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The Black Culture Thread
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captmcblack
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I wish there was a way to express how much I hate that this is what happened to our beautiful Negro-Age thread. I wish there was a way to express how fitting it was that what happened...happened the way it did. Isn't that always how it is with us? We really can't have anything good without shit getting real :lol
Anyway, I guess this is the concession, like reservations for Native Americans (we're sorry we stole your land - here's some crumbs!) or whatever, right? Cool.
- Where you're from: Brooklyn, NY - greatest borough of the greatest city on Earth.
- Where you live: Brooklyn, NY - I'm never leaving here, as long as I can help it.
- Your cultural heritage, lineage and genealogy: I am of Haitian descent; both my mother and father were born in Haiti and came to the US in the 70s. I am part of the first generation born here in my family.
- Do you know your roots? Define that. I know the tracing of all my family through Haiti...but obviously that only goes so far back. It's not like I can trace my family/name/family coat of arms or something to the Middle Ages or something.
- Your Age: 27
- Favorite musical genre: Hip-Hop/Rap is my first love, but these days I gravitate heavily towards (indie) rock music.
- Your profession/major/career interest: I pay the bills doing sales/business/financial analysis. I study English Literature and Creative Writing in college though. I want to be a writer, but you can't eat 3 meals a day doing that unless you're lucky.
- Your religious affiliation: Catholic. I don't really practice much, but whatever.
- Hobbies: Writing/reading, playing music, video games, computers and tech, reading/watching anime/manga/comics/graphic novels, etc.
- Do you feel ostracized as a black nerd/dork? Charles Barkley once said that "there's nothing sadder than a black nerd". What do you think about those words, and while we're on the issue, what is gaf's opinion on the whole "act white" thing?
I do feel ostracized as a black nerd...but only by girls, lol. Seriously though, it's cool to be nerdy/geeky now, so whatever. I never gave a fuck about it when I was a kid - so why would I now? I like what I like, so fuck you if you hate me for it.
As for "acting white"...God, so annoying. It pisses me off that it's supposed to be some implausible thing that I am mild-mannered, well-dressed, well-spoken, well-read and intelligent. It's amazing to me that the following is true:
- acting white is bad amongst my fellow black people because I am posing/selling myself out or something
- acting white is something to marvel at or laugh at me for amongst other races of people because it's like the subtext of that is "wow, look that little black boy can speak English well just like me! how'd he learn to do that instead of all that stealing and rapping and ebonics he's supposed to know?"
- White people are the exclusive domain of being mild-mannered, well-dressed, well-spoken, well-read and intelligent - so much so that to be like that as any other race is to "act white".
Shit is RIDICULOUS.
Anyway, I guess this is the concession, like reservations for Native Americans (we're sorry we stole your land - here's some crumbs!) or whatever, right? Cool.
- Where you're from: Brooklyn, NY - greatest borough of the greatest city on Earth.
- Where you live: Brooklyn, NY - I'm never leaving here, as long as I can help it.
- Your cultural heritage, lineage and genealogy: I am of Haitian descent; both my mother and father were born in Haiti and came to the US in the 70s. I am part of the first generation born here in my family.
- Do you know your roots? Define that. I know the tracing of all my family through Haiti...but obviously that only goes so far back. It's not like I can trace my family/name/family coat of arms or something to the Middle Ages or something.
- Your Age: 27
- Favorite musical genre: Hip-Hop/Rap is my first love, but these days I gravitate heavily towards (indie) rock music.
- Your profession/major/career interest: I pay the bills doing sales/business/financial analysis. I study English Literature and Creative Writing in college though. I want to be a writer, but you can't eat 3 meals a day doing that unless you're lucky.
- Your religious affiliation: Catholic. I don't really practice much, but whatever.
- Hobbies: Writing/reading, playing music, video games, computers and tech, reading/watching anime/manga/comics/graphic novels, etc.
- Do you feel ostracized as a black nerd/dork? Charles Barkley once said that "there's nothing sadder than a black nerd". What do you think about those words, and while we're on the issue, what is gaf's opinion on the whole "act white" thing?
I do feel ostracized as a black nerd...but only by girls, lol. Seriously though, it's cool to be nerdy/geeky now, so whatever. I never gave a fuck about it when I was a kid - so why would I now? I like what I like, so fuck you if you hate me for it.
As for "acting white"...God, so annoying. It pisses me off that it's supposed to be some implausible thing that I am mild-mannered, well-dressed, well-spoken, well-read and intelligent. It's amazing to me that the following is true:
- acting white is bad amongst my fellow black people because I am posing/selling myself out or something
- acting white is something to marvel at or laugh at me for amongst other races of people because it's like the subtext of that is "wow, look that little black boy can speak English well just like me! how'd he learn to do that instead of all that stealing and rapping and ebonics he's supposed to know?"
- White people are the exclusive domain of being mild-mannered, well-dressed, well-spoken, well-read and intelligent - so much so that to be like that as any other race is to "act white".
