Right after he explained what he meant by that
Yes that explanation is problematic. Black is black.
Yes that explanation is problematic. Black is black.
Its more nuanced than that imo. We are talking about the black experience in America, the whole package.
His experience is indeed different.
The African dude can trace his lineage. His culture is still intact, his culture wasn't stripped from him thankfully. Black Americans don't have that identity, we can only trace back some decades if we're lucky. And all those decades were Jim Crow, slavery etc.
Our last names are slave owner names.
Black identity in America is complicated af if we're being honest
But yea also when he walks down the street obviously he will be treated the same as an black American. But thats the whole point of that interaction.
America doesn't see the difference between black American and African, but their experiences differ in some ways
Yes that explanation is problematic. Black is black.
Blackness to me is a living mythology evolving in real time. Part of what makes that conversation so potent to me is that it’s a lie shrouded in truth. The truth being that your being black and my being black is not quite the same. I don’t think there’s anything wrong in suggesting that the black American experience differs from the entire diasporic experience because it is true. Nigerians have their own culture. Africans in general have their own culture. That culture is rich in history spanning thousands upon thousands of years. History you can pull from, reference, research, etc… Human civilization, as we know it today at least, has existed for around 10,000 years. 400 years ago, our ancestors arrived on this continent in bondage subsequently setting off a seemingly endless chain of events both beautiful and horrific that has led us to this point today. To “Black Culture” and the black American experience. That would make it the youngest on the planet right now.But here’s the lie, The lie is that this nuance will some how save you in the end. This is why I think the episode is so brilliant because I think it’s asking the question what is black culture really and what does it actually mean to be black? Because under the great equalizer that is whiteness and white supremacy, those subtleties don’t really matter. Robert literally told him, a Nigerian black man from the actual motherland after denying him tuition for not being black enough, that being shot by the police is the blackest thing anyone can do. So what is the culture really? New Kendrick Out Tonight!!!!
Blackness to me is a living mythology evolving in real time. Part of what makes that conversation so potent to me is that it’s a lie shrouded in truth. The truth being that your being black and my being black is not quite the same. I don’t think there’s anything wrong in suggesting that the black American experience differs from the entire diasporic experience because it is true. Nigerians have their own culture. Africans in general have their own culture. That culture is rich in history spanning thousands upon thousands of years. History you can pull from, reference, research, etc… Human civilization, as we know it today at least, has existed for around 10,000 years. 400 years ago, our ancestors arrived on this continent in bondage subsequently setting off a seemingly endless chain of events both beautiful and horrific that has led us to this point today. To “Black Culture” and the black American experience. That would make it the youngest on the planet right now.But here’s the lie, The lie is that this nuance will some how save you in the end. This is why I think the episode is so brilliant because I think it’s asking the question what is black culture really and what does it actually mean to be black? Because under the great equalizer that is whiteness and white supremacy, those subtleties don’t really matter. Robert literally told him, a Nigerian black man from the actual motherland after denying him tuition for not being black enough, that being shot by the police is the blackest thing anyone can do. So what is the culture really? New Kendrick Out Tonight!!!!
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Blackness to me is a living mythology evolving in real time. Part of what makes that conversation so potent to me is that it’s a lie shrouded in truth. The truth being that your being black and my being black is not quite the same. I don’t think there’s anything wrong in suggesting that the black American experience differs from the entire diasporic experience because it is true. Nigerians have their own culture. Africans in general have their own culture. That culture is rich in history spanning thousands upon thousands of years. History you can pull from, reference, research, etc… Human civilization, as we know it today at least, has existed for around 10,000 years. 400 years ago, our ancestors arrived on this continent in bondage subsequently setting off a seemingly endless chain of events both beautiful and horrific that has led us to this point today. To “Black Culture” and the black American experience. That would make it the youngest on the planet right now.But here’s the lie, The lie is that this nuance will some how save you in the end. This is why I think the episode is so brilliant because I think it’s asking the question what is black culture really and what does it actually mean to be black? Because under the great equalizer that is whiteness and white supremacy, those subtleties don’t really matter. Robert literally told him, a Nigerian black man from the actual motherland after denying him tuition for not being black enough, that being shot by the police is the blackest thing anyone can do. So what is the culture really? New Kendrick Out Tonight!!!!
Boy you hit every point on the head applauds in snaps
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every Thursday night I be mad jealous of you niggas itt lol
I’m cableless and gotta wait until 5 am
Its more nuanced than that imo. We are talking about the black experience in America, the whole package.
His experience is indeed different.
The African dude can trace his lineage. His culture is still intact, his culture wasn't stripped from him thankfully. Black Americans don't have that identity, we can only trace back some decades if we're lucky. And all those decades were Jim Crow, slavery etc.
Our last names are slave owner names.
Black identity in America is complicated af if we're being honest
But yea also when he walks down the street obviously he will be treated the same as an black American. But thats the whole point of that interaction.
America doesn't see the difference between black American and African, but their experiences differ in some ways
Both my parents are from Port Au Prince, so I understand the distinction and I don't even completely disagree with the sentiment. My problem with this conversation is how it can easily be framed into one about how "your black hurt isn't as bad as mine" and how flimsy the nuances can be (at least on the surface).
Which this episode can be seen as, literally a black man telling black children they not the right kind of black to earn this scholarship. Hence why I made the Lena Waithe comparison, you wanna make this commentary on blackness, but then turn around and have "Queen and Slim Black Kid Shoots Black Cop" moment... I can't help but feel an air of bitterness to it.
every Thursday night I be mad jealous of you niggas itt lol
I’m cableless and gotta wait until 5 am
I or anyone else could’ve given you a steam
You should’ve asked
Even with cable I don’t got every channel so I use streaming sites
Both my parents are from Port Au Prince, so I understand the distinction and I don't even completely disagree with the sentiment. My problem with this conversation is how it can easily be framed into one about how "your black hurt isn't as bad as mine" and how flimsy the nuances can be (at least on the surface).
Which this episode can be seen as, literally a black man telling black children they not the right kind of black to earn this scholarship. Hence why I made the Lena Waithe comparison, you wanna make this commentary on blackness, but then turn around and have "Queen and Slim Black Kid Shoots Black Cop" moment... I can't help but feel an air of bitterness to it.
Despite his blackness, he is still white passing and damn near white-identifying
I or anyone else could’ve given you a steam
You should’ve asked
Even with cable I don’t got every channel so I use streaming sites
never even thought of that lol but I’ll keep it in mind for the finale
lmao at the end
tbh I kept thinking theres no way the actor is actually black til the end then I started thinking oh s*** maybe he is
every Thursday night I be mad jealous of you niggas itt lol
I’m cableless and gotta wait until 5 am
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Yupppp. And the crazy thing is that Peele didn't even write those episodes he was just narrator and producer.
Some network needs to give Donald creative control of an anthology series ASAP and they'll have a hit show on their hands
Amazon Prime lol