People pissed at Halle Berry for considering her daughter to be black

[Rhio2k]

I’ve always wondered how hard life must have been for Trunks. I mean, talk about race issues. On the one hand, being half human, he just wants to be a normal kid who does kid shit such as play hide and seek and tag. However, being half Saiyan as well, not to mention the son of a Saiyan prince at that, he would always have to constantly seek the approval of his father.

So instead of going to the zoo, it’d be training in 100x gravity instead. He must have struggled a lot figuring out who he was, and which half he identified with more.

I wanna see team four star’s take on that

Trunks runs in with a scribble drawing of his family…and Goku, Gohan and Goten

Trunks: Look what I did, papa!

Vegeta: (wtf IS this, a road map?) Oh, uh…um…

Trunks: It’s a drawing of us and our friends. Do you like it?

Vegeta: Why the hell is Kakarot in there?

Trunks: He’s our friend!

Vegeta: The hell he is. OH, and you drew him TALLER than me!

Trunks: He is-

Vegeta: GET OUT OF HERE, YOU SUCK!

[acerbic]

its interesting when you got african decended people like brazilians who deny they have black in them. i remember when i was thirteen and the brazilian girl at the end of my block when i was a kid told me this exact phrase “i dont have any ****** in me.” that shocked me…we had always been cool…she had never said anything like that. but members of her fam were as dark as me, so i didnt get why she would say such a thing.

lol a lil bit…shes def never date one black guy as long as i knew her.

It might be a cultural thing. In international development you deal with a metric ton of Africans since that’s where a lot of the aid goes to. Don’t make a mistake of calling them black, they will get extremely offended and will explain that they are African. If you call them black they assume you mean African American which they take as a pretty large insult.

[maxx]

It might be a cultural thing. In international development you deal with a metric ton of Africans since that’s where a lot of the aid goes to. Don’t make a mistake of calling them black, they will get extremely offended and will explain that they are African. If you call them black they assume you mean African American which they take as a pretty large insult.

yeah, but for a kid to say that to another…it was probably one of the most hurtful things i ever faced at that age. sadly it only got worse as i got older in my hood.

[HeavyD853]

You shouldnt forget that the Brazilian conception of race is way different than ours. Two parents can have a child who shares neither of their races in Brazil, at least according to their census.

I don’t fully remember the specifics but i can dig up the textbook i read this in if someone wants it

[Tech_Romancer]

There is a reason why a 4’9 woman would want a 6’2 spouse, evolutionary speaking. She might not say, “I only will date tall men”, but her inner biology will draw her to this genetic conclusion simply as a survival measure.

Explain.

You shouldnt forget that the Brazilian conception of race is way different than ours. Two parents can have a child who shares neither of their races in Brazil, at least according to their census.

I don’t fully remember the specifics but i can dig up the textbook i read this in if someone wants it

Yes, I’d be interested in that information.

i agree that her bringing up the one drop rule was somewhat random.

“Somewhat random”? Gee, is that all?

And also African American should always be the preferred description for any self-respecting black person, as opposed to just “black”. Just as “Caucasian” is far more respectful and correct as opposed to “white”. Not even debatable.

[YMDSLTSAC]

“Everybody wants to be a nigga, but nobody wants to be a nigga.”

[mIRC]

And also African American should always be the preferred description for any self-respecting black person, as opposed to just “black”. Just as “Caucasian” is far more respectful and correct as opposed to “white”. Not even debatable.

what

So should a black person born and raised in Africa tell people they’re African American?

[Tech_Romancer]

I know you try hard, but you know full well the context I was referring to.

Troll harder.

[mr_punk]

I guess black history and the times of jim crow didn’t pop up in school.

apparently not, i guess the concept of quadroons and octoroons is out of the question.

its interesting when you got african decended people like brazilians who deny they have black in them. i remember when i was thirteen and the brazilian girl at the end of my block when i was a kid told me this exact phrase “i dont have any ****** in me.” that shocked me…we had always been cool…she had never said anything like that. but members of her fam were as dark as me, so i didnt get why she would say such a thing.

it’s not unusual. brazil never had a civil rights movement. africians were simply freed after slavery was abolished and were left without education, political, or economic power even though they had the largest population of africans outside of africa. the brazilians i’ve met think bring up the civil rights movement to argue that america is racist. ironically, they believe brazil to be color blind. of course, nothing is ever that simple.

lol a lil bit…shes def never date one black guy as long as i knew her.

lol…typical,like i said, nothing is ever that simple.

