7 Traits & Habits That Make People Accuse You Of Not Being Black Enough

November 1st, 2012 - By Esi Mensah

 

Feel like going surfing? Sorry, but that’s for white people. How about some golf instead? Nope sorry, once again that’s too white. You’re going to eat salad for dinner? Nope, that’s white people food. How about fried chicken instead?.. Yes, this sounds kind of ridiculous doesn’t it? Believe it or not, people still have to deal with this sort of negative feedback everyday. As much as we all know that a person’s character should not be defined by their race, we still see it happen time and time again. This friend is an Oreo, that person is whitewashed, that girl thinks she white. We all agreed with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when he said that people should be judged on the content of their character, not by the color of their skin. It’s unfair for people to think you are a certain way based on your race. So why do some black people still think it’s okay to do this is a reverse way? In other words, they think that a person’s character should be a certain way based on their race and to be any other way is not being black enough. Either way, they’re both unfair. That’s why it’s time dismiss some of these unfair judgments about black people that some people call “being white.”

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  • ohsnaponu

    I got all of these and more and you know what? I ignored that stupidity in the 60s and I STILL ignore it. Small minded people deserve to be ignored. I got more flack from black people than any other. Fortunately, I come from a strong and proud black family. Shame on those who still have that kind of mentality.

  • Latarie Williams

    OMG! This article was written in its entirety for meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! :,-) Finally, some one said it. Now let’s educate everyone else.

  • maggie

    For every one black person that is unfairly accused of “acting” white, there are about 10 black people who alter their behavior or show disdain at ‘black ways’ on purpose! I think this article represents the minority of black people who are unfairly judged. A lot of black people don’t know how to explore without selling out.

  • JustSaying

    I’m called “white girl” all the time because I speak proper english, and use terms such as like and dude. Somebody actually asked me if I wanted to be white. They asked me why did I speak so proper, did I want to be white? Its not because I want to be white, it is because this is how I was brought up and raised in a predominantly white school environment. My mother did not play when it came to announcing our words properly, and using them in the correct way. That was actually the first time I was ever offended for speaking proper english.

  • Des

    I’ve been guilty of all of these and I think they all stem from growing up in a good neighborhood. I think environment heavily influences one’s perception of various cultural topics.

  • YesImHere

    Yeah… I’m constantly being told I’m white-washed *shrugs* Whatever!

  • dbatt001

    This article hit it right on the head. I am guilty of almost all of this. I love rock music more than hip hop, rap , or R&B….I speak proper english, I grew up in a 2 parent Christian household in the suburbs. I never feel comfortable or can be myself around “normal ” black people, not even my family members because I feel like I dont fit in. As a matter of fact, I feel more comfortable around white people and I am myself around them . They seem to be more receptive to difference. Sad, cant even be yourself around your own, your family. Maybe its just me , im very weird.

  • Ms_Sunshine9898

    *shrugh* pretty much all of that applies to me, and I’m just as black as they come. . .

  • mac

    I’m sorry but people get so defensive when it comes to this topic. Statements like, “sorry I speak proper English”, and “sorry i wasn’t raised in the ghetto” reeks of overcompensation and insecurity. Stop it. If you’re truly comfortable in your own skin, these comments should roll off your back.

    And this is coming from someone who has also been told they’re not black enough, mostly in junior high and high school. Once I got to college, I never heard it again though. Not once. Coincidence? Doubt it. If you surround yourself with ignorant people who equate race with certain behavior, whose fault is that?

    Honestly, I think people take these comments to heart because they aren’t comfortable with their blackness themselves. If you don’t need your blackness validated, these people wouldn’t affect you, period.

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  • Me

    There is no way to “act white”. We originated this. There is nothing new under the sun. This whole notion of “acting white” is a ploy to get you to distance yourself from your own. Self hate is real.

  • Me

    Smh at people calling themselves “black”. That’s the name your white massas gave you meaning someone who has no history or knowledge of self. That, coupled with the other derogatory term “negro” (meaning dead, root word: necro) is one of the many ways to keep you brainwashed. You are Afrikan.

    No, many of you aren’t “Afrikan” enough. Most of you know nothing about your own story, but follow HIStory. You even worship false deities. Smh.

    • Kay

      Your stuuuuuppidd…Were afrikan realllly not only did you spell African wrong but what you said has absolute no factual base to it

      • Yawn

        Riiiight. This judgement coming from someone who uses “your” instead of “you’re” in the proper manner. Yawn! You lose.

        • Kay

          Sorry I didn’t know this was English class

      • maggie

        That is the first time you have seen Afrikan-centered people spell ‘Afrikan’? It is done on purpose to reject eurocentric semantics. Actually you are the stupid one and are blatantly subject to what ‘Me’ is talking about–having a white-washed, euro-rinsed brain and thought process.

    • chanela

      SERIOUSLY?!?!?! did ya think that maybe black people were called negros because of the Portuguese and/or Spanish people who kidnapped blacks from Africa “negro” means the color black in both Spanish and Portuguese. it did not come from the word “necro” the white people just picked up and word and butchered it (like they usually seem to do with Spanish words)

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