tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560439070709193509.post7958081602106116172..comments2024-01-27T18:42:47.782-06:00Comments on uglyblackjohn: Does It Work Both Ways ?uglyblackjohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14404995571276457138noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560439070709193509.post-57485950957712558812009-07-17T21:41:59.222-05:002009-07-17T21:41:59.222-05:00@ FreeMan - Well... I only ask this because whenev...@ FreeMan - Well... I only ask this because whenever I enter into a new sector of social service - I have to waste time proving my "ghetto credibility".<br /><br />If some people already know me, I'm fine. <br />If no one knows me, they assume that I always had it easy and think that I'm some bougie Negro seeking to connect to some stereotypical image of Black society.<br /><br />Sometimes time and opportunities are missed because of their assumptions.uglyblackjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404995571276457138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560439070709193509.post-92012243795624010342009-07-17T19:58:03.365-05:002009-07-17T19:58:03.365-05:00@UBJ - the cats are called white because they talk...@UBJ - the cats are called white because they talk with a heavy Nasal Tone. Some of these guys take speaking proper to a whole nother level. I mean you can still have your own voice and speak correctly. It's just some of these Too White cats change the tone of their voice. How many brothers you know speak like Bob Costas? I'm not saying there aren't any but I tell you there aren't many!<br /><br />If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and talks like a duck don't be surprised when people call you a duck!FreeMannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560439070709193509.post-7157262994608202732009-07-17T17:39:08.589-05:002009-07-17T17:39:08.589-05:00So why are people like Tiger Woods, Bryant Gumbel,...So why are people like Tiger Woods, Bryant Gumbel, Wayne Brady and others considered as being "Too White"?<br /><br />Can a race dismiss members (for not complying with the social norms) but refuse membership to others who exhibit behavior that is closer to those norms?uglyblackjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404995571276457138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560439070709193509.post-38793606021219803242009-07-17T05:09:05.922-05:002009-07-17T05:09:05.922-05:00I remember coming home frm Atlanta and because of ...I remember coming home frm Atlanta and because of OutKast in my Cd player and a tendency for a little extra something in my handshake, I would get the occassional "what, you think your black now?" I got called "cracker" every day for two years, dude, I know what I am.<br />No matter how "down" PAul Wall or Slick Willy are, no one will be surprised at their skin when they show up for the job interview or when some girl introduces them to the family... still white. Now of course any girl bringing either of those two home to meet the folks needs to be slapped silly.<br />It has always bothered me that Clinton's infidelity was celebrated as part of his "blackness". Was JFK black too? Does being a good husband make one less black?<br /><br />I'm with FreeMan, cultural awareness or appreciation is one thing, but I say any white person who claims to be black, REALLY doesnt get it.brohammashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916793129032434035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560439070709193509.post-23688690808537729452009-07-16T23:08:23.704-05:002009-07-16T23:08:23.704-05:00It just goes to show that culture is primarily a f...It just goes to show that culture is primarily a function of proximity and not race. I grew up in a mostly black neighborhood, but the white kids who lived across the street were considered to be much blacker (and cooler) than I.Max Reddickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09360630810931410487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560439070709193509.post-18338999753669127122009-07-16T22:10:04.491-05:002009-07-16T22:10:04.491-05:00All they need to do is be theirselves as they can ...All they need to do is be theirselves as they can never be Black. The coolest white guys usually are the white guys who are secure in being white but still relate to black culture.<br /><br />Eminem is the closest to being a crossover artist as you respect his skills that you allow him to be with black rappers. Paul Wall most will consider to be growing up with Blacks and thus is a good shit slick talker like the streets he came from. Bubba is a fluke and a fad.<br /><br />Truth be told most of the time in the past you didn't even know a white boy was in the group. Then when you saw him most blacks just said damn that cat got some soul in him. Skills make black people respect whites and take them above the negativity between the races. Michael Phelps is mentioned in a lot of rap music since he won the gold medals and in the past so was Bruce Jenner.<br /><br />The learned Black culture is a pimps culture which is gaudy, excessive and a fast life. Black culture is just examined so even when we live a fast life it's seen as cool and thus when the whites try to act cool they put dubs on their cars just like us. They want to drive 64 Impalas just like us. They want Snoop to smoke weed with them. So they are seeking validation from the lowest gaudiest parts of our folk but they aren't Black or a honorary one.FreeMannoreply@blogger.com