Comments on: Africa Is Not that Bad: What Happens to Minorities and Indigenous People Born In Western Countries? http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/02/comparing-africans-with-indigenous-people-south-africans-and-african-americans/ African's personal development blog Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:32:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ashlee McLean http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/02/comparing-africans-with-indigenous-people-south-africans-and-african-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-752 Ashlee McLean Wed, 27 May 2009 14:16:57 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/144/comparing-africans-with-indigenous-people-south-africans-and-african-americans/#comment-752 PLEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSEEE MAKE YOUR PASSAGES MORE INTERESTING. PLEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSEEE MAKE YOUR PASSAGES MORE INTERESTING.

]]> By: Ashlee McLean http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/02/comparing-africans-with-indigenous-people-south-africans-and-african-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-751 Ashlee McLean Wed, 27 May 2009 14:16:19 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/144/comparing-africans-with-indigenous-people-south-africans-and-african-americans/#comment-751 could u please make your articles more interesting because i just about fell asleep reading your first chapter and your first paragraph. could u please make your articles more interesting because i just about fell asleep reading your first chapter and your first paragraph.

]]> By: Mwangi http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/02/comparing-africans-with-indigenous-people-south-africans-and-african-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-749 Mwangi Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:11:28 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/144/comparing-africans-with-indigenous-people-south-africans-and-african-americans/#comment-749 @KP: I think I have heard enough protests that I will now clear my mind of any preconceptions about the African American community. The next time I will travel to the States I will do so with an open mind and see what happens. The media would definitely have us think that the thugs are, if not majority, a large component of the typical African American community, especially amongst the youth. Any media you would recommend as an accurate description of the diversity of the community? Aboriginals.....oh....it makes me sad thinking about them....should you ever travel down, make sure you visit their communities, very warm hearted people, but the level of self-destruction in their communities is so tragically high. @KP: I think I have heard enough protests that I will now clear my mind of any preconceptions about the African American community. The next time I will travel to the States I will do so with an open mind and see what happens.
The media would definitely have us think that the thugs are, if not majority, a large component of the typical African American community, especially amongst the youth. Any media you would recommend as an accurate description of the diversity of the community?
Aboriginals…..oh….it makes me sad thinking about them….should you ever travel down, make sure you visit their communities, very warm hearted people, but the level of self-destruction in their communities is so tragically high.

]]> By: KP http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/02/comparing-africans-with-indigenous-people-south-africans-and-african-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-748 KP Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:28:40 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/144/comparing-africans-with-indigenous-people-south-africans-and-african-americans/#comment-748 Mwangi, From a desperate black woman in the States: PLEASE don't guage African Americans through the lens of the American media and hip-hop. You will find that they are wrought with lies meant to denigrate and demean us. No, most of us are hard working, regular people just trying to survive in a very uncomfortable reality. The "thugs" are few in this community, believe it or not, but these are the people who are brought to the forefrunt in order to have the world believe (and apparently it has been working) that we are dangerous, unruly, unsocialized, immoral, etc. The same thing is done with Africa, can't you see? Please, I beg you, don't buy into the hype! We here are your brothers and sisters too! Regarding the Aboriginal population: I am well aware of Australia's treatment of this poor group of people and I will never buy into Australia's stereotype of them. The majority culture in Australia can fool themselves, I suppose, but they cannot fool the rest of the world. Mwangi,

From a desperate black woman in the States: PLEASE don’t guage African Americans through the lens of the American media and hip-hop. You will find that they are wrought with lies meant to denigrate and demean us. No, most of us are hard working, regular people just trying to survive in a very uncomfortable reality.

The “thugs” are few in this community, believe it or not, but these are the people who are brought to the forefrunt in order to have the world believe (and apparently it has been working) that we are dangerous, unruly, unsocialized, immoral, etc. The same thing is done with Africa, can’t you see? Please, I beg you, don’t buy into the hype! We here are your brothers and sisters too!

Regarding the Aboriginal population: I am well aware of Australia’s treatment of this poor group of people and I will never buy into Australia’s stereotype of them. The majority culture in Australia can fool themselves, I suppose, but they cannot fool the rest of the world.

]]> By: Mwangi http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/02/comparing-africans-with-indigenous-people-south-africans-and-african-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-747 Mwangi Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:00:36 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/144/comparing-africans-with-indigenous-people-south-africans-and-african-americans/#comment-747 Hey Nvlope, I agree with you entirely that TV is the worst source of stereotypes. The stereotypes about Aboriginals are my own observation. The comments about African Americans for the most part come from stories I have heard about African Americans from my fellow Africans in addition to of course television. Thx 4 da input Hey Nvlope,
I agree with you entirely that TV is the worst source of stereotypes. The stereotypes about Aboriginals are my own observation. The comments about African Americans for the most part come from stories I have heard about African Americans from my fellow Africans in addition to of course television. Thx 4 da input

]]> By: Nvlope http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/02/comparing-africans-with-indigenous-people-south-africans-and-african-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-746 Nvlope Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:05:36 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/144/comparing-africans-with-indigenous-people-south-africans-and-african-americans/#comment-746 I can only comment on your take of African Americans, the two shows (Jerry Springer & Maury Povich) you mention not only demean African Americans, but anyone who appears on the shows. They are poor examples of any group of people and mostly done for mind numbing entertainment. As with any group of people, you have your good, bad and in between. You cannot place any one group of people in a neat little box, so why not judge the individual and not stereotype the whole race? The worst source you could ever use to learn about a group of people is to watch the television (Hollywood). I can only comment on your take of African Americans, the two shows (Jerry Springer & Maury Povich) you mention not only demean African Americans, but anyone who appears on the shows. They are poor examples of any group of people and mostly done for mind numbing entertainment. As with any group of people, you have your good, bad and in between. You cannot place any one group of people in a neat little box, so why not judge the individual and not stereotype the whole race? The worst source you could ever use to learn about a group of people is to watch the television (Hollywood).

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