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africans hate african americans.
When I was in Botswana and South Africa, it was all love.
From what I experienced, niggas love us over there--emulating our dress style and slang.
It's only the ones who are jealous and think that you having some status as AA who trip.
yeah, i shouldve worded better.
they think african americans are stuck up/ think they're better.
this happens with Africans and West Indians because some feel that AA have all these opportunities but let them pass i.e. lazy
Really? I've still never really even seen that, honestly.
Maybe that's with the older generation of Africans or West Indians.
More Africans I met looked up to Blacks in the states and had a deep understanding of poverty, rather than remarking that they were lazy.
a lot of immigrants to the States feel that way, especially when they experience discrimination from both American whites and blacks. depending where in the States you are there's friction between AAs Africans and West Indians
I honestly really do think it's about how well versed someone is with American politics, white supremacy, and class inequality when you arrive here.
If you come into this country thinking that America is the land of opportunity and that pulling yourself up by your bootstraps bullshit propaganda is actually real, then you'd probably be inclined to think that what Blacks experience is their own fault.
Fortunately, my experience with Africans and Caribbeans have been with those who think otherwise or are second generation kids who don't give a shit.
yeah second gen don't think like that, we're all assimilated basically. but there is friction between the groups like Haitians vs AA in Boston and Florida, Africans vs AA....lol my parents got stories for days, you even have people saying "Oh Haitians aren't black they're French" or "Jamaicans aren't really black and can't speak English" "Them AFrican niggas ain't black"
but i wouldn't say the "land of opportunity" thing is bullshit because my family did it and many others i know have as well
are their many West Indians/Africans in Chicago?
The land of opportunity thing is bullshit imo--class inequality and racial inequality still prevents Black folks from having the same opportunities as everyone else. It also depends on networks and access to resources in order to make it, which many poor Black folks don't have.
No, there aren't a lot of West Indians here--but there are a lot of Africans here--Nigerians, Ghanaians, and some Ethiopians. But there isn't really a lot of friction, at least, not that I'm aware of.
I'm assuming most people in Chicago really don't give a fuck, since African immigrant kids chill with AAs frequently here and nobody trips because it's trivial to do so.