Shit is RIDICULOUS.
soundscream
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BlackNMild2k1 said:Hold up.... you call that saggin pants!? that's nothing. Those are just jeans that aren't waist fitted butt huggers.
If you consider that saggin, then you must be into the whole skinny jean fad.
Wearing your jeans a little loose on the hip ain't saggin, wearing your jeans somewhere between the bottom of your ass and above your knees, now that is saggin.
this is saggin
and that is ridiculous.
My man look at the guy on the left again you seem to have missed it.
look for the back pockets
lightless_shado
Banned
ryutaro's mama
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tirminyl said:
My cut right now is:
Years ago, i wore a top half ponytail, with the sides faded.
captmcblack
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Himuro said:
Is this real? :lol
BlackNMild2k1
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soundscream said:
My man look at the guy on the left again you seem to have missed it.look for the back pockets
Oh. My bad. it all looked like the same pair of pants. same exact color and all. it just looked real baggy.
that is just retarded. I hate watching people walk down the street having to hold the crotch on the pants just so they can walk.
Dreams-Visions
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now that's a damn shame. good luck on the job interview, brah.soundscream said:
My man look at the guy on the left again you seem to have missed it.look for the back pockets
lightless_shado
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ryutaro's mama said:My cut right now is:
Years ago, i wore a top half ponytail, with the sides faded.
I remember watching that movie and thinking "Damn I want his haircut" I don't know what his barber did, but it looks so good.
ryutaro's mama
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lightless_shado said:
My barber is really good.
He'll ask, "What you need, <ryutaro's mama's real name>?"
"Give that Denzel Training Day fade"
"What's that again?"
<Googles the image on my DROID X>
One haircut later, it's all good!
spindashing
Banned
One of the greatest relationships a black man has is with his barber.
Take that dude's #.
If you have to move, look around for a suitable barbershop. Don't just walk in and get one.
PS. Where are the sistas? The man done scared them off, huh... =(
Take that dude's #.
If you have to move, look around for a suitable barbershop. Don't just walk in and get one.
PS. Where are the sistas? The man done scared them off, huh... =(
PhoenixDark
Banned
:lolryutaro's mama said:
I'm gonna try that next time
lightless_shado
Banned
ryutaro's mama said:
Brilliant. I'll remember to do the same next time:lol
I'm currently barberless in a majority white college town, and none of my friend cut hair, but have friend that cut their hair. Since I haven't gotten a cut by any of em' I've been left to cut my own hair. I just cut a 2 all around as I don't know how to fade/taper or anything. Anyone cut their own hair? Tips? I wish I knew how to cut legit as their is no better feeling than coming from a barber with a fresh cut. I would go every 2 weeks before, but If I knew hwo to cut my own hair well I could cut it regularly and have that fresh feeling weekly.
:lolDY_nasty said:
spindashing said:
I have been going to the same barber for 7 years now. Although he went to school, he doesn't even cut hair professionally. I go to his house to get my cuts. I've threatened him that if he moved out of state, I am moving with his ass. I HATE trying to find a good shop and barber.
just got back from the barber myself.
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Yes sir.Himuro said:
It's been here for five years and I can't for the life of me speak with an English accent in a sincere manner. I do get looks at uni though, people looking asking me "why do you have an American twang?". Then I have to tell them how I've only been here for five years etc.
It's a good conversation starter though.
spindashing
Banned
My barber and I, we hardly talk. When we do speak it's either about the music playing and/or women. :lol
But damn does it get annoying when people hit up his cell when he's giving me a haircut.
But damn does it get annoying when people hit up his cell when he's giving me a haircut.
Himuro said:
I lived in Holland before I got here. Was raised there. I do remember few little non-black people there were back home though. I remember how I freaked out as a kid, when I saw my first white person, thought it was a ghost or something.
:lol
Manmademan
Member
I always hated the barber. I haven't paid for a haircut since 1995.
I just get a set of Wahl clippers and a hand mirror, and shave my hair off every two weeks. Girls don't give a shit, so why should I?
you chumps can keep shelling out $20 to the barber every two weeks if you want...:lol
I just get a set of Wahl clippers and a hand mirror, and shave my hair off every two weeks. Girls don't give a shit, so why should I?
you chumps can keep shelling out $20 to the barber every two weeks if you want...:lol
spindashing
Banned
Yes! My barber does this! At first I thought he was genuinely angry at me, but as I grew older, I got used to it. Damn I felt like he was dribbling my head as if it were a basketball. :lolHimuro said:
Sesame street?:lolHimuro said:You guys ever deal with those dudes who cut rough? One of my barbers back home grabs my head like he's going to rip it off and cuts like he's cutting velcro.
He's real rough on the head. Used to bug me as a kid, but now I'm used to it.
And yes, barber getting called on the phone isI miss the days when the only phone in the shop was the shop's phone because someone calls at least once every time I get my haircut.
Really? :lol You didn't watch Sesame Street or something?
