Why do African Americans...?
478811
M Keeping it real is simply being honest and telling people whats on your mind or what you think about certain situations. It's sort of like that saying "You want the truth, but can you handle the truth? Keeping it real will not always be something that someone wants to hear. \nSince you have lived in the ghettos, you understand what the lifestyle is like for some...not all. \nKeeping it real in the hood would be following the norms and customs of that neighborhood.
575205
I couldn't agree more. Black people realize this too. But most will simply say you are ignorant for noticing what needs to be noticed, so that blacks have some motivation not to slip into the "N" category.
91726
I’ve always thought they were trying to go back to their roots and were using names you would find typically in Africa.  Also many blacks have the last name of their ancestors slave owners, so they may be trying to offset their white name with an African name.
773895
You asked a rhetorical question here - what do you want answered?  The African-American community as a whole is hypocritical on the use of this word - that's all.\n\nGood Luck!!!
703908
I prefer to be called Black, not African American. No, I'm not from Africa but of course my ancestors are. But given the fact that many African Americans from Africa have treated me like sh*t like any other racist idiot, I'd rather not be called that. I have heard from many of them that we (Blacks) are not pure Africans and that we are a disgrace to their people. The ones I've encountered looks at us and treat us like dogs. I'm cool on them. Don't want to ever be associated with them. Don't get me wrong, not all of them are like that. But the majority I've encountered are.
1041027
It is ridiculous the way african americans always have to try and make the white caucasions look as if they are being prejudice. Life is not a racial issue and should not be looked at that way. Everyone has has their own inner beauty and should let that overide any feelings of hate and or prejudice. I sometimes wonder if the african americans are more prejudice than the caucasions that surround them.
799097
Because their are ignorant, narrow-minded ppl who feels that one Race is dominant over all the "minorities". They feel threatened. Little punks who cant accept competition and Diversity in a DIVERSE world. They want to stand behind this large and in charge powerful facede. It's all bullshit. Their stupid, why waste time caring about the losers? I am a Black Woman and I, in o way, claim myself to be a Minority. I hate the word! I'm just worried about trying to rid the world of Racism and Hate period, not trying to exterminate a Culture. I have better things to do and plenty of other things to be worried about (like how every night a child dies from starvation)................
946580
When people think of black people, they think about the majority of blacks they have seen in person or in the media: they are ghetto, loud, rude, use slang, act hard, etc.\n\nThese are the images that are out there in the mainstream. These are the people that some see when they go to the mall or to the movies. They see blacks being loud and talking on the cell while people are trying to watch the movie. They see blacks speaking heavy ghetto slang and wearing clothing that hangs below their butts.\n\nWhen they see a black who does not fit that stereotype, they see that as an except and not as the norm. They see that as a black, trying not to be "black". They have a hard time understanding that there are different classes and types of blacks and that being black does not mean just acting one type of way. They just see someone not following the norm or trying to be "white".
880543
First of all how did you go from An African to Negro?  This makes me wonder if you are a racist.  African is a name given to a persons that live in Africa ( America--Americans).  Negro is a racist name given to persons of color in the United States for reason of making one feel more inferior to another.  Now that I finished with that.  If one has a bigger jaw, I guess it is used for chewing like everyone else jaw is used for.   Duh!
296977
Hmmmmmm....didn't know that was the case, but could be because of the "social" makeup of african americans. The hoochie, ,trick...back that thing up..type attitude!
147682
I have no idea why they're so uptight. They feel that if they suffered in the past they have the right to be the country's little princesses. I've been to Europe and I swear black people aren't so uptight there. So the source for all this must be the frustration of african americans of having been enslaved by the white man in the past. Ok, we're all sorry. It's not going to happen ever again so you can all start behaving like everybody else now. Stop being so touchy.
765895
i JUST REALIZED THAT WHEN i AM TALKING TO OTHER BLACK PEOPLE I SAY I'M LACK OR REFER TO OTHERS AS BEING BLACK. WHEN I AM TALKING TO OTHER RACES I SAY AFRICAN AMERICAN. I THINK I DO THIS BECAUSE OF ALL THE NEGATIVITY SURROUNDING BLACK PEOPLE IN THE FORM OF STEREOTYPES...AFRICAN AMERICAN MAKES IT SOUND LIKE WE ARE SUMEPNE SPECIAL TO THOSE WHO MAY THINK OTHERWISE.  ALSO I GREW UP IN CHICAGO AND IT IS MORE COMMONLY SAID THERE...
316248
African-American is a politically correct term for black people, you need to look back at the history on how black people were called before becoming P.C. term.\n\nGeneration ago, black people or black slave are capture in Africa and sold as slaves by the white people, they were called slave, but a degratory remarks or name were used to called these black people, there were called Negro, which is the earliest name used before Nxxxxr were derive from this.\n\nAs America become more civil with human right and equality laws, black protest and civil right movement, the term slowly evolve to African-America to denotes the black people came from African origin but are now American citizen.
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.
311745
This was actually discussed on Real Time with Bill Maher a few weeks ago.  Tavis Smiley (an african american himself) said that there are so many african americans trying to break into rap (and basketball) because to many of them, those are the only opportunities they feel they have to have a better life. They see the "bling", the fancy cars, hear about lucrative contracts and see women throwing themselves at these guys and they want that. \n\nThe problem is, the ones who have no chance of making in those fields are wasting their time trying when they could be working toward another positive, achievable goal.  Sure it's great to take a shot, but at some point you have to say to yourself "it's time to be realistic about this".\n\nIn a lot of African American communities, the kinds of role models available are only musicians and sports stars you see on TV...there's almost no encouragement or educational outreach to become doctors, lawyers, engineers and they don't see other african americans in these positions very often.  Let's face it, even on the night time TV shows, most of the African Americans you see on mainstream TV are orderlies in hospitals, secretaries, and public school teachers.\n\nI can tell you for a fact that the scientific community is constantly looking for african american scientists and the number of them is so small that they've begun trying to reach into the public schools to let black kids know there are other choices out there.
806345
Why do black people have to be perpetually angry at the white in order to show that they "respect their roots"?  And African culture isn't "lost", it's still right there, intact, over there in Africa where it belongs.  Black Americans have our own unique culture; and although it originated in Africa, at it's core, our culture is an integral part of American history.  And pardon the hell out of me for not being politically correct, but "African Americans" are African citizens who have recently immigrated here.  The rest of us are just Americans who happen to be black.  \n\nSpeaking of being black and American, slavery ended about 150 years ago.  I'm not saying that everyone should just forget that it happened, but harping about it isn't going to undo or change anything.  NOBODY in the U.S. of A. is currently still alive from back then.  Know your history, but GET ON WITH YOUR LIVES.  \n\nVoodoo?  Gimme a break.  What does voodoo have to do with anything?\n\nNote to Nelly:  Black people in the Caribbean, Central and South America originally came from Africa and were brought over as slaves.  Read your history.
1090575
ppl around this area think black people are all rappers that wear their pants down and their boxers hanging out, and that they dont have a job. i happen to be friends with them and they are nothing like that. i also hear things about hispanics in our area. people think all hispanics are lowdown, dirty, poor people that live 20-30 people in a house. well, i hate this, because it is not true. they arent all illegal, and most of them work harder than american people!!