Happy Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month (and with sympathetic apologies to Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman), I’d like to share my Top 5 Things I Love About Black People:
5. The phrase “I heard that.”
As those who know me are aware, I have long used the statement “Fair enough” as an all purpose response to nearly anything people throw at me. Black people get to use this phrase in a similar fashion.
4. The phrase “You [or I] know that’s right.”
See above.
3. Their tireless efforts at showing the rest of what's cool (or what will be cool in 2 years).
Thank you, black people.
2. The term “African-American,” the term that no black people use.
Only white people and talking heads use the term. I think somebody (Cornel West?) made up this term just so black people could watch white people pause uncomfortably while they think “Should I say ‘black’ or ‘African American’”?
1. The fact that they haven’t joined forces with American Indians and overthrown the country.
Seriously. Lord knows they’re probably entitled.
5. The phrase “I heard that.”
As those who know me are aware, I have long used the statement “Fair enough” as an all purpose response to nearly anything people throw at me. Black people get to use this phrase in a similar fashion.
4. The phrase “You [or I] know that’s right.”
See above.
3. Their tireless efforts at showing the rest of what's cool (or what will be cool in 2 years).
Thank you, black people.
2. The term “African-American,” the term that no black people use.
Only white people and talking heads use the term. I think somebody (Cornel West?) made up this term just so black people could watch white people pause uncomfortably while they think “Should I say ‘black’ or ‘African American’”?
1. The fact that they haven’t joined forces with American Indians and overthrown the country.
Seriously. Lord knows they’re probably entitled.
posted by Not Jennifer Gibbs at 2/21/2006
3 Comments:
N.E.E., shouldn't you modify your comment to read "African Americans and Native Americans?"
god bless you not jennifer gibbs. black people love you too.
Most black people have soul. They can say things like, "I know THAT'S right!" that white people should not say. It's never right coming from a white person, trying to sound hip like a black person. Regarding your #2 point, I refuse to say "African American" in conversation. For one thing, they could be Carribean American, you never know. In any case, I think it sounds overly politically correct, and therefore incorrect.
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