[mIRC]

I know you try hard, but you know full well the context I was referring to.

Troll harder.

I’m not even trolling. At some point you got confused about the differences between race, nationality, and ethnicity.

[ViciousSLASH]

Explain.

Deep down, all our likes of the other gender are just evolution ques that our body wants because we subconsciously want our offspring to be strong and healthy.

You like big hips? It’s because that big hipped woman will bear children easier. Big boobies means more milk for those childrens to eat.

[Tech_Romancer]

You must have been. Its the only way to explain that ridiculous question you posed.

“So since its more correct and acceptable to refer to them as African American, does that mean we should call Africans that too”? Excuse me? I know what you were trying to do and I refuse to be baited by it.

I’ll say that I don’t refer “Black” racist or anything (I use it mostly because its quicker to say/type than African American). But really, when you get down to it, its an hand-me-down from the older, more vulgar terms to differentiate those of darker skin and those that did not. When’s the last time you heard a Hispanic called “Tan”? Or an Asian “yellow”?

[CLU_2]

And also African American should always be the preferred description for any self-respecting black person, as opposed to just “black”. Just as “Caucasian” is far more respectful and correct as opposed to “white”. Not even debatable.

Um…

Fuck a Caucasian.

Sod one.

I sure as fuck am not from the goddamned Caucas Mountains.

And it offends me far more that the term “white” ever could.

Caucasian is actually far more offensive to me than Cracker or Honkie could ever approach being.

Not only is it highly debatable, it is utterly and completely erronious.

This isn’t even taking into accout the 100% racist origins of the term Caucasian.

Real talk.

As I see it.

[Ki_Shima]

I’ll say that I don’t refer “Black” racist or anything (I use it mostly because its quicker to say/type than African American). But really, when you get down to it, its an hand-me-down from the older, more vulgar terms to differentiate those of darker skin and those that did not. When’s the last time you heard a Hispanic called “Tan”? Or an Asian “yellow”?

it’s because black actually means niger in latin. rich “white” people have trolled the world and nobody even realises it

it’s sad

[Rhio2k]

Explain.

Society tells her that no man under 6 feet tall is acceptable. That’s all it is.

[CLU_2]

it’s because black actually means niger in latin. rich “white” people have trolled the world and nobody even realises it

it’s sad

Niger is the Latin term for the color black.

(yes, I’m aware that in color theory black is not a color)

Back then they didn’t care what color you were.

It was a quick descriptor.

Your place in society i.e. citizen is what counted.

Rome was an equal opportunity enslaver.

As I see it.

[The_Epidemic]

Didnt read the thread but yea, if you look black…well then, youre gonna be considered black. Its that simple. So im with Halle on this one. I mean, im mixed…but i look black and i dont get offended when people classify me as black. If you want to say youre mixed or whatever…thats cool too but, unless you look like youre mixed…people arent going to classify as such, and going out of your way to correct someone is a douche move anyway imo.

[thurst]

And also African American should always be the preferred description for any self-respecting black person, as opposed to just “black”. Just as “Caucasian” is far more respectful and correct as opposed to “white”. Not even debatable.

respectful? how bout you eat a dick, clown.

[Rhio2k]

Niger is the Latin term for the color black.

(yes, I’m aware that in color theory black is not a color)

Back then they didn’t care what color you were.

It was a quick descriptor.

Your place in society i.e. citizen is what counted.

Rome was an equal opportunity enslaver.

As I see it.

And “negro” (neh-groh) in spanish means black. I’m pretty sure it always has, even before spain started slaving.

[Ki_Shima]

Niger is the Latin term for the color black.

(yes, I’m aware that in color theory black is not a color)

Back then they didn’t care what color you were.

It was a quick descriptor.

Your place in society i.e. citizen is what counted.

Rome was an equal opportunity enslaver.

As I see it.

your mind is set on the defensive, im not saying they were trolling back in those days im saying they’re trolling now