, culture, and heritage.  Many of us Black Americans don't even realize how rich our heritage is.  We don't need the approval of Africans or Carribeans or any other blacks to feel good about ourselves and confident in who we are.  We may have our problems, but what ethnic group doesn't?
513157
I'm black. I respect all, white, indians even martians (if they are there), because they are human beings. I wouldn't mind making friends with any of them. To me its fun, coz I'm exposed to lots of different ideas. Like once, my indian friend told me they throw away chipped cups. Ok, we don't keep loads of em, but to us its not an issue. All that and may more. We're all human beings. Try living with an a black person, especialy where I live (Tanzania - East Africa), you'll know how EXTREMELY GREAT, blacks are! They may not speak english fluently, but they will surely give you a great treat!!!! LETS RESPECT EACH OTHER
100874
Thats an interesting question. I get aggravated by white people who are ignorant with claiming black people are any different than they are simply because their skin is a different color.\n\nAnd I get annoyed when the whole "we didn't make blacks slaves" arguement comes up too.   It's true I personally had nothing to do with slavery, and never would condone anything like it. Which is why when American jobs go to Mexico to be done in (Later reported) sweatshops I get upset that it is another form of abuse of those less fortunate than us to benefit American companies.\n\nI try to not let it effect me, and always put items in perspective of fairness, regardless of race. But when I hear a white person demean a black person in calling them a ni**er, I am the first to say, that's not right, and get offended, because whites have no reson, other than their altered upbringing, to believe there is a difference in people other than culture.
148388
I am Cape Verdian (African) but I was born and raised here in the US, I consider myself to be African but unfortunately not all African Americans feel the same. Most of my AA friends acknoweldge and respect their african roots and hertiage but I have met some who don't. It's crazy but true. There is also the flip side...many Cape Verdeans come over here and refuse to consider themselves black because of the negative stereotypes African Americans have recieved.
193643
I'm Italian, my husband is African American. We live in Germany in an area with a lot of US. Army installation. Soldiers have a bad reputation around here because they seem to fu** around a lot, excuse my language, but it is what it is. We do get a lot of looks from people, but nobody actually ever said anything to us, except for some black women.... we have been to the states and they stare a little harder there and people ignore my husband, or both of us,  like a waiter when we were in Alabama. But over all i think it is becoming a more accepted thing in society at least i hope so. and fu** everybody else, as long as you don't have a problem it is all good. Let them deal with their issues and don't worry so much what other people might think.\n\nbut i am very surprised to see how many people here are narrow minded and exclude any kind of interracial anything... where do ya'll live??? This is an interracial society, you might as well get used to it and get over your racism.
756904
Unfortunately self hate was one of the residues from the cruelty of our past.  I hate it too.  Some people have no idea how much Africans and African Americans have in common.
595867
Hell, no one is going to give you an honest answer.  The fact is, black people have totally different values from Anglo/European people.  White people look for very specific kinds of status and beauty and language, and anything outside of that target zone is just plain ugly.  And there ain't nothin you can do about it except be yourself and hope that maybe a part of you is beautiful enough for the whiggers around you to take notice.  \n\nTruth be told, I hate most black people.  They want me to fear them, they expect me to respect them, and they don't have anything I need.  But I met a black guy who was so much smarter--at electronics and money and worldly things, more things than I could count--than anyone I knew (and I've known some of the smartest in the world)... that I just had to take my hat off and say, "you're a superior man".  \n\nBut look, even then, I took a look at his life - a fat wife who didn't give a damn about him and wouldn't let his friends stop by because it made her jealous... and he couldn't divorce her.  She treated him like utter crap, treated his kid like utter crap, and he was lonely... and it turned him to getting drunk every damn night.  Here's a guy with all the brains in the world, plenty of money in the bank, and all the motivation to be the best x y or z there ever was - he was a judge in the South decades ago -- black man, judge... business man... more than I could even say here.  But in the end, this man was UNhappy.  Why?  I blame the negro in him.  What did I just say??  It's not racial, it's cultural.  The negro in him just kept pulling him back - back to what?  The ground?  I don't know.  It pulled him down.  He couldn't break whatever he had spent his life trying to strive for.  \n\nAnd that's something that my race tries to be the opposite of.  We try to be the supreme.  We try to own and never be owned.  We try to be on top of things, and never let them be on top of us.  We try to not only be rich, but to invest that money.  We try to be number one, and nothing less than that will suffice.  \n\nSo to you I say, yeah... the negro in you has no honor in my book.  Out of the corner of my eye, if I don't have to get to know you for real, all I see is just another thug, waiting for the chance to swipe my wallet.\n\nI am truly sorry.  \nBut know this:\nI don't blame you, either.  \nFirst, white man brings your race here as slaves, \nthen we give you no place to go.\nYou can't go back to Africa, \nand you can't feel at home anywhere but the ghetto.\n\nLook, white man has been doing this to other white men for centuries.  The only way to get up from under it is to say, "ya know what?  F*CK YOU", and ride out the consequences.\n\nI guarantee you one thing... you do that, and *I* will tip my hat to you.
