There are somethings I just don't know how to explain. Or perhaps I'm just unsure of them.
This is one.
I posted this picture on my facebook and said, "somethings I REALLY like about Obama"
and people responded, 'oh that's a publicity stunt' and 'he'd never do that if the camera wasn't there'
but what they are missing and what I failed to convey is this:
He is EXPECTED to do this. Maybe it is a publicity stunt. But to see a Black person with his nose up in the air, to many, is abnormal. So when the cameras are rolling he does this. If this were a white person, if the cameras were rolling, he would still not feel the need to do this.
So, perhaps I want to just pat Black folks on the back for having this "keep it real" thing going.
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Ha! Insightful, as always. I can't help but see this and smile, though.
(And his Al Green rendition - swoon!)
I love us! lol
You are so right Miriam,and yet at the same time if you are Black and too real,you are accused of being "ghetto".
I've noticed that every time I see another Black person in my town,whether they are Ethiopian,Hebrew Israelite or Sudanese we always acknowledge each other.
That is not the case with other people I come in contact with.
Hi Yona,
Shavua tov!
I'm not 100% sure what "too real" means. but I would guess that as with any middah, it shouldn't be over done or under done.
I also notice the acknowledging and do it myself. I was a bit unsure about the men.
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