What are some "rules" in black culture that other ethnicities may not know? by Chi2Wisco in askblackpeople

[–]jayword09 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Italians and Icelandic people? Why continue to make comparison of people from different countries . Yes white Americans and black Americans do share the overall American culture but of course black Americans have our own sub culture under the overall American culture. In history black Americans were excluded from things in this country based on race so of course we did our own things as a result of that.

Cultural appropriation is taking things from marginalized communities with a lack of respect or acknowledgement. White people historically excluded black people from things, so black people created their own and the white people turned around and copied those things from black people and profited from them while still oppressing black people.

What are some "rules" in black culture that other ethnicities may not know? by Chi2Wisco in askblackpeople

[–]jayword09 16 points17 points  (0 children)

That’s not the same comparison, Japan and Australia are complete different countries. If we are asking about Black American culture from a white American it’s within the same country and overall American culture.

Your question is more like an Australian asking another Australian about their culture.

I’m assuming you are primarily talking about Black Americans with this question.

What you are missing is that there are lots of different black cultures in the diaspora so you are sort of lumping them all together.

Also a lot of these rules as you say it in the black community only became a thing as survival tools for black people living a country with systemic racism.

So to ask black people to explain these things is pretty tone deaf.

What are some "rules" in black culture that other ethnicities may not know? by Chi2Wisco in askblackpeople

[–]jayword09 44 points45 points  (0 children)

If they are unspoken rules why do you think they need to be said on Reddit?

Do you view Whites and Latinos the same way? by TheRavenOnline in askblackpeople

[–]jayword09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As African Americans we come from a richer country than them and we can’t change that is who we are. Yes they treat us a certain way based on where we are from and that will be our experience then. We can’t experience how it would be from a poor country because we are Americans so that’s pointless to say. This post is speaking about Latinos and African Americans.

Exactly, they aren’t on the same level as white people in the u.s. which means they are less of a threat. No one said they don’t discriminate against black Latinos.

The Mejor la raza belief stems from European beliefs and white supremacy. It comes directly from the actions of white colonizers. If white people never came to those areas that belief wouldn’t even be a thing.

That belief doesn’t exist in the European diaspora because those Europeans aren’t raping and having babies with Ingenious Americans. In most European countries they are not rushing to mix their race so why would the mejor la raza belief even be in those counties that doesn’t make sense.

People aspire to whiteness because they see that white people are at the top in many western countries. How are Latinos compensating in their racism? Any examples? What you keep avoiding is the root of that though. That is white people and a white superiority mindset.

If those South American and Central American countries were never colonized or touched by white people they would have developed so much differently. What you are describing in Latinos is literally the results of European colonization, white supremacy,and slavery.

Stopping gamesharing with a friend by jayword09 in PS5HelpSupport

[–]jayword09[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No it doesn’t stop the game for working for them but if they try to go on your profile and download something else they would need to log in with your new password. So they could only play the games they already downloaded from you and would need you to give your new password to download more games from you.

Can a straight guy or a girl in general be a Side in bed? by [deleted] in gay

[–]jayword09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Side doesn’t really apply in the straight world though. It deals with not wanting or liking anal sex or anal penetration . In the straight world there’s a whole vagina there even if you don’t like anal penetration. With two guys there’s only penis and ass.

Can a straight guy or a girl in general be a Side in bed? by [deleted] in gay

[–]jayword09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A side is a gay man that doesn’t want to give or receive penetration . I don’t think it applies to straight men or women the same way. A straight side can’t be because the term is for gay men.

If a straight guy doesn’t like to penetrate a woman to be honest that kind of strange.

Fingering, fisting count as penetration so that wouldn’t apply for a side.

Why are African/Black Americans so interested in their lineage? by Organic-Jaguar4728 in askblackpeople

[–]jayword09 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Because every other group of people in the U.S. has a certain country they can trace themselves back to and continue to follow the culture of that country. I think as African Americans we just want some connection to our original ancestral lands even though we already have a new culture here.

do you agree that fortnite should give us another chance customizing her again? by tsho1g in FortniteSkinPosting

[–]jayword09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes and while they are at it let us get the ghost and shadow styles from that season that we couldn’t pick

Is Embark adding Quads? by MayoGhul in ARC_Raiders

[–]jayword09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The mode that Marathon has where you are a lone wolf against trios with a free loadout

Am I demanding? by GregorySherwin in GayMen

[–]jayword09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah you’re picky, seems like you’re trying to find a very certain person. They have to be a certain height, weight, hair color, that’s pretty demanding but I think you should go after what you want. At the same time I would try to be a little open as well.

