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Old 11-10-2016, 01:39 PM   #1058
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I meant more along the lines of being "less black". As in, if you go to school and get a buttoned down job you're not as black, you're selling out to the man. You see this in Native communities a lot too, I think it's a reason a lot of people don't leave the reserves. Asians on the other hand are expected to get good jobs, there's no concept of being "less Asian".

Obivously you can argue that these attitudes stem from historical mistreatment of blacks and natives, which is true, but I feel that it's a harmful sentiment to try and move forward for those two groups specifically.

ha, Asians mock each other for being TOO ASIAN! you all know what term that is.
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