Brother I was watching Rambo and the good the bad and the ugly, while mortars were flying over the top of and inside our house. And I was one of the lucky ones.
Of course this was AFTER my first contact with a white person.
I've never watched sesame street or any of that stuff.
I never tried any other stuff than Murrys myselfHimuro said:Caesar, low fade, taper, edged up.
Usually my trademark haircut is a caesar.
I asked for my barber to give me a caesar and he almost gave a fade. Dude isn't that great but it's the only shop nearby.
Maybe I need to switch it up, since it seems mostly greasers use murrys these days.
Manmademan said:
$10 for me
Imm0rt4l said:
Whoa. That's interesting. I just watched this vid of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiZDaKTgx1I&list=QL&feature=BF It works to about 5-6 inches and probably after that you would do the normal locking I guess.
Manmademan
Member
tirminyl said:$10 for me
let me guess, you're one of those dudes that doesn't tip
ryutaro's mama
Member
tirminyl said:
Been going to my barber since the beginning of HS.
He's moved around but I've kept in contact with him over the years.
Cool cat.
yea, i've seen quite a few vids on it, looks pretty legit. But I think you can only get it online and I'm not quite sure how long they last and all, but I'm thinking of trying it some time.tirminyl said:$10 for me
Whoa. That's interesting. I just watched this vid of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiZDaKTgx1I&list=QL&feature=BF It works to about 5-6 inches and probably after that you would do the normal locking I guess.
Cuban Legend
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- Where you're fromEl diesmero inside Havana, Cuba
- Where you live FL
- Your cultural heritage, lineage and genealogy Dad's black from eastern 'rural' Cuba, Mom's white and from western 'city' Cuba. Each side of my family is like a polar opposite of the other as well, makes for interesting reunions.
- Do you know your roots? I visit both sides of the family in Cuba as often as possible every year, seen pictures of my family from back in the day and been to the old farms they still own. Everytime I come down we have a reunion and dinner at the farm, they let me wrestle and kill the 1 pig we'll eat. Tastes like family-unifying greasy magic.
- Your Age twenty one
- Favorite musical genre muse, dubstep, latino music i can dance to, I'll listen to anything else but country
- Your profession/major/career interest IT - Comp Networking
- Your religious affiliation Raised Jehovah's Witness, currently Jehovah's Witness
- Hobbies watching old movies, listening to old music, playing new games and building new computers
I usually pay ~7 for a haircut Been going to the same nice old Cuban lady everyone else I know gets their haircuts from, cut my hair right out of her house for the last 15 years.
- Where you live FL
- Your cultural heritage, lineage and genealogy Dad's black from eastern 'rural' Cuba, Mom's white and from western 'city' Cuba. Each side of my family is like a polar opposite of the other as well, makes for interesting reunions.
- Do you know your roots? I visit both sides of the family in Cuba as often as possible every year, seen pictures of my family from back in the day and been to the old farms they still own. Everytime I come down we have a reunion and dinner at the farm, they let me wrestle and kill the 1 pig we'll eat. Tastes like family-unifying greasy magic.
- Your Age twenty one
- Favorite musical genre muse, dubstep, latino music i can dance to, I'll listen to anything else but country
- Your profession/major/career interest IT - Comp Networking
- Your religious affiliation Raised Jehovah's Witness, currently Jehovah's Witness
- Hobbies watching old movies, listening to old music, playing new games and building new computers
I usually pay ~7 for a haircut Been going to the same nice old Cuban lady everyone else I know gets their haircuts from, cut my hair right out of her house for the last 15 years.
spindashing
Banned
I pay 15 bucks. Sometimes my barber gives me 5 back. Sometimes I give him 20. We cool people.
captmcblack
Member
I'm about to hit my barber up.
It's $15 for my usual - light caesar, thin sideburns, connect to the goatee, trim the beard, line it up. I always tip $3 on top of that.
You ALWAYS tip the barber. That man is the arbiter of your hair - a key element in the pursuit of flyness, and the quest for the nappy dugout.
It's $15 for my usual - light caesar, thin sideburns, connect to the goatee, trim the beard, line it up. I always tip $3 on top of that.
You ALWAYS tip the barber. That man is the arbiter of your hair - a key element in the pursuit of flyness, and the quest for the nappy dugout.
ryutaro's mama
Member
captmcblack said:
Damn, captmcblack went back to 90s Ice Cube on me.
spindashing
Banned
My last girlfriend had naturally straight hair but she was half white. I'd joke all the time that she could get her hair wet with no problems. :lolShanadeus said:
Manmademan
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Shanadeus said:
Rayven_king
Member
Himuro said:
How nice of them to invent this stuff when I dont need it
Zoramon089
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Shanadeus said:
It's pretty awesome. People like to touch my hair all the time and are always surprised by how "springy" it is. And I can always tell when I need a haircut using the pencil test (which is where I stick a pencil in my hair and if it gets stuck in there, I need to get my hair trimmed)