How is there a BET channel?

OK, so now we go from they are racist because they don\'t show white people, to they don\'t showcase black people because they show a lot of white people. whatever.

As far as Native Americans go. Believe it or not you pay for Native American reparations every year. Did you know that? Your fore fathers may not have even been in this country when the Native Americans were first slaughtered and stripped of their land yet you pay reparations every year. That\'s funny because most people don\'t want to apoligize for something that happened a little over 100 years ago, let alone pay for something that happened 300+ years ago.

I have Native American Grandparents so I could have taken part of the "reparations" also but chose not to.

In case anyone was wondering about what reparations Native Americans recieve:

Any Native American can attend a state school in their home state free of charge for however many years they attend school. This includes Room and Board/Tuition/Books. So basically Native Americans receive upwards of $40-50,000 each.(Low ball figure)

Originally posted by kimathi


Some of your post is a lot of b.s. A lot of white ppl acknowledge their European heritage, and there\'s nothing wrong with that.

I won\'t even comment on your "friends" Safari b/c honestly, I\'m skeptical about the whole incident and I don\'t know enough about what your friend was doing to be treated like "nothing more than an American". Maybe your friend was acting more like a "tourist" than actually trying to search out his roots.

Okay, I have never met one white person who says, "Yeah I\'m Italian-American." NO ONE SAYS THAT! NO ONE THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN! They either say they\'re Italian, or they\'re white. IMO, Black people are Americans, cuz\' despite their roots, they are nothing like real African people.

And you can believe what you want when my friend went to Africa but it\'s so true. Hell, he read an essay about it in our english class. He was surprised at the fact that it was possible for Africans to be rascist to him! Him, that is "African" as well. And even if he was trying to search out his roots, he wouldn\'t fit in, cuz\' he isn\'t african. HE IS AN AMERICAN. Him and I would be treated equally in Africa, cuz\' we are both considered only as Americans.

Kimathi, you seem to always want to be on the weaker side of the argument.

Really Gohan, those reperations aren\'t enough. That\'s no different than if Nazi germany had won the war - undergone a slight change of ideals - and decided to pay for the schooling of what very few Jewish people were left... and that\'s supposed to make it all better. Well, seein as how there\'s an African American collage fund, let\'s just tell all the black people around America who deal with racism on a daily basis to STFU because we\'re making "Repperations".

Money does NOT = Dignity.

Besides, any moron with a guidance counceler can get his way paid through collage in their home state. I suggest you do some serious reading on how American buisnesses and the American government are still finding ways to screw over the Native American people. Do you realize that in Montana(I believe) if 6 or more Native American\'s are found in a group off the reservation.. their considered a warparty... and it\'s legal to shoot them.

Oh, but we\'re payin for their collage so it\'s all Okey Dokey eh? There is no justification or aboslution for our treatment of the Native American\'s by our govn\'t and our culture.. both past and present. Don\'t even try.

Originally posted by Vapor Snake


 IMO, Black people are Americans, cuz\' despite their roots, they are nothing like real African people.

 

opinions are like a-holes..everyone has one. What makes you the end all be all of what is? How would you know how much africans are like black people living in america?

and before you even think it, im not picking on you as you so often think, im asking a simple question.

black people in america have alot more african backround than you think.

Me personally, wont call myself an african american b/c im a half breed, my *black* side wasnt born there, and neither was I.

I am a american IMO....

Originally posted by luckee



opinions are like a-holes..everyone has one. What makes you the end all be all of what is? How would you know how much africans are like black people living in america?

and before you even think it, im not picking on you as you so often think, im asking a simple question.

black people in america have alot more african backround than you think.

Me personally, wont call myself an african american b/c im a half breed, my *black* side wasnt born there, and neither was I.

I am a american IMO....

Well I\'m talking about the new generation of black americans. 97% could care less about their roots.

Just like 97% of whites.

Originally posted by SonyFan
Really Gohan, those reperations aren\'t enough. That\'s no different than if Nazi germany had won the war - undergone a slight change of ideals - and decided to pay for the schooling of what very few Jewish people were left... and that\'s supposed to make it all better. Well, seein as how there\'s an African American collage fund, let\'s just tell all the black people around America who deal with racism on a daily basis to STFU because we\'re making "Repperations".

Money does NOT = Dignity.

First of all, the United Negro College Fund is privately funded and operated. Native American scholarships are paid for by the government.

Second of all, I never said that Money = Dignity. I was merely commenting on the FACT that the Gov.t recognizes their mistake and is in essence trying to pay them for what they did over 2-300 years ago yet will not apologize for something that happened 100 years ago.

Third, It is illegal to have a goatee in Massachusetts. What is your point? There are a lot of stupid old laws in the books.

BTW, SonyFan I agree with you on pretty much your whole post. I was just trying to clarify some of my statements and offer a rebuttal to some of yours.