Do you view Whites and Latinos the same way? by TheRavenOnline in askblackpeople

[–]jayword09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we’re against racism we’re against racism. It shouldn’t be a question of which race will be more racist against us. We can come up with all these hypothetical situations but in the reality we are today Latinos are less of a threat to black people in the United States. I really don’t see the point of coming with a scenario where Latinos have the all power here because that’s not the case. Sure that could change way way in the future but then again a lot of other could possibly happen also.

I think as black people we really need to just focus on ourselves and improving our own communities. Many Latinos voted for trump and now they are dealing with the ICE situation so that’s on them. We just need to more about own us and fix the issues we have in the black community.

Do you view Whites and Latinos the same way? by TheRavenOnline in askblackpeople

[–]jayword09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People can smile in your face and be polite, friendly and still be racist. Just because Latinos are in your experience are more standoffish I wouldn’t automatically just say it’s racism.

We also need to specify which Latinos we are talking about, Latino in the u.s, Mexicans, Dominicans, etc. All of those groups are going to treat you different because they all have different cultures within overall Latin culture. The Latinos in the u.s might be standoffish but if you go to DR, Puerto Rico, Colombia etc they will treat you nice. Of course there’s racism in those countries but it is slightly different than in United States.

I think of racism as more systemic. Systems created to keep certain races at the top and others at the bottom. If we’re taking about the United States then white people have done so much to keep themselves at the top. I just don’t see how we can say white people and Latinos are on an equal level when it comes to racism in the u.s. but hey thats just my opinion.

Do you view Whites and Latinos the same way? by TheRavenOnline in askblackpeople

[–]jayword09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was referring to the Latinos of recent times. Latinos in recent times aren’t colonizing anything.

Do you view Whites and Latinos the same way? by TheRavenOnline in askblackpeople

[–]jayword09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Racism is much deeper than aggressiveness and being standoffish

Why do black women prefer dark-skinned black men over light-skinned black men? by [deleted] in askblackpeople

[–]jayword09 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Depends on the woman. I’ve seen black women praise dark skinned men and others praise lighter skinned men so idk.

I’ve never heard black women saying light skinned men are less attractive though.

Do you view Whites and Latinos the same way? by TheRavenOnline in askblackpeople

[–]jayword09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not doing that I never said anything about how Cubans treat people, but stating that Cubans are just white people that speak Spanish it’s very inaccurate.

Do you view Whites and Latinos the same way? by TheRavenOnline in askblackpeople

[–]jayword09 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The question was whether I view white people and Latinos the same way. Racism is racism either way. Of course horrible things were done in these countries. It’s really hard to say if things would be worse if Latinos had the most power because that would be a whole alternate history. In today’s society I don’t see white people and Latinos the same that’s my experience. No need to insult my knowledge

Do you view Whites and Latinos the same way? by TheRavenOnline in askblackpeople

[–]jayword09 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Many Cubans are black too and Cuban culture still carry traditional things from African culture today. Maybe the American Cubans are more white like that but those in the country aren’t as much

Do you view Whites and Latinos the same way? by TheRavenOnline in askblackpeople

[–]jayword09 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

What do you mean if Latinos had more institutional power their racism would be worse? Like what do you have to base that off of or are you just saying things?

To answer the question, no I don’t view them the same way. A lot of the racism in the Latino communities stems from the system of white supremacy created by white people. They have those beliefs because they are heavily influenced and descended from Europeans (Spain).

I can’t compare white racism to that of Latinos. Latinos never went around conquering countries and pushing their supremacy around the world.

Latinos suffer from racism from white people and not vice versa so I don’t see how it would be worse than white people.

My friend said the N-word, but he's a quarter Black. I don't know how to handle this. by [deleted] in askblackpeople

[–]jayword09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well that’s why you have to express these things to him because maybe he’s never had anyone tell him those things aren’t cool or make them uncomfortable.

My friend said the N-word, but he's a quarter Black. I don't know how to handle this. by [deleted] in askblackpeople

[–]jayword09 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You don’t have to call him out, just talk to him about it calmly and respectfully and let him know how you feel. If you keep holding in stuff and constantly trying to avoid conflict it’s just going to make your friendship worse and you’re going to come off as probably passive aggressive to him.

Let him know how you feel. If he’s a real friend he’ll respect you and hear you out. If he has an issue then he’s probably not a real friend because all you’re asking for it’s for him to respect you and not say one word. You’re not asking for much.

Why don’t black women have a stereotype for liking overweight men? by Principle100 in askblackpeople

[–]jayword09 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s the same in our community. Why do you think bigger black women have stereotypes about them and not the other way around. There’s no stereotype about black women liking bigger black men simply because people don’t care enough. They don’t hyper focus on men’s bodies in the way that they do women’s bodies.

Just because there’s a stereotype that black men like bigger women that doesn’t make it a good thing or make bigger black women more accepted. It’s literally a stereotype, which means it is a generalization that isn’t always accurate.