"I'm not African-American"

[makabush]

Re: "I'm not African-American"

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tropicana</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Why not? One of my cousins married an African and raised her kids in Africa. It was so unusual at the time that it was even written up in the Gleaner way back. Another cousin bought land in Ghana and retired there. They seem to be doing alright.

This one is specially dedicated to you makabush. May you develop pride in your African heritage and come to terms with your Black identity.

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Walk good. </div></div>


Here is what Marcus have to say about you and the mixed blacks: &quot;Garvey called Du Bois “purely and simply a white man's nig&quot; and &quot;a little Dutch, a little French, a little Negro … a mulatto … a monstrosity.”

[makabush]

Re: &quot;I'm not African-American&quot;

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: makabush</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

i thought you wrote &quot;black&quot; history...

i did not know the term &quot;black&quot; is exclusive to only americans of african descent....

if they said african-american history then i see your point, but you said black history...
besides technically the caribbean is called also &quot;the americas&quot;...as in &quot;latin america'...soth america, cemtral america...
we are in north america

we can do this all day </div></div>

dis sound like a yankee idea to me. dis is the exact reason why some of you jamaican/jamerican doan know the difference between kunta kinte and cudjo.

jamaica is not a state in the united states of america.

america doan care bout no odda country unless it can rape suppn from it. </div></div>


Your reasoning is curious...
So if during &quot;black history month&quot; in the USA someone mentions Marcus Garvey, would you run come tell them he is off limits to them because he was born in Jamaica? What about J.A.Rogers? Methinks you may need to broaden your parochial views </div></div>

black american history was for black- AMERICANS. Is not me say so. President Ford say so. Anyways, back to people weh talk some sense...Tropicana weh yu deh?

[Tropicana]

Re: &quot;I'm not African-American&quot;

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: makabush</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

rastas say they believe in repatriation too. You ready to move back to Africa? And look here. Strictly speaking, your ideas are foreign. I don't even know why you are trying to argue that. And remember, <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 20pt">we chase marcus garvey out a jamaica.</span> </span>Is only afta him dead, we waan big him up. We needed someone to put on the currency. </div></div>

Man I haven't heard such backward talk since my grandmothers' generation died out. Absolutely unbelievable. How old are you? 120?



FYI, Garvey was attacking Dubois elitist mentality 'bout talented 10th.

[makabush]

Re: &quot;I'm not African-American&quot;

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tropicana</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: makabush</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

rastas say they believe in repatriation too. You ready to move back to Africa? And look here. Strictly speaking, your ideas are foreign. I don't even know why you are trying to argue that. And remember, <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 20pt">we chase marcus garvey out a jamaica.</span> </span>Is only afta him dead, we waan big him up. We needed someone to put on the currency. </div></div>

Man I haven't heard such backward talk since my grandmother's generation died out. Absolutely unbelievable.

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yu tink if garvey neva mek it big america dem woulda like him? *kiss teet* You are di one saying Jamaicans are backwards. I am just agreeing.

[jah_yout]

Re: &quot;I'm not African-American&quot;

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: makabush</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: R_C</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
&quot;<span style="font-weight: bold">That act of calling me African-American completely erased their history and the sacrifice and contributions it took to make me an author,</span>&quot; said Morgan, a longtime U.S. citizen who calls herself Black-Caribbean American.
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This author has no problems with the term black, she is just distinguishing herself as a person of Caribbean ancestry.

I agree. When you act &quot;different&quot; African Americans want to bad mind you and bad chat you and chat yu food an yu accent an yu gramma. But as soon as you win an award dem waan claim yu.

So 12 pages of arguing over a simple reading and comprehension mistake.
And none of us are &quot;African&quot;. She is right. We are of African descent.
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Didn't I see you referring to that Persaud woman as &quot;Indian&quot;? But she was born in Jamaica. I bet money you call a jamaican born person of Asian descent &quot;chinese&quot; and not &quot;yellow&quot;...At least stay consistent if you're gonna have these philosophies...so in your view everyone can be identified by the continent of their origin except so-called blacks and perhaps so-called whites

[Tropicana]

Re: &quot;I'm not African-American&quot;

When did the words &quot;Jamaicans are backward&quot;<span style="font-weight: bold"> EVER </span> fly from my keyboard? Never. I said that <span style="font-weight: bold">some </span>Jamaicans have archaic ideas about race and colour that I just don't understand. Clearly you are one of them.

[jah_yout]

Re: &quot;I'm not African-American&quot;

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: makabush</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: makabush</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

i thought you wrote &quot;black&quot; history...

i did not know the term &quot;black&quot; is exclusive to only americans of african descent....

if they said african-american history then i see your point, but you said black history...
besides technically the caribbean is called also &quot;the americas&quot;...as in &quot;latin america'...soth america, cemtral america...
we are in north america

we can do this all day </div></div>

dis sound like a yankee idea to me. dis is the exact reason why some of you jamaican/jamerican doan know the difference between kunta kinte and cudjo.

jamaica is not a state in the united states of america.

america doan care bout no odda country unless it can rape suppn from it. </div></div>


Your reasoning is curious...
So if during &quot;black history month&quot; in the USA someone mentions Marcus Garvey, would you run come tell them he is off limits to them because he was born in Jamaica? What about J.A.Rogers? Methinks you may need to broaden your parochial views </div></div>

black american history was for black- AMERICANS. Is not me say so. President Ford say so. Anyways, back to people weh talk some sense...Tropicana weh yu deh? </div></div>



OK so it's a game u r playing. You couldn't possibly be this dunce. Garvey IS American history. He headed the largest black-led movement EVER in America - including American-born black leaders...
Mi done wid the madness now... Walk good Iya

[makabush]

Re: &quot;I'm not African-American&quot;

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tropicana</div><div class="ubbcode-body">When did the words &quot;Jamaicans are backward&quot;<span style="font-weight: bold"> EVER </span> fly from my keyboard? Never. I said that <span style="font-weight: bold">some </span>Jamaicans have archaic ideas about race and colour that I just don't understand. Clearly you are one of them. </div></div>

Once again. When I said &quot;WE&quot;. I was talking collectively. You don't think there wasn't a conspiracy to keep Garvey out of power? You don't think it was no coincidence the man gave up and moved to England? Where were WE back then? Suddenly, we make him our hero when those in power despised him in his lifetime? How convenient.

This is like the Romans, that killed Jesus, adopting Christianity after he died.

And I can guarantee you that MOST of us have those said same &quot;ARCHAIC&quot; ideas. Not everyone want to be yankee, just yet. And even Yankee a call one anedda red bone and yellow bone and whateva adda bone.

Reality is reality. You can't make it reality by calling it reality. Black is black. Brown is brown. And we are all of african descent, of african culture. But we are not African.

[Tropicana]

Re: &quot;I'm not African-American&quot;

Yes we all know that the British were in power in Jamaica and conspired against Garvey. I am not disagreeing with that but you used the word WE as if you agreed with and supported it.

Black is Black period! We are all African but we are not African-American.

Anyway, I have bumped the Tuff Gong Quiz for you. I am curious to see if we agree on <span style="font-weight: bold">anything </span> other than the Bible, random baggy dropping and out of wedlock pregnancies. So I hope that you will take the Tuff Gong quiz.

[evanovitch]

u can tell wen di African American dem a lurk.dis

topic bring out di numbers...72 a lurk in GD...

[Tropicana]

Re: u can tell wen di African American dem a lurk.dis

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