767570
i agree with you...to a point, but, rather, I believe it is the black people who HATE the white people; I'm a very nice, welcoming, happy person who likes EVERYONE...unless they give me a reason not to. And most often, i find the majority of black people doNOT like white people; they don't smile back--they glare. Or they just look at a white person with hatred on their face. This happens every week, at the least. It also bothers me that I live in a white upper middle class neighborhood and...suddenly, a few black people have moverd around there...i always smile at them, especially because the most often put their heads down, like they don't want to be noticed, or anyone to, i dunno, burn a cross on their lawn...i say people are people, i don't care whWHAT color you are!
160033
Where do you live now?  I mean, I have lived in several places on the east coast, and the south, as well as visited several cities between the east coast and going out as far as Texas, and I have not noticed it to be true.\n\nI personally never grew up noticing or noting differences in lighter skinned and darker skinned Black people.  I guess because, as a child, my mother never pointed it out to me. I think that when you are young, if someone points it out to you, then you grow up being more cognizant of it.  (And I grew up in the SOUTH).\n\nMaybe, for those lighter-skinned Black people that you feel act that way, they feel they have something to prove.  Black people's self-image, regardless of their complexion, cause them to act in whatever way they feel they have to prove they are "Black enough" or "acceptable enough" in diverse setting (meaning when they are not just among other Black people).\n\nWe, meaning Black people, just need to be ourselves, which is really dictated by what part of the country we grew up, and not try to please or appease someone else.\n\n(just my opinion)\n\nLM
922176
Its called racial profiling.....Black Americans also suffer the same....Sad to say.....
206565
I am African-American and I deeply resent being compared to homosexuals.  Homosexuality is a behavior.  I understand that homosexuals are treated unfairly in many circumstances, but I don't think that their struggle is quite the same as that of African-Americans.  African-Americans were stolen from their homeland, stripped of entire cultures and languages, and forced to till someone else's land.  No one stole homosexuals from homosexual land. African-Americans have been discriminated against based on the color of their skin,something which we have no control over.  Homosexuals do not have any physical features such as skin or eye color that identifies them as homosexual;if they choose to, they can hide their homosexuality.  Obviously African-Americans cannot hide their skin color.  I wish that homosexuals would take some of these thoughts into consideration before making these comparisons.  Homosexuality is NOT the same as being Black.
252640
I'm also a white African and I also don't understand that. I have more African roots than most of the black African Americans, my family tree goes back 400 years. When I meet black people that's European they never call themselves African Europeans, so why do they do that in the USA. Personally I think it's causes division between different races. I thought we were trying to stop race separation, because it causes racism.
337808
I'm a black Latina,I am also 1/4 Mexican so I look at these people as fellow human beings and fellow Latinos. I will not turn my back on them whether legal,illegal,etc. I also deal with(all nationalities) people from all walks of life on a daily basis and I know the poverty and conditions they experienced in the old country.Just think 50 years ago people used to feel the same way about us blacks,people may say the situations are not similar,but they are.
1160044
wow! You live in Africa, what's it like? I'm from the USA.
199422
I disagree with the person that said move to Europe, I mean racism is everywhere no matter what country no matter what ethnicity. Yes us black folks get it thrown in our face everyday but F*** em' life goes on you know, "what they eat don't make us sh**. like jay z said, ain't no love in the heart of the city, ain't no love in the heart of town"  Did you know in the history of television, in europe 2 weeks ago, a news station hired a black broadcaster. Now how long has the tv been around. We may have a few more oppurtinities, but not much. Just do what we all do, keep ya head up and try to maintain, Like Donny Hathaway says " Take it from me someday we'll ALL be FREE!"
223543
I have heard many white/Caucasian Americans call themselves Irish-American, or Italian-American etc.  It's just the fact that as the "Melting pot" we feel like we have to have an extra identifier.\n\nBecause of the negative connotation with the word Black I preferred African American, until I went to Africa.  That experience taught me how truly American I am.  African American is a huge misnomer.\n\nSo I prefer American, but if you must be specific Black or Brown.
892370
I think I understand what your trying to ask.....you're wondering if the African people distinguish themselves like "I'm Nigerian, I'm Egyptian, I'm from Mali, I'm South African"......etc. I believe they do. I've got two African friends who are Somalians. That's what they call themselves.\n\nNow to the African Americans here in the US. We consider ourselves blacks or African-Americans, because some of our ancestors were African....many can't say "I'm Kenyan" because we don't know where our first African ancestor came from. (By the way "black" means from the darkest to the lightest of us.) I'm black, native indian and caucasian and probably a lot of other ethnicities. But I call myself Indian, because that's what I am predominantly.....I guess your next question will be....is there a difference between Indians? Of course